AMD: Fusion Makes a Lot of Sense for Next-Generation Game Consoles

From X-bit Labs: The head of software developers relations at Advanced Micro Devices said that the company's Fusion concept makes a lot of sense for next-generation game consoles as it offers a number of capabilities that enables unique advantages.

"I think a Fusion-based a huge...

Intel Adds Atom Oak Trail System-on-Chip into Price-List

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. on Sunday added one system-on-chip (SoC) that belongs to the code-named Oak Trail platform for ultra low-voltage devices into its price-list. The addition indicates commercial availability of the part as well as may point to availability of netbooks or...

G.SKILL Ripjaws-X F3-17000CL9D-8GBXLD 2x4GB Review (Page 1 of 10)

Just a quick glance at the calendar on my right, I noticed it was Valentine's Day when I wrote this introductory paragraph for this review. (Before you ask, yes I did write this paragraph a whole month and a half ahead of publication -- I ran into some problems during this review, causing such a massive delay.) How convenient. So allow me make a confession at this point: I love Sandy Bridge. No, it is not a girl named Sandy with...

Noctua NH-C14 Review

I once heard a very intriguing quote that went something like, "A wise old owl sat on an oak. The more he saw, the less he spoke. The less he spoke, the more he heard. Why aren't we like the wise old bird?" Let's pull up some of our good old high school English Language Arts skills, and answer the following question: What does an owl symbolize in this day and age? In fact, what does owls have anything to do with technology...

RIM to allow Android apps on PlayBook

From InfoWorld: Research In Motion announced on Thursday that users of its PlayBook tablet will be able to run Android and Java applications.

The capability will address one criticism often lodged against the PlayBook: an expected lack of applications.

The PlayBook, which becomes...

Asustek to Hold Netbook Shipments Flat as Tablet Sales Grow

From PC World: Asustek Computer will hold production of netbooks at last year's levels as sales of tablets eat into the market for portable PCs, a company product specialist said on Friday.

The Taiwanese manufacturer, the first to come out with a netbook PC, aims to ship 6 million...

Intel smartphones are on the way--again

From CNET News.com: Intel is getting ready to make a long-belated entry into the smartphone market with a new-and-improved chip. But the usual questions linger.

The most obvious ones are: Will it appear in a phone that is groundbreaking enough to entice buyers? And will this finally...

Google Refuses to Release Android Honeycomb Source For Now

From DailyTech: Google's Android operating system has been tremendously successful. It's become the top selling phone platform in the world and its app store is stocked with close to 200,000 apps. But for all that success, a perpetual criticism is a perception that Android's...

OCZ Celebrates Shipment of Its One Millionth SSD

From X-bit Labs: OCZ Technology Group, a leading supplier of solid-state drives (SSDs), on Thursday announced that it has shipped its one millionth solid state drive. Since starting to offer SSDs roughly three years ago, solid-state drives became OCZ's major product line and the...

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