Sun Microsystems has released the Niagara processor and have given it the name UltraSparc T1. The processor has eight cores and can run 32 instruction sequences at once. Can’t wait to see these in some Continue reading “Sun Microsystems announces new T1 microprocessor”.
nVidia has sent us an e-mail letting us know that the GeForce 7800 GTX 512 is now out and increases gaming performance by 33%! If you want this card sit back down because they are Continue reading “nVIdia Launches GeForce 7800 GTX 512MB GPU’s”.
Charlie over at The Inq. has made a post saying that the AMD FX-60 is going to be a dual core 2.6GHz processor according to one of his many sources. Not much info on the Continue reading “AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 rated at 2.6GHz Dual Core”.
Intel plans to introduce its 965-series chipset, codenamed Broadwater, in the second quarter of 2006, according to unspecified sources that reviewed the chip giant?s latest roadmap. We hope that Intel can get these chipsets out Continue reading “Intel to debut Broadwater 965 chipsets in 2Q 2006”.
Stung by continuing criticism, the world’s second-largest music label, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, promised Friday to temporarily suspend making music CDs with antipiracy technology that can leave computers vulnerable to hackers. Good to see a Continue reading “Sony to stop using XCP technology on CD’s”.
Looks like Gigabyte was the first one out of the gate with a quad-x16 SLI motherboard. Dubbed the GA-8N-SLI, it’s the first motherboard to sport 4 (yes, four!) PCI Express x16 slots. Now, if you Continue reading “GIGABYTE Unleashes GA-8N-SLI Quad Royal”.
Talk about the absurd! San Diego-based communications company Nethercomm is developing a way to send a wireless signal through natural gas pipes, with 100-megabit speeds. The concept is to deliver an ultra-wideband signal with that Continue reading “Gas pipe broadband?”.
Well, it was bound to happen: the copy-protection software found in several of their CD titles is being exploited by malicious software (read viruses, worms, trojans, etc.). Though Sony is working with Symantec to get Continue reading “Viruses exploit Sony CD anti-piracy scheme”.
Aside from AMD’s socket M2, which is coming out in the first quarter of ’06, it looks like the next line of processors after the M2 will be using a package that Intel has made Continue reading “AMD Heading Towards Land-Grid Array Sockets”.
Do you own a Dell Optiplex, HP xw series workstation, or iMac G5? Do you have video problems or random, but prevalent, Blue Screens of Death and shutdowns? If so, then you may be entitled Continue reading “PCs plagued by bad capacitors”.
Sony, Phillips, and IBM are teaming with Red Hat, the creators of the popular Open Source Code OS Linux, to bring Linux to a wide variety of devices such as medical equipment, traffic devices, and Continue reading “Big tech names join up to share Linux patents”.
Sony BMG is being sued for using a hacker technology, called a “root kit”, to copy-protect over 20 album titles. Heads up to everyone, just so when you pop that next CD into your PC’s Continue reading “Sony sued over copy-protected CDs”.
HAve you heard of Project Entropia? If not Project Entropia is a massive virtual universe with a real cash economy. It’s virtual universe has been developed since 1995 and every month new content is added Continue reading “Gamin: virtual space station sells for $100,000”.
Three Windows security holes have been highlighted by Microsoft and users are urged to download patches right now! Microsoft issued the patches as part of its monthly security bulletin, with the most serious of the Continue reading “Microsoft warns of latest flaws”.
Nvidia gave investors something to cheer about on Thursday, announcing that its third-quarter profit more than doubled and predicting that its profit margins would continue to expand. Investors cheered the news, sending the company’s stock Continue reading “Nvidia Share Holders Enjoy Revenue Increase”.