PC shipments turn positive in third quarter

From CNET News.com: PC shipments are the latest tech sector showing signs of life.

For the third quarter, worldwide computer shipments rose 2.3 percent from the same quarter a year ago, their first gain after three consecutive quarters of declines, according to IDC's latest...

Intel: New graphics, 'Core' chips coming

From CNET News.com: Intel on Thursday previewed new Core processors and graphics technology that will become the pillar of its mainstream chip offerings.

As reported previously, Intel said it will roll out new Intel Core i processors on January 7 at the Consumer Electronics Show in...

Elpida Shrinks 65nm 1Gb DRAM Chip

From X-bit Labs: Elpida Memory, Japan's only supplier of dynamic random access memory (DRAM), has announced that it had completed development of a 65nm XS extra-shrink version 1Gb DDR3 SDRAM that is as cost-competitive as 50nm process memory devices.

The 65nm XS is a smaller version...

Moonlight 2 expands Silverlight capabilities for Linux

From InfoWorld: The Novell-sponsored Mono Project will announce on Thursday availability of Moonlight 2, an open source browser plug-in that brings to Unix and Linux desktops the capabilities of the Microsoft Silverlight multimedia platform.

The company also will announce an...

Final Fantasy XIV Online Beta Rolled Out

From PC World: While I was up in the air yesterday crossing the pond, Square Enix launched its Final Fantasy XIV beta program, giving Final Fantasy buffs a shot at early access. If you already know all there is to know about the game, you can skip straight to the action by visiting...

Windows 7 leaving Redmond's help desk less busy

From CNET News.com: There are many ways to measure how Windows 7 is doing. There are reports on new PC sales, tallies of boxed copy sales, and surveys of planned enterprise adoption, to name a few.

But one of the most encouraging signs for Microsoft is the lack of phone calls it is...

RIM confirms BlackBerry e-mail outage

From CNET News.com: Talk about unfortunate timing. Research In Motion (RIMM) has confirmed reports that Blackberry users across North America have been experiencing e-mail problems this morning. Evidently, the outage is affecting all BlackBerry users who rely on RIM's Internet-based...

Blu-ray 3D Specifications Finalized

From DailyTech: CES 2010 is only a few weeks away and one of the new technologies that is most interesting that will be unveiled at the show is 3D Blu-ray. Blu-ray in 3D will provide 1080p resolution to each eye allowing for full HD playback of 3D movies with compatible displays...

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