Archive for December, 2007

Microsoft to Ease XP Activation with SP3

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Microsoft Corp. will change how users activate Windows XP when Service Pack 3 launches in the first half of 2008, a company white paper said. New installations of Windows XP SP3 will give users the same 30-day grace period currently offered to Windows Vista customers before they're required to enter ...

LG Launches USB ‘Vaccine’ Drive

Saturday, December 22nd, 2007

LG Electronics today launches its Vaccine USB in the UK - the world's first USB equipped with antivirus and malware protection software. In addition to storing large amounts of data, the USB provides users with an extra layer of protection through real-time system monitoring and hardware scans.

Intel Set to Postpone Introduction of New Quad-Core Microprocessors

Friday, December 21st, 2007

Intel Reportedly to Delay Mass Introduction of 45nm Quad-Core Processors. Intel Corp. may postpone the actual release of its quad-core microprocessors produced using 45nm process technology due to an undisclosed defect and the fact that both Intel and its partners have a lot of central processing units (CPUs) with four ...

Sony Unveils New Optical Multi-touch LCD Display

Friday, December 21st, 2007

Sony is touting a new 3.5-inch multi-touch LCD capable of displaying 16.77 million colors, that uses optical sensing technology. The 640x480 screen is made of what Sony's calling "low-temperature polysilicon thin-film transistor" tech, and it supports recognition of up to five fingers at a time, as well as pen input. ...

ATI CrossFire Technology Remains Open

Friday, December 21st, 2007

ATI CrossFireX to Get AMD, Intel, Others’ Chipsets Support. ATI, graphics product group of Advanced Micro Devices, said on Thursday that it remained committed to its open eco-system strategy with multi-GPU technology. In fact, every company, including Intel Corp., might get the ability to use the “ATI CrossFire” logotype ...

Intel Introduces Industry’s Smallest Solid-State Drive (SSD)

Sunday, December 16th, 2007

The Intel Z-P140 PATA Solid-State Drive is smaller than a penny and weighs less than a drop of water. These ultra-small devices are fast, low-powered and rugged, with the right size, capacity and performance for ultra-small mobile internet devices, digital entertainment and embedded products. The Intel Z-P140 PATA SSD is ...

AMD Delays Introduction of Next-Generation ATI R700 Graphics Chips

Sunday, December 16th, 2007

Advanced Micro Devices revealed during its Analyst Day that it has no plans to release a new family of graphics processing units (GPUs) in 2008, as planned. The decision seems to support the general plan to cut capital expenditures in order to return to profitability, but pose a lot of ...

Nvidia Officially Unwraps 3-Way SLI Technology

Friday, December 14th, 2007

Nvidia’s Triple SLI Set for High-End Gamers’ Systems. Nvidia Corp. on Thursday officially announced its 3-way multi-GPU technology dubbed triple-SLI. The tech, which tries walking in the shoes of quad-SLI that failed to offer any serious advantage, promises to get video games on the PC to a whole new level ...

AMD’s Next-Gen Microprocessor Still Does Not Exist

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

Advanced Micro Devices said that while its next-generation code-named Shanghai processor is scheduled to be unveiled in the second half of next year, the world’s second largest chipmaker still has not produced a single working sample of it. As a result, it now depends on luck whether the firm is ...

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Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

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