High Tech - News, Reviews and Tests
-
-
Bluetooth scanners going mainstreamOct 31, 2005 - in News
Bluetooth meets NetStumbler as Network Chemistry released BlueScanner, a free Windows utilities that scans for Bluetooth devices. We talked to Andrew Lockhart, author of BlueScanner, to find out how he developed the program and what the program is good for.
-
BlueGene/L posts another Teraflop highOct 31, 2005 - in News
Officials at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today said the IBM-built BlueGene/L supercomputer performed at 280.6 trillion operations per second.
-
Oracle launches free databaseOct 31, 2005 - in News
Oracle plans to release a free version of its database in an attempt to compete more effectively at the low end of the market.
-
iHD less expensive than Blu-ray alternative, thanks to Vista, says HPOct 31, 2005 - in Reviews
Microsoft's plans to make the XML-based iHD interactive provision a component of Windows Vista will drive down production costs for computer manufacturers, says an HP official. The cost reduction, he says, is enough to make other manufacturers want to reconsider their support for Blu-ray
-
SATA Spells Trouble for SCSI RAID: Five Controllers Put to the TestOct 31, 2005 - in Reviews
We gathered the latest generation of RAID controllers at our test lab to show off their performance and features. Five products ranging between $270 and $650 battle for the system administrator's attention.
-
PSC: DDR2 bandwagon will not arrive until 2Q 2006Oct 31, 2005 - in News
Even after adjusting its DRAM output toward more DDR production, Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) has admitted that its DDR2 output is still outpacing demand.
-
Taiwan makers to ship 2.2 million DVD recorders this yearOct 31, 2005 - in News
Taiwanese makers will deliver a total of 2.2 million DVD recorders this year, rising by 18 percent from 2004, including models equipped with hard disk drives (HDDs), according to the Market Intelligence Center (MIC) under the government-sponsored Institute for Information Industry (III).
-
New Blu-ray member Warner Bros. would support iHD layer, oppose mandatory managed copyOct 28, 2005 - in Reviews
For Warner Home Video to become included as a board member of the Blu-ray Disc Association, along with its continuing membership in the HD DVD Promotions Group, certain demands by Warner had to be met, and were. One is a tighter stance on managed copy, which may jeopardize HP's future membership in that body.
-
2 GByte memory modules for iMac and PowerMac announcedOct 28, 2005 - in News
Trans International said it will begin offering 2 GByte memory upgrades for the most recent models of Apple's iMac and PowerMac G5 computers.
-
Internet plays larger role in American livesOct 28, 2005 - in News
A U.S. Census Bureau report of computer and Internet usage released Thursday shows that the Web has become integral to both our daily lives and the economy, and its usage has boomed.
-
Bluetooth can knock out Wi-Fi signalsOct 28, 2005 - in News
Have you ever wondered why your wireless connection drops or slows down suddenly during the day? With the help of Cognio's ISMS Mobile spectrum analyzer, you can identify the problem and track it back to the source. Among the devices that can drag down your Wi-Fi performance, are microwaves, cordless phones and even Bluetooth devices.
-
HP to Blu-ray: Take us seriously, or we'll join HD DVDOct 28, 2005 - in Reviews
In an exclusive interview with TG Daily, HP's representative to the Blu-ray Disc Association acknowledged his company's reversal of position on two key technologies: mandatory managed copy and the iHD interactive layer. But if the BDA doesn't make a similar U-turn, he told us, HP may join the HD DVD Promotions Group - and it might not go alone.
-
A Revolution? The First Lumileds LCD DisplayOct 28, 2005 - in Reviews
After months in the final development stage, NEC has released the first monitor on the market featuring LED backlighting: the NEC MultiSync LCD2180WG-LED-BK. The price won't be to everybody's taste, but Lumileds technology is an important development in the evolution of LCD displays.
-
Anti-spyware group publishes guidelinesOct 28, 2005 - in News
A coalition of anti-spyware vendors and consumer groups published guidelines Thursday to help consumers assess products designed to combat unwanted programs that sneak onto computers.
