Nvidia's GPU Roadmap Slips by One Year Due to Manufacturing Nodes

From X-bit Labs: Back in September, 2010, Nvidia Corp. unveiled its three-years roadmap that disclosed the company's plans to release Kepler family of graphics processing units in 2011 and Maxwell lineup of GPUs in 2013. A lot of happened since then and problems with fabrication...

AMD Slashes Microprocessor Prices

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices has slashed prices on virtually all of its desktop microprocessors. The price-cuts vary from symbolical 1% to significant 23%. As a result of the price-reductions, AMD's most powerful central processing unit (CPU) for desktops now costs less...

Samsung Says Game Not Over, Korean Analysts Predict Bounceback

From PC World: After Friday's sweeping victory by Apple in the months-long U.S. patent battle against Samsung, South Korea's largest electronics company said in a blog post Monday that its initial intent was to settle with the iPhone maker instead of going to court.

The Suwon-based...

iPhone SMS Bug Remains Threat

From PC World: Security on the iPhone is heavily dependent on Apple's ability to vet all third-party apps before users download them. But a French hacker claims he has found a flaw in the smartphone's text messaging service that bypasses the safeguard.

The hacker, who calls himself...

Samsung goes big with 5.8-inch Galaxy Player

From CNET News.com: A big screen may be awkward for a phone you hold up to your ear, but it's nice for movies and games -- which likely is why Samsung announced a bigger new 5.8-inch model of its Galaxy Player line.

The company offers smaller versions -- for example, its $200...

Google seeks to distance itself from $1B Apple patent verdict

From CNET News.com: Some two days after Apple's lopsided patent victory over Samsung, the Korean electronics giant's pseudo silent partner is breaking its silence.

Google, which provides the Android operating system that Samsung devices use, issued a statement this evening that...

Thermaltake Tt eSPORTS Theron Review

The evolution of technology was always an intriguing idea for me, especially when I was at a very young age. At that time, the main thing that appealed to me was none other than playing video games, simply because you would feel like you have successfully accomplished something big, especially after defeating the final boss. To me, the hardware I played my games on did not matter, since I did most of my gaming on my PlayStation...

Verizon Spectrum Deal Approved by FCC With Conditions

From PC World: The U.S. Federal Communications Commission conditionally approved a multibillion swap of wireless spectrum between Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile and four of the biggest cable TV system operators in the U.S.

But for the deal to go ahead, the FCC is demanding Verizon meet...

Kodak Extends Auction Deadline, Plans to Sell Imaging Units

From DailyTech: Kodak has been fighting to emerge from bankruptcy for months. The photography giant has been preparing for an auction of two patent portfolios that were expected to fetch billions of dollars. Kodak's auction plan came under criticism from technology giant Apple, which...

HP Swallows $8.9B USD Loss, But Analysts Praise Its Revamp Work

From DailyTech: When Hewlett-Packard Comp. (HPQ) hired Léo Apotheker as its new CEO shortly after his firing from SAP AG (ETR:SAP) and cost his former employer $1B USD for allowing the theft of code from rival Oracle Corp. (ORCL), we warned that a rocky road could be ahead for the...

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