» ATI Eyefinity HD 5870 2GB Eyefinity in the wild
» ASUS EEE Keyboard - specs and updates
» MS to fix three critical issues Tuesday 10th Nov
» Apple expected to countersue Nokia in ongoing legal battle
» nVidia Q3 2009 results show strong profit growth
» Intel admit to bricking firmware on 34nm SSD's
» Nvidia take satirical swipe at Intel with launch of new site
» Windows 7 already outselling Vista by 234%
» New Fraps V3 out - full DX11 support
» DFI comes with mini-ITX P55 motherboard
» Sony prepping PC motion tech to top Natal
» Google Chrome 3.0.195.32 Available for Download
» Nero Free 9.4.12.708
» Dell Adamo XPS to target Macbook Air - head on
» Intel market share up, AMD down
» Supertalent to release USB 3 RAIDdrive in December
» ATI head to 28nm process for GPU in 2010
» RealNetworks to lay off 4 percent
» QNAP and Hikvision Announce Cooperation to Provide Class-leading Network Surveillance
» Ad-Aware Caters to Gamers and Entertainment Fans with New Security Solution
» CoolNess affordable laptop cooling from Spire
» Toshiba release 320gb 1.8inch drive - industry largest
» ASUS EEE Keyboard - specs and updates
» MS to fix three critical issues Tuesday 10th Nov
» Apple expected to countersue Nokia in ongoing legal battle
» nVidia Q3 2009 results show strong profit growth
» Intel admit to bricking firmware on 34nm SSD's
» Nvidia take satirical swipe at Intel with launch of new site
» Windows 7 already outselling Vista by 234%
» New Fraps V3 out - full DX11 support
» DFI comes with mini-ITX P55 motherboard
» Sony prepping PC motion tech to top Natal
» Google Chrome 3.0.195.32 Available for Download
» Nero Free 9.4.12.708
» Dell Adamo XPS to target Macbook Air - head on
» Intel market share up, AMD down
» Supertalent to release USB 3 RAIDdrive in December
» ATI head to 28nm process for GPU in 2010
» RealNetworks to lay off 4 percent
» QNAP and Hikvision Announce Cooperation to Provide Class-leading Network Surveillance
» Ad-Aware Caters to Gamers and Entertainment Fans with New Security Solution
» CoolNess affordable laptop cooling from Spire
» Toshiba release 320gb 1.8inch drive - industry largest
ATI Eyefinity HD 5870 2GB Eyefinity in the wildThe Radeon HD 5870 "six" or Eyefinity edition has been spotted over at pcpop.com. The card has TWICE the amount of memory (2gb) when compared with the standard model and has not five but SIX Mini-DisplayPort outputs. The card abandons DVI and HDMI outputs for the plethora of Displayport outputs and the upper section of the backplate has been kept free for a heat exhaust system. As well as the mega memory count AMD have included both 8 pin and 6 pin PCI express power connectors and the standard 1GB version ships with two 6 pin connectors. This will more than likely be a limited run edition as there will be a very small audience demanding six screen capabilities. Looks mega though doesn't it? Allan Campbell: Heaven Media... Read More & Discuss | Back to Top |
ASUS EEE Keyboard - specs and updatesWe reported a short while ago about the rather nifty looking EEE keyboard due for release in Q1 2010. We spoke to Asus today and they seemed excited about the upcoming release and they detailed the fact that they swapped the 5inch resistive touchscreen panel on the right hand side of the keyboard for a capacitive version - which will give better responsiveness and improved gesture support - although we have yet to hear if they are offering multi touch support - the current 'buzzword' courtesy of Apple. There are a few other changes because the keyboard will now ship with an external WIFI antenna, due to in house testing they found the metal body of the keyboard was shielding the signal which caused some issues, over even a short distance. This might prove to be a little more bulky, howev... Read More & Discuss | Back to Top |
MS to fix three critical issues Tuesday 10th NovMicrosoft are bringing a total of six updates, three of which are critical this coming Tuesday (10th November). The critical updates are all patches for Windows and there are two important updates for Office as well as another important Windows related security patch. Information is as always rather limited as MS hold back until the day of release. It looks however upon study that Windows 7 is free from any fixes, certainly in regards to operating system flaws. One of the critical Windows updates affects Windows Vista and another critical is for XP and Server 2003. We advise everyone, not yet upgraded to Windows 7 to make sure they get the patches as soon as possible on Tuesday. Allan Campbell: Heaven Media... Read More & Discuss | Back to Top |
