Intel has announced its entry into solid state drives with the Intel Z-U130 Value Solid-State Drive featuring NAND flash memory with industry standard USB interfaces. With advantages over hard disk drive (HDD) or removable USB Continue reading “Intel introduces solid state drive product line based on NAND flash memory”.
Engineers at NASA’s Microdevices Lab manufactured a quantum chip for Canadian outfit D-Wave, which claims it will start renting time on the quantum computer in 2008. If this all turns out to be true it Continue reading “NASA backs quantum computing claim by D-Wave”.
European Union consumer chief Meglena Kuneva has hit out at Apple Inc.’s bundling of its popular iPod music players and its iTunes online music store, according to German weekly magazine Focus. “Do you think it’s Continue reading “EU takes aim at Apple over iTunes”.
Seagate Technology on Monday plans to announce the first manufacturer to sell laptop PCs with Seagate’s new hard drive that has built-in encryption technology. Fremont, Calif.-based ASI Computer Technologies will start selling computers equipped with Continue reading “Seagate ships hard drives with encryption”.
The Intel Viiv logo has not achieved the word-of-mouth association that Centrino did nine months after its launch, so was it a failure? Viiv is a brand campaign and set of technologies all rolled into Continue reading “As a brand, Intel’s Viiv has failed to thrive”.
Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) maker Diamond Flower Electric Instrument (DFI) plans to add AMD embedded processors in its product lineup later in the year, according to sources at the company. Aside from Advantech and ICP Continue reading “DFI to include AMD embedded solutions in lineup”.
This Weeks News from Around the Web “The In Win Alpha 360 mATX case has a lot going for it. Its unique styling features make it one of the best looking small cases on the Continue reading “March 4th to March 11th News From Around the Web”.
Sony Corp. is removing a chip from the European version of its new PlayStation 3 (PS3) game console, a move that cuts costs but means users cannot play some of their old games. Unlike the Continue reading “Sony dropping PlayStation 3 chip in Europe”.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has taken the drastic step of suspending trading in shares of 35 companies whose stocks have frequently been touted in mass spam campaigns. I think it’s great to see the Continue reading “SEC suspends 35 spam firms”.
Yahoo! sank 5% early Friday on reports that its DSL partnership with AT&T may be on the rocks. The Wall Street Journal, citing a person familiar with the matter, reported that AT&T is considering scaling Continue reading “Yahoo! Losing DSL Partnership with AT&T?”.
Last week the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board, an obscure arm of the Library of Congress, voted to more than double the fees Web sites that stream music must pay record companies.The higher rates will affect Continue reading “Will Web Radio Get Turned Off?”.
Epic Games and Microsoft Game Studios’ alien shooting video game “Gears of War” on Wednesday took home three honors at the Game Developers Choice Awards, winning best game as well as awards for technology and Continue reading “Video game makers name “Gears of War” best game”.
Global shipments of hard disk drives (HDDs) rose 15.5% in 2006, as suppliers managed to capitalize on growth opportunities while shrugging off challenges including price wars, component shortages and competitive upheavals, according to research firm Continue reading “Seagate still king as hard drive shipments up 15.5% in 2006”.
Matrox Graphics has unveiled the TripleHead2Go Digital Edition, the latest addition to the Matrox line of Graphics eXpansion Modules (GXM) featuring digital output support for a stretched desktop of up to 3840×1024 (triple 1280 x Continue reading “Matrox Graphics launches TripleHead2Go Digital Edition”.
AMD today announced its strategy to enable visually stunning and immersive games and multimedia content optimized for handheld devices powered by AMD’s next-generation graphics technologies. As a leading supplier to the handheld market, AMD is Continue reading “AMD Wants Console-Quality Games for Handheld Devices”.