Tuesday’s News From Around the Web “If you spend much time in online computer forums, I’m sure you’ve read it many, many times. Which thermal paste is best? For the last several years a couple Continue reading “January 16th News From Around the Web”.
Intel Corp. plans on closing its chip plant in Jerusalem and may sell its flash-memory activities at its Kiryat Gat plant in southern Israel, the Globes financial newspaper said on Tuesday. An Intel spokesman in Continue reading “Intel to close Jerusalem chip plant”.
Microsoft is set to launch its popular Xbox 360 game console in China in the next few months, expanding beyond its traditional focus on selling PC software in the country, industry sources said. The software Continue reading “Microsoft expected to launch Xbox 360 in China soon”.
World of Warcraft is about to get a whole lot bigger with Today’s release of a $39.99 expansion pack called “The Burning Crusade.” “The Burning Crusade” adds new locales such as Karazhan, Hellfire Citadel and Continue reading “Delayed World of Warcraft Expansion Pack to Debut Today”.
Electronic Arts Inc. on Tuesday announced a new line of video games called “The Sims Stories” aimed at the laptop-toting youth market as it strives to deliver a bigger proportion of titles based on more Continue reading “Electronic Arts Announces New PC Game Series: ‘The Sims Stories’”.
Nvidia has placed urgent orders with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for GeForce 8800 GTX and GTS series chips as demand for graphics cards supporting DirectX 10 is picking up, according to market sources, as Continue reading “Rumor: Nvidia places urgent orders with TSMC for GeForce 8 Series Card”.
With all the hype surrounding Apple’s new iPhone, the personal computer feels as musty as old wallpaper. But Intel, the world’s No.1 chipmaker, is hoping desktops and laptops still have some pizzazz. And when the Continue reading “Intel to Report Quarterly Earnings Today”.
Gigabyte today launched the highly anticipated GIGABYTE GA-N680SLI-DQ6 high end gaming platform, featuring the advanced NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI MCP chipset, support for the record-setting Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad Core processors and delivering the Continue reading “GIGABYTE Launches Quad SLI-Ready GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard”.
Swiftech today announced the release of the new Apogee GT water-block. While both water-blocks look exactly alike, the GT features an optimized Diamond Pin Matrix structure which the company claims will yield performance improvements ranging Continue reading “Swiftech introduces the Apogee GT water-block”.
January 15th News from Around the Web “These next generation movie formats bring six times the quality of that of regular DVD. How can this be achieved? It all comes down to the media used Continue reading “January 15th News from Around the Web”.
A Colorado private investigator on Friday pleaded guilty to identity theft and conspiracy charges, the first conviction arising from the Hewlett-Packard boardroom leak scandal, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Friday. Bryan Wagner pleaded Continue reading “First conviction in HP board’s leak scandal case”.
NASA is forming an internal investigative board to look into why the Mars Global Surveyor orbiter stopped responding to commands in November, the agency announced Wednesday. The announcement came a day after one of the Continue reading “NASA – Bad software may have doomed Mars orbiter”.
China purchased a record amount of technology in 2006, with Europe accounting for almost 40 percent of total imports, China’s Ministry of Commerce said Thursday. The U.S. trailed both Europe and Japan as an exporter Continue reading “U.S. trails in tech exports to China”.
Canon said on Friday it will buy out Toshiba in their flat-panel display venture to resolve a patent dispute with Nano-Proprietary in the United States. Canon will now own the unit that was set up Continue reading “Canon to buy Toshiba’s stake in display unit”.
Gigabyte Technology will see its first-quarter motherboard shipments rebound 30% from a poor fourth quarter, as demand will pick up, according to a Goldman Sachs’ report, as cited by the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) Continue reading “Gigabyte motherboard shipments to rebound 30% in 1Q”.
