News and Events

Swiftech Apogee GTZ released

August 19, 2008

Swiftech has released a new top of the line CPU water block, the Apogee GTZ

Windows 7 Server to be 'minor release'

August 19, 2008

The server version of Windows 7 will not be a major release and will be called Windows Server 2008 R2

TOSHIBA "BREATHES NEW LIFE" INTO DVD WITH XDE™ TECHNOLOGY

August 18, 2008

Toshiba today announced its new video enhancement technology for DVD with the introduction of the XD-E500.

USB 3.0 - Ten times the speed of 2.0

August 18, 2008

UBS 3.0 - 101

OCZ Introduces New Consumer SSD

August 14, 2008

OCZ has released a new consumer level SSD, the Core Series V2 SATA.

Gadgets Reports: IPhone's 3G Well Below Specified Standards

August 14, 2008

Some iPhone 3G users report experiencing below average call quality and 3G service that was effectively broken in many areas.

Is AMD's "asset light” strategy close to execution?

August 13, 2008

By divesting itself of capital intensive chip factories AMD hopes to bring some relief to shareholders and enthusiasts..

Patriot Introduces Vortex

August 12, 2008

Vortex, an active cooling fan, is designed to increase stability and performance of overclocked memory for PC enthusiasts

Best Buy first independent iPhone retailer

August 12, 2008

Best Buy will start selling the iPhone on Sept. 7

ATI Releases 4870X2 - The World's Fastest Graphics Card

August 12, 2008

ATI Claims the Radeon™ HD 4870 X2 delivers up to 80 percent more performance than the Radeon™ HD 4870...

VIA to Exit Chipset Business?

August 11, 2008

Custom PC is reporting that VIA will soon exit the chipset business...

Intel to Debut Mobile Quad Core Processors

August 11, 2008

This years IDF will see two new enthusiast mobile cores

ASUS P6T X58 Motherboard for Intel i7 (Nehalem)

August 10, 2008

Hardwarezone is leaking the first info on ASUS new line of motherboards utilizing the X58 chipset...

Microsoft - 7 Critical Security Patches Coming Tuesday

August 09, 2008

Microsoft's monthly security update includes patches for Windows, Office, and Media Player applications...

Apple Surpasses Microsoft in Vulnerability Disclosures

August 09, 2008

Are all those OS X users really that secure...

Intel to Release New Chips Monday

August 09, 2008

Four new mid-range CPUs are set to be released Monday...

Biostar Launches 790GX Motherboard

August 08, 2008

Though AMD has been struggling as of late, the ATI division has been delivering. The generally well received 790GX chip

Making Room for Nehalem?

August 08, 2008

A series of discontinuance notices on servers, could Intel be making room for Nehalem?

Olympics Start... Today

August 08, 2008

The Beijing Olympics kick off today

Intel Brands Nehalem as Core i7

August 08, 2008

Unofficial rumors are placing the name of Intel's next generation CPU as Core i7.

Corsair Dominator DDR3 Memory Sets New World Record

August 07, 2008

Dominator DDR3 memory modules have again shattered the world record for frequency.

First Details on Intel's Larrabee

August 07, 2008

Intel is presenting a paper at SIGGRAPH 08 that describes features and capabilities of its forthcoming Larrabee platform

AMD Launches FirePro line of Workstation Graphics

August 07, 2008

AMD today launched a new line of workstation graphics targeting CAD and professional 3D apps

AMD Pushes GPGPU Software Standards

August 07, 2008

AMD announces full support of Microsoft DirectX® 11 and OpenCL for GPU programming

MaximumPC builds a Nehalem Rig

August 07, 2008

MaximumPC builds a system with the hard to find X58 and Nehalem CPU

iPhone hidden code allows Apple to remotely kill apps

August 07, 2008

iPhone software 2.x apparently includes an undocumented feature

OCZ Announces 8 and 16GB DDR Kits for P45 Chipset

August 07, 2008

OCZ today introduces new 8GB "dual" and 16GB "quad" DDR2 P45 Special memory kits

Transmeta Licenses Low-Power Tech to NVIDIA

August 07, 2008

NVIDIA licenses Transmeta's Long Run and LongRun2 intellectual property for use in future NVIDIA products.

GPU Powered PhysX by NVIDIA

August 07, 2008

With the introduction of the Big Bang II, NVIDIA PhysX takes a leap forward

Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2008 to Manufacturing

August 06, 2008

SQL Server 2008, the new version of the company’s data management and business intelligence platform, has been RTM.

AMD Announces 790GX

August 06, 2008

AMD today announced the availability of the new integrated graphics motherboard chipset, AMD 790GX.

Micron Introduces Next-Generation RealSSD™ Solid State Drives

August 05, 2008

Today Micron Technology, Inc. announced their new line of high-speed Solid State Drives based on MLC technology