“Reversing a longstanding Microsoft policy, Bill Gates said Tuesday that the company will ship an update to its browser separately from the next major version of Windows. A beta, or test, version of Internet Explorer Continue reading “Reversal: Next IE update divorced from Windows”.
“ Having boosted its capacity by 50% with a new plant in China, Kingmax Semiconductor is hoping to increase its share of the DRAM-module market. But this strategy poses plenty of questions. When can we Continue reading “Motherboard compatibility is the key priority ? An interview with Kingmax VP Lawrence Chang”.
“XGI Technology, a graphics-solution provider, today announced the signing of a distribution agreement with ASI Corporation to promote and sell graphics cards powered by XGI GPUs in the US market. ASI will market and sell Continue reading “XGI goes after North American graphics card market”.
“ OXFORD SEMI said it has released a bridge chip which will speed up the ability to create external hard drives and optical drives for the Macintosh and the PC. The chip, the OXU921S, is Continue reading “S-ATA to USB bridge chip released”.
You can read my little rant regarding this article and the price gouging being practiced by Newegg and others in our fourms Forum “ Advanced Micro Devices adjusted the prices on a number of its Continue reading “AMD cuts chip prices”.
If you are running some of the recent Geforce 6 series cards or even the Quadro gfx card you might be interested in the 71.81 WHQL drivers that have found on the web. Enthusiasts are Continue reading “71.81 WHQL Drivers are “out” on the web”.
I knew that Walmart was hurting stores like Circuit City, but I didn’t know they were this bad! The #2 Consumer Electronic Store in America could soon be owned by a new company if this Continue reading “Circuit City mulls $3.25 billion takeover offer”.
Looks like DVD’s are going to be tougher to copy, but good news is still to be had! It turns out that the new anti-piracy measures still can’t evade all the current ripping programs! “DVDs Continue reading “DVD copy protection strengthened”.
Last week I brought you my thoughts on the ABIT RX600 video card for PCI-E systems. During the testing phase of that review I used an XFX 6600GT video card for comparison and while the RX600 showed to be a decent card for people looking to transition to PCI-E systems while on a budget, the XFX stole the show by simply crushing the RX600 across the board.
If you didn’t have a loved one to share the night with last night (Valentine’s Day) then gaming might be the way to a new love according to this article. Who woulda thought you could Continue reading “Girl gamers who shoot first, love later”.
Grab the latest version of CPU-Z if you haven’t already! Recently version 1.27 was launched and is worth the update if you need it. This update supports Pentium 4 6xx processors and has a new Continue reading “CPU-Z 1.27 Released”.
SUNNYVALE, CALIF.-Feb. 14, 2005-AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the latest additions to the award-winning AMD Opteron(tm) processor family – Models 852 and 252. The new models represent the worlds highest performing processors for one-way to Continue reading “AMD Introduces Opteron 852 and 252”.
Looks like Fugger got his Intel 3.8GHz Socket T processor up to 7.22GHz and able to enter the BIOS and all. Pretty darn nifty, but how come his CPU is running -122 degrees! Well worth Continue reading “7.22GHz Intel Pentium 4 — Overclocking Done Right!”.
This article done by the Washington Post and published on Yahoo News puts a new twist on how to look at the Napster Music Service. It turns out that the Napster To Go’s $15 monthly Continue reading “Math Is Done: Napster To Go Doesn’t Add Up”.
Dell stocks too a small hit just before the weekend, but it looks like they knew it was coming and was a trade off for tax breaks next year. “Computer industry bellwether Dell has reported Continue reading “Profits drop at PC giant Dell”.
