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Friday, October 31, 2008


Sony, Dell, HP, and Toshiba Recall 100 Thousand Laptop Batteries Worldwide.
[11:50 pm]

More Sony-Made Batteries Recalled

Foxconn Own-Brand Mainboard Business Under Fire - Media Reports.
[11:16 pm]

Foxconn May Be Considering Pulling Out from Branded Mainboard Business

 

Thursday, October 30, 2008


Market of Enthusiast Class Graphics Cards on the Rise Amid Transition to Notebooks, Financial Crisis – Analyst.
[7:05 am]

Despite of Weak Growth of Desktops Graphics Adapters, Premium Class Graphics Cards Still Strong, Says Jon Peddie

 

Wednesday, October 29, 2008


Intel to Describe 32nm Process Technology at International Electron Devices Meeting.
[8:27 pm]

Intel to Detail Its 32nm Fabrication Process in Mid-December

ATI Quietly Enters Switchable Graphics Technology for Intel Centrino 2 Notebooks [UPDATED].
[8:04 pm]

ATI’s Hybrid CrossFire-Like Technology Also Available for Intel Centrino 2 Laptops

Notebooks Outsell Desktops in the U.S. for the First Time.
[6:13 pm]

Demand Towards Notebooks Exceeds Demand for Desktops

SiS Plans to Continue Selling Chipsets “Based on Client Demand”.
[5:29 pm]

Silicon Integrated Systems About to Pull the Plug on PC Chipset Business

Intel-Supported Multi-GPU Startup Gets Additional Funding.
[5:00 pm]

LucidLogix Receives $18 Million in Series C Funding

Kingston Rolls Out Industry’s First 2GHz Memory Modules for Intel Core i7 Platforms.
[2:11 pm]

Kingston Details Triple-Channel Memory Module Kits Lineup

Asustek and Intel Launch a Web-Site to Discover End-Users’ Dream PCs.
[1:22 pm]

Asustek and Intel Research Actual End-Users’ Needs

IN BRIEF: ATI Radeon HD 4850 Becomes The Most Popular Graphics Card in the U.S. Retail.
[10:39 am]

ATI Radeon HD 4800 Graphics Cards Get More Popular in the U.S. Retail Market

 

Tuesday, October 28, 2008


Nvidia Expects Improved Physics Effects to Dramatically Popularize Video Games on PC.
[11:40 pm]

Nvidia Considers Physics Effects as Another Revolution in Visual Computing

Via Technologies to Help to Develop Netbooks, Notebooks.
[8:52 pm]

Via Launches “Global Mobility Bazaar” Program to Popularize Its Chips

Gartner Predicts Bright Future for Low-Cost All-In-One Touch Screen PCs.
[5:58 pm]

Asustek’s Entry-Level All-In-One System Drives All-In-One PCs to Broader Market

Broadcom Completes Acquisition of Ex-ATI’s Digital TV Division from AMD.
[5:56 pm]

AMD Sells DTV Division at $51 Million Discount to Broadcom

IN BRIEF: Asustek Computer Plans to Boost Notebook Output by 70% in 2009.
[12:38 pm]

Asustek May Leave Lenovo, Toshiba Behind on Notebook Market

 

Monday, October 27, 2008


UMC Manufactures Foundry Industry’s First Chips Using 28nm Process Technology.
[10:40 pm]

UMC Announces Foundry Industry’s First 28nm SRAMs

Microsoft Enters Cloud Computing Business with Windows Azure Introduction.
[7:39 pm]

Microsoft Unveils Windows Azure at Professional Developers Conference

Graphics Adapter Market Skyrockets in Q3, ATI Starts to Fight Back Market Share.
[5:12 pm]

Despite Economy Recession, Market of Graphics Adapters on the Rise

 

Friday, October 24, 2008


AMD’s Market Share Drops to 3-Year Low amid Intel’s Share Hitting 3-Year High.
[11:15 pm]

