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Intel informed its channel partners in Taiwan that it plans to stop manufacturing four desktop-use Pentium D processors (model numbers 830, 840, 930 and 940) by the end of 2006, according to channel sources. The latest date to accept orders for these four Pentium D CPUs is set on December 15, 2006, with the latest delivery to be done on March 9, 2007, the sources said, noting that Intel also promised help distributors in clearing inventories.
With IDF entering into day two, we look back at the announcements and presentations from yesterday and take a look at the some of the biggest news to come out of IDF Day one.
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The Founder and Editorial Director of the premiere blog dedicated to outsourcing in the Western Hemisphere, Nearshore Americas, joins a panel of experts on a nationally televised BNN panel: "Near Shoring: The Better Way?"
MSI is showing high-end motherboards using Intel"s X48 chipset.
Earlier this year, US-based DRAM manufacturer Micron announced industry-first fully buffered dual in-line memory modules (FB-DIMM) using DDR2-667 components. DigiTimes.com spoke with John Stroozas, director of engineering at Crucial Technology, about the FB-DIMM way to the market and some other trends in the memory industry. Crucial is Micron"s division focusing on the online sales of memory upgrades.
Richard Chang, president and CEO of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), has revealed that the China-based foundry will begin volume production of solar cells made from recycled wafers next month.
Charles Chou, an analyst at Fubon Securities, commented that the tight supply of low-end Intel Celeron and AMD Socket AM2 Sempron CPUs became apparent in the middle of September, with the two chip vendors gearing up to accelerate each platform"s transition by the fourth quarter of 2006. Consequently, despite a traditional peak in seasonal effects, Chou expressed an uncertain outlook for motherboard shipments in the fourth quarter of 2006.
With PC OEMs expected to increase their DDR2 penetration rates to 80% by the end of this quarter, Taiwan memory maker Nanya Technology predicts that the DDR2 shortage should increase to 30-40% in February, with related contract prices growing more than 10%, according to company spokesperson, Pei-lin Pai. Although DDR2 penetration rates among PC OEMs are rapidly picking up, DRAM makers are not keeping apace with the strong demand growth, which should exacerbate the DDR2 shortage in February, Pai noted.
The iPad is no doubt, the biggest hype of the last six months. It"s no secret then, that there was just no way that Apple could have done anything to meet the crazy expectations, set by the internet, for its tablet. Gizmodo managed to cut through all the hysteria and give not only a first hand account of the iPad, but also a forward looking perspective on what"s to come.
Boston (MA) - At a packed session Tuesday morning at TechEd 2006, Microsoft software architect Jeffrey Snover, demonstrated the first release candidate of the Windows command line shell now called PowerShell, sometimes still referred to as Monad. There, he revealed to the crowd that it is a design goal for PowerShell to run as the command provider for all Windows administrator tools, including Microsoft Management Console.
DirectX 9.0c in finaly available. Microsoft put the Redistributable and the SDK Summer 2004 update on its servers. The web installer is not here yet.
As the end of year 2009 is approaching, the company is celebrating with a special offer to its customers. This special InfomatiX promotion which starts from the middle of November offers 15% discount for all upgraded off-the-shelf solutions.
Wrapping up our Computex 2006 coverage for this year, Tom"s Hardware just published a video interview with Jeff Hsieh, chief executive officer of performance memory maker GEIL. Hsieh provides insight not only in the history of his company but also talks about the challenges of catering to overclockers and upcoming technologies, such as DDR3 memory as well as memory modules that integrate their own power supply.
Although the overall DRAM market is rebounding, DRAM makers are now voicing concerns about a potential DRAM inventory buildup, according to industry sources. DRAM makers indicated that present DDR inventory pressure (with both upstream and downstream players) is escalating and a continued drop in DDR prices should further aggravate the issue.
The DDR2 512Mbit price premium over DDR 512Mbit has shrunk to 5%, down from 30% in the beginning of 2005, and DRAM supply is expected to run short of demand as memory makers continue to shift production to NAND flash. Spot prices for DDR2 512Mbit parts continue trending downwards, and they should cross below prices for DDR 512Mbit parts in the third quarter, according to DRAMeXchange.
