Today we preview the latest in chipset technology from VIA covering their new PT 880 Pro, PT 894 and PT 894 Pro chipsets for the Pentium 4. These chipsets allow for AGP/PCIe graphics cards and DDR1/DDR2 memory to all be used on a single motherboard! If you want to upgrade your Intel system read on!
Today VIA allows us to talk openly about their new chipsets and what the offer for consumers. The new chipsets are the PT 880 Pro, PT 894 and PT 894 Pro chipsets for the Pentium Continue reading “New VIA PT Series Chipsets Launched!”.
Patch is available, but some experts advise against installing it. “Russian security company Positive Technologies has released a patch to a security hole it said it discovered in Microsoft’s Windows XP Service Pack 2 last Continue reading “Security company pokes hole in WinXP SP2”.
“THE SEMICONDUCTOR Industry Association (SIA) reported that global chip sales amounted to $213 billion, fuelled by high demand. But George Scalise, who is head of the trade association, said that high gas prices could damage Continue reading “Chip sales hit by high gas prices”.
“ HP HAS been trying to launch an “entertainment center” platform since 2000. Someone call Carly and tell her it’s time to shoot the dog. Its first attempt launched in 2001 was a Linux-based device Continue reading “Why Tivo will thrash HP, Microsoft”.
“While Advanced Micro Devices is reportedly preparing a new socket for 2006 introduction, the company?s current 939-pin infrastructure is likely to live a long life, the company says. But it is unclear how long processors Continue reading “Socket 939 Has a Good Lifespan Ahead”.
“THE LEAD developer on Firefox, Ben Goodger, has told fans that the next version of Firefox is going to be a bit late. Version 1.1 was set for a March release, however on Goodger?s blog, Continue reading “Firefox 1.1 to be delayed”.
“Recent downtime on Valve’s Steam Subscriber service has caused aggravation for Counter Strike players and increased calls for a change in the way Half Life 2 authenticates its single-player mode. Currently, players of Half-Life 2 Continue reading “Steam comes out of Half Life 2 players’ ears”.
Today’s Must Read Review: Looking for a new game? Bored with HL2, Far Cry, and Doom3? Bytesector.com has a trio of reviews covering Prince of Persia : Warrior Within, Lord of the Rings: The Third Continue reading “Sunday Night Reviews”.
“Leading graphics chip companies ATI Technologies and NVIDIA Corp. adopted the PCI Express x16 interconnection type rapidly and were able to ship their products for Intel?s latest PCI Express platforms immediately after the giant chipmaker Continue reading “World’s First PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller Makes It to Retail”.
“While dual-core and eventually multi-core processors can do a lot in terms of making multitasking and virtualization more-efficient, dual-core chips are not required for Intel?s forthcoming desktop virtualization technology called Vanderpool.” X-Bit Labs
“Motherboard maker ASRock plans to venture into the production of graphics cards in June, aiming to ramp up output to 100,000 units a month in the second half of 2005, said company president Sterling Wu. Continue reading “ASRock to start marketing graphics cards in June”.
“Now users can use video.google.com to search for transcripts and screenshots of a particular show and find the information in a simplistic format. Users will have the ability to search using a keyword or a Continue reading “Google introduces video search service”.
“Think you’re downloading a new song or video? Watch out–that file may be stuffed with pop-ups and adware. PC World has learned that some Windows Media files on peer-to-peer networks such as Kazaa contain code Continue reading “New Ad Attacks”.
Today’s Must Read Review: Danger Den, the standard bearer for high end water cooling, has introduced something that should interest anyone who wants W/C but is afraid of mixing water and electricity. Non-conductive cooling fluid? Continue reading “Yet more weekend reviews….”.
