Sony BMG, which is changing its name to Sony Music Entertainment, was sued on Wednesday by the U.S. government, which accused the music company of violating federal rules aimed at protecting the online privacy of Continue reading “U.S. sues Sony Music over children’s online privacy”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 11, 2008 at 9:37am
VR-Zon leaked out the first picture of the upcoming NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 video card this morning. The GeForce GTX 295 is slated to launch at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this coming January. The Continue reading “NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 Video Card Pictured”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 10, 2008 at 10:50am
Intel Corporation has completed the development phase of its next-generation manufacturing process that further shrinks chip circuitry to 32 nanometers (a billionth of a meter). The company is on track for production readiness of this Continue reading “Intel Completes Next Generation, 32nm Process Development Phase”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 10, 2008 at 10:45am
Sony Corporation has announced that its much delayed virtual community for owners of the PlayStation 3 game console will launch worldwide this Thursday. “Home” has been running in beta for that past few months and Continue reading “Sony to Launch “Home” Virtual Community for PS3″. …more
By Ken Brown •
Dec. 10, 2008 at 10:07am
Office Depot says it will close 112 stores over the next three months and open fewer stores in 2009 in an effort to cut costs. I can’t locate a list of store closing, but I Continue reading “Office Depot to Close 112 Underperforming Retail Stores”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 10, 2008 at 10:04am
Intel Corp. said Wednesday it is taking South Korea’s fair trade watchdog to court over a decision to fine the semiconductor giant for undercutting competitors. Intel filed a formal complaint at the Seoul High Court Continue reading “Intel takes SKorea’s fair trade watchdog to court”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 10, 2008 at 10:00am
Contract prices of DRAM chips are seen to drop another 10% in the first half of December, reflecting a continuation of low order visibility and weak end-market demand, according to DRAMeXchange. During the fourth quarter, Continue reading “DRAM contract prices fall another 10% in 1H of December on weak demand”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 10, 2008 at 9:58am
Logitech has just announced the G13 Advanced Gameboard, a hybrid gaming keyboard designed to complement your keyboard and mouse that gives you comfort and control for long sessions of PC gaming. The G13 gameboard features Continue reading “Logitech Introduces Game-Changing G13 Gameboard”. …more
By Ken Brown •
Dec. 10, 2008 at 2:43am
Japan’s Sony Corp said it will cut 16,000 jobs, curb investment and pull out of businesses to save $1.1 billion a year as the financial crisis ravages demand for its electronics products. The job cuts Continue reading “Sony to cut 16,000 jobs to reduce costs”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 9, 2008 at 12:01pm
Super Talent today announced a new line of UltraDrive solid state drives (SSDs) that are twice as fast as the worlds speediest SATA hard drives and are offered in capacities up to 256GB. No word Continue reading “Super Talent Announces Enterprise Class UltraDrive SSDs”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 9, 2008 at 11:51am
Voltaic Systems announces the release of its new solar bag, the Generator. The bag produces enough solar power to fully charge a laptop from less than a day in the sun. The new Generator features Continue reading “Voltaic Launches Solar Powered Laptop Bag For Charging Laptops”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 8, 2008 at 9:48pm
Late this afternoon AMD and NVIDIA both announced their intent to rapidly adopt the OpenCL 1.0 programming standard. AMD will be integrating a compliant compiler and runtime into the free ATI Stream Software Development Kit Continue reading “AMD and NVIDIA Both Adopt OpenCL 1.0 Specification by The Khronos Group”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 8, 2008 at 8:25pm
You can use your laptop anywhere in your home. But what you gain in mobility, you often sacrifice in comfort. To address this pain point, Logitech today introduced the Logitech Comfort Lapdesk for Notebooks the Continue reading “Logitech Announces Lapdesk – Comfort For Notebook Users Laps”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 8, 2008 at 8:17pm
Cooler Master just announced the Black Label Limited Edition with worldwide availability of 500 individually numbered sets. This luxurious collection brings together the companys computing chassis, cooler and power supply, with an sophisticated black appearance Continue reading “Cooler Master Unveils 500 Limited Edition Black Label Systems”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 8, 2008 at 11:30am
More than half of American adults play video games and one in five play just about every day, according to a survey released Sunday by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. The survey of Continue reading “Survey finds over half of adults play video games”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Dec. 8, 2008 at 11:17am