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AMD New APU Details Leaked

Mon, 07/26/2010 - 19:36

Fusion early, Llano later in 2011 and two new, still power hungry, DX11 APUs is the latest AMD news roundup to come out of the company's earnings call

Experts Warn Against Watching Stereoscopic 3D For More Than 2 Hours

Fri, 07/16/2010 - 15:31

Eye specialist and MD of Butterflies Healthcare, James Sutton, is warning against watching stereoscopic 3D content for more than 2 hours at a time.&nb

nVidia Targets Mainstream

Tue, 07/13/2010 - 22:41

It's taken nVidia a while but it has finally released the second chip in the Fermi family that aims to conquer the so called "performance m

Ubisoft Expects 3D TVs In Most Homes By 2013

Mon, 07/12/2010 - 23:35

Ubisoft appears to be confident that 3D TV will be a commonplace item in most homes within 3 years. "The truth is I think it is a technolo

Retail Kinect Tracks Less Players And Joints Than Shown In E3 Demos

Fri, 07/02/2010 - 10:13

The technical specs listed on Kinect's page on retailer site Play.com is the most detailed released to date about Microsoft's new motion sensing contr

nVidia Launches EyeFinity Killer: 3D Vision Surround

Thu, 07/01/2010 - 00:01

nVidia is unrelentingly blogging its excitement at having finally released the much delayed GeForce Beta v258.69 drivers which add support for 3D Visi

AMD Revolution - XBOX 360 Slim Evolution

Thu, 06/24/2010 - 20:13

AMD has chosen a little known event, on the fringes of mainstream obscurity, to announce big x86 processor breakthroughs and Microsoft a definition of

Intel Price Cuts - Core i7 950 Almost Half Price

Mon, 06/21/2010 - 19:42

Intel, is planning significant price cuts to a wide range of processors, including price drops to its flagship, Core i7 range, according to HKEP

Asus Announces Eee Pad Promises 10 Hours battery Life And Multitasking

Tue, 06/01/2010 - 10:03

During its Computex keynote, Asus unveiled the ASUS Eee Pad, an ultra-slim and light yet high-performance slate device designed to provide users with

Nvidia Releases GeForce GTX 465

Tue, 06/01/2010 - 09:50

Showcased as part of the NVIDIA 3D Revolution press conference held at the start of this year’s Computex trade show, the newest entry to the NVI

Intel Abandons Discrete Graphics For The Near Future

Fri, 05/28/2010 - 10:30

When Intel announced the cancelation of their first Larrabee discrete graphics accelerator (graphics card), they hinted that another version might be

New Sony LED Display Can Be Rolled On A Pen

Fri, 05/28/2010 - 10:24

Sony has managed to produce the world's thinnest and most flexible OLED display to date.

Leaked FCC Filing Reveals 3DS Wide Screen

Fri, 05/21/2010 - 10:20

A development kit submitted to the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) 3 weeks ago might be the motherboard of Nintendo's upcoming 3DS handheld wh

Xbox 360 USB Flash Drive By SanDisk Is Now Available

Fri, 05/07/2010 - 13:53

SanDisk today announced that it is shipping the Xbox 360 USB Flash Drive by SanDisk for the Microsoft Xbox 360 gaming and entertainment console.

Apple Is Considering AMD Chips

Wed, 04/21/2010 - 09:44

Apple's fans were skeptical about its decision to switching to Intel processors back in 2006, but the growing success of Apple computers proved it has

Project Natal Will Utilize PrimeSense 3D Sensing Technology

Thu, 04/01/2010 - 11:30

Microsoft and PrimeSense, a leader in 3D sensing and recognition technologies, announced today that PrimeSense will be providing its 3D-sensing techno

GeForce GTX 480 Photos And Specs Leaked

Sun, 03/21/2010 - 19:30

ATI's Radeon 5870 and the rest of its DirectX 11 GPU family has been available in market for 6 months now while Nvidia irons up its highly anticipated

Nvidia Readies Next Generation ION GPU For Netbooks

Tue, 03/02/2010 - 23:47

NVIDIA introduced the Next-generation NVIDIA ION graphics processor today, which will supercharge netbooks with 10 times the graphics performance of s

Nvidia Teases 'The World's Fastest PC Graphics Technology'

Wed, 02/24/2010 - 00:13

A tweet posted by Nvidia bragged that ""The wait is almost over!

