As with all rumors, take this story with a grain of salt until we can bring you confirmation or denial directly from AMD.Being seen in green is the way to earn green, and get out of the black, at least that's the thinking in today's tech industry. As as result we're hearing rumors that AMD is already prepping a series of low-power Phenoms,...Read more...
There are very few body parts we wouldn't trade to be able to play Crysis on HECToR, the newest super computer in the U.K.“It can make 63 million calculations each second, allowing scientists to conduct research into everything from climate change to new medicines.The purpose-built machine is housed in 60 wardrobe-sized cabinets in the...Read more...
While attending an NVIDIA event yesterday in Las Vegas, we got a chance to snap a few pictures of a pair of brand new GeForce 8800M GTS powered notebooks. If you recall, we previewed NVIDIA's flagship mobile GPU back in November - if you'd like more details by all means, take a look at the article right here.For now, here are a...Read more...
OCZ Unveils the New PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 860 Watt, an Ultra-Reliable Server-Class PSU Designed for a Wide Range of Applications Including Commercial, Industrial, and Gaming Sunnyvale, Calif.—OCZ Technology Group, a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory and PC components, today unveiled...Read more...
If you don't live under a rock, you've seen a PowerPoint presentation. Al Gore won an Oscar and a Nobel for what is essentially a PowerPoint presentation, although since he sits on the board of Apple he must use Keynote. But a series of slides designed to drive home the points of a speaker in a meeting is as common a computer utility as you...Read more...
Corsair Announces TX Series of Power Supplies for PC Enthusiasts and Extreme GamersNew High-Performance, Energy-Efficient Power Supplies Meet and Exceed the Most Demanding Requirements of Enthusiasts & Performance SeekersFremont, CA, October 16, 2007 – Corsair® www.corsair.com, a worldwide leader in design and manufacturer of high-performance...Read more...
Rumors are already being circulated about AMD's upcoming 790FX chipset, and the latest is that it might end up being quite power efficient and not nearly as hot as some of the other high-end chipsets out there. This is great news for anyone planning on building a new rig based off the 790FX, but it's especially good news for people who...Read more...
Solar arrays in space, delivering power to the Earth. Something seen frequently in science fiction movies and books. It's always been seen as financially unviable, but if someone with really deep pockets like the military were interested ...A new Pentagon study lays out the roadmap for a multibillion-dollar push to the final frontier...Read more...
When you think of supercomputers, you usually imagine a bunch of IBM looking fellows and ladies wearing white lab coats and clutching clipboards in a clean room next to a big rack of silicon. But that's old-fashioned thinking; New Zealand computer scientist Peter Gutman did some calculations, and the most powerful supercomputer in the world...Read more...
Between AMD's surprise SSE5 announcement and the official launches of Barcelona and Penryn, it's becoming difficult to tell who is doing the launch crashing these days. Right before Barcelona is due to launch, it looks like Intel is going to release a few power efficient CPUs riding the 1333MHz FSB. "Intel has announced three new Core 2...Read more...
It’s a fact that extremely large, high-wattage power supplies tend to get the most press online, as the vast majority of PSU manufacturers are caught up in the never-ending competition of trying to get the highest wattage products out there. While this competition has fostered innovation in this market, in addition to pushing down prices of...Read more...
After an accidental power cut near one of Samsung’s plants in Seoul, Korea that forced some six factories to halt production, the number one DRAM manufacturer may face a serious problem with NAND flash supply. Used in portable media players, cell phones, and other such devices, the recent event has cost the company an estimated loss of over...Read more...
Corsair Introduces Eco-Friendly Power Supply Family VX450W and VX550W PSUs offer Rock-Solid Performance at an Incredible Value Fremont, CA (August 1, 2007) -- Corsair http://www.corsair.com, a worldwide leader in high performance computer memory and peripheral components, today unveiled...Read more...
Back in February of this year, we took a look at the AMD 690 series chipset and praised it for its affordability, power efficiency, and strong performance relative to its competition. Since then, the 690 series chipset has gone on to be somewhat of a success for AMD with over 35 different motherboards based on various flavors the chipset...Read more...
If you’re in the market for a new PSU, and the warranty is figuring heavily into your decision making process, then you might want to reconsider the Cooler Master Real Power and Real Power M series. “As part of our total commitment to quality, Cooler Master is pleased to announce that we will be extending the warranty period of our Real...Read more...
VIA PowerSaver Certified Energy-Efficient by China's CSC VIA's innovative PowerSaver technology certified by China Standard Certification Center for providing both environmental and economic benefits Taipei, Taiwan, 26 July 2007 - VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator and developer...Read more...
Dell is out with a line of laptops and desktops aimed at the small business market. They've named the line Vostro, which is latin for... Oh, who cares, it's a dumb name. Never mind the name, it's a great idea. Businesses of a dozen or two people (SMEs) can't afford to have in-house tech support, and need inexpensive, powerful machines ready...Read more...
Scientists at the University of Southampton have developed a tiny generator that is powered by vibrations. The generator was designed for use in applications where replacing batteries would be very difficult. At the heart of the tiny device, which is less than a cubic centimeter in size, are several magnets on a cantilever. When vibrations...Read more...
PC Power and Cooling Launches the CrossFire Edition Silencer 750 Quad to Complement the CrossFire Gaming Platform The New Silencer 750 CrossFire Edition now available at shop.ati.com Sunnyvale, Calif. - OCZ Technology Group, a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance memory...Read more...
A team of leading scientists from MIT’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Physics, and Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies have demonstrated a concept they call “WiTricity” (wireless electricity). In the photo to the left, we witness power being transferred across two coils over a distance of 2m, made...Read more...
Icron Technologies Corporation is the first in the world to offer USB 2.0 communication over AC power lines by combining Icron's ExtremeUSB with Panasonic's HD-PLC (high definition power line communication). HD-PLC allows high speed bandwidth communication, up to 190Mbps, over standard power lines in the home or office and comes in the form...Read more...
Sony has recently cut $100 off its BDP-S300 Blu-ray DVD player, which has fallen to an unprecedented price of $499, about half of what it cost six months ago at its introduction. The price cut comes in response to growing demand for new technology and lower production costs, according to Sony. However, Sony's rival Toshiba is asking less than...Read more...