According to EETimes Sony are cutting 10,000 jobs. The job cuts represent 6.5% of Sony’s global workforce. 4,000 will be from Japan and the remainder will be from other regions. TOKYO ? Sony Corp. will Continue reading “Sony to slash 10,000 jobs, refocus on electronics”.
We just heard that Activision is going to increase the price on their game titles by US $10 to “keep up” with Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox 360. Right now all the talk is about console titles, Continue reading “Activision to increase game prices by $10”.
It looks like future wars are going to be fought by humans and machines fighting side by side. South Korea has announced plans for a mobile combat robot that is designed to kick ass without Continue reading “South Korea Plans to Build Combat Robot for Battlefield”.
Watch TV on your Cell phone! Well O2 and Arqiva are doing a trial in the UK for just that. 3G mobile technology will allow you to watch you favourite soap opera while on the Continue reading “Major UK mobile TV trial starts”.
ABIT Computer plans to migrate half of its motherboard capacity, mostly entry-level production, to Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) by the end of October. ABIT?s high-end segment, including the Fatal1ty brand line, will continue to be Continue reading “ABIT Cuts Suzhou Plant Motherboard Production By 50%”.
According to eweek.com AOL has released a new version of it’s spyware software, Computers Associates are behind version 2.0. America Online Inc. on Wednesday announced ASP (AOL Spyware Protection) 2.0, which uses Computer Associates International Continue reading “CA Wins Deal to Protect 20M AOL Users”.
Mozilla released Firefox 1.0.7 today, those of you who are fans will definitely want to check it out. After Symantec’s warning regarding Firefox vulnerabilities, I’m wondering if Mozilla’s popularity has finally caught up with it. Continue reading “Mozilla Releases Firefox 1.0.7”.
In my opinion, this is a great idea! First, a lifetime warranty on a video card is always a nice thing to have. Second, six months later, when you have to have the new “must Continue reading ““Double Lifetime Warranty””.
Remember when gas spiked to $3-plus a gallon after Hurricane Katrina? By this time next week, that could seem like the good old days. Experts are guessing that gas could reach $5 a gallon if Continue reading “Hurricane Rita could mean $5 gas”.
Digitimes are reporting that Intel are experiencing shortages with their 915 chipsets and now the 945G chipset. Good news mayby on the horizon as Intel earlier announced plans to invest more money in two of Continue reading “Intel chipset shortage extends to 945G”.
Toshiba have developed a HD DVD-R disk with a 30Gb capacity. Compatability tests with other manufacturers will begin in October and Toshiba plan on releasing a HD DVD recorder next spring. JAPANESE GIANT Toshiba said Continue reading “Toshiba announces 30GB dual layer HD disks”.
ATI announced today that two new Windows Vista Laptops made by IBM are powered by ATI chipsets. The ThinkPad Z60m with ATI’s Mobility Radeon X600 and the ThinkPad R51E with Radeon Xpress 200M. You can Continue reading “ATI to supply chipsets for two new Windows Vista Laptops”.
Pages on Google’s Web site refer to an upcoming wireless internet service, but Google still declines to comment. The Google site refers to a product called “Google Secure Access,” which is designed to “establish a Continue reading “Google plans WiFi service possibly called Google Secure Access”.
A post at Slashdot today reveals that Microsoft is planning a re-organization to help get Vista out the door. Vista is Microsoft’s new operating system that has been designed over the last few years but Continue reading “Microsoft Re-organizes”.
After GDDR3 comes GDDR4 and Fudo over at The Inq believes that the nVidia G80 will be the first video card to use the new memory chips. Makes sense to us, but we don’t know Continue reading “Rumor: nVidia G80 to use GDDR4 memory chips”.