Computer Visionary John Diebold Dies At 79. “Automation” became Diebold’s main theme as he promoted the early use of computers at large U.S. companies. The rest is history and we can thank all sorts of Continue reading “The Father of ‘Automation’ Dies At 79: John Diebold”.
It looks like the last day of 2005 will be one second longer than usual. An extra second will be added on December 31st, but this is not the first time the World has done Continue reading “A ‘Leap second’ is to be added on Dec. 31”.
It was only a matter of time, but in a Blitz: The League you play a game based around fictional football league where players cripple their opponents, gamble and use performance-enhancing supplements. Any game that Continue reading “The Video Game “Blitz” Lands Daunte Culpepper in Trouble”.
Asustek Computer is scheduled to introduce the A9, considered its first notebook series that has been completely researched, designed, developed, and manufactured by local engineers in China, to Europe and China in early 2006, according Continue reading “ASUS Ready To Launch A9 Notebook”.
Representatives at the browser company deny an impending buyout from Google or Microsoft; analysts say Opera’s mobile technologies make the smaller firm attractive. Eskil Sivertsen, a spokesperson for Opera, said his firm has not received Continue reading “Opera Says It is Not for Sale”.
Today Intel launched the Intel Pentium Processor Extreme Edition 955 and we take it out for the initial test drive. We take a look at the features, pricing, temperatures, power consumption and of course overclocking. Does Intel’s next generation have want it takes? Read on for our introduction to the next generation Intel Processor.
According to the website cdrinfo.com, a mod chip for the Microsoft Xbox 360 is likely to show up “within weeks.” This is of course bad news for Microsoft, but good news for the millions of Continue reading “Microsoft Xbox 360 mod chips almost available”.
Check out our Forums for more details! Available Now: 64-Bit Half-Life 2 and Lost Coast? Bellevue, WA. ? December 22, 2005 ? Valve, a leading entertainment and technology studio, unveiled a 64-bit version of its Continue reading “Valve Releases 64bit Source Update”.
Fellow tech writer Kristopher Kubicki has posted an interesting bit over at anandtech about the ATI X1900 and how he has figured out it is being lauched next month. It is interesting to see if Continue reading “Rumor: ATI to launch Radeon X1900 next month”.
Microsoft has settled its lawsuit with rival Google over the hiring of Kai-Fu Lee, an expert in speech recognition technology and the man who founded Microsoft’s China research lab in the late 1990s. Time will Continue reading “Microsoft settles with Google over executive hire”.
A US judge has blocked a law that made it illegal to sell or rent violent games to children. It looks like GTA: San Andreas may have changed the way the World looks at video Continue reading “Judge blocks law on violent games”.
While the ATI X1800 XL is a very fast video card by today’s standards there is always need for more speed and that leads to overclocking. Today we overclock an X1800 XL with the goal of catching up with the higher priced X1800 XT video card. Read on to see how our overclocking trial went.
NVIDIA has released brand new NVIDIA ForceWare drivers today for both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows operating systems. If you are using an NVIDIA card and a dual core processor then you should download these drivers Continue reading “nVidia Forceware 81.98 WHQL Drivers Released”.
Falling memory prices took a toll on Micron’s (MU) bottom line, as the company reported a nearly 60% drop in profit from the year before. Shares are down a bit for the day, but have Continue reading “Micron Loses Some Memory Income, But Sales Level”.
Corsair Memory today announced that it has furthered its commitment to the gaming community by hosting the first Corsair BattleField 2 (BF2) Infantry Cup online tournament. It seems that the top teams will get $5000 Continue reading “Corsair Announces BattleField 2 $5000 Tournament”.
