Lilliputian 9700
Cutest thing I ever did see, and what a stocking stuffer this literal baby would make! Pictures at AKIBA PC HOTLINE. “” The Inquirer
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nVidia Guru David Kirk Answers Your Questions
“David Kirk has an insatiable need for power. Graphics rendering power, that is. He’s fond of saying, “Why use a screwdriver when you can use a sledgehammer?” As nVidia’s Chief Scientist, Kirk has overseen development Continue reading “nVidia Guru David Kirk Answers Your Questions”.
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Asustek and MSI to support SiS756
“Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) recently confirmed that its SiS756 northbridge has already moved into mass production and motherboards using the chip will be available in the first quarter. The company officially announced this northbridge chip Continue reading “Asustek and MSI to support SiS756”.
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AMD stopped from advertising NX flag as anti-virus cure
“ CHIP FIRM AMD has been prevented from advertising its NX bit as an antivirus panacea in the Netherlands. Dutch site Tweakers.net reports that after a complaint to the consumer commission that the AMD advertising Continue reading “AMD stopped from advertising NX flag as anti-virus cure”.
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Microsoft Plans New Windows Version in January
“ Microsoft Corp. will provide a stripped-down version of Windows from next month while it decides whether to appeal against a European Union court order, its general counsel said on Wednesday. The EU’s Court of Continue reading “Microsoft Plans New Windows Version in January”.
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Abit in financial difficulty?
Abit, maker of some very popular motherboards among PC-enthusiasts, may be struggling financially. Digitimes has reported supplier’s of PCBs and core logic chipsets became concerned after company chairperson Remond Lu stated banks may freeze Abit Continue reading “Abit in financial difficulty?”.
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ATI’s profit up, but Intel threatens
“ GRAPHICS FIRM ATI turned in net profits of $63.7 million for its first financial quarter, up 34 per cent from the same period last year. The increase in net profit was matched by its Continue reading “ATI’s profit up, but Intel threatens”.
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ATI prepares two new chipsets
“ ATI IS WORKING to improve two chipsets. Its RS480 and RX480 families had some features that could certainly do with a sound tweaking. Both chipsets suffered from USB 2.0 slowdown, lack of LAN and Continue reading “ATI prepares two new chipsets”.
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Scientists Seek to Forge Diamond Computer Chip
Great, now my wife is going to want a 5K, princess cut processor! “ Only a few are singing about them yet, but it could turn out that diamonds are a computer’s best friend. Damon Continue reading “Scientists Seek to Forge Diamond Computer Chip”.
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Nvidia to pitch NV48 at ATI’s R520
“ Nvidia will launch against ATI’s next-generation high-end graphics chip, the R520, in Q2 2005. So claim sources from among Taiwan’s graphics card manufacturer community, cited by DigiTimes. They also allege that the part, codenamed Continue reading “Nvidia to pitch NV48 at ATI’s R520”.
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More Americans Buying Digital Cameras
I will shortly be joining this group. Someone in Texas is enjoying a new Olympus digital camera, complete with several pictures of the Winter CPL in Dallas……whoever you are, Marry Christmas! A novelty item just Continue reading “More Americans Buying Digital Cameras”.
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New Worm Spreads Via Google
Here’s an update to today’s big story. I guess this has already affected several sites….. Antivirus companies are warning Internet users about a fast-spreading new worm that infects Web servers running a popular package of Continue reading “New Worm Spreads Via Google”.
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New Year, New PCs?
“Consumers thinking about buying a new personal computer in 2005 might be better off putting off their purchase until 2006. With few major changes in PC hardware or software due over the next year, the Continue reading “New Year, New PCs?”.
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Major bug in PHP opens database security hole
“ A SERIOUS BUG in the popular PHP development language can leave databases wide open to intrusion if the proper security steps aren’t taken. A posting over the weekend to the development homepage of forum Continue reading “Major bug in PHP opens database security hole”.
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Prudence hammers AMD
“ SHARES IN AMD fell today after the Prudential [Didn’t it use to do pensions? Ed.] said that it wouldn’t be able to produce enough chips to sell in 2005. Maybe Prudential Equity has never Continue reading “Prudence hammers AMD”.
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