U.S. holiday shoppers snapped up low-priced notebook computers, leading to the strongest quarter of PC shipments in more than a year, according to a new report from research firm IDC. The number of computers shipped Continue reading “PC Shipments In US Rise 24% In 4Q On Brisk Holiday Sales”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jan. 14, 2010 at 2:26pm
It wouldn’t be proper to start off the new year without Intel and AMD firing shots at each other and Intel has thrown down the gauntlet by quoting an AMD exec making disparaging remarks about Continue reading “Intel Cites AMD Exec Who ‘Would Never Buy’ AMD”. …more
By Joe Evans •
Jan. 14, 2010 at 9:52am
2009 was a rough year for everyone and the tech sector faced bigger challenges than most. Even so, things turned around at the end of the year with the launch of Windows 7 and pent Continue reading “2009 PC Shipments Make Modest Gains”. …more
By Joe Evans •
Jan. 14, 2010 at 9:45am
AMD has been busy getting their Radeon HD 5670 graphics cards launched last night, so to lighten things up they sent over a link to a funny video that they put together with a capuchin Continue reading “Upgrading graphics cards – So easy, a monkey can do it!”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jan. 14, 2010 at 8:16am
Here is a quick little video that Kingston Technologies made that details the benefits of choosing a Solid-State Drive over a traditional hard drive. As the availability of SSDs increases, does everyone understand the technology? Continue reading “Kingston SSDNow vs HDD Comparison Video”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jan. 14, 2010 at 7:40am
Club 3D today announced HD 5670 availability in stores. Club 3Ds newest offer out of the latest HD 5000 graphics cards series, HD 5670 is your start into HD gaming and extends Club 3Ds multimedia Continue reading “Club 3Ds Radeon HD 5670 Graphics Card Now Available”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jan. 14, 2010 at 7:32am
US-based memory module house Kingston Technology has made an advance payment of US$100 million to Hynix Semiconductor for the purchase of DRAM chips and NAND flash in 2010, according to industry sources. The sources said Continue reading “Kingston reportedly pays US$100 million for memory chips to Hynix”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jan. 14, 2010 at 7:27am
A day after Google announced it had been the victim of a major cyberattack emanating from China, suspicion grew that the Chinese government had a role in breaching the company’s intricate defenses. Security experts pointed Continue reading “Google cyberattack from China reverberates around the world”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jan. 14, 2010 at 7:25am
Nvidia is expected to see its share of the global discrete graphics chip market drop from 65% in 2009 to 60% or even lower due to strong competition from AMD, according to sources from graphics Continue reading “Nvidia may see drop in global discrete graphics chip market share in 1Q10”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jan. 14, 2010 at 7:24am
VIA Technologies today unveiled the VIA Vinyl Envy VT1730 USB 2.0 Audio Controller, the industry’s first highly-integrated single chip solution that leverages the broad USB 2.0 bandwidth (480 Mb/s) to deliver uncompromised audio quality. The Continue reading “VIA Debuts World’s First USB 2.0 Audio Controller – Envy VT1730”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jan. 14, 2010 at 7:05am
AMD just announced the Radeon HD 5670 graphics card, which will bring DX11 gaming down to the $99 price point. LR got our hands on a reference ATI Radeon HD 5670 512MB GDDR5 graphics card Continue reading “Sapphire Radeon HD 5670 512MB / 1GB Video Card Review”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jan. 14, 2010 at 1:04am
AMD today introduced the ATI Radeon HD 5670 graphics card, the latest addition to the award-winning line-up of the worlds first and only graphics products to fully support Microsoft DirectX 11 gaming and computing, as Continue reading “AMD Announces The ATI Radeon HD 5670 Graphics Card”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jan. 14, 2010 at 1:01am
Activision Blizzard announced that Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has become one of only a handful of entertainment franchises to take more than $1 Billion in retail sales worldwide. Launched in November, Continue reading “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Surpasses $1 Billion”. …more
By Ken Brown •
Jan. 13, 2010 at 10:14am
ENERMAX is stepping up to the need of energy and money-saving products with these two desktop PSU series from 500 up to 900 watts. MODU87+ is the modular cable series, while PRO87+ is native. Both Continue reading “Enermax MODU87+ & PRO87+ Power Supplies Now Shipping”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jan. 13, 2010 at 8:47am
GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY recently announced that their GA-H55M-UD2H motherboard is the worlds first Intel H55 based motherboard to pass Windows 7 logo certification, ensuring users get the most stable, highest quality Windows 7 experience possible. After Continue reading “GIGABYTE Motherboard is First to Receive Win 7 Logo Certification for H55 Platform”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jan. 13, 2010 at 8:38am