Upcoming Sony Ericsson Mobiles Will Include PSN Access

Thu, 02/18/2010 - 22:27

Right after Microsoft confirmed that Xbox LIVE will be integrated with Windows Mobile 7, Sony's chairman, Sir Howard Stringer, told Mobile Phone World

PopCap: iPad Will Revolutionize Gaming In 3 Years

Tue, 02/16/2010 - 02:02

Apple's iPad has seen mixed reception till now, but PopCap co-founder John Vechey doesn't seem to be that hesitant about it. "The iPad's important,

Nvidia Is Considering External Graphics Solutions

Tue, 02/16/2010 - 01:58

In a recent interview Nvidia's general manager of the notebook GPU business, Rene Haas, revealed that the company is eyeing external graphics adapters

First Nvidia Fermi Video Cards Named

Wed, 02/03/2010 - 08:28

With AMD's DirectX 11 several months market lead, Nvidia may be betting its future on its upcoming Fermi architecture.Nvidia has started mass producti

AMD Introduces The World's First DirectX 11 Mobile GPUs

Fri, 01/08/2010 - 06:00

AMD today introduced its lineup of next-generation DirectX 11-capable ATI Mobility Radeon Premium graphics, including ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 grap

Russian Scientists Are Working On A Plan To Deflect Asteroids

Sun, 01/03/2010 - 06:00

"People's lives are at stake," Russian scientist Anatoly Perminov told the Russian radio station Golos Rossii.

Nokia Sues Apple For iPhone Patent Infringements

Thu, 12/31/2009 - 06:00

Nokia announced it has today filed a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) alleging that Apple infringes Nokia patents

Researchers Utilize Body Heat To Power Up Handhelds

Sat, 12/26/2009 - 06:00

Researchers at Interuniversity Microelectronics Center in Belgium have created the first successful prototypes of their efficient "energy harvester" d

Epic Has Ported Unreal Engine 3 To iPhone 3GS

Thu, 12/24/2009 - 06:00

Epic has been working secretly on porting their popular Unreal Engine 3 to iPhone, and they are almost finished now.The company's VP Mark Rein has sho

Intel Announces Next Gen 'PinView' Atom Chipsets

Mon, 12/21/2009 - 06:00

Intel announced new Intel Atom processors today that feature integrated graphics built directly into the CPU, enabling improved performance and smalle

Nvidia: ATI's DirectX 11 Head Start Has Little Effect

Sun, 12/20/2009 - 06:00

While ATI has a whole range of DirectX 11 capable graphics cards, Nvidia is yet to release its first Fermi chipset which would offer the same capabili

Sony Claims Its Motion Tech Will Beat Natal And Wii

Fri, 12/18/2009 - 06:00

Set to launch and compete with the impressive Project Natal, few people have high hopes for Sony's upcoming motion control system which promised nothi

Analyst Expects Apple Tablet Before April

Sat, 12/12/2009 - 06:00

Never officially acknowledged by Apple, the company's plans to release a tablet pc are widely accepted among developers and analysts.One such analyst

Intel Kills Larrabee

Tue, 12/08/2009 - 06:00

After spending millions of dollars and thousands of man hours researching, developing and promoting Larrabee as the next leap in graphics cards, Intel

Intel Develops 48-Core Processor

Fri, 12/04/2009 - 06:00

Researchers from Intel Labs demonstrated an experimental, 48-core Intel processor, or "single-chip cloud computer," that rethinks many of the approach

Newly Developed Semiconducting Nanowires Might Be The Future Of Computing

Mon, 11/30/2009 - 06:00

A new generation of ultrasmall transistors and more powerful computer chips using tiny structures called semiconducting nanowires are closer to realit

Alienware PCs Will Come Preloaded With pOrtal And Steam

Sat, 11/28/2009 - 06:00

Dell announced that its all powerful Alienware line of PC gaming systems, including the Area-51 and Aurora desktops and the M17x and M15x laptops, wil

Nvidia Harassing Intel With Cartoons

Mon, 11/09/2009 - 06:00

Ever since Nvidia launched its Ion integrated graphics platform in a move that was likened by the company's CEO to "opening a can of whoop-ass" agains

AMD Revenue Is Increasing But Still 22 Percent Less Than Last Year

Tue, 10/20/2009 - 05:00

AMD today reported revenue for the third quarter of 2009 of $1.396 billion.

