Nicholas Negroponte, the co-founder of the Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, detailed specifications for a $100 windup-powered laptop targeted at children in developing nations. At 500Mhz and a one gig of memory Continue reading “$100 laptop moves closer to reality thanks to MIT”.
McDonald’s Restaurants (Taiwan) yesterday celebrated sales of its home-grown rice burgers, which topped 5 million units six months after hitting the market, saying the local taste may be available in McDonald’s worldwide soon. I have Continue reading “Are McDonald’s rice burgers set for global domination?”.
As reported earlier Apple now admit that some iPod Nano’s have a problem. The good news is they say it only affects a very small amount of Nono’s sold. Accprding to The BBC Apple are Continue reading “Apple admits to iPod Nano faults”.
A news story on Forbes.com talks about how Microsoft lost $4 billion in four years on the Xbox. I’m sure Microsoft is not worried though as they have $40 billion in cash and over the Continue reading “Xbox drained $4 billion in four years from Microsoft’s profits”.
Another day, another inbox full of news from around the web. In this issue we get looks at a VOIP phone, the gorgeous NI8-SLI from Abit, an interesting article discussing hackers, and the completed worklog Continue reading “September 27th News From Around the Web”.
In its fall advertising campaign breaking this week, Intel Corporation showcases the digital entertainment benefits of the Intel Centrino mobile technology platform for laptop PCs. The eight-country campaign consists of television, print, online, retail and Continue reading “Intel Launches New Mobile Ad Campaign This Week”.
More than eight out of 10 Koreans support cell phone subsidies, according to a survey conducted by the ruling Uri Party in Korea. Nothing like handset subsidy bans! “The government should no longer try to Continue reading “80% of Koreans Want Cell Phone Subsidies”.
If you take a look at Google and notice seven slices of candle-adorned cake on the main page that is because Google is now seven years old. The company went one step further saying that Continue reading “Google Turns 7 & Boasts Being The Best”.
Intel Corp. and Microsoft Corp., the leading suppliers of chips and software for most of the world’s personal computers, are throwing their support behind the next-generation DVD standard known as HD DVD. That means that Continue reading “Intel & Microsoft Support HD DVD Format for next-gen DVDs”.
Legit Reviews is giving away an Intel Pentium M 760 Processor! If high gas prices have been keeping you from building that dream notebook or small form factor don’t worry because LR is giving one Continue reading “Intel Pentium M 760 Processor”.
As reported earlier, Intel are releasing their new dual Core Xeon’s. Now AMD are fighting back with the release of 3 new Dual Core Cpu’s. CHIP FIRM AMD released more dual core Opterons as it Continue reading “AMD intros three more dual core Opterons”.
Dell are to release Dual Core Xeon servers. They will not ship until October but with HP, Sun and IBM all jumpping on the AMD bandwaggon, this can only mean good things for Intel. Intel Continue reading “Intel’s dual-core Xeon makes Dell debut”.
ATI Technologies has placed orders with United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) to produce its R521, RV531 and RV516 graphics processing units (GPUs) using 90nm technology, according to industry sources. I am worried about the comment on Continue reading “ATI goes fromTSMC to UMC for 90nm R-5XX orders”.
Microsoft Beta testers have recently confirmed that Windows Vista works best with 256MB video cards and Digitimes is reporting that the video card makers should see increased sales after the launch. With Microsoft Vista being Continue reading “Microsoft Vista To Boost 256mb Graphics Card Sales”.
Google has been making progress with their ad services in recent months and is now eyeing television as a possible advertising market. Google has recently moved into print advertising and began with online ad services Continue reading “Google looking at TV advertising with GoogleTV division”.