EA & DICE finally confirmed its first non-Battlefield series game, a first person adventure called Mirror’s Edge. Ever since EA acquired DICE Studio last year, it has been pushing for the development for a new Continue reading “EA & DICE Studio Officially Announce New Game: Mirror’s Edge”.
AMD announced today that Dave Orton, former president and chief executive officer of ATI Technologies, has resigned as executive vice president of AMD, effective the end of July, 2007. It comes as a suprise to Continue reading “Former CEO of ATI Technologies Resigns – Dave Orton Leaves AMD”.
Microsoft Corp., aiming to compete with Salesforce.com Inc., will give customers a free trial of its Internet-based customer-management software for the rest of the year. After the trial, Microsoft Dynamics Live CRM will cost $39 Continue reading “Microsoft to Offer Free Trials of Customer Software”.
Apple Inc. plans to launch a cheaper version of the iPhone that could be based on the ultra-slim iPod Nano music player, according to a JP Morgan report. Apple filed a patent application document dated Continue reading “Apple working on Nano iPhone”.
Dell Inc. is launching a new line of notebook and desktop personal computers called “Vostro” that are aimed at small businesses with 25 or fewer employees. “Vostro” PCs will come with a suite of subscription-based Continue reading “Dell targets small business customers with ‘Vostro’ product line”.
TiVo Inc. on Tuesday said many of its customers can now order pay-per-view movies and television shows from Amazon.com’s download service directly from their TV, without a personal computer. TiVo upgraded the “Amazon Unbox on Continue reading “TiVo, Amazon to sell movies straight to TV sets”.
AMD will lower prices for its Athlon 64 X2 CUPs by 15-30% ahead of a pricing campaign that Intel will launch on July 22, according to sources with motherboard makers. The biggest price drops will Continue reading “AMD to cut dual-core CPU prices ahead of Intel pricing campaign”.
Confirming what many had expected, Microsoft announced on Tuesday that the next version of its server operating system, Windows Server 2008, won’t formally launch until next year. The new operating system, formerly code-named Longhorn Server, Continue reading “Microsoft Windows Server 2008 launch set for February”.
Staktek Holdings, Inc. yesterday announced a new multi-die packaging technology platform that delivers improved testability and electrical performance compared to conventional die stacking. Applications for DSD-Pak are ranging from DDR3 multi-die DRAM to high- density Continue reading “Staktek Announces Next-Generation, Multi-Die Packaging Technology”.
NVIDIA Corporation is sponsoring the multi-city Adobe and MAXON Power Integration Tour, which kicks off today, Tuesday July 10, 2007 in New York City. Integrating NVIDIA Quadro professional graphics solutions with Adobe CS3 and Production Continue reading “NVIDIA Sponsors Adobe and MAXON Power Integration Tour”.
Intel will take a $218.5 million equity stake in VMware, a subsidiary of data storage firm EMC. The deal will give Santa Clara, Calif.-based Intel an approximately 2.5% ownership stake in VMware, which EMC plans Continue reading “Intel To Take a $218.5 Million Equity Stake in VMware”.
The average zero-day bug has a lifespan of 348 days before it is discovered or patched, but some vulnerabilities live on for much longer, according to security vendor Immunity’s chief executive officer. Zero-day bugs are Continue reading “Average zero-day bug has 348-day lifespan”.
The Live Earth global pop concerts Saturday broke a record for an online entertainment show by generating more than 9 million Internet streams, Microsoft Corp. Web portal MSN said. An Internet stream is when a Continue reading “Live Earth breaks Internet-streaming record – 9 million streams”.
Sony cut the price of the PlayStation 3 by $100, or 17 percent, in the United States on Monday, a move that should boost the video game console’s lackluster sales. The PlayStation 3, which includes Continue reading “Sony cuts price on PlayStation 3 by $100”.
July 3rd through July 8th News From around the Web “Cooler Master took a gamble bringing such a large cooler to market. The sheer size of the GeminII will preclude its use on some motherboards, Continue reading “July 3rd through July 8th News From around the Web”.