Apple Time Capsules Reported To Last Less Than 18 Months

Mon, 10/19/2009 - 05:00

Lots of Apple's Time Capsule backup device are reporting that its lifespan is no more than 18 months.Disgruntled Time Capsule user, "zmippie" took it

AMD: PhysX's Nvidia Lock Will Be Its Demise

Tue, 10/06/2009 - 05:00

With its latest driver release, Nvidia disabled hardware PhysX support in systems that use an ATI card for graphics along with an Nvidia card for phys

Wi-Fi 802.11n Specs Has Been Finalized

Sat, 10/03/2009 - 05:00

The Wi-Fi Alliance has begun product testing for its Wi-Fi CERTIFIED n program, updating its two-year-old Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 802.11n draft 2.0 program.Th

Apple: iPhone 30 Percent Call Drop Rate Is The Norm

Fri, 10/02/2009 - 05:00

Manoj Gupta took his iPhone to an Apple Genius Bar where they told him that his phone is perfectly well and needs no repairs.After testing his iPhone,

Sony: Uncharted 2 Cinema Play May Start Something

Wed, 09/30/2009 - 05:00

Sony hopes that its upcoming promotion where it will allow Uncharted 2 fans to play the game on a cinema screen could be the start of a new popular ga

AMD Unveils ATI Radeon HD 5800 Graphics Cards Series

Sun, 09/27/2009 - 05:00

AMD today launched the most powerful processor ever created, found in its next-generation graphics cards, the ATI Radeon HD 5800 series graphics cards

Intel Announces Core i7 Mobile Processor

Sun, 09/27/2009 - 05:00

Intel Corporation introduced its revolutionary Intel Core i7 Mobile Processor and Intel Core i7 Mobile Processor Extreme Edition today, bringing Intel

AMD Offers First Sub 100 USD Quad Core Processor

Sat, 09/19/2009 - 05:00

As part of the new desktop platform designed for mainstream consumers, AMD announced the first ever quad-core processor for less than $100.By balancin

AMD Announces VISION Technology

Sat, 09/12/2009 - 05:00

AMD today announced a new way to help consumers select the PC that best meets their needs.

Apple Revamps iPod Lineup And Introduces iTunes 9

Sat, 09/12/2009 - 05:00

iPod fans know that Apple updates it popular mp3 player lineup every year in September; This September is no different, and here is what Apple did:App

Femme Fatale Street Fighter IV Fightstick Unveiled

Tue, 09/01/2009 - 05:00

Mad Catz Interactive, a leading worldwide third-party interactive entertainment accessory provider, today announced a Limited Edition 'Femme Fatale' S

Sony Offers Free Repairs To Notebooks With Defective Nvidia GPUs

Wed, 08/12/2009 - 05:00

In July 2008, NVIDIA announced that some notebook computers with NVIDIA graphic processors manufactured with a certain material set were failing in th

Bill Gates Confirms Project Natal For PC

Wed, 07/15/2009 - 05:00

Microsoft chairman, Bill Gates, confirmed today that the much anticipated Project Natal isn't intended for Xbox 360 and future Microsoft consoles only

Apple Blames Users For iPhone 3G Overheating

Thu, 07/02/2009 - 05:00

Several users and tech writers have reported severe cases of iPhone 3GS overheating.

European Mobile Makers Agree On Mobile Phone Charger Standard

Tue, 06/30/2009 - 05:00

Incompatibility of chargers for mobile phones is a major inconvenience for users and also leads to unnecessary waste.

Intel Future Branding Strategy Explained

Sat, 06/20/2009 - 05:00

"Over the last year or so, Intel has been quietly working behind the scenes taking a hard look at our brand structure and exploring ways to make it mo

Apple Unveils The New iPhone 3G S

Wed, 06/10/2009 - 05:00

Apple today introduced the new iPhone 3G S, the fastest, most powerful iPhone yet, packed with new features including improved speed and performance-u

New Sony Ericsson Mobile Is Playstation 3 Compatible

Sun, 05/31/2009 - 05:00

Sony Ericsson showcased its latest mobile phone, Aino, which has the ability to control PLAYSTATION3 and access its media content by using Remote Play

Zune Extends To Xbox Live. Zune HD Unveiled

Wed, 05/27/2009 - 05:00

Microsoft today announced the evolution of Zune, the company's end-to-end music and entertainment service, will extend its video service to Xbox LIVE

Lenovo Introduces The First Netbook Utilizing Nvidia's ION

Tue, 05/26/2009 - 05:00

NVIDIA Corporation and Lenovo introduced the Lenovo IdeaPad S12, the first netbook to utilize the NVIDIA ION graphics processor.Lenovo used NVIDIA ION

