Intel plans new six-core Extreme "Gulftown" desktop chip for fourth quarter of 2010
It’s only been a couple of months since Intel released its first six-core desktop chip, the Core i7-980X “Gulftown” processor that is the fastest on the market, but X-bit labs is reporting that the company is readying a faster successor for release by the end of this year. X-bit surmises that the new CPU will be
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Intel plans new six-core Extreme "Gulftown" desktop chip for fourth quarter of 2010
The FCC has recently approved the upcoming ASUS Eee PC 1016P. The netbook features a 10.1-inch LCD display with a choice of Intel Atom N450, N455 or N475 processors, up to 2GB of RAM, and a 9-hour of battery life. What’s more, the device also supports 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0 and WiMAX.
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ASUS Eee PC 1016P Approves By The FCC
Finding yourself a new ultra-thin notebook? How about the newly launched Archos 13. Powered by a 1.66GHz Intel Atom D510 dual-core processor, the machine packs a 13.3-inch 1366 x 768 display, a 1GB RAM, a 160GB hard drive, a 1.3MP webcam, a 3-in-1 card reader, a 6-cell battery and runs on Windows 7 Home Premium OS.
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Archos 13 13.3-Inch Notebook
Super mobile notebooks are all the rage right now thanks to the recent release and subsequent advertising campaign of Apple's Air. These little notebooks are flying off the shelf and that includes offerings from Sony as well. In this review I've gotten my hands on the petite 13.3″ Sony VAIO VGN-SZ645P2 and have decided to take it for a spin.
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A Product Review of the 14.1" Sony VAIO VGN-CR420E/N Laptop
Combing through hundreds of blog posts and news articles daily, Dirk Klingner, our technology-trend watcher, sifts through the noise to bring you the tech news most important to consumers. If you have a tip on a story you want to share, leave a comment below. Settle trivia debates anytime, anywhere ( Google Mobile Blog ) Last month we launched a way to provide short answers to search queries, and it's now available on your iPhone, Palm WebOS or Android-powered device in English.
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Daily Dispatch: Google launches short answers on mobile; iPhone 4 to enable advanced augmented reality apps
Panasonic's VT20-series 3D TV, pre-game. While many of you were getting ready for work this morning, I, too, was preparing for my workday. But my guess is that for most of you, that didn't involve preparing a late breakfast, climbing back into bed, and turning on the TV.
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ESPN’s broadcast of the FIFA World Cup in 3D: How does it look?
With Steve Jobs predicting that tablet computers will supplant laptops and desktops, this is a good time to take a look at what new tablets Mr. Jobs will soon find his iPad competing against. Many will run on Google’s Android operating system which, unlike the iPad , supports flash-based videos and animations.
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Watch out, iPad: More tablets on the way
The chief executive of internet provider Exetel this afternoon described as a “nanny state gone totally insane” a Federal Government proposal which could potentially see telcos required to keep records of web browsing history, telephone calls and emails of their users.
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Data retention idea "totally insane": Linton
Telstra’s half-ownership of Foxtel has long been a contentious issue – but its destructive effect on Foxtel’s more-open pay-TV vision has rarely been clearer than in the telco’s attempts to lock Foxtel to its own delivery network. In an era where improving telecommunications mean such close relationships are no longer necessary, such a deal would let Telstra create unnecessary obstacles to the realisation of the industry’s triple-play vision.
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Telstra restricting Foxtel revolution
Lenovo release 2 new desktop workstation PC called ThinkStation C20 and ThinkStation C20x . Its serious computing power packed with Intel Xeon 5600 Series processor and up to 96GB DDR3 ECC UDIMM and RDIMM memory. The Lenovo ThinkStation C20x has up to 12 DIMM slots, 2x NVIDIA FX4800 graphic card, SATA or native NAS (C20x), hard disk drive, power supply with 80plus bronze-certified
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Lenovo ThinkStation C20 and ThinkStation C20x Workstations PC
The LuvBook M is the newest netbook from Mouse Computer. This mini laptop sports a 10.1-inch 1280 x 720 LED-backlight display, a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 processor, an integrated graphics card, up to 2GB RAM, up to 320GB hard drive, an optional 40GB SSD, a 1.3MP webcam, a card reader, WiFi, Bluetooth and is pre-loaded with a choice of either Windows XP Home Edition, 7 Starter or 7 Home Premium OS
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Mouse Computer LuvBook M 10.1-Inch Netbook
Companies who provide customers with a connection to the internet could soon see themselves having to retain subscriber’s private web browsing history for law enforcement to examine when requested, a move which has been widely criticised by industry insiders.
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Govt wants ISPs to record browsing history
Combing through hundreds of blog posts and news articles daily, Dirk Klingner, our technology-trend watcher, sifts through the noise to bring you the tech news most important to consumers. If you have a tip on a story you want to share, leave a comment below.
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Daily Dispatch: iPad security breach; Solar storms may disrupt communication
Consumer electronics gear is a big component of Walmart's upcoming Father's Day sales . Among the featured items: a $749 47-inch Philips 1080p LCD, and a $158 Sony Blu-ray player with access to streaming movies
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Walmart’s "Dads and Grads" sale includes HDTVs, Blu-ray players, game systems
Sony Dash Internet viewer Source: Sony The Sony Dash, $200, is described as an “Internet viewer.” It’s one of the newer devices, in a category once known as “Net appliances,” that receive online content wirelessly and are designed to sit on a desk, bedside table, or countertop. Wedge-shaped, and measuring 7.4 inches wide by 5.6 inches high by 2.4 inches deep, the Dash is essentially a multimedia clock radio
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Review of the Sony Dash: Great idea, flawed execution
The Steam online gaming platform has recently been launched for Mac users, but already it seems that the average gamer using an Apple computer has a superior system than his or her PC brethren, though not everywhere that it counts. According to Valve’s Steam Hardware Survey for May, the average Mac has more RAM (4GB to
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Do Mac gamers using Steam have better systems than PC fraggers?
For the past few months, ATI has held the crown for the latest and greatest graphics card for gaming laptops with its Mobility Radeon HD 5870. In the meantime, Nvidia has been preparing its new Fermi platform and a new top-of-the-line mobile GPU in the GeForce GTX 480M. Does it have what it takes to
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First Nvidia GeForce GTX 480M benchmarks suggest it’s fastest gaming laptop graphics card
Here’s a different kind of motherboard that not only may appeal to DIY system builders but also possibly to desktop manufacturers. Asus is showing off at Computex a “concept” board that includes an ATI Radeon discrete graphics card built onto it, as well as Lucid Hydra technology that allows that Radeon card to work in
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Asus Immensity X58 motherboard includes built-in ATI Radeon video card, Lucid Hydra graphics tech
Nvidia’s Optimus technology, which allows a laptop to switch between integrated graphics and its discrete card depending on what type of application is running, was launched several months ago, but was only introduced for a handful of systems (mostly from Asus) since then.
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More laptops with Nvidia Optimus switchable graphics announced at Computex
Laptop kaufen As I continue to provide reviews of notebooks, and tablets it is impossible to ignore the popularity of Sony's Vaio line. So with this review I'm taking a look at the Sony VAIO VGN-FZ440E/B 15.4″ Laptop. I'll let you know how it's loaded, who will get the most out of it, and if it's worth Sony's often inflated price tag.
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A Review of the Apple MacBook MB402LLA 13.3" Notebook