Crucial Ballistix Smart Tracer DDR3-1600 4GB Kit BL2KIT25664ST1608RG Review @ ocinside.de and other reviews from around the web can be found by visiting our forums! Today, ocinside.de published again an interesting DDR3 memory review. This Continue reading “April 20, 2011 News from Around the Web”. …more
By amy •
Apr. 20, 2011 at 7:37am
Other World Computing today announced its latest 2.5″ SSD called the Mercury Extreme Pro 6G. This drive uses SandForce Driven SATA Revision 3.0 6Gb/s controllers that are designed to run at their full potential on Continue reading “OWC Announces Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSDs w/ SandForce Controller”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 20, 2011 at 7:27am
Over the weekend a few sites posted up that Gigabyte was canceling their Intel P67 boards in favor of the new and upcoming Intel Z68 boards. With the chipset pricing difference between the Z68 and Continue reading “Gigabyte Is Not Canceling Intel P67 Boards, But Z68 Will Be New Flagship”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 19, 2011 at 4:52pm
Intel Corporation today reported record EPS and revenue on both a GAAP and non-GAAP basis. On a non-GAAP basis, revenue was $12.9 billion, operating income was $4.3 billion, net income was $3.3 billion, and EPS Continue reading “Intel Q1 Blows Away Estimates – Quarterly Revenue Rises 25%”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 19, 2011 at 3:28pm
MSI has announced an extension of its lasting partnership with Lucid through the inclusion of the Virtu GPU virtualization technology with the upcoming MSI Z68 Mainboards. Lucid and MSI have enjoyed a fruitful collaboration ever Continue reading “MSI Z68 Mainboards To Offer LucidLogix Lucid Virtu Support”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 19, 2011 at 2:18pm
Nokia today announced photorealistic 3D models of 20 metropolitan areas for the web version of Ovi Maps. This immersive and free feature adds a new dimension to the Ovi Maps experience and enables people to Continue reading “Nokia Launches Photorealistic 3D Models of 20 Cities”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 19, 2011 at 8:31am
Transcend today introduced two new high-capacity portable hard drives: the SuperSpeed USB 3.0-powered StoreJet 25H3P and the standard USB 2.0-powered StoreJet 25H2P. Both models boast 1TB of storage capacity, and come bundled with Transcends advanced Continue reading “Transcend Launches 1TB USB 3.0 & USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 19, 2011 at 8:22am
It looks like the rumors yesterday were partly true! Seagate Technology and Samsung Electronics today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Seagate and Samsung will significantly expand and strengthen their Continue reading “Samsung Sells Hard Drive Business to Seagate for $1.375B”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 19, 2011 at 6:57am
Five men have been charged in a $37 million armed heist at a technology firm that authorities called the largest computer chip robbery ever in the San Francisco Bay area — one of the nation’s Continue reading “Five Men Charged in $37M NAND Flash Heist at Unigen Corp”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 18, 2011 at 11:48am
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Samsung Electronics Co. is considering selling its money-losing hard-disk-drive business to raise cash to invest in new growth areas. If Samsung sells the unit to one of the Continue reading “Samsung Wants To Sell Hard Drive Business For $1.5 Billion”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 18, 2011 at 10:59am
Smartphone processors are evolving from 1GHz to 1.2GHz dual-core power lately, but Samsung plans to step things up considerably by next year. It is being reported that Samsung is planning to release a smartphone powered Continue reading “Samsung expected to debut 2GHz dual-core smartphone by 2012”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 18, 2011 at 10:55am
NVIDIA today posted their first Release 270 WHQL-certified driver for GeForce GPUs, including an equivalent Verde driver for notebook PCs. Version 270.61 is available for download on GeForce.com. We tried to download the drivers this Continue reading “NVIDIA Releases GeForce Video Card Driver v270.61 for Download”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 18, 2011 at 10:39am
Verizon Wireless and Novatel Wireless today announced that the MiFi 4510L 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot that runs on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Mobile Broadband network is available online today at Verizon! The MiFi 4510L Continue reading “MiFi 4510L 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot Available at Verizon Today”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 18, 2011 at 10:24am
Twenty-five years ago IBM scientists, J. Georg Bednorz and K. Alex Muller altered the landscape of physics when they observed superconductivity in an oxide material at a temperature 50 percent higher, (-238 deg C, -397 Continue reading “IBM Honors the 25th Anniversary of High-Temperature Superconductivity”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 18, 2011 at 10:21am
Symantec today released the 2012 beta versions of the Norton AntiVirus and Norton Internet Security, which are now available for free download from the Norton beta website. The Norton 2012 betas improve on performance and Continue reading “Norton AntiVirus 2012 Public Beta Now Available”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 15, 2011 at 9:01am