China has said the country will not force citizens to use the controversial Green Dam software.
Apple is said to be planning a September keynote for the week of September 7.
With the increasing popularity of netbooks (with oh so ubiquitous specs), standing out is becoming more and more important. Sony hit us with the Vaio P Series Lifestyle PC in January and while it was not a netbook the ultra portable was definitely an eye opener in terms of design.
Seoul (South Korea) - According to The Chosun Ilbo, a leading South Korean newspaper, Samsung Electronics will be switching its 512 Mb mobile DRAM to 90 nanometers in the near future. The amazing growth in cellular phones and other portable gadgets that use this memory, has put pressure on memory makers to increase production. The smaller size helps phone manufacturers make smaller and more power-efficient phones.
Hackers just like the PC more.
New 90nm graphics processor units (GPUs) from ATI Technologies and Nvidia, with ATI"s flagship R580 chip and two 7xxx series from Nvidia, are expected to enter mass shipments by the end of the first quarter of 2006, according to Taiwan-based graphics card makers. ATI"s current 90nm GPU lineup includes the Radeon X1800, X1600, and X1300 series, but out of these only the lower-end X1300 series is sufficient enough in supply to meet current demand, the makers noted.
Giant, bendy, electronic newspapers.
"The games are competition for porn. Fans jerk off to porn and are done, but you can keep playing a game." - Aiden
Santa Clara (CA) - Sun revealed some details of its virtualization strategy, which is anchored in its Solaris 10 operating system. In a sea of very similar virtualization platforms and approaches, Sun believes that being different and adding value will be a significant contributor to success in this segment.
HighPoint Technologies, makers of RocketRAID line of RAID controllers, has released their RocketGuard 100 monitoring card which keeps track of chassis temperature, fan and power supply health. The little card can be mounted anywhere within the computer case and has connectors to HighPoint"s RocketRAID cards and chassis alert LEDs. Using the included software, users can set alert limits and be emailed when a fan fails or when the case reached a certain temperature.
MacBooks are the best laptops, according to Consumer Reports" testing.
Pranksters and criminals can infect RFID chips with computer viruses, worms and malware to cause major disruption at places where the popular tracking technology is used, according to new research by a group of European scientists.
Boston (MA) - In a session Wednesday afternoon on ten classes of benefits administrators will see from the forthcoming operating system still called Windows Server "Longhorn," for lack of a specific year, Microsoft technical program manager Ward Ralston revealed that one installation option for Longhorn, entitled Server Core, will enable a command line-driven OS with just the basic services to be installed within a 500 MB footprint.
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Servers memory capacity will get a boost later this year with availability of 16 GB modules. Micron is currently sampling the devices, which are built in a 36x2x2Gb "twin-die" stack configuration. Commercial availability is planned for late 2006.
If youve been eyeing that 8.9-inch Eee PC, it might be time to consider picking one up while theyre still around.
Last week Asus announced that it was discontinuing the 8.9-inch Eee PC, reports have emerged that say all netbook vendors are dropping the price of their 8.9-inch models in order to clear inventory. Is this the end of the 8.9 inch netbook?
The original idea of the netbook, at least in modern terms, was for a light, no-frills, barebones PC that was used to access and communicate on the internet. After all, thats why it was called a ˜netbook.
San Jose (CA) - Demonstrating that conventional parallel recording technology isn"t quite dead yet, Samsung today announced it has increased the storage capability for its new best-in-class hard disk drive from 100 to 133 GB per platter. Today, in an announcement whose execution required a little deciphering, the company unveiled two new models in its SpinPoint T133 series: the HD400LD for Ultra ATA-133, and the HD400LJ for Serial ATA.
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New York (NY) - In an effort to regain ground in the global server market, Sun today made several announcements, including two "eco-friendly" servers based on the 8-core UltraSparc T1 processor: The new T1000 and T2000 servers can outpace Intel and IBM rivals, Sun claims. A new open source program is targeted to bring Linux and FreeBSD to the T1 platform.
