Acer teases 1080p Iconia Tab tablet; AcerCloud announced
Acer is making a number of announcements today on the eve of the official start of CES 2012 in Las Vegas. At a press conference today, the company quickly revealed plans for an upcoming tablet that will… more…
Toshiba shows off 14-inch Ultrabook, we go hands-on
It might not be obvious this early on in CES week, so forgive us for dropping a spoiler: you’re going to see lots — and we mean lots — of 14-inch Ultrabooks. Big-screened things, some of them… more…
The Nikon D4: This DSLR camera makes the pros drool
If you’re wondering why there are strange puddles everywhere this morning, it’s because photographers around the world have been drooling over news about the Nikon D4. Yes, you read that right — Nikon has finally officially announced… more…
Samsung announces Android 3.0 powered Galaxy Tab 10.1
Samsung Electronics have revealed at the Mobile World Conference the Galaxy Tab 10.1 model which, as you’d expect, features a 10.1-inch (1280 x 800) touch screen and runs Android 3.0 (Honeycomb).
The tablet is equipped with a… more…
At Least 30% of NVIDIA GPU Shipments on TSMC 40 nm Process by End of 2009
Nearly a month since AMD’s introduction of the 40 nm RV740 GPU, there is still no concrete sign of a 40 nm GPU from NVIDIA slated for anytime soon, apart from timely scoops on the GT300. Sources… more…
Intel Delays Introduction of Chips with Integrated Graphics
Intel Corp. has decided to postpone the release of its central processing units (CPUs) with built-in graphics core to 2010 because of the “customer feedback”, according to a slide from a roadmap of the chipmaker published by… more…
AMD Plans to Release New “FX” Microprocessors in 2009
Advanced Micro Devices plans to return its premium class FX-series processors to the market sometime in the middle of next year. The question is whether the new central processing units (CPUs) will truly be capable of successfully… more…
Another Intel dual-core Celeron in 2Q08
Having recently launching its first dual-core Celeron E1000 series CPU, E1200, Intel is ready to launch another family member with a faster core frequency in the second quarter of 2008, according to sources at motherboard makers.
Intel… more…
Dell Intros Green Blade Servers, Targets HP, IBM
Dell (NSDQ:Dell) wants its piece of the fast-growing blade server market, and is introducing a new blade server line and channel training and certification to make it happen. Dell, Round Rock, Texas, on Monday unveiled its new… more…
Quickly ramp up on XNA Development, Part 1: Getting Started
Interested in ramping up on XNA but like to learn in short and sweet videos? Jennifer Marsman has created a short set of videos to help you learn XNA five minutes (or less!) at a time. To… more…
Intel Core 2 Duo E7000 Set for a Q2 Launch
Intel is apparently set to begin transition the Core 2 Duo E4000 series with the new E700 series, which is based on the 45 nm Wolfdale core. According to reports, the company will launch the E7200 model… more…
Sony Leaves Rear-Projection TV Market
Sony is dropping its money-losing rear-projection TV business worldwide to focus on two flat panel technologies – liquid crystal display and organic light-emitting diode, the company said Thursday. According to Sony Corp. spokesman Shinji Obana, sales of… more…
MSI’s Site Hacked
Browsing around today, I found myself at MSI’s site due to my interest in buying a motherboard. The first product page I tried visiting brought me to a “Product does not exist” error. After going back and… more…
Hacker uses iPhone for Video Recording
An iPhone user by the name of drunknbass has succeeded in turning Apple Incorporated’s smartphone into a video camcorder. The application he has written allows the device to capture 2MP quality videos at 10 FPS for 10… more…
Hacking Your Graphics Card
With GeForce 8800 GT availability issues, other manufacturers are selling this popular video card with different clock speeds and prices. To save a buck or two, and possibly squeeze out some extra performance, ExtremeTech has a helpful… more…
Users, Web Developers Vent Over IE7′s First Year
Users of Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) turned a blog post by a Microsoft Corp. program manager into a complaint free-for-all that took the company to task for not following through on browser upgrade promises and alienating Web… more…
Intel adds low-end member to 4 series chipsets
Intel is planning to add one more member to its 4 series (Eaglelake) chipsets which will be launched in the second quarter of 2008, according to sources at motherboard makers. In addition to its original premium G45… more…
Google to Give Developers Access to Trends API
Google will eventually provide an open application programming interface for its Trends analysis tool, allowing users to embed the tool in their applications, or download data from the application for personal use, a company official said. Marissa… more…
Facebook Backs Down on Ad Plans
Social networking site Facebook has cancelled its advertising program, that showed what members were purchasing from ecommerce web sites. The advertising system, dubbed Beacon, let partner sites like eBay and Sony advertise the fact that someone had… more…
Dell Shares Fall on Earnings Report
Shares of Dell fell nearly 13 percent Friday as investors took a pessimistic view on plans to reignite the computer maker’s fortunes with a strategy that could lower profits in the short term. Shares tumbled $3.60, or… more…
Nvidia Readies Geforce 9
nVidia is certainly planning on make lots of hay this Christmas, rolling out revisions to its mid-range GeForce 8 series and raking in the cash on the technology it has spent the last few years developing. But… more…
Samsung rolls out coolest 1TB drive
Samsung has begun shipping its F1 series 1TB hard drive promising the world’s highest recording density using only three disks. The Serial ATA 3.5in F1 Series run at 7,200rpm and provide a higher data storage density per… more…
Handful of bugs squashed in Firefox security fix
Mozilla has released an update to its Firefox browser, fixing a widely publicized flaw in the open-source software. The 2.0.0.10 update fixes a handful of memory corruption flaws that crash Firefox and a cross-site request forgery flaw… more…
Live Messenger 9.0 will feature SPIM
Microsoft’s next version of its instant messenger application will have a new security feature to report users who send unsolicited messages, known as SPIM (spam over IM). That’s one of several new features in Windows Live Messenger… more…
Apple QuickTime exploit published
Security researchers are warning that exploit code has been published that can take advantage of an extremely critical security flaw in a protocol supported by Apple QuickTime.
Apple QuickTime versions 7.2 and 7.3 on Windows Vista and… more…