Computing And Tech Enthusiast News And Product Reviews

by Marco Chiappetta - Wed, Aug 20, 2008

For the past few months, I have been participating in a campaign created by the folks at Toshiba and Federated Media designed to help users get answers to their laptop-related questions. You may have seen the banners here at HotHardware from time to time. The LaptopExperts website born from the campaign was created to provide a central location... Read more...

IDF Keynotes: Gelsinger and Perlmutter

by Marco Chiappetta - Wed, Aug 20, 2008

While Craig Barrett delivered a rather non-technical, but socially-charged keynote earlier in the day at IDF, Pat Gelsinger's (Intel Senior Vice President and General Manager, Digital Enterprise Group) keynote address by contrast was all about the tech. We've got all of the details of Gelsinger's keynote which includes news on Nehalem and... Read more...

IDF Day 1: David Perlmutter: "Where Will 'On-the-Go' Go?"

by Daniel A. Begun - Wed, Aug 20, 2008

David Perlmutter (Intel Senior Vice President and General Manager, Mobility Group) delivered the final keynote of the first day of IDF. Perlmutter started out by declaring that notebook shipments are about to surpass desktop shipments. He predicts that within the next 10 years, Intel will be... Read more...

IDF Day 1: Pat Gelsinger Keynote: Embedded + Dynamic + Visual

by Daniel A. Begun - Wed, Aug 20, 2008

While Craig Barrett delivered a rather non-technical, but socially-charged keynote earlier in the day, Pat Gelsinger's (Intel Senior Vice President and General Manager, Digital Enterprise Group) keynote address by contrast was all about... Read more...

Hardware Round-Up

by Michael Santo - Wed, Aug 20, 2008

Video:ASUS Radeon HD 4870 TOP 512MB Graphics Card @ TweaktownATi Radeon HD 4870 X2 @ InsideHWVisiontek & Diamond Radeon 4870 @ Bootdaily.comSapphire ATI Radeon HD 4850 TOXIC @ bit-techSapphire Radeon HD 4870 X2 Video Card 100251SR @ BmRATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB Video Card Review @ ThinkComputers.orgDiamond HD 4870 512MB GDDR5 Video Card... Read more...

Microsoft's Pause Button for Email

by Michael Santo - Wed, Aug 20, 2008

Microsoft's Office Labs puts out projects that (hopefully) improve Office. One such early project was "Search Commands" which helps users find Office commands that the Ribbon wants to hide from them. Here's another one, which purports to be a "pause button" for email, but actually offers a lot more than that. It's called Email Prioritizer,... Read more...

Microsoft SideWinder X6 Keyboard and X5 Mouse

by Marco Chiappetta - Wed, Aug 20, 2008

Early this morning, Microsoft will reveal two new additions to the SideWinder gaming line – the SideWinder X6 Keyboard and SideWinder X5 Mouse. The SideWinder X6 Keyboard is the first gaming keyboard created by Microsoft from the ground up, and the only gaming keyboard on the market with... Read more...

Antec Enters the Mobile Computing Market

by Michael Santo - Tue, Aug 19, 2008

Antec Enters the Mobile Computing MarketCBB Certified Components Enable System Builders to Locally Build a TrulyCustomized LaptopFremont, CA - August 19, 2008 - Antec, Inc., the leading global provider of high-performance components for the gaming, PC Upgrade and Do-It-Yourself markets, today announced that it is launching a new line of standard... Read more...

ASUS Z7S WS Receives Intel Innovation Award

by Marco Chiappetta - Tue, Aug 19, 2008

ASUS Z7S WS Receives Intel Innovation Award-- Integrating Dual CPU Performance with Compact Size -- FREMONT, CALIFORNIA (August 19, 2008) - ASUS, a leading name in high quality computer components and solutions, received an Intel Server and Storage Innovation Award for the Z7S WS workstation... Read more...

IDF Craig Barrett Keynote: Inspiring Innovation

by Marco Chiappetta - Tue, Aug 19, 2008

This year's IDF kicked off in typical fashion with Pat Gelsinger, Intel senior vice president and general manager, Digital Enterprise Group, taking the stage and giving an brief overview of what the event has to offer over the course of the next three days, including highlighting key speakers... Read more...

IDF Day 1: Craig Barrett Keynote: "Inspiring Innovation"

by Daniel A. Begun - Tue, Aug 19, 2008

Craig Barrett highlights social responsibility as the key to technology innovationThis year's IDF kicked off in typical fashion with Pat Gelsinger, Intel Senior Vice President and General Manager, Digital Enterprise Group, taking the stage and giving a brief overview of what the event has to... Read more...

Hundreds Sued for Sharing Video Games

by Michael Santo - Tue, Aug 19, 2008

File-sharing, that's widely discussed. But game sharing, not so much. Basically the focus until now has been on music and movies, but now it seems industry has decided games being shared via P2P also deserve to be addressed. As many as 100 people suspected of illegally sharing computer game files over the internet are to be sued... Read more...

Video Games Helpful to Children and Surgeons

by Marco Chiappetta - Tue, Aug 19, 2008

New studies conducted at a number of prominent Universities around the country have finally revealed what many of us gamers and long time technophiles have known all along--video games can help kids learn, and improve dexterity and some cognitive functions.Other information gathered from the... Read more...

DisplayLink Brings Multi-Monitors to Intel Chips

by Marco Chiappetta - Tue, Aug 19, 2008

DisplayLink brings multi-monitor computing to the Intel 4 Series Express Chipset FamilyFirst ever quad-monitor solution for Intel-based desktop and notebook PCs SAN FRANCISCO and PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 19, 2008 – Helping to make it even easier for PC users to work and play on multiple... Read more...

Hardware Round-Up

by Michael Santo - Tue, Aug 19, 2008

Video:GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 280 Graphics Card @ TweaktownSapphire Radeon HD4870x2 (2Gb GDDR5) @ CPU3DATI RADEON HD 4870 X2 2x1024 MB @ Digit-LifeFoxconn GeForce 9500 GT G96 Video Card @ Benchmark ReviewsSamsung SyncMaster XL30 LED Backlit LCD @ bit-techMotherboards and Chipsets:Gigabyte EP45-DS3L & EP45T-DS3R @ PhoronixASUS Republic Of... Read more...

Google Launches "Free The Airwaves"

by Michael Santo - Mon, Aug 18, 2008

Google's been chomping at the bit over "white space," which is unused spectrum that resides next to broadcast TV spectrum, for some time now. On Monday it, announced the launch of Free the Airwaves, a site promoting the unlicensed use of "white space" spectrum. While definitely not altruistic, it certainly sells itself as such, saying its... Read more...