Next month Linux enthusiasts and newbies will flock to the Southern California Linux Expo (SCALE) for free CDs, technical talks and even a conference on the OpenDocument format. The small show, run by an all volunteer staff, focuses on end-user education, but also has several classes devoted to businesses. Among the speakers and exhibitors will be representatives of Google, Novell and IBM.
Berkeley (CA) - The 28th list of the world"s 500 most power supercomputers was published one day ahead of the official opening of the SC06 supercomputing conference. The top-10 of the list saw major changes, partially due to three new AMD Opteron systems, which are ranked in Position 2, 9 and 10.
Paris (France) French website PC Inpact delivered juicy details about a new supercomputer that is currently designed in France. So far, we only knew that the system will use 1068 CPUs. Now we know that it will be based on 8-core Nehalem processors as well 96 GPUs, bringing the total number crunching horsepower to 300 TFLops, enough for the second position in the current Top-500 supercomputer list.
There is a new speed demon in the supercomputer circuit.
Yesterday Craigslist announced that it had filed a lawsuit suing Henry McMaster. Jim Buckmaster also revealed that a restraining order was part of that lawsuit. Henry McMasters response? Something along the lines of, Finally!
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Gigabyte United, a joint-venture of Gigabyte Technology and Asustek Computer, has launched its GA-N680SLI-DQ6 high-end gaming platform, featuring the Nvidia nForce 680i SLI MCP chipset, supporting Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad-Core processors, and delivering what the company calls Gigabyte 6-Quad technologies. The board is based around the Nvidia nForce 680i chipset and offers native 1333 FSB support for the latest Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad-Core processors, the company claims.
Dell has announced that the company will be discontinuing one member of its Mini line, the Dell Mini 12.
ion interactive, the leading provider of landing page software, today announced the launch of iPhone-optimized quick-start landing experiences
New York (NY) - Sony confirmed that it will be shipping its first Blu-ray burner "on or around" 18 August. The model BWU-100A will sell as an internal drive for $750.
Stratix today announced the release of Stratix Mobile, a highly configurable suite of rules-based mobility software products allowing field service and field sales organizations to adapt to changing market demands with less cost, time and effort.
Steve Jobs took the stage in San Francisco thirty minutes ago and after a few updates about iPods, MacBooks and Apple stores, he made with the goods: Ladies and gentlemen, the incredibly disappointing iPad.
UPDATE 26 July 3:20 PM EST: Samsung"s 4 GB Vista flash SSD to be priced under $200
Still no specs but how about a history lesson?
Blizzard may already be handing out keys to the highly-anticipated StarCraft II Beta.
While more cosmetic surgery practices nationwide are using imaging software to give patients a glimpse of what their results could look like, Dr. Andrew Smith cautions that imaging technology should not replace a discussion with a qualified surgeon.
Today we have Keith Curtis joining us for a discussion on Linux. Curtis spent 11 years as a Software Design Engineer at Microsoft before examining Linux and the open source side of things, which resulted in a change of perspective and a published book.
Real-time translation of television, phone or web sites could come in a few years if the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has its way. Its funding the Global Autonomous Language Exploitation (GALE) project that will aim for 90 to 95 percent accurate translations of Arabic or Mandarin by 2010. Competitors are large companies like IBM, SRI and BBN who must make the grade every year or risk being cut from the project.
Broadcom has announced what it claims to be the industry"s first high-definition (HD) digital TV silicon solution designed on 65nm node that supports full 1080p display resolution. The Broadcom BCM3563 is described as the television industry"s first complete system-on-a-chip solution that supports full HD 1080p display resolution.
Las Vegas (NV) - The original Xbox had Halo. The Xbox 360 has Gears of War. And soon, according to Microsoft, Windows Vista will have Crysis.
Consumer technology retail sales which includes IT, imaging, audio, video, and consumables, from the week of Black Friday through the week ending December 23, 2006, grew 6.5% from the same time period in 2005 to $8.75 billion, a slowdown from the 10% increase seen last year, according to The NPD Group. "The sales pace that started on Black Friday continued through Christmas," said Stephen Baker, vice president, industry analysis, The NPD Group.
