Eastern Indonesia was on a tsunami alert Tuesday after an earthquake offshore rattled the region. The magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near Indonesia’s Moluccas islands, an official at the country’s meteorological agency said. “There is a Continue reading “Indonesia agency reports 6.4 magnitude undersea quake, tsunami alert”.
Intel Corporation today unveiled eight new Dual-Core Intel Xeon 7100 series processors designed for multi-processor servers. Previously codenamed ?Tulsa,? the Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor 7100 series delivers on key requirements to support the demands of Continue reading “Intel Launches Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor 7100 series ‘Tulsa’”.
A measure of U.S. consumer confidence slid in August to a nine-month low as worries about job growth and the economy overshadowed the Federal Reserve’s recent pause in some two years of raising interest rates, Continue reading “Consumer confidence tumbles to 9-month low”.
With its DDR2 in all densities already being fabricated at the 80-nanometer node, Samsung Electronics today announced the mass production of 1Gbit DDR2 DRAM. I can’t wait to see how these IC’s turn out! The Continue reading “Samsung to fab 1Gbit DDR2 SDRAM at 80nm”.
Security researchers at Symantec have discovered a new proof of concept virus that targets processors rather than operating systems. Security researchers at Symantec have discovered a new proof of a concept virus that targets processors Continue reading “New virus attacks AMD processors”.
Officials from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) Shanghai indicated that the company had submitted an application to authorities in Taiwan for producing ICs on 0.18-micron in China, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report. The Continue reading “TSMC submits 0.18-micron production application”.
55 feet tall and 134 feet wide, this new jumbotron cost about $8 million dollars just to keep up the saying, “everything is bigger in Texas!” Built by South Dakota-based Daktronics Inc., the $8 million Continue reading “Longhorns new scoreboard is world’s largest HDTV”.
Laptops around the world are getting a make-over as systems based on Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology are now shipping with Intel Core 2 Duo mobile processors inside, Intel Corporation announced. The mobile version of Continue reading “Intel Launches Core 2 Duo Processors For Notebooks”.
Rumors have finally hit the web about what AMD’s problems are at 65nm, rather than the nebulous ‘they have issues’ comments that have been out for months. It seems they are having voltage issues with Continue reading “Rumor: AMD is having trouble with 65nm processor voltages”.
Sony Corp. has provided for the first time an estimate of what the recalls of its battery packs by PC makers could end up costing the Japanese company. Sony expects the Apple and Dell recalls Continue reading “Sony puts price on battery problems – up to $258 million”.
A software update for Intel wireless hardware is faulty and can hog PC memory, Intel acknowledged Thursday. A fix is due on Friday. The problem affects the Intel PROSet software version 10.5, Amy Martin, an Continue reading “Intel Wi-Fi Proset software v10.5 hogs PC memory”.
Taiwan-based chipset vendors VIA Technologies and Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) are expected to benefit from ATI’s rumored decision to cut down chipset developments for the Intel platform, sources at Taiwan motherboard makers indicated. If the Continue reading “With ATI focused on AMD, new opportunities seen for VIA and SiS”.
Apple Computer just settled a series of patent disputes with Creative Technology by paying the firm $100 million yesterday and just an hour ago announced the recall of 1.8 million laptop-computer batteries! It’s been a Continue reading “Apple Says Apple Says ‘no material impact’ Due To Battery Recall, But Not Sony”.
Because of a risk of fire, Apple Computer is recalling 1.8 million batteries that use Sony’s battery cell technology, which also was at the root of Dell’s historic recall last week. The Mac maker’s recall, Continue reading “Apple Recalls 1.8 Million Batteries”.
Australia’s Qantas Airways is telling passengers with Dell laptops that they might not be able to recharge their machines in-flight due to the battery recall that is causing laptops to burn up! This makes sense Continue reading “Qantas Airlines cautions use of Dell laptops During Flight”.