Half of Notebooks Shipped in 2011 will Use On CPU GPUs

From DailyTech: Both Intel and AMD are implementing so-called graphics-enabled microprocessors (GEMs) inside laptops and desktops on the mainstream markets this year.

Research firm iSuppli has announced that these GEMs will be installed in about 115 million notebooks that will ship...

AMD: APUs Will Challenge Traditional Microprocessors

From X-bit Labs: Standalone central processing units (CPUs) for client computers will be challenged by accelerated processing units (APUs) with integrated graphics core, a high-ranking officer at AMD said in an interview. APUs provide better performance because of its ability to...

Sony Set to Support Thunderbolt - Company

From X-bit Labs: Sony Corp., a leading supplier of consumer electronics, said it would support Intel Corp.'s Thunderbolt interconnection. The technology will allow Sony to sell products with ultra-fast interconnection.

"[New] Hybrid PC [features] Intel’s Light Peak technology which...

Zalman ZM-VE200 Review (Page 1 of 4)

If you had a billion dollars to put in a bank, would you trust a Swede, or a German? If you wanted to invest in a new automobile, would you lean towards a Japanese vehicle, or a Korean made car? Haven't caught on yet? I'll give you one more example, this time a little more obvious. If you were to purchase a bottle of drinking water, would you rather have Canadian H2O, or Iranian water? First of all, I'd like to make it clear in...

RIM to offer BlackBerry management via Office 365

From InfoWorld: Research in Motion announced today that users of Microsoft's Office 365 cloud service, which is expected to be available by 2012 and provide Exchange, Office, and other Microsoft technologies from a hosted environment, will support BlackBerry devices. Although there...

Mac App Store low on freebies, high on games

From CNET News.com: A new report released by market research group Distimo shows that Apple's now three-month old Mac App Store is off to a slower start than its iOS counterparts in terms of app volume, though is becoming a bellwether for more gaming opportunities on the Mac OS...

Western Digital Releases 6TB External Hard Disk Drive

From X-bit Labs: Western Digital on Thursday introduced its 6TB external storage system with two 3TB hard disk drives (HDDs) inside. The MyBook Studio Edition II is aimed at content creation professionals who need to back up large amounts of data.

The dual-drive solution supports...

AMD to Investigate Android in a Bid to Push Fusion into Tablets

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices said that when it comes to operating systems for personal computers in tablet form-factor and the company's Fusion-series of highly-integrated processing devices, Microsoft Windows support is a priority operating system for the company. At the...

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