Now that AMD and Intel have made amends, Nvidia is making some noise about Intel’s perceived quest for graphics chip domination. Advanced Micro Devices is not the only large Intel competitor to rail against Intel’s Continue reading “Nvidia Calls Intel’s Graphics Chip Tactics ‘Aggressive’”. …more
By Joe Evans •
Nov. 15, 2009 at 2:06pm
Apple has been in some long running litigation against Psystar for various indescretions against Apple policy for use of their OS. I’m sure there will be more to come on this one. Apple’s won its Continue reading “Psystar Loses Infringement Case to Apple”. …more
By Joe Evans •
Nov. 15, 2009 at 1:55pm
Hackers have managed to find a way around one of the key antipiracy protections built into Windows 7. Ordinarily, the operating system requires users to activate their copy of Windows 7 within 30 days. However, Continue reading “Hackers bypass Windows 7 activation”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Nov. 13, 2009 at 5:39pm
CyberPower today announced a new series of notebook gaming systems that feature the brand new Intel Core i7 mobile CPU and chipset. CyberPowers new Xplorer series all feature Intels Core i7 Mobile Processors with Intels Continue reading “CyberPower Announces Notebooks w/ Intel Core i7 Mobile Processors!”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Nov. 13, 2009 at 12:21pm
Last month NVIDIA silently launched the GeForce 210 and GT 220 graphics cards, which are aimed at the entry level discrete graphics card market. Today, we take a look at the EVGA GeForce GT 220 Continue reading “EVGA GeForce GT 220 SSC DDR3 Video Card Review”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Nov. 13, 2009 at 11:54am
AMD just sent over a list of DirectX 11 game titles and when their expected release dates are going to be. It looks like DirectX 11 is finally starting to pick up some speed, which Continue reading “Upcoming DirectX 11 Game Titles To Include Battlefield: Bad Company 2”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Nov. 13, 2009 at 11:51am
Gigabyte P55-UD6 & P55M-UD4 Review @ Neoseeker and other reviews from around the web can be found by visiting our forums! “With Lynnfield processors, even the cheapest motherboards perform very similarly to the most expensive Continue reading “November 13 News from Around the Web”. …more
By amy •
Nov. 13, 2009 at 7:31am
The $1.25 billion Intel/AMD settlement announced Thursday could improve competition in the server hardware market and solve some lingering problems related to server virtualization, analysts say. Today, a virtualization technology known as live migration lets Continue reading “Intel/AMD deal could help solve virtualization compatibility problems”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Nov. 13, 2009 at 6:26am
Super Talent Technology today announced new 450X, 533X, and 600X high speed CompactFlash media cards which achieve read/write speeds up to 90MB/sec. The new high speed CF cards are offered in four different capacities: 8GB, Continue reading “Super Talent Launches 450X, 533X, and 600X CompactFlash Media Cards”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Nov. 13, 2009 at 6:07am
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced the Phenom II 955 Black Edition processor back in April 2009 and claimed that it had run as fast as 7 GHz in extreme overclocking tests. The have recently published Continue reading “AMD Phenom II Procesors Shatter The Elusive 7GHz Barrier”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Nov. 12, 2009 at 3:33pm
Microsoft said on Wednesday it is looking into a report of a vulnerability in Windows 7 and Server 2008 Release 2 that could be used by an attacker to remotely crash the computer. The company Continue reading “Microsoft probing Windows 7 zero-day security hole”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Nov. 12, 2009 at 2:44pm
Activision Blizzard Inc said it sold 4.7 million copies of “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2” for $310 million on its first day, setting a new record for the video game industry. The shooting game Continue reading “Activision says Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 sets launch record”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Nov. 12, 2009 at 2:27pm
Intel plans to launch three 32nm dual-core Arrandale CPUs (Calpella platform), the Core i7-640UM (1.2GHz), Core i7-620UM (1.06GHz) and Core i5-520UM (1.06GHz) with price in thousand-unit tray quantities of US$305, US$278 and US$241, respectively, in Continue reading “Intel to launch three Arrandale CPUs for ultra-thin notebooks in 1H10”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Nov. 12, 2009 at 12:38pm
Microsofts Massive division and market researcher comScore have teamed up to statistically show how effective in-game advertisements are doing. Today, Massive and web market researcher comScore have figured out how to connect the ads that Continue reading “Massive and comScore Team Up To Show In-Game Ad Performance”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Nov. 12, 2009 at 10:41am
Appro, a leading provider of supercomputing solutions, today announces that it will support AMDs upcoming server platform, currently codenamed Maranello, which is scheduled for availability in Q1 2010. AMD’s upcoming server platform is expected to Continue reading “Appro Servers to Support AMD Maranello CPUs – Opteron 6100 Series”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Nov. 12, 2009 at 10:32am