AMD recently notified partners that its 45nm-based processors will be launched on time by the second half of 2008. The company highlighted that the new processors will consume less power and have better performance, according Continue reading “AMD to lower power usage of 45nm processors”.…more
Microsoft Corp. has pounced on slumping Internet icon Yahoo Inc. with an unsolicited takeover offer of $44.6 billion in its boldest bid yet to challenge Google Inc.’s dominance of the lucrative online search and advertising Continue reading “Microsoft offers $44.6B for Yahoo”.…more
Mushkin Inc. today announced the release of the XP-800AP 800W power supply unit (PSU). The XP-800AP provides gamers and enthusiasts with ample power to push multi-CPU and multi-GPU systems to their limits. The Mushkin XP-800AP Continue reading “Mushkin Announces XP-800AP 800W Power Supply Unit”.…more
Motherboard.org’s ASUS P5E3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP@n Motherboard Review and other reviews from around the web are in our forums! There are an abundance of new advances and available feature options with this board and it actually has Continue reading “January 31 News from Around the Web”.…more
Jon Peddie Research (JPR), the industrys leading research and consulting firm for graphics and multimedia, today announced estimated graphics shipments and supplier market share for the fourth calendar quarter of 2007. Traditionally, the fourth quarter Continue reading “JPR Reports Astounding 4th Quarter for GPU Shipments”.…more
A federal judge ruled on Tuesday to extend the U.S. government’s antitrust oversight of Microsoft Corp for two more years, but stopped short of granting a five-year extension sought by states accusing the company of Continue reading “Judge extends Microsoft oversight for two years”.…more
Yahoo announced plans to cut 1,000 jobs Tuesday – its largest layoff since the dot-com bust – as the economic slowdown and fierce competition from Google buffeted its Internet advertising business. Yahoo’s strategy involved becoming Continue reading “Yahoo cuts 1,000 jobs to ‘invest in future’”.…more
Three more Taiwanese chip makers plan to spend significantly less money on new factories and equipment this year as a DRAM (dynamic RAM) glut and uncertainty about the global economy weigh. Lower capital spending forecasts Continue reading “More Taiwanese chip makers slash spending”.…more