Intel Gains Microprocessor Market Share Thanks to Mobile Processors

Five Mainboard Makers to Enable Nvidia’s Multi-GPU Tech on Intel’s Next-Gen Platforms.
[5:39 pm]

Nvidia Gives SLI Support on Intel X58 Chipset Clearance to Five Motherboard Manufacturers

Intel Clarifies Comments Regarding Slow Performance of ARM Processors.
[1:11 pm]

Intel: ARM Chips Are Slow, But We Have No Alternative

 

Thursday, October 23, 2008


IN BRIEF: Skype Interested in WiMAX Mobile Handsets.
[11:52 pm]

WiMAX Poses Strategic Interest for Skype, Company Admits

An Apple Product with Small Display Spotted: A NetBook from Apple Enroute?
[11:14 pm]

Industry Observers Insist on Incoming Low-Cost MacBook

Netbooks Based on ARM Microprocessors Will Soon Be Unleashed – ARM.
[7:12 pm]

ARM: Expect ARM Cortex A8-Based Netbooks Announcements in the Next Few Months

Toshiba Initiates Pilot Production of Semiconductors Using 40nm Process Tech.
[4:49 pm]

Toshiba Ready with 40nm, 45nm Process Technologies, Sony Not Ready with Designs

Patriot Memory Joins the Club of Triple-Channel Memory Module Suppliers.
[3:26 pm]

Patriot Announces Triple-Channel Memory Kits for Core i7 Chips

 

Wednesday, October 22, 2008


Apple Claims iPhone 3G Outsold RIM BlackBerry Last Quarter.
[9:06 pm]

Apple’s Goal to Ship 10 Million Handsets in 2008 Achieved

Millions to Stop Watching TV in the U.S. After Switch to Digital Broadcasting – Analysts.
[7:54 pm]

Fewer TV Viewers After Switch to Digital Broadcasting, Says Report

Microsoft Chief Executive: Windows 7 Is Whole Lot Better Windows Vista.
[1:51 pm]

Microsoft Claims Windows 7 Is Not A “Minor Release”

EVGA Drops Nvidia Exclusivity with Intel X58 Motherboard.
[9:27 am]

EVGA Plans to Release Intel X58 Mainboard

Intel Criticizes Modern Smartphones, Blames ARM Microprocessors.
[8:41 am]

Intel Claims ARM Processors Have Inadequate Performance for Modern Smartphones

 

Tuesday, October 21, 2008


Samsung Withdraws Proposal to Acquire SanDisk.
[11:53 pm]

Samsung No Longer Interested in Buying SanDisk

Asustek Computer’s Chief Exec Promises Windows 7 on Eee PC by Mid-2009.
[7:01 pm]

Asus Eee PCs with Touch Screens May Feature Windows 7 Operating System

Corsair Memory Reveals Triple-Channel Memory Kits for Intel Core i7 Platforms.
[12:13 pm]

Corsair Ready to Meet Intel Core i7 with New Dominator, XMS Memory Modules

S3 Graphics Reveals Proprietary Tool for Photo Editing That Uses GPGPU.
[6:44 am]

S3 Unveils GPGPU-Friendly Image Enhancement Application

 

Monday, October 20, 2008


Mainboard Makers Set to Pay Nvidia $5 Per Mainboard for SLI License.
[11:51 pm]

Nvidia SLI License Price Revealed by Media

Nvidia Reveals Quadro CX Graphics Accelerator for Adobe Creative Suite 4.
[10:40 pm]

Nvidia Quadro CX Accelerates Processing of Photoshop CS4, After Effects CS4, Premiere Pro CS4

ATI Looking Forward More Advanced Cooling Technologies for Graphics Cards.
[2:57 pm]

ATI Teams Up with Celsia for Vapor Chamber Based Cooling Solution

Toshiba Signs Memorandum of Understanding to Acquire 30% of Its NAND Joint Venture with SanDisk.
[12:15 pm]

Toshiba Increases NAND Flash Production Capacities by Acquiring Them from SanDisk

Intel Demos World’s First “Moorestown” Platform for Mobile Internet Devices.
[4:55 am]