ATI Radeon HD 4770 Released, Uses 40nm RV740 GPU

Wed, 04/29/2009 - 05:00

AMD launched the ATI Radeon HD 4770, the first graphics processor to harnesses the 40 nanometer manufacturing process for the desktop PC market, deliv

AMD Overclocks 3.2 GHz Phenome II X4 To 7 GHz

Sat, 04/25/2009 - 05:00

Out of the box, the new X4 955 Black Edition, which is aimed at gamers and hobbyists, runs at 3.2 GHz, giving it similar performance to Intel's fastes

Core i5 Specs And Prices Revealed

Sun, 04/19/2009 - 05:00

The first details regarding Intel's upcoming Core i5 CPU has surfaced.The Core i5 is based on a new socket design, socket LGA 1156, making them incomp

Apple Claims PC Is As Expensive As Mac

Sat, 04/18/2009 - 05:00

Microsoft's latest advertisement shows an average computer user, Jane, who wants to buy a 17' laptop.

Sony Patents PSP-Controlled Spy Car

Sun, 04/12/2009 - 05:00

A new patent filed by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe describes how PSP can be used to operate a remote car with a mounted camera.The car and camer

MIT Researchers Create First Virus-Based Battery

Sun, 04/05/2009 - 05:00

For the first time, MIT researchers have shown they can genetically engineer viruses to build both the positively and negatively charged ends of a lit

Nvidia Announces GeForce GTX 275 GPU

Fri, 04/03/2009 - 05:00

NVIDIA announced the GeForce GTX 275 GPU, the latest addition to NVIDIA's performance GPU lineup.Based on the GT200 architecture, the GeForce GTX 275

Senior Mobile Execs Vote N-Gage As 'Fading Star'

Tue, 03/31/2009 - 05:00

Brought together by the Multimedia Research Consultancy, a panel of 147 senior mobile games executives has labeled Nokia's N-Gage a "fading star".The

Nvidia Launches New Quadro GPU Line With SLI Multi-OS

Mon, 03/30/2009 - 05:00

NVIDIA today introduced its most powerful and advanced top-to-bottom line of Quadro professional GPU solutions in the Company's history."Our mission w

NVIDIA Files Countersuit Against Intel

Fri, 03/27/2009 - 05:00

NVIDIA Corporation today announced that it has filed a countersuit in the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware against Intel Corporation for bre

Microsoft CEO Claims Apple Is Just A 500 Dollar Logo

Sun, 03/22/2009 - 05:00

For the last couple of years Apple has seen a healthy market share growth for both of its iPods and Macs, but this trend has come to an end with recen

Report: Office Depot Lies To Customers To Increase Extended Warranty Sales

Sat, 03/14/2009 - 05:00

According to Laptop magazine, Office Depot associates and managers routinely lie to customers about stock levels in order to increase the sales of the

Nvidia Offering 5 Million USD To Upstart GPU Ventures

Wed, 03/11/2009 - 05:00

NVIDIA today announced the launch of the GPU Ventures Program, a new global initiative whose aim is to identify, support and invest in early stage com

Sony 'Reorganizes' Its Management

Sun, 03/01/2009 - 06:00

Sony announced a major reorganization and a new management team.

Intel And Nvidia Sue Each Other

Thu, 02/19/2009 - 06:00

Intel and Nvidia have had agreements in place, allowing Nvidia to develop chipsets that support Intel's processors, and allowing Intel to use Nvidia's

EA Partners With Toy Island To Develop Innovative Sporting Goods

Tue, 02/17/2009 - 06:00

Toy Island and EA SPORTS are teaming up to develop a unique new line of sports equipment that will bring the excitement of video game simulation outsi

IBM Patents Bullet Dodging Bionic Body Armor

Sun, 02/15/2009 - 06:00

IBM has filed a patent for "Bionic body armor" that could allow its wearer to actually dodge bullets.According to the patent filing, the armor utilize

Microsoft To Open Apple-Style Retail Stores

Sun, 02/15/2009 - 06:00

Microsoft announced their plans "to create a better PC and Microsoft retail purchase experience for consumers worldwide through the development and op

Intel Invests 7 Billion Dollars Moving To 32 nm

Wed, 02/11/2009 - 06:00

Intel President and CEO Paul Otellini today announced the company would spend $7 billion over the next two years to build advanced manufacturing facil

