Items tagged with EA
Please pardon our appearance as we are currently in the midst of a new server migration for the main HotHardware.com web engine. Yes, we're aware of a few random broken images and will have all files reloaded shortly. Thanks for your patience. Marco broke it... :) ...
Read more...
When it comes to sound cards, the competition is a lot more "low-profile" than the video card sector. With audio cards, Creative is enjoyed the most success, being the most recognizable name in the market. ExtremeMHZ.com has a review of the Creative Soundblaster X-Fi XtremeMusic, which they feel delivers the best PC audio...
Read more...
For those looking to brush up on our VB and SQL skills, Microsoft is offering free courses. The first course covers SQL Server 2005 while the other is for Visual Studio 2005. The course range from a 90 days to a full year at no charge, covering all areas of each package. If...
Read more...
While Asustek and Everlight have been tight lipped about it, Digitimes states a Chinese newspaper is reporting that Asustek will start offering a new 12.1-inch notebook that utilizes Everlight's white LED display technology. The...
Read more...
Since we're faced with a painfully slow day in terms of news, I figured it might be good to spice things up with an Easter Egg for 3DMark05 that adds flying cows to the demo! After benchmarking systems an unimaginable number of times using this benchmark, it's a bit refreshing to see a new spin put on things. If you have time to kill, give...
Read more...
Well folks, we hope you all had a great Christmas. Can you believe it? Christmas is already over... but that means the news is back in full force, and today we're going to start off with a Q4 2005 Heatsink Roundup, brought to you bad Madshrimps."We are proud to present you with our last heatsink roundup of 2005. Featuring the latest offerings...
Read more...
Finding a good headset to work with your cell phone is key. Not only do you want to be able to hear in virtually any environment, you want to be heard as well. Futurelooks has a look at the Bluetake BT400 G5 Bluetooth Headset which shows a lot of promise. They go over the product features in detail and tested the BT400 G5...
Read more...
No question about it, Flash Memory devices have taken on the Consumer Tech industry by storm. Flash memory is utilized in so many different applications these days, from Cell Phones and PDAs, to MP3 players and Digital Cameras, that it's hard to imagine a world before the Flash...
Read more...
While they may not have the biggest market share when it comes to computers, from day one, Apple has been on to something with its IPOD. Today, the IPOD is a huge success with sales that continue to rise. With the holiday season upon us and new models being released regularly, Apple's momentum is showing now signs of slowing. Check...
Read more...
Graphics card owners everywhere can rejoice today, as Nvidia and ATI release a holiday treat with their latest driver releases. Catalyst 5.13 is the 13th driver release for ATI this year, as they didn't want to wait until next month's driver release to unlock their new AVIVO technology. Not one to stand back and watch, Nvidia has also released...
Read more...
Some big news in the storage industry has hit the press today, Seagate is to acquire Maxtor for $1.9 Billion. After a year of the merger, approximately $300 million is expected to be saved from operating expenses. "Under the terms of the...
Read more...
Well, the folks at Seagate must have been jealous of all the attention NVIDIA received after announcing their recent acquisition of ULI because the company has just announced its intention to acquire Maxtor. For the time being, the two companies will remain separate. However, it will be interesting to see what new types of technologies and...
Read more...
Not being able to decide on a single person to receive the title, Time magazine has named Bill and Melinda Gates, as well as U2's Bono, as their persons of the year. The three of them have spent both time and money raising awareness on diseases such as Malaria and AIDS. Former President Bill...
Read more...
After outsourcing their graphics card production to Foxconn back in May, Leadtek is now setting its sights on expanding their other product lines for 2006. Digitimes reports that Leaktek is looking to gain market share in GPS and Videophone sectors, with major growth expected in their GPS product line as they continue to develop applications...
Read more...
Intel Announces Chip Technology Breakthrough Using New Materials New Material Could Help Chips Run Cooler, Use Less Energy SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 7, 2005 – Intel Corporation today announced development of a new, ultra-fast, yet...
Read more...
Battles have been won by each side, but the war over which graphics card produces the best image quality will never be over. FiringSquad has taken the top 3 contenders of today, ATI, Nvidia, and XGI, and have put their image quality to the test. Is it ATI, Nvidia... or even XGI? ...
Read more...
ECS & HotHardware Holiday Giveaway!
Hello everyone! We'd like to announce a new contest, open to HotHardware forum members. In conjunction with ECS and Intel, we'll be giving away two Pentium D 830 Dual-Core Processor / ECS 945P-A Motherboard combos, and a third winner will score an ECS 945P-A Motherboard.
For full contest details, head
Read more...
In the past few weeks, we've posted a few different system building guides. Opinions differ from site to site, so it's always good to view a few different sites before you make the final decision on what will go into your rig. PC Perspective's Hardware Leaderboard for this month has been published, which could either reinforce your hardware...
Read more...
Seagate has been making hard drives for as far back as I can remember, which is why it's no surprise that they're on their 9th generation drive. TweakTown takes a look at the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 HDD, which is the same technology as the 7200.8 drives, with some extra features."The 7200.9...
Read more...
Recently, Microsoft has announced they're new "Open XML" format, in order to ease fears of their growing document format dominance. But is Open XML really that open? Kevin Carmoney over at The Tech Zone isn't so sure of that. "Microsoft is only doing this because they are facing...
Read more...
ASUS EAX1800XT Comes with Rich Features and Hottest Games for Enthusiasts and Hardcore Gamers Click Images For An Enlarged View... Taipei, Taiwan; October 31, 2005 – ASUS Computer International, a leading provider of graphics solutions, today introduced the EAX1800XT graphics card, which incorporated the powerful ATI...
Read more...
If you haven't had the opportunity to play Quake4 yet, you've certainly seen a fair amount of screenshots and benchmarks by now to realize that this is a popular new title that warrants your attention. If you've been on the fence with this title debating whether or not to spend your hard earned cash, a new demo might be just the thing to help...
Read more...