Intel Shows Off Working “Moorestown” Platform

Intel Further Slashes Pricing on Quad-Core, Dual-Core Chips.
[4:19 am]

Intel’s Least Expensive Desktop Quad-Core Chip Now Costs $183

 

Sunday, October 19, 2008


Russian Company Acquires Manufacturing Process Technology from AMD.
[6:07 pm]

Angstrem Acquires 130nm Fabrication Process from AMD

Apple Reportedly Set to Upgrade iMac All-in-One Desktops.
[4:58 pm]

Apple iMac To Get Higher Performance

Toshiba Wants to Acquire Manufacturing Capacities from SanDisk – Reports.
[4:56 pm]

Toshiba Expresses Wish to Buyout NAND Flash Manufacturing JV Stake from SanDisk

AMD Intends to Produce “Some” of Its GPUs at The Foundry Company Using 32nm Process Tech.
[2:07 pm]

AMD to Use 32nm Fabrication Process for “Some” of Its GPUs

Intel Acquires Network Connectivity Solutions Company.
[2:06 pm]

Intel Takes Over NetEffect, An Ethernet and Server Computer Cluster Specialist

 

Friday, October 17, 2008


AMD Preps More Dual-Core Microprocessors for Q1 2009 – Rumours.
[11:05 pm]

AMD Plans to Release Athlon X2 7550, 7750

IN BRIEF: Intel Readies New Microprocessors with Low Power Consumption.
[1:17 pm]

New Intel’s Core 2 Duo Chips to Have 35W TDP

 

Thursday, October 16, 2008


IN BRIEF: Acer Reportedly Drops Quanta as Netbook Maker, Chooses Compal, Winstron.
[6:50 pm]

Acer Switches Supplier of Inexpensive Netbooks

IN BRIEF: PlayStation 3’s Main Premise Are Video Games - Says Sony.
[6:00 pm]

Sony Reiterates Main Targets of the PlayStation 3

OCZ Technology Unleashes Memory Kits for Intel Core i7 Microprocessors.
[4:15 pm]

OCZ Announces Triple-Channel Memory Kits

Intel Initiates Shipments of Solid-State Drives for Enterprise Systems.
[1:34 pm]

Intel Ships Enterprise-Class Solid-State Drives

Another Dual-Chip ATI Radeon HD Graphics Card Finally Approaches the Market.
[11:46 am]

ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2 Set to Become Available Shortly

Asustek Reportedly Preps to Release Eee PC with Touch-Sensitive Screens in 2009.
[10:42 am]

Asus Eee PC Rumoured to Get Touch-Sensitive Screens Next Year

The Foundry Company May Become Direct Threat to TSMC, UMC, Say Industry Observers.
[7:25 am]

TFC May Get ATI, Broadcom, Nvidia and Qualcomm as Clients

Foxconn Set to Stop Producing Nvidia GeForce Graphics Cards, Sources Confirm.
[6:34 am]

Foxconn to Stop Making Nvidia GeForce Graphics Cards, ATI Radeon Boards May Be Approaching

SanDisk Begins to Sell Music on slotMusic Cards, Unveils slotMusic Player.
[4:39 am]

SanDisk Proceeds with Initiative to Distribute Music on Flash Cards

 

Wednesday, October 15, 2008


Intel Vows to Ship Enough Atom Processors by Year End.
[7:47 pm]

Intel Claims Demand for Atom Unfulfilled, Reports Massive Atom-Related Revenues

Asus Eee Box Nettops, Eee Netbooks Come with Preloaded Virus, Asustek Blames Contractor.
[4:06 pm]

Asustek Computer Condemns OEM Maker After Scandal with Infected Eee Netbooks, Nettops

ATI RV870 and Nvidia GT216 Expected to Arrive by Late June 2009.
[3:26 pm]

ATI and Nvidia to Start Using TSMC’s 40nm Process Technology by Mid-2009

Sharp Plans to Release HDTV with Integrated Blu-Ray Disc Player/Recorder.
[2:02 pm]