Apple expected to countersue Nokia in ongoing legal battleWe have been reporting on the ongoing legal battle between Nokia and Apple -which is based around the fact that Nokia are claiming Apple are breaching copyright patents in their iPhone. This case is due to last between 2 to 3 years so it certainly wont be resolved overnight. Analysts believe that Apple will countersue Nokia for its own patents and allege separate infringement. This looks to be a messy legal battle and many predict it will actually end up in the hands of the U.S. International Trade Commission. So what is this really all about? Well Nokia have alleged that Apple have violated ten patents which they own. They claim ownership of technology related to Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UTMS) and Wirless Local Area Netw... Read More & Discuss | Back to Top |
nVidia Q3 2009 results show strong profit growthThis may come as somewhat of a shock to many people reading this but the latest figures from nVidia are just detailing Q3 earnings in 2009. They took $903.2 million and their profits of $107.6 million where much higher than anticipated. Comparing this to last years third quarter results show a huge growth in both revenue and profit with a 74% profit increase ($61.1 million). This gets even more interesting when you compare the final results with estimated Street figures because analysts at Thomson Reuters reported that they had expected $865 million revenue. These incredible figures also cause their stock prices to improve with NVDA up 2.34% at $12.26 and later another climb of 3.7% to $13.00 - a 6.04% daily increase. When you compare the Market Cap against AMD's, nVidia are significant... Read More & Discuss | Back to Top |
Intel admit to bricking firmware on 34nm SSD'sWe reported last week that some users updating the firmware on their 34nm SSD's ended up with bricked SSD's. This firmware released on the 26th of October was pulled down the day after after reported issues with 64bit Windows 7 and updating. Intel have reported that the issue has been confirmed internally to DriverHeaven and they are working on a high priority fix for it. Interesting enough, our own 160GB Intel drive is still running with the firmware and we have experienced no issues - we will however keep you guys posted when they release the 'fixed' update for the drives. Allan Campbell: Heaven Media... Read More & Discuss | Back to Top |
Nvidia take satirical swipe at Intel with launch of new sitenVidia won't be winning themselves over with the enthusiast public with their latest antics - they have launched a site with satirical cartoons taking pot shots at Intel. The site is called Intel's Insides which the company claim is "is intended to be a parody of events occurring within the semiconductor sector, with particular focus on its largest, and most-commented-upon competitor." The cartoons seem to poke fun at Intel's president and chief executive officer Paul Otellini and are insinuating that they are complicit in the anti competitive practices the company is being sued for. Images also show a Godfather-style figure with a name plaque reading Otellini stating that "we'll make them a microprocessor offer they can't refuse," and a Moses figure delivering the "Law of Moore"... Read More & Discuss | Back to Top |
Windows 7 already outselling Vista by 234%Figures from NPD show that Windows 7 is doing massively well already with sales 234% higher than Vista sales ever were. This will be good news after the relative (and somewhat unjustified) poor sales figures of Vista with many people choosing to remain with XP. These figures were not expected so soon and Microsoft are apparently "extremely happy the sales have been so fantastic already" - there is even a 49% surge in computer sales compared to the same point last year, which we would assume is due to uneducated people already with Vista, just selling their computer and buying another with Windows 7 installed, rather than just upgrading the OS. Allan Campbell: Heaven Media... Read More & Discuss | Back to Top |
New Fraps V3 out - full DX11 supportFRAPS 3.0.0 RELEASE NOTES ------------------------- New features and a new look! Fraps is now compatible with Windows 7 and the latest DirectX 11 games. Ventrilo & TeamSpeak users have long wanted a way to record their microphone and speakers at the same time. For Windows 7 and Vista we've added realtime sound mixing to our video recording so you can now capture both sides of the conversation! NVIDIA have recently included stereoscopic 3D support directly into their drivers. If you play your DirectX9 (D3D9) game with 3D Vision enabled you can use Fraps to record the game in full 3D too! You'll get a side-by-side stereo AVI recording that you can drop straight in to a stereoscopic 3D player! Finally, we are aware that more and more people are putting Fraps to professional u... Read More & Discuss | Back to Top |