The netbook has seen tons of success as a low-cost solution for the casual PC user and during time of economic crisis, consumers are benefiting from Atom-based notebooks more than ever.
OCZ announced that it will demonstrate PC2-8000 memory (DDR2-1000) at the Cebit tradeshow, which takes place from March 9 to 15 in Hannover, Germany. According to the company, the memory will leave headroom for speeds beyond 1 GHz, but declined to provide specifics on the memory"s overclocking potential.
Sony and Toshiba group firms are discussing a new unified standard for next-generation DVDs, a Sony source said on Thursday.
The Asus Eee brand has transformed into many things. What started out as a moniker for the value-oriented and focused netbook line that sparked a massive trend is now a label for consumer-oriented nettops, monitors and even keyboards.
Despite high hopes for the Slate PC debut, the Microsoft Keynote at CES 2010 was a complete fizzle.
Aligned Assets announce the release of three new address management solutions for the Emergency Services
Bolstered by its partnership with ATI, AMD"s Live! Home Cinema Platform supports a full range of PC capabilities in a living-room convenient form factor.
Sharp is introducing a technology called Aquos Net that brings Internet content and remote diagnostics to Aquos LCD TVs at the touch of a button. To connect the Aquos to an Internet source in another room utilizing existing electrical wiring, Sharp has debuted several PLC (Power Line Communication) adapters. These PLC adapters allow consumers to connect multiple devices, such as TVs, set-top boxes, gaming consoles, PCs, and routers, using Sharp"s PLC adapters wherever there are power outlets in the home.
Acer unveiled on Wednesday its first WiMax-enabled notebooks in support of the first WiMax wireless network in the United States - Baltimores XOHM network. The Intel Centrino 2-based Aspire 4930-6862 and Aspire 6930-6771 notebooks are the first to use Intels new WiMax/Wi-Fi module, previously codenamed Echo Peak.
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Check Point Software Technologies is celebrating its 15th anniversary tomorrow by giving away free copies of its vaunted firewall software ZoneAlarm Pro 2009. The promotion runs for 24 hours, from 6 a.m. PST Tuesday, November 18 to 6 a.m. Wednesday, November 19.
Santa Clara (CA) - Intel is gearing up for its Spring Developer Forum, which will open its doors on April 2 in Shanghai. Senior vice president Pat Gelsinger gave a first outlook what attendees will be able to see in China: Judging by this first presentation, Intel isn"t slowing down and will present a full line of new products ranging from a new Itanium on the high-end, to a six core MP Xeon, more details about the next-gen Nehalem micro architecture, first information about the succeeding 32 nm Sandy Bridge architecture as well as its discrete graphics card and FP accelerator Larrabee.
Although Micron Technology reported improved financial results last quarter by moving away from commodity DRAM, Taiwan-based vendors including Nanya Technology and Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) stated that, despite declining DRAM prices, they can achieve profits by lowering their production costs, and they do not plan to shift their focus to non-memory businesses.
In various global markets - DRAMeXchange is reporting that first quarter buying activity may be enough to bring the DRAM industry out of its projected slump. According to reports published today at DigiTimes, both Kingston and Samsung"s believe the slump will continue beyond Q1 2008. However, DRAMeXchange believes the industry may rebound in Q1 2008 thanks to "annual facility maintenance" whereby large corporations upgrade their equipment.
Former IBM and BEA executive Christoph Rau joins eZ Systems
Santa Clara (CA) - P.A. semi, a fabless chip design company today said that its debut processor has entered the sampling phase and is shipping in small numbers to customers. The company claims that the 2 GHz dual-core processor is four to five times more power efficient than any other processor in its class.
Cambridge (MA) - Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have found a way to develop 25 nm chip structures with a common lithography process, indicating that chip manufacturers will be able to push out the adoption of an expensive Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) lithography manufacturing process by another chip generation.
