The high volume of Atom processor orders from PC vendors has, according to industry reports, left Intel unable to meet demand. Asustek Computer president Jerry Shen recently said he expects the shortages will persist until Continue reading “Intel Atom CPU shortage to persist until September, says Asustek president”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 2, 2008 at 7:57am
After the success of Armor+ Series engineers at Thermaltake has worked around the clock to improve and innovate another and better chassis. Armor+ Series was launched at Computex 2007 a super tower allowing consumer to Continue reading “Thermaltake Announces The Armor+ MX Case Is Ready For Purchase”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 1, 2008 at 8:28pm
Kingston Technology today announced the release of high-performance, low-latency 800MHz DDR2 fully-buffered dual-inline memory modules (FB-DIMMs). Designed for system builders creating high-end workstations, servers and extreme gaming systems, the new Kingston HyperX PC2-6400 FB-DIMMs are Continue reading “Kingston Technology Releases High-Performance 800MHz HyperX FB-DIMMS”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 1, 2008 at 8:17pm
It took about 40 years to find it, but scientists at Hewlett-Packard said on Wednesday they discovered a fourth basic type of electrical circuit that could lead to a computer you never have to boot Continue reading “Scientists develop new type of memory circuit”. …more
By Legit Staff •
May 1, 2008 at 4:25am
The newest member of Intel’s chip family, the low-cost Atom processor, hasn’t begun shipping, yet there may not be enough of them. Computer makers, who want Intel’s new microprocessor for a nascent breed of low-cost, Continue reading “ASUS Says Intel’s Atom Chip Faces Supply Squeeze”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 30, 2008 at 6:39pm
US chipmaker Intel Corp. is said to have gained approval from the US government to use the 65nm silicon process technology in its Dalian-based chip foundry. The saying was confirmed by Xia Deren, mayor of Continue reading “Intel China Foundry to Start Operation in 2010”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 30, 2008 at 2:59pm
Clock speed is no longer the most important measure on processors prowess. It has been supplanted by performance per watt, which addresses the greening of the chip industry. The performance bump that formerly came from Continue reading “Intel and AMD Join Forces – Pervasive Parallelism Lab”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 30, 2008 at 8:51am
VIA Technologies today announced the launch of a beta version of the VIA Linux Portal as part of an initiative designed to extend collaboration with the Open Source community. The beta version of the VIA Continue reading “VIA Launches Open Source Driver Development Portal”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 30, 2008 at 8:36am
Microsoft on Tuesday said it is delaying the release of Windows XP Service Pack 3 because of a newly uncovered glitch. The software maker said there is a “compatibility issue” between the XP service pack Continue reading “XP update delayed over glitch”. …more
By Legit Staff •
Apr. 30, 2008 at 2:51am
Chip and electronics makers Intel (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research), Infineon (IFXGn.DE: Quote, Profile, Research), Texas Instruments (TXN.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and Panasonic (6752.T: Quote, Profile, Research) have formed an alliance to promote home networks for Continue reading “Industry leaders join push for home media networks”. …more
By Legit Staff •
Apr. 30, 2008 at 1:54am
Razer has launched the Lunar White Razer DeathAdder, an ergonomic right-handed gaming mouse specifically built with the needs of Mac OS X gamers in mind. This is the first gaming mouse in Razers arsenal specifically Continue reading “Razer Introduces The DeathAdder Gaming Mouse For Mac OS X”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 29, 2008 at 10:30am
Cray Inc. and Intel Corporation announced yesterday that they signed a multi-year agreement to advance high-performance computing (HPC) on Intel microprocessors while delivering broad new Intel and Cray technologies in future Cray server systems. The Continue reading “Cray and Intel Collaborate to Develop Future Supercomputing Technologies”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 29, 2008 at 9:39am
I missed this one over the weekend, but it seems that New Orleans is about to lose its municipal Wi-Fi network as EarthLink plans to halt its participation in the citywide project on May 18, Continue reading “EarthLink Bails Out On New Orleans Wi-FI”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 29, 2008 at 7:55am
Around 100 laptop designs based on Advanced Micro Devices’ upcoming Puma laptop chip platform are being readied ahead of the chips’ scheduled launch in June, according to a company spokesman. Two months ago on a Continue reading “AMD: 100 laptop designs being readied for Puma”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 29, 2008 at 7:37am
AMD is planning to launch two 45nm Phenom X4 CPUs (Deneb) in 2008 with core frequencies of between 2.5-2.8GHz and 2.4-2.7GHz, with both adopting 6MB L3 Cache and having a TDP rating of 95W, according Continue reading “AMD 45nm Deneb desktop CPU lineup revealed”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 29, 2008 at 7:35am