DFI comes with mini-ITX P55 motherboardToday was the first time that DFI have publicly admitted they have a LanParty Mini ITX board on the way. We've known about it for quite some time now, but weren't allowed to say anything - today we can bring you some exclusive photos of the DFI MI P55-T36 Mini ITX motherboard. http://tweakers.net/ext/f/Yae3qdC19LgW3utLCHAtkPaA/thumb.jpg So it's a P55 board with 1 PCI-e 16x, two DDR3 slots, 3 SATA, 1 eSATA and 8 USB ports. Source: Clunk.org... Read More & Discuss | Back to Top |
Sony prepping PC motion tech to top NatalIt’s the Vision 2009 tradeshow in Stuttgart, Germany this week, and Sony was on hand showing off some funky new tech making use of its cameras. It’s a Minority Report style panel that responds to every gesture and lets you juggle windows around with simple flicks. It’s so smooth, we wish we could have this instead of the Motion Control wand for the PS3! source : Electricpig... Read More & Discuss | Back to Top |
Google Chrome 3.0.195.32 Available for DownloadWhile heavyweight browser makers, such as Microsoft and Mozilla, are taking their time developing new releases, delivering new major versions years apart, Google is by no means pacing itself when it comes down to Chrome. In approximately a year since it introduced that Google Chrome project to the world, the Mountain View-based search giant has offered no less than three major versions of its open source browser. The latest iteration of Google Chrome to be made available for download through the Beta Channel is 4.0, which is designed to supersede v3.0. At the same time, Google continues to update the Stable channel and Chrome 3.0.195.32 is now up for grabs. source : Softpedia... Read More & Discuss | Back to Top |
Nero Free 9.4.12.708Nero Ultra Edition brings the digital world to your PC. Now it's easy to organize and manage all your multimedia files, as well as create and edit new digital content. Nero's sleek design and user-friendly tools make completing projects fun and enjoyable. Source: Fileforum Direct Download: Nero.... Read More & Discuss | Back to Top |
Dell Adamo XPS to target Macbook Air - head onMost of you guys will remember the first Dell Adamo - it was quite attractive, but rather overpriced and from all accounts, not a massive seller either. Dell haven't rested on their laurels and they are aiming to target the style conscious users with a focus on maximum portability. If you want to look cool while you travel - then you will be seriously contemplating one of these. We managed to sneak a look at the Dell Adamo thanks to our great contacts in the company and we can say it is shaping up to be a beautiful machine. The profile of the machine is 13.39 inches wide by 10.78 inches long - when you close the lid it measures 0.41 inches at the thickest part of the chassis (rear) and narrows to a mere 0.38 inches at the front. The original Adamo was 0.65 inches from front to back, ... Read More & Discuss | Back to Top |
Intel market share up, AMD downIt seems Intel are involved in their fair share of court cases lately, however according to research released by Mercury Research Intel's market share increased slightly during the third quarter while AMD's slipped. Overall third quarter volumes were up just 1% when compared with the same time period in 2008. This is actually rather good considering the tough financial year these big corporations have endured. This is a good indication the market is starting to get a little healthier especially when looking at the netbook and notebook market which is seeing a climb of over 20%. Desktop and server processor shipments fell however by a small margin. It seems we are entering a stronger age with more demand on portability. During the third quarter Intel captured 81.5% of the market again... Read More & Discuss | Back to Top |
Supertalent to release USB 3 RAIDdrive in DecemberSupertalent spoke to Heaven Media earlier today and told us that they are planning a new USB 3 flash drive, simply named the RAIDDrive. This RAIDDrive is designed exactly how I like it, both simple and stylish and very attractively put together. The dimensions are 95x37x13.5mm and they will be offering 32, 64 and 128gb capacities. Supertalent are claiming up to 320MB/s when using a USB 3 interface and a seperate UAS protocol driver. This drive is also USB2 and 1.1 backwards compatible but obviously speeds will suffer accordingly. The drive is aimed to be released in December but we have no firm timeframe or pricing information yet. Allan Campbell: Heaven Media... Read More & Discuss | Back to Top |
