Apple Snags Former ATI CTO By Devin Connors Published 28 April 09 In what many consider a move to bolster itself in the graphics sector, Apple has hired former ATI CTO Bob Drebin for an yet to be named project.
Philips Axes 3D Display Division By Devin Connors Published 16 April 09 With a recession in full swing and 3-D display adoption at a crawl, Philips has decided to axe its 3-D display division.
Acer Details Two New US-Bound Laptops By Devin Connors Published 15 April 09 Acer is looking to round out both ends of the laptop spectrum with its 13.3-inch 3935 and the giant 18.4-inch 8935.
OCZ Jumps On Mac Hardware Bandwagon By Devin Connors Published 11 April 09 OCZ is adding Mac compatible solid state drives to its Vertex series of SSDs, and also debuted several different Apple specific memory kits.
CompUSA takes Another Shot at Retail By Devin Connors Published 11 April 09 The new CompUSA has emerged from bankruptcy and is now slowly returning to the brick-and-mortar retail scene. However, the Systemax-owned company is pushing a new "retail 2.0" philosophy.
Stealth Releases Fanless LPC-625F HTPC By Devin Connors Published 24 March 09 If you want a noiseless home theater PC that can handle 1080p video, Stealth Computer's LPC-625F may be the HTPC for you.
Bigfoot Announces New Xeno NIC By Devin Connors Published 24 March 09 Bigfoot Networks has announced its newest Ethernet card in the Killer Xeno NIC. The card promises to reduce latency and offers features like built-in voice chat processing.
Super Talent Debuts UltraDrive SSDs By Devin Connors Published 20 March 09 Super Talent has unveiled its UltraDrive series of SSDs.
Nvision 2009 Delayed, Possibly Canceled By Devin Connors Published 17 March 09 Due to a lackluster economy, Nvidia may be delaying or even canceling its Nvision convention in San Jose this year.
Dell's Sleek Adamo Arrives Today By Devin Connors Published 17 March 09 The Dell Adamo has finally arrived, and the end product is one of the thinnest notebooks on the market.
MSI U110 Eco: Netbook with ATI Graphics By Devin Connors Published 16 March 09 MSI's latest foray into netbooks, the U110 Eco, touts nine hours of battery life and graphics from ATI.
AMD: Let's Revamp Laptop Battery Metrics By Devin Connors Published 16 March 09 Tech giant AMD sees current laptop battery life projections as outdated and inaccurate. In order to better serve the consumer, AMD wants to approach battery life times like the car companies approach miles per gallon.
ARM in more Netbooks than Atom by 2012 By Devin Connors Published 12 March 09 Several analysts are predicting that ARM processors will be in more notebooks than Intel's Atom processor by sometime in 2012.
ioDrive Duo: Meet the Worlds Fastest SSD By Devin Connors Published 12 March 09 Fusion-io wowed us with its first ioDrive last year. Now, its ioDrive Duo is bringing increased capacity and unsurpassed speed to the storage world.
AMD: Nvidia/MacBook Debacle May Hurt Industry By Devin Connors Published 12 March 09 AMD is worried that the Nvidia 9600M/MacBook Pro heat issues could negatively impact the entire GPU industry.
Caustic Promises 200x Boost in Raytracing by 2010 By Devin Connors Published 11 March 09 Caustic Graphics, a small startup out of San Francisco, is promisingexponentially faster raytracing as early as next year. Founded by agroup of former Apple engineers, the new company is touting itsCausticOne graphics accelerator card as the solution t
Dell E6400 XFR: The Toughest Laptop Ever? By Devin Connors Published 10 March 09 With a chassis made of ballistic armor and the DoD's seal of approval on heat, wind and shock, the Dell Latitude E6400 XFR could be the toughest laptop on the block.
Seagate, AMD Show Blazing Fast SATA 3 By Devin Connors Published 9 March 09 While at the Everything Channel Xchange Conference in New Orleans, Seagate is showing off a new 6 Gbps SATA 3 hard drive.
More Efficient CPUs from Intel Coming this Year By Devin Connors Published 9 March 09 Intel is looking to its highly anticipated Montevina Plus platform to push laptops beyond the 3.0GHz mark. The company also said it is in the process of making its Ultra Low Voltage processors more affordable.
Asus Stuffs 12 GB of RAM into Gaming Laptop By Devin Connors Published 9 March 09 Asus has managed to cram 12 GB of memory and 1 TB of storage space into its new G71gx flagship gaming notebook.
Asus Shows Off Dual Socket 1366 Motherboard By Devin Connors Published 7 March 09 While at CeBIT in Germany, Asus unveiled its new LGA1366-based dual socket motherboard.
OCZ Jumps into Netbook Market with Neutrino By Devin Connors Published 6 March 09 OCZ, a company known for its RAM, SSD's and power supplies, is now jumping into the netbook market with the Neutrino.
BenQ, MSI Reveal new Media/Gaming Laptops By Devin Connors Published 6 March 09 BenQ and MSI both unveiled new notebooks today. BenQ's Joybook S57 and MSI's GT725 both come with Intel processors and ATI graphics.
Nvidia: Expect x86 Processor in 2-3 Years By Devin Connors Published 4 March 09 The rift between Intel and Nvidia is about to get much, much bigger.For years, many have speculated that Nvidia would eventually release its own x86-based processor. While rumors can come and go, one is hard pressed to ignore Nvidia CPU ta
Asus' Mammoth 18.4" W90 Laptop Now Available By Devin Connors Published 27 February 09 The 4870 X2-packing Asus W90 notebook is now available for purchase.