Microsoft said on Tuesday it will release its Halo 3 video game on September 25, a hugely anticipated event that the software giant hopes will help drive sales of its Xbox 360 gaming console. The Continue reading “Microsoft sets launch date for Halo 3”.
With AMD scheduled to showcase its new quad-core Opteron processors (Barcelona) at Computex Taipei 2007, Intel also plans to demonstrate its 45nm native quad-core server processors (Harpertown) at the show, according to sources at server Continue reading “Intel to showcase Harpertown 45nm Processors at Computex 2007”.
Seagate Technology teamed up with Microsoft yesterday at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) to showcase Windows Rally technologies by setting up six network devices in six minutes. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates demonstrated that by Continue reading “Seagate Prototype Featured in Microsoft Demo of Windows Rally”.
Intel Corp., the world’s largest chip maker, said Monday it has settled a copyright infringement dispute with a Chinese maker of telecommunications and network equipment. Intel spokesman Chuck Mulloy said Monday it no longer made Continue reading “Intel settles copyright infringement dispute with Chinese company”.
Satellite television provider DirecTV may test delivering high-speed Internet service through power lines in a major U.S. city in the next year, its chief executive said Monday. DirecTV and others are talking to companies that Continue reading “DirecTV ponders broadband over power lines”.
An IBM labor union is calling for a 15-minute work stoppage to protest job cuts at the company. The stoppage is scheduled for Tuesday at 3 p.m. Eastern Time across the U.S. Workers at IBM Continue reading “IBM union calls for work stoppage”.
Micron Technology announced that its 1Gbit DDR3 have been validated with Intel desktop platforms. This DDR3 is being fabricated on Micron’s 78nm 6F process, which results a smaller die size premium over DDR2 compared with Continue reading “Micron announces its 78nm-made DDR3 validated with Intel”.
According to DRAMeXchange, DRAM spot prices declined sharply last week, where branded chips fell through the USD 2 level. DDR2 512MB 667MHz slid to USD 1.98, while DDR2 eTT dropped to USD 1.57. In a Continue reading “DRAM oversupply may ease”.
AMD today introduced the ATI Radeon HD 2000 series, a top-to-bottom line of ten discrete graphics processors (GPUs) for both desktop and mobile platforms. This family of GPUs delivers The Ultimate Visual Experience through best-in-class Continue reading “AMD Introduces the ATI Radeon HD 2000 series”.
AMD today unveiled the upcoming AMD Phenom processor family name and publicly demonstrated the first all-AMD enthusiast platform, codenamed “FASN8.” The industry’s only true quad-core client processors are expected to deliver the ultimate visual experience, Continue reading “AMD Announces Phenom Processor Series”.
Samsung Electronics is putting the finishing touches on its DDR3 memory chips ahead of their commercial release later this year. On Monday, Samsung revealed that 21 of its DDR3 memory chips and modules have been Continue reading “Samsung prepping DDR3 memory”.
Elpida Memory has received Intel’s validation for its DDR3 main memory based on the G33 chipset (Bearlake) reference platform. The testing validates that Elpida’s DDR3 memory can run on Intel’s reference platform and recognizes the Continue reading “Elpida DDR3 memory receives Intel validation”.
May 9th through 12th Web Reviews “I have planned and built systems ranging from media centers all the way through to highly advanced application specific servers and in so doing have come into contact with Continue reading “May 9th through 12th News From Around the Web”.
Steve from the forums took notice that the ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT 512MB Video Card is listed as in stock and ready for purchase over at ZipZoomFly. Prices start at $399 and the shipping Continue reading “ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT 512MB Video Card For Sale Starting At $399”.
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) saw its revenues grow 36.1% on year to reach NT$84.53 billion (US$2.53 billion) in April amid a steady growth in orders for consumer electronics products, according to company spokesman Continue reading “Foxconn revenues jump 36% in April”.