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Lenovo Readies World’s First AMD-Based ThinkPad Computer.
Lenovo ThinkPad X100e: AMD Athlon Neo, DirectX 10, 11.6” HD Display
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ATI Launches New Dual-Chip Flagship Graphics Solution.
ATI Releases Radeon HD 5970 Graphics Card
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Nvidia Shows Off GeForce “Fermi” Graphics Card Rendering DirectX 11 Benchmark.
Nvidia Shows Image of Working GeForce “Fermi” Graphics Board
Hardware News
Saturday, November 21, 2009
- Cell Network Operators Set to Become Largest Mobile Internet Devices Sellers – Analysts. Mobile Network Operators to Gain Strength in Devices
Friday, November 20, 2009
- ATI Seeks Its Best to Ensure More Radeon HD 5-Series Supplies – Company. Additional Number of DirectX 11 Graphics Boards is Incoming
- Fusion-io’s SSD Setup Reaches 1TB/s Aggregate Bandwidth. Fusion-io Gets Contracts from Government, Creates World’s Fastest SSD Setup
- Notebook – the Most Desired Christmas Gift, Says CEA. Notebooks, Players and HDTVs Top Christmas Presents Wish List
- Ebay Completes Skype Sell Off. Skype No Longer Belongs to Ebay
Thursday, November 19, 2009
- Sony: PlayStation 3 – Firmware Upgradeable for Stereoscopic 3D. Sony to Upgrade Existing PlayStation 3 Consoles to Stereo 3D Capability
- Elpida Completes Development of 1Gb GDDR5 Chip, Mass Production Scheduled on Q2 2010. Elpida’s First 1Gb GDDR5 Chips to Work at 6GHz
- Galaxy Technology to Release Graphics Card to Rival Asus Mars – Rumour. Galaxy’s New “Masterpeace” is Dual-GPU GeForce GTX 285
- IBM and Infineon Want to Transform Altis into Contract Maker of Semiconductors. Altis Set to Become Independent Foundry Services Provider
- Intel to Explore Hyper Computers in New Research Center. Intel Creates European Exascale Computing Research Center to Study Exaflop Super Computers
- Lenovo Readies World’s First AMD-Based ThinkPad Computer. Lenovo ThinkPad X100e: AMD Athlon Neo, DirectX 10, 11.6” HD Display
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
- AMD to Repay One Debt, Secure Another Loan. AMD to Buy Back Senior Notes Due 2012, Offer New Senior Notes Due in 2012
- European Ombudsman Rejects Intel’s Complaints Against European Commission. Ombudsman Confirms Maladministration in Anti-Trust Case Against Intel, But Says They Were Not Serious
- Nvidia Adds Stereo 3D Vision to Notebooks. Asustek Computer to Add Stereo 3D to Mobile PCs
- ATI Launches New Dual-Chip Flagship Graphics Solution. ATI Releases Radeon HD 5970 Graphics Card
- Chief Executive of Intel Expects Shortages of PC Components Next Year. Paul Otellini Predicts Short Supply of PC Components in 2010
- Nvidia Shows Off GeForce “Fermi” Graphics Card Rendering DirectX 11 Benchmark. Nvidia Shows Image of Working GeForce “Fermi” Graphics Board
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News Around the Web
Saturday, November 21, 2009
- Saturday science subject: The Moon, comets, and water. The Tech Report
- Hackers steal confidential global warming data. TG daily
- Steam bans Modern Warfare "grey market" keys. TG daily
- Weekly hardware roundup. TG daily
- Firefox: Heat and the CPU usage problem. Nanotech
- World Hello Day Shortbread. The Tech Report
- TomTom Start satnav for newbies. Reg Hardware
Friday, November 20, 2009
- ATI reveals Radeon 5970 overlocking details. TG daily
- B&N's Nook is the victim of its own success. TG daily
- Gameloft chooses iPhone over Android. TG daily
- Upcoming microATX MSI H57 motherboard pictured. The Tech Report
- Auto roti maker wins Intel prize. TG daily
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