Intel has cut processor prices up to 31 percent, though overall cuts are limited in number and degree. The desktop Core 2 Duo E8500 (3.16GHz) got the largest cut, from $266 to $183 (31 percent) Continue reading “Intel cuts desktop processor prices by up to 31 percent”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 21, 2008 at 10:08am
A long time friend in the industry tipped me off about Danamics long ago and sent me the company logo before the site was even online. Fast forward a few months and they have announced Continue reading “Danamics Liquid Metal CPU Cooling – Getting Closer To Production”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 21, 2008 at 8:23am
In order to speed up adoption of quad-core CPUs, Intel is planning to offer its upcoming 3.2GHz Extreme series Bloomfield processor at US$999 in thousand-unit tray quantities, US$500 cheaper compared to the current top-end Core Continue reading “Intel Bloomfield CPU pricing reveals pleasant surprise”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 20, 2008 at 7:49am
Nvidia is planning to start mass producing its latest Intel platform IGP chipset, the GeForce 9-Series mGPU nForce 730i MCP (MCP7A), in the middle of August with motherboards likely to appear in the market by Continue reading “Nvidia to launch Intel-based MCP7A IGP chipset in August”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 18, 2008 at 12:47pm
AMD today announced that its board of directors elected President and COO Dirk Meyer as the companys chief executive officer. Meyer succeeds Hector Ruiz, who will become executive chairman of AMD and chair of the Continue reading “AMD Board of Directors Elects Dirk Meyer President and CEO”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 17, 2008 at 4:21pm
Todays top video games use complex programming and rendering techniques that can take months to create and tune in order to get the image quality and silky-smooth frame rates that gamers demand. Thousands of developers Continue reading “NVIDIA Tools Help Game Developers Debug and Speed Up Games”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 17, 2008 at 3:56pm
AMD today reported second quarter 2008 revenue from continuing operations of $1.349 billion, a seven percent decrease compared to the first quarter of 2008 and a three percent increase compared to the second quarter of Continue reading “AMD Reports Second Quarter Results – 7th Straight Loss”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 17, 2008 at 3:51pm
ROGCon, the first ever convention focused On ASUS award-winning Republic of Gamers lineup of gaming products and created in collaboration with Intel, today welcomed two new sponsors. ATI and BenQ have both added their support Continue reading “ASUS/Intel ROGCon Gaming Convention Welcomes ATI and BenQ as Sponsors”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 17, 2008 at 8:59am
Hewlett-Packard became the latest vendor to announce a “mini datacenter” housed in a shipping container, which can provide a way for companies to add compute capacity when power and cooling systems in their existing datacenters Continue reading “HP to offer datacenter-in-a-box”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 17, 2008 at 8:57am
Worldwide PC shipments continued to grow at a healthy pace in the second quarter of 2008. Shipments were up 15.3% from a year ago slightly more than second-quarter projections and first-quarter growth of 14.9%. Solid Continue reading “Worldwide PC market growth sustained in 2Q08 despite economic pressures”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 17, 2008 at 8:56am
In a bid to regain lost ground in the fiercely competitive gaming business, Sony announced Tuesday that it will cut the price of its high-end PlayStation 3 console by $100. It also will introduce downloads Continue reading “Sony cutting price of PS3, adding video downloads”. …more
By Legit Staff •
Jul. 16, 2008 at 12:53pm
Intel Corporation today announced record second-quarter revenue of $9.5 billion, operating income of $2.3 billion, net income of $1.6 billion and earnings per share (EPS) of 28 cents. “Intel had another strong quarter with revenue Continue reading “Intel Posts Record Second-Quarter Revenue of $9.5 Billion”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 15, 2008 at 4:04pm
This is something you never hear of… A company wanting to give you money back for something you already bought. The price on the GeForce GTX 280 and GeForce GTX 260 have been slashed by Continue reading “XFX Offers GeForce GTX Early Adoptors Cash Back…”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 15, 2008 at 4:01pm
Toshiba today introduced three new additions to its Qosmio laptop series as well as its incorporation of the latest Intel Centrino 2 processor technology into new consumer Satellites. First up they have the Qosmio G55, Continue reading “Toshiba Announces New Intel Centrino 2 Based Notebooks”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 15, 2008 at 3:59pm
Super Talent Technology today announced the PICO-C Gold, a 24-carat gold plated, water resistant USB drive that weighs less than a nickel (~4.7 grams), is smaller than an SD card, and can store over 2,000 Continue reading “Super Talent Ships Tiny 24K Gold 8GB Pico-C USB Flash Drive”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 15, 2008 at 1:55pm