Microsoft Corp said on Monday it would disable the two primary methods used by software pirates to illegally copy Windows Vista software in the next major update of the operating system. It looks like Microsoft Continue reading “Microsoft looks to curb piracy in Vista Service Pack update”.
Intel and AMD in the third quarter both managed to gain share in the global CPU market due to robust sales of PCs and servers and the cessation of the brutal price war, according to Continue reading “Intel and AMD benefit from strong demand and price war lull in 3Q”.
OCZ Technology Group late yesterday released a unique thermal compound, Freeze, to their line of premium cooling products. Using the latest innovations in thermal management compounds, OCZ Freeze has higher heat conductivity potential than leading Continue reading “OCZ Announces Freeze Extreme Thermal Compound”.
Super Talent Technology today launched a pair of 256GB Serial ATA (SATA) solid state drives (SSDs). Super Talents new FSD56GC35M is 100% interchangeable with standard 3.5-inch SATA hard disk drives, but offers all the advantages Continue reading “Super Talent Launches Two 256GB SATA Solid State Drives (SSDs)”.
An industry source at a tier-two reseller told The Tech Report that the TLB erratum has led to a “stop ship” order on all Barcelona Opterons. When asked for comment, spokesman Phil Hughes said AMD Continue reading “Chip problem limits supply of quad-core Opterons”.
In case you missed last nights post, video game maker Vivendi says it will acquire a controlling interest in Activision through a transaction that the companies are valuing at $18.9 billion. The French media and Continue reading “Vivendi in Big Activision Deal”.
Saitek has announced the launch of its new R660GT Force Feedback Wheel, the new PC racing wheel with powerful Force Feedback and switchable gearstick. The unique force feedback technology puts the player in the drivers Continue reading “Saitek Introduces the R660GT Force Feedback Gaming Wheel”.
Microsoft’s Windows XP operating system is about to get faster and Windows Vista isn’t, according to a report that caused a stir online this week as industry watchers speculated that a zippier XP could keep Continue reading “Windows XP could get bigger service boost than Vista”.
The ubiquity of the cell phone has finally prompted AT&T to pull out of the pay-phone business, the company announced on Monday. By the end of 2008, AT&T says, it will have exited the business Continue reading “AT&T steps away from the phone booth”.
Intel had a legal reprieve Thursday when an Illinois judge threw out a state appeals court ruling that would have launched a nationwide class-action lawsuit against the company over Pentium 4 processors. The Illinois Supreme Continue reading “Intel gets reprieve in Pentium suit”.
Samsung Electronics has announced that it has developed the world’s fastest memory, a GDDR5 (series five, graphics double-data-rate memory) chip that can transfer data at six gigabits per second (Gbps). Samples of Samsung’s new GDDR5 Continue reading “Samsung develops GDDR5 memory at 6Gbps”.
Paris-based Vivendi Games and Santa Monica California-based Activision have announced that they will merge to be called Activision Blizzard. The chief executive will be Activision’s current CEO Bobby Kotick. Vivendi will be the biggest shareholder Continue reading “Blizzard and Activision Merge in $18.8B Deal”.
After catching a significant amount of ire for possibly violating the GNU General Public License, ASUS admitted its fault, apologized, and offered the complete sources for download, including the much-demanded asus_acpi module and kernel sources. Continue reading “ASUS Posts Eee Source Code to Comply with GPL, Promises SDK”.
Advanced Micro Devices said on Thursday it currently has no plans to develop its dual-processor (DP) platforms for enthusiast. The decision essentially cancels any efforts in regards of the well-advertised FASN8 platform and forces the Continue reading “AMD Abandons Plans for Dual-Processor Enthusiast Platforms”.
Dell plans to expand its presence in China from 45 cities to more than 1,000 over the next year or so in a bid to match the broader market reach of Lenovo. Over the next Continue reading “Look out Lenovo: Dell plans expansion in China”.
