Blizzard Entertainment announced that it will bring its fourth BlizzCon gaming convention back to Southern California to the Anaheim Convention Center on Friday, August 21 and Saturday, August 22. As many know, BlizzCon is a Continue reading “BlizzCon 2009 Announced”.
NVIDIA has introduced a new platform, based on the NVIDIA Tegra 600 Series computer-on-a-chip that enables a $99, always-on, always-connected HD mobile internet device (MID) that can go days between battery charges. This platform will Continue reading “NVIDIA Enables World’s First $99 HD Mobile Internet Device”.
Who owns and controls your Facebook information? Many have wondered this and the question was debated over the holiday weekend when Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerman addressed the question in a blog post. He sort of Continue reading “Facebook Tries to Calm Privacy Fears”.
The Community Research and Development Information Service (CORDIS) in Europe, is attempting to create an emulator that aims to be able to open all electronic file formats since the 70’s. The project is called KEEP, Continue reading “Obsolete File Formats to be Saved by Emulation”.
CNET has a nice article on how Panasonic can save Plasma TVs. Vizio and Pioneer have already stopped selling Plasmas. CNET Editor David Carnoy feels it is important that consumers continue to have more than Continue reading “What is the Fate of Plasma TVs? Can Panasonic Save Plasma?”.
Nokia will be selling phones with a Skype client that is more integrated into the phone’s address book than the typical client that can be downloaded to your mobile phone. Skype has been averaging about Continue reading “Nokia to sell phones with Skype software”.
Some IC distributors are aggressively setting up their own R&D teams to provide reference designs to notebook designers and manufacturers targeting China’s white-box notebook market, which they believe will grow fast, according to industry sources. Continue reading “IC distributors developing white-box notebook reference designs”.
A Reuters Blogger has dug into the story that the social networking and micro-blogging site, Twitter, has received somewhere around US$35 million in venture capital from Benchmark Capital and Institutional Venture Partners. The exact amount Continue reading “Twitter To Get Bigger With Venture Capital Funding”.
In Taiwan’s effort to consolidate the DRAM industry, the Taiwanese government plans to invest around US$2 billion in a new DRAM company that will include DRAM chip maker Elpida! Micron will not be part of Continue reading “Japanese Elpida DRAM companies to receive Taiwanese Aid”.
The Conficker/Downadup worm has been spreading like wildfire across the internet with over an estimated 10million computers infected by it. It’s been deemed such a nuisance that a group of companies (Headed by Microsoft) are Continue reading “$250,000 Bounty for Creators of Conficker Worm”.
Federal regulators tweaked recommendations for how websites should collect, save and share information about users, extending them to Internet service providers and mobile users. The Federal Trade Commission issued new guidance on Thursday for the Continue reading “U.S. tweaks Internet privacy guidelines”.
Midway Games has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. A recent “change in ownership triggered accelerated repurchase obligations relating to two classes of Midway debt, which Midway anticipated it would be unable to satisfy,” the company Continue reading “Midway Games presses reset with bankruptcy”.
Asustek Computer and Micro-Star International (MSI) are both planning to lay off around 10% of their workforce. Asustek its focusing cuts on its handset, optical drive and monitor departments, with an estimated 460 staff likely Continue reading “Asustek and MSI to cut workforce”.
Cooler Master Storm Sniper ATX Case Review @ Hardware Canucks and other reviews from around the web can be found by visiting our forums! To put it plainly, the Sniper is not your average mid-tower Continue reading “February 13 News from Around the Web”.
Charter Communications Inc., the money-losing cable-television company, said it plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as part of a financial restructuring on or before April 1. Through the first three quarters of 2008, Charter Continue reading “Charter to File Bankruptcy as Part of Restructuring”.
