Due to the trend of notebooks replacing desktop PCs, first-tier motherboard makers except Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) saw their November motherboard shipments drop on month, according to sources at the makers. Asustek Computer announced November Continue reading “Asustek, MSI and Gigabyte see motherboard shipments drop in November”.
Patriot Memory today released the “Viper”, a new and improved heat spreader design for their DDR2 and DDR3 Extreme Performance Line of gaming memory kits. Made from an aluminum-copper composite (ACC), the Viper Series heat Continue reading “Patriot Memory Launches Memory Kits With Viper Heat Spreaders”.
Concerned about piracy of multimedia files, Western Digital has disallowed the sharing of multimedia files on its 1TB network-attached storage drive, the WD My Book World Edition. Due to “unverifiable media license authentication,” the remote Continue reading “Multimedia sharing off limits on Western Digital NAS drive”.
In response to recent reports of the existence of an erratum involving the L3 cache of AMD’s new Opteron (Barcelona) and Phenom processors and that shipments of the parts have been delayed, AMD clarified that Continue reading “AMD comments on quad-core erratum and shipments”.
ASUS today released the worlds first EN8800GT graphics card with 1GB of Qimonda memory: The EN8800GT/HTDP/1G. This is impressive to say the least! The ASUS EN8800GT/HTDP/1G also utilizes the specially designed Glaciator Fansink that effectively Continue reading “ASUS Releases GeForce 8800 GT 1GB Graphics Card!”.
IBM today announced it has filed a complaint against ASUSTeK (based in Taiwan) and its North American subsidiary, ASUS Computer International, with the United States International Trade Commission. The complaint details the infringement of IBM Continue reading “IBM Files ITC Complaint against ASUS – Licensing Disupte”.
While most video-game makers are enjoying strong holiday sales, the maker of the blockbuster Grand Theft Auto game franchise, Take-Two Interactive, is on the sidelines, struggling to stay afloat. Take-Two’s fate hinges on its much Continue reading “Take-Two Interactive Struggles to Stay in the Game – Cash Reserves Down”.
IBM says it has made a breakthrough in converting electrical signals into light pulses that brings closer the day when supercomputing, which now requires huge machines, will be done on a single chip. IBM also Continue reading “IBM breakthrough to speed up supercomputer chips”.
Find news from around the web by visiting our forums, including an article from [H]ardOCP on the ASUS Maximus Formula! ASUS Maximus Formula – ASUS brings us Intels X38 chipset in the form of the Continue reading “December 6 News from Around the Web”.
Palm today announced the Palm Treo 750 smartphone, previously available in the United States only on AT&T’s 3G network, is now available in an unlocked version via Palm’s retail and online stores. The unlocked GSM Continue reading “Palm Announces Unlocked Treo 750 Smartphones Shipping Today!”.
The U.S. Air Force on Tuesday said Nellis and SunPower have finished the first phase of the project, which will save the base $1 million a year and roughly $83,000 a month, when fully commissioned. Continue reading “Air Force base in Nevada goes solar with 15-megawatt array”.
Ron Paul is not a botmaster. Security researchers have shut down a network of computers responsible for sending out nearly 200 million spam messages supporting the U.S. presidential candidate last month, and after analyzing the Continue reading “Ron Paul spam traced to botnet”.
Google Inc is releasing a new application for Apple Inc’s iPhone that combines the Web leader’s services such as e-mail, search and calendar into a single interface. Google, which aims to replicate its success in Continue reading “Google unveils application for iPhone”.
Intel is planning to add one more member to its 4 series (Eaglelake) chipsets which will be launched in the second quarter of 2008, according to sources at motherboard makers. In addition to its original Continue reading “Intel adds low-end member to 4 series chipsets”.
HotHardware.com reviews the Asus C90S Whitebook and other reviews from around the web can be found in our forums! When it comes to mobile computing, a major detractor for many enthusiasts is their limited ability Continue reading “December 4 News from Around the Web”.