Santa Clara (CA) - Nvidia is prepping a major driver release that the company is calling "Big Bang II." As one can expect from such a lofty name, the drivers bring several improvements including the latest OpenGL support and SLI with multiple monitors.
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LG.Philips LCD will showcase several widescreen HDTV LCD panels and a 10.1" electronic book reader (e-book) display at FPD International 2005 (October 19-21) in Yokohama, Japan. The company will showcase 37-, 42- and 47" widescreen full high definition (1920 by 1080) TFT LCDs for HDTVs and multimedia displays.
PhysX, the physics-acceleration technology developed by Ageia and later acquired by Nvidia, has always had the capacity to impress. But its taking a long time for the eye-popping effects seen in demos to show up in retail games. Electronic Arts DICE studio is taking the plunge, so to speak, with the PC version of its upcoming action-adventure game Mirrors Edge.
Nvidia has announced the immediate availability of its MAXtreme 9 D3D and POWERdraft 2007 - new performance drivers developed in close collaboration with Autodesk, for 3ds Max 9 software and AutoCAD 2007 software.
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Microsoft has yet to even hint at pricing for its upcoming Windows 7, but websites are now reporting details citing anonymous sources.
At CES this year we spent way too much time hounding the Garmin and Asus folks about their respective smartphones. Why arent you displaying them at CES? Any word at all? Come on, you know you want to tell us! Sometimes that works and someone will eventually say something they shouldnt. Usually its not much, just a ballpark time on when we can expect a launch. Still, we cant say anything until the summer, is better than, Were not showing it at CES, end of story.
Amazon"s Kindle is certainly started a fire for consumers in 2008.
ASUS is showing an overclocked version of the dual-GPU HD3870 X2 card based on ATI"s graphics chips. Its EAH3780X2 TOP/G/3DDHTI/1G features slightly increased GPU and memory clock speeds.
The fat lady is singing for Transmeta. The once known for its highly energy-efficient x86-compatible Crusoe and Efficeon microprocessors announced two new licensing deals with Intel today, and then proclaimed that the company was for sale.
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Bedford (NH) - Segway, makers of the famous self-righting scooter of the same name, is rolling out two new models that have longer range and can even go off the beaten path. The i2 model can travel up to 24 miles on a single charge, while the x2 has rugged tires to take on trails and rough terrain. Both models also have a new wireless remote which functions like a car remote.
The netbook class of mobile computing is quickly becoming the most lucrative of the computing world, and along with that comes fierce competition to win over the customers, MSI is now showing off a sleek pair of X-Slim netbooks.
Walletex had one of the smaller booths at CES this year but the company had a couple of key words on their banner that drew a pretty big crowd. Worlds Slimmest. Anything that claims to be the worlds slimmest, worlds lightest, worlds smallest is going to get some attention and this one is actually pretty cool: an MP3 player that fits on your wallet.
Xerox"s color laser printers are finally becoming affordable. At this year"s CeBIT, the self-proclaimed document company is introducing a 12-page-per-minute office color-laser printer for under $450 (€300).
SyberWorks, Inc., a leader in custom e-Learning Solutions and the LMS announces that due to overwhelming response, registration for the Webinar, FDA Computer Validation 101: Basic Fundamentals, ends Thursday February 4th, 2010.
Thanks to a possible ban on action games, Crytek may be forced to leave Germany.
While some manufacturers try to force DDR3 into the market, Trancend understands that the majority of performance platforms still use DDR2.
According to Nvidia, two graphics cards are better than one, especially when you"re trying to play a PC game like Crysis at high settings. So how about three cards?
There are few people who can captivate and appeal to the entire tech industry, and even fewer with life stories to match. Steve Wozniak, Co-founder and Employee #1 at Apple, is one such man. From simple beginnings in his garage and at UC Berkeley to winning more engineering and inventor awards than can be counted, Steve is one of the few engineers left who have seen the personal computer era in its entirety.
The PC games space is one thats ever changing. CPU and GPU technology constantly push the boundaries beyond any other platform, but sadly, the PC also suffers the most from piracy.