-
Intel entry-level chipset shortage to ease completely next monthOct 28, 2005 - in News
The Intel entry-level chipset shortage should ease completely by next month, due to more output from Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) and the OEM industry releasing part of its reserve inventory, according to sources in the Taiwan motherboard industry.
-
Futuremark unveils benchmark 3DMarkMobile06Oct 27, 2005 - in News
Futuremark announced a new addition to its existing portfolio of benchmark tools. 3DMarkMobile06 allows to benchmark handheld devices that support OpenGL ES 1.0 and 1.1.
-
ECS adds support for Pentium M to PF88 motherboardOct 27, 2005 - in News
ECS today announced availability of its I9S SIMA card, which allows owners of the ECS PF88 motherboard to use common Intel LGA755 and socket 479 Pentium M processors.
-
GDDR4 can surpass XDR performance in certain scenarios, Samsung saysOct 27, 2005 - in News
Samsung yesterday surprised with an announcement that it has begun sampling of GDDR4 memory, which may become the next-generation memory technology for graphics chips. Today, the company told TG Daily that GDDR4 in fact will be fast enough to reach the speed of Rambus' XDR memory technology.
-
Mobile Linux computing coding contest underwayOct 27, 2005 - in News
A contest to create applications and find bugs in a mobile "Linux desktop server" is underway. Realm Systems will award $75,000 for the best entertainment, security, IT infrastructure, productivity, and "other" applications for its Black Dog Linux device, as well as for "most bug reports."
-
Sun looks to capitalize on 'perfect storm'Oct 27, 2005 - in News
Sun Microsystems is primarily known for its high-end hardware and ubiquitous Java software, but the company is quickly establishing itself as a leader in identity management solutions.
-
Two GTs Great For GamingOct 27, 2005 - in Reviews
A lot of new graphics cards have been hitting the market recently. With so many manufacturers, variations and price points, does the 7800 GT make sense? We think so, and here's why.
-
NASA could hold Venezuelan responsible for alleged hacking, theftOct 27, 2005 - in News
From SecurityFocus
-
Flickr offers photo printing via mail or Target storesOct 27, 2005 - in News
Flickr is now offering the ability to print Flickr images as photos which can be delivered via mail or picked up at Target's one hour printing booths.
-
TV demand cuts availability of LCD materialsOct 27, 2005 - in News
Booming sales of large-size panels for large-size TVs are exacerbating supply constraints for materials and components used in the manufacturing of LCDs.
-
New Intel desktop single-cores coming November 13Oct 27, 2005 - in News
Intel is scheduled to introduce several new processors between the fourth quarter of 2005 and the first quarter of 2006 with the chip giant also expected to release new prices for all of its processors early next year, according to motherboard makers.
-
BenQ 2ms LCD monitor to hit the market in NovemberOct 27, 2005 - in News
BenQ recently debuted its 2ms 19" LCD monitor (FP93G X), which it claims to be the world&'s fastest monitor.
-
Sparc64 processor aims at dual-core transition in 2006Oct 26, 2005 - in News
Fujitsu, one of the development forces behind the Sparc processor, used the currently held Microprocessor Forum to provide some details of the next-generation of Sparc processors.
-
Microsoft joins book search planOct 26, 2005 - in News
Microsoft has joined a Yahoo-backed effort to digitise the world's books and other works to make them searchable and accessible to anyone online.
-
Google funds open source driveOct 26, 2005 - in News
Google has diverted a small portion of its cash reserves towards funding open source projects.
-
Corsair intros 2 GByte DDR1-500 kitsOct 26, 2005 - in News
Corsair announced availability of 1 GByte and 2 GByte kits of its DDR1 PC-4000 memory XMS-4000PT.
- First
- Previous
- 848 / 941
- 849
- 850
- 851
- 852
- … More pages
- Next
- 841
- 842
- 843
- 844
- 845
- 846
- 847
- 848 / 941
- 849
- 810
- 820
- 830
- 840
- 850
- 860
- 870
- 880
- 890
- 100
- 200
- 300
- 400
- 500
- 600
- 700
- 800
- 900