Stanford Researchers Store 35 Bits On A Single Electron

Fri, 01/30/2009 - 06:00

Stanford researchers have reclaimed bragging rights for creating the world's smallest writing, a distinction the university first gained in 1985 and l

Sony's Losses Spiral To USD 2.9 Billion

Thu, 01/22/2009 - 06:00

Originally aiming for a profit of $2.2 billion (200 billion Yen), and subsequently lowering its expectations to a loss of $1.1 billion, Sony has again

Cell Chip Co-Creator Compares PS3 And Xbox 360 Chips

Sun, 01/18/2009 - 06:00

Former IBM technical architect David Shippy, who worked on both the PS3's Cell-specific PPU chip and Xbox 360's Xenon CPU talked about the strengths a

PSP 3000 Hacking Tool Hindered By Sony's Legal Action

Fri, 01/16/2009 - 06:00

The latest version of Sony's PSP, the PSP 3000, has proved to be a harder nut to crack for homebrew enthusiasts to break until UK-based peripheral mak

Nvidia Unveils 3d Vision

Sat, 01/10/2009 - 06:00

NVIDIA announced today NVIDIA 3D Vision for GeForce, the world's first high-definition 3D stereo solution for the home.Forming the foundation for a ne

30 GB Zunes Are Committing Mass Suicide

Wed, 12/31/2008 - 06:00

Right now, tons of Zune 30s are dying around the clock for no apparent reason.Since the beginning of December 31st, most 30 GB Zunes that has been res

Creative Teases Zii

Sat, 12/27/2008 - 06:00

Creative has just launched a teaser website dedicated to something called Zii.There are no info to be found anywhere about that Zii and the teaser web

Nvidia And Intel Launch Ion Platform

Thu, 12/18/2008 - 06:00

NVIDIA is poised to energize the PC market by transforming Atom PCs into a premium experience found today in higher priced laptops and desktops.

Nvidia Kicks Off 12 Days Of Great Deals

Sat, 12/13/2008 - 06:00

Each day starting December 11 and continuing all the way through December 22, NVIDIA will feature 12 fantastic offers that you cannot afford to miss!C

Nintendo Considering New Technology For WiiMote

Mon, 12/08/2008 - 06:00

News from several technology-sites indicates that Nintendo might be evaluating new accelerometer technology for the Wii Remote.Currently, Wii accelera

HP Introduces First Multi-Touch Consumer Laptop

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 06:00

HP today announced the industry's first convertible notebook PC with multi-touch technology designed specifically for consumers.The enhanced HP MediaS

Intel Lowers Q4 Profit Expectations Due To Weakening Demand

Sat, 11/15/2008 - 06:00

Intel announced that fourth-quarter business will be below the company's previous outlook.

AMD Quad Core Shanghai Released

Fri, 11/14/2008 - 06:00

AMD today announced widespread availability of its 45nm Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor, delivering up to 35 percent more performance with up to a 35

Civilian Mini Nuclear Reactors To Be Available In 5 Years

Wed, 11/12/2008 - 06:00

Thanks to Los Alamos research labs, the US government laboratory which developed the first atomic bomb, Miniature nuclear reactors that can power up 2

Alienware Introduces The First Crossfire laptop

Wed, 11/05/2008 - 06:00

Alienware is putting two powerful ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3800 series graphics processors from AMD in the Alienware M17 notebook PC.The Alienware M17 i

New Flying Disc Tech May Revolutionize Chip Production

Sat, 10/25/2008 - 05:00

Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, are reporting a new way of creating computer chips that could revitalize optical lithography, a p

Canada Develops The World's Most Advanced Microscope

Thu, 10/23/2008 - 05:00

The most advanced and powerful electron microscope on the planet has been installed in the new Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy at McMaster Uni

Nvidia Partners Reluctant To Adopt Improved GTX 260

Sun, 10/12/2008 - 05:00

Aiming to hinder ATI's Radeon 4870 penetration of the high end graphics market, Nvidia introduced an improved version of their GTX 260 graphics card;

High Speed RAM May Damage Nehalem i7 Processor

Sun, 10/05/2008 - 05:00

The Inquirer revealed that Intel is advising motherboard and RAM producers to abide to a strict 1.65 volts limit for Intel's new X58+Core i7 combo's R

Apple Recalls iPhone 3G Power Adapters

Mon, 09/22/2008 - 05:00

Apple today announced that under certain conditions the new ultracompact Apple USB power adapter's metal prongs can break off and remain in a power ou

Study: Cell Phones Can Affect Sperm Quality