Microsoft Windows never lets us down when it comes to BSOD amusement and at the 2008 Summer Olympic Opening Ceremonies it strikes again
Ahead of the official launch of Windows Vista operating system (OS), Acer now offers a full range of LCD monitors, with sizes ranging from widescreen 20, 22, 24 to 26 inches, ready and tested by WHQL (Windows Hardware Quality Labs) for Windows Vista compliance, according to the company. The tests ensure that Acer"s LCD monitor lines connect to Windows Vista easily.
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Hannover (Germany) - Cebit, the big daddy of all technology fairs, opened today in Hannover, Germany. In the coming weeks, several hundred thousand people are expected to push and shove through large booths and the tiny aisles of 26 exhibit halls.
Lake Forest (IL) - BFG today announced that its Ageia Physx based physics cards will be available in North America, Europe, Japan, Korea and Australia on 9 May.
San Jose (CA) - Ageia today launched its long awaited PhysX processor. As IP firm, Ageia will not not manufacture PhysX cards but license the technology to card manufactureres instead. BFG and Asus will bring Ageia-based physics boards to the market later this year.
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Research In Motion (RIM) has announced that the latest addition to the companys Blackberry family will be available ˜around the world this summer.
Grpahics card maker Chaintech said it has launched a new Nvidia GeForce 6800-based board that uses faster 2.5ns memory instead of the the common 2.8ns versions. The "Apogee" also includes an "upgraded" cooling fan thate nabled the company to ship the cards with a 10 percent increased core and memory clock - to 358 MHz and 660 MHz, respectively. According to Chaintech, two Apogees in SLI mode will achieve about 80 percent more performance than a single card. Pricing and availability details have not been announced yet. (THG)
Nvidia today announced that it has received an exclusive right from Activision to bundle the video game Call of Duty 2 with GeForce-based graphic cards. According to the firm, the pre-sale program for Call of Duty 2 bundles has been launched; graphic card manufacturers are expected to offer the packages beginning today.
Intelestream has recently completed a successful implementation of intelecrm for Production Resource Group (PRG).
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San Francisco (CA) - At this year"s Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, we interviewed Intel"s Senior Performance Analyst Francois Piednoel about their dual processor Skulltrail platform. He told us the monstrous systems aren"t just for extreme gaming, but also easily handle rendering and video production tasks.
Portland (Maine) - A huge security break at the Hannaford Bros. grocery chain has exposed more than 4 million credit card and debit card numbers. So far, the pilfered numbers have led to 1800 cases of fraud. The chain says the numbers were stolen during the card authorization process and that it affects customers in the Northeast portion of the country along with Florida.
Consivex Software Ltd is a startup technology company from China. It"s focusing on providing offshore IT outsourcing services to its wide range of customers from North America, West Europe and Asia Pacific region.
Los Angeles (CA) - ABC announced this week that it will bring some of its most popular television shows to free on-demand video services, but viewers won"t be able to skip the commercials.
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Bitrix, Inc., a leading Content Management System (CMS) developer, releases a new version of Bitrix Site Manager that now includes extended SEO options, robust tools for website performance analysis, and other essential features for website editors.
Multicore is coming, no question about it. But today, the benefit of multicore processors is very limited as such CPUs need threaded applications to take advantage of the additional horsepower. NEC now says that it has developed a processor that automatically enables threading in any application - without the need to recompile or re-develop software.
Tom"s Hardware will publish a major update to its popular CPU Charts utility on Wednesday. Two new processors will be joining the existing lineup of 83 CPUs and a new price/performance ratio feature will allow users to determine which processor offers the most bang for the buck.
A battle for the PCIe GPU channel market between ATI Technologies and Nvidia looms in the fourth quarter, despite an ATI claim that it has delivered over one million native PCIe GPUs to the market, according to sources at Taiwan graphics card makers.
Microsoft"s next patchday is just around the corner. The company announced that it will issue eight updates next week, five of them being marked as critical and three as important. All "critical" updates patch remote execution threads. Affected programs include the Windows operating system, the Office suite as well as the Internet Explorer web browser.