ATI head to 28nm process for GPU in 2010We spoke with an industry insider today who told us that in late 2010 ATI appear to be heading to the 28nm process. It also appears that this chip will be a co developed product by both Globalfoundries & TSMC. Globalfoundries are set to have the 28nm process in bulk shipping mode around October 2010 and obviously due to their connections ATI will be the first to get them. Obviously with TSMC still struggling with 40nm yields which is damaging ATI sales right now there are more important matters at hand, but 2010 looks to be shaping up to be a very interesting year already. Allan Campbell: Heaven Media. ... Read More & Discuss | Back to Top |
RealNetworks to lay off 4 percentThe Seattle area is going to get another jobless jolt Thursday, with RealNetworks planning to lay off 4 percent of its workforce, sources said. That's a small number--just about 70 people out of its 1,700-person staff--but the move comes on the heels of layoffs of another 800 employees at nearby Microsoft on Wednesday. The software giant has cut thousands of jobs over the last year, part of a move to eliminate 5,000 positions by mid-2010. Source: C|Net... Read More & Discuss | Back to Top |
QNAP and Hikvision Announce Cooperation to Provide Class-leading Network SurveillanceQNAP Security and Hikvision Digital Technology today announced that Hikvision network cameras are supported by QNAP VioStor series network video recorders (NVR). Worldwide users can now benefit from the high performance of Hikvision's network cameras and QNAP's world-class PC-less NVR solutions. Along with the latest 3.1.1 firmware released in October, the VioStor NVR offer revolutionary features including Intelligent Video Analytics (IVA), generic IP camera integration by CGI command, digital watermarking, SMS alert, multi-server monitoring, etc. The firmware is available for free download by all existing QNAP NVR users from QNAP's official website. It will be pre-installed in all new VioStor NVR models. "QNAP is proud to announce this technical synergy with Hikvision. We constantly exp... Read More & Discuss | Back to Top |
Ad-Aware Caters to Gamers and Entertainment Fans with New Security SolutionLavasoft, makers of globally trusted Ad-Aware security software, today announced the release of Ad-Aware Game Edition – a spin-off of its flagship product – aimed specifically to meet the needs of today’s online gamers and entertainment fans with real-time anti-virus and anti-spyware protection, and technology designed to deliver online protection without interruptions or resource strain. “Gamers and online entertainment fans are in a high risk group in terms of computer security – spending long periods of time connected to the Internet, at risk from opportunistic cyber thieves. At the same time, there’s a struggle to find security solutions that won’t impact online experience. The Game Edition was developed specifically with the needs of this niche market in mind, giving users the abil... Read More & Discuss | Back to Top |
CoolNess affordable laptop cooling from SpireThe CoolNess laptop base cooler is equipped with a large 20cm cooling fan. Formed out of lightweight plastic this laptop cooler is not only portable, but a great value for the cost conscientious laptop user. The ergonomic design and anti-slip features provide comfortable computing experience. Compatible with 10” up to 17” laptop computers. There is no need for an external power adapter, powered by your laptop’s USB port (cable included) the CoolNess is a ‘plug and play’ ready product. Source: Spire Press Release... Read More & Discuss | Back to Top |
Toshiba release 320gb 1.8inch drive - industry largestToshiba seem to leading the way with some key Hard drive design elements recently and their newest 1.8 inch drive is the industry's largest single platter drive in this class - The 320GB MK3233GSG. The drive has two 160GB platters which spin at 5,400 rpm and are backed up by a 16MB cache - which gives possible transfer rates of around 830mbit/s. This would be a great drive to be used in small netbooks or even people who want tiny self powered USB external drives for easy on the move backup without compromising on storage size. There are also 160gb and 250gb versions in the making. The drives are due for release in December. Allan Campbell: Heaven Media... Read More & Discuss | Back to Top |
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