Las Vegas (NV) - It wasn"t officially the first day of the show, but it was the first day (if not the second) of events all around Las Vegas, including product announcements, exclusive previews, and the Bill Gates keynote address. With the hot-button issues of the week now engrained in our minds, Wednesday brought with it the opening bell of the next round in the Blu-ray / HD DVD fracas, as well as the culmination of a new and equally pressing debate: How are all these experientially-immersive digital home media experience vehicles, such as Intel Viiv and AMD LIVE! devices, supposed to communicate with one another? You"d think there"d be an interface somewhere.
In October 2009, WEBaby Corp. released a new version of Cartmeister-2, a tool for creating professional quality business cards, badges, permits and other cards. You can create custom cards for business or personal use just in minutes.
Alienware has begun offering Nvidias Quadro FX 3600M GPU as a $600 option for its 15.4" Area-51 m15x notebook. According to the manufacturer, the hardware upgrade allows designers and engineers to work in complex, real-time, photorealistic environments throughout an array of CAD, DCC and scientific applications.
The cloud is fundamentally changing Customer Relationship Management (CRM) by providing convenience, flexibility, and cost savings to organizations of all sizes.
Analyst Opinion - Part of what makes this year somewhat different in graphics is that Intel has indicated that is now serious about graphics. There is a technology called Larrabee on the horizon that is promised to surpass the best that both AMD/ATI and Nvidia will have on the market in two years. Having been down this path before, describing my feelings as a little skeptical would be an understatement. But Intel is a very capable company and they are executing very well at the moment. However, the first reviews of Intels new integrated part are available and, unfortunately, reality isnt in line with expectations.
Asustek Computer has introduced overclocked graphics cards based on Nvidias latest GeForce GTX 280 and 260 GPUs. The Asustek ENGTX280 TOP/HTDP/1G graphics card boosts the core, shader, and memory clock performance up from 600 MHz to 670 MHz, 1300 MHz to 1460 MHz and 1100 MHz to 1215 MHz, respectively.
Don"t act so surprised, you guys knew this was coming.
How was everyone"s Christmas break? If you"ve got money left over, you should check out these deals!
Nvidia today introduced four new Quadro professional graphics solutions based on PCI Express. Leveraging this next-generation bus architecture, teh firm doubled the bandwidth of its AGP 8X-based products to over 4 GByte per second in both upstream and downstream data transfers.
Friday Nobilis and Frozenbyte announced Trine, a fantasy action game coming to the PC and PlayStation Network
It"s $599 for a netbook. Can you dig it? We can"t either.
AMD introduced the budget-friendly ATI Radeon HD 4830 graphics card this week to fill in the gaps of its new line of Radeon HD series.
Search PPT provides users with access to a powerful search engine which can instantly search through thousands of PowerPoint documents to enable to the user to view and download the file.
Syntheway is proud to present Virtual Sitar, a VST instrument software designed to emulate the Indian Sitar. Available for Windows and Linux O.S.
ASRock has launched a motherboard based on AMD"s 780G and SB700 chipsets, the A780FullDisplayPort, which features outputs including D-Sub, DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort through a dongle. The A780FullDisplayPort supports HyperTransport 3.0, dual-channel DDR2 1066 memory, a PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot and an integrated AMD RV610 graphics engine.
Nvidia has announced two new professional graphics solutions; the Nvidia Quadro FX 370 Low Profile GPU and the Quadro FX 470 integrated motherboard GPU.
Everyones been anxiously watching the beta builds of Windows 7 roll out, inching ever so closer to the next milestone the release candidate.
With Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) not being able to improve yield rates on its 80nm manufacturing process, ATI Technologies will forego manufacturing its graphics chips on 80 nm node this year, according to industry sources.
Enterprise 2.0 adopters can exercise instant messaging on Android, iPhone, Blackberry and other smartphones.
According to Comscore Media Metrix, a consulting firm that measures the use of digital media, MySpace is currently the top video streaming site in the U.S., at least in terms of the total number of streams initiated. The network of Yahoo sites tops the list on an international scale.