Sharp to Build-In Blu-Ray Players/Recorders into HDTVs

Small and Medium Businesses Likely Candidates for Early 802.11n Adoption – Analysts.
[1:44 pm]

Wi-Fi 802.11n Standard to Offer Tangible Benefits for Small and Medium Businesses

Sony Has No Plans to Reduce PlayStation 3 Pricing for Holidays.
[12:02 pm]

Sony Does Not Intend to Reduce PS3 Pricing This Holiday Season

HP Reportedly Threatens Partners Against Working with Asustek Computer.
[11:22 am]

HP Warns Its Manufacturing Partners Against Working with Asus

IN BRIEF: Via Nano Processor Proclaimed The Best CPU for Cryptography.
[11:19 am]

Via Technologies’ Nano Processor Outperforms Core 2 Extreme in Cryptography Benchmarks

Nvidia Formally Unveils New Intel-Compatible Core-Logic with Built-In Graphics Core.
[7:29 am]

Nvidia Launches GeForce 9300 and 9400 “Motherboard GPUs”

 

Tuesday, October 14, 2008


Apple Reluctant to Jump on Netbook Bandwagon.
[11:40 pm]

No Netbook from Apple, At Least for Now

Intel Initiates Shipments of Core i7 Microprocessors.
[10:30 pm]

Intel on Track to Release Nehalem Chips Next Month

Apple Switches to Nvidia Chipsets with New Breed of MacBook Computers.
[6:10 pm]

Apple Updates MacBook Lineup with New Laptops

Asustek’s All-In-One Touch-Screen Eee Personal Computer Available for Pre-Order.
[2:24 pm]

All-In-One Asus Eee Desktop Available for Pre-Order

Blu-Ray Is a Bag of Hurt, Says Chief Exec of Apple.
[2:21 pm]

Apple Has No Plans to Install Blu-Ray into Macintosh Systems for Now

Department of Justice Ends Investigation Regarding Graphics Chip Price Fixing.
[2:19 pm]

Department of Justice Confirms End of GPU Price Fixing Investigation

 

Monday, October 13, 2008


Asustek Computer Plans to Introduce Eee-Branded Mainboards.
[10:03 pm]

Asus to Add Eee Mainboards to Eee PC and Eee Box

Qimonda to Sell Stake in Inotera as Part of Restructuring Plan.
[9:35 pm]

Qimonda Gets Rid of Inotera, Set to Restructure

 

Saturday, October 11, 2008


Microsoft Denies Plans for Add-On Blu-Ray Drive for Xbox 360.
[5:34 pm]

Microsoft Denies Plans to Release External BD Drive for X360, But Does It Need To?

 

Friday, October 10, 2008


Disney Expects Blu-Ray Sales to Surpass DVD in Two Years.
[11:56 pm]

Disney Predicts Blu-Ray Domination Shortly

Apple Warns End-Users of Faulty Nvidia Graphics Processing Units.
[11:40 am]

Apple Claims Nvidia Misinformed Company of Lack of Problems with GPUs

 

Thursday, October 9, 2008


Consumer Electronics Devices Set to Get Wi-Fi Support – Analysts.
[4:50 pm]

Shipments of Consumer Electronics Devices with Wi-Fi to Reach 1 Billion by 2012, Says In-Stat

Asustek Reveals Eee PC Aimed at Demanding End-Users.
[3:04 pm]

Asus Eee PC S101 Debuts, Show Style and Higher Price

Micron Plans Layoffs Amid Rumoured Plans to Acquire Qimonda.
[11:56 am]

Micron Technology to Restructure Memory Operations

 

Wednesday, October 8, 2008


Nvidia’s Partners Reluctant to Adopt New Flavour of a High-End Chip.
[4:39 pm]

Graphics Card Makers Hesitant to Produce GeForce GTX 260-216

Intel Sells Off Rackmount Server Operations to Kontron.
[11:15 am]

Kontron Acquires Rackmount Server Business from Intel

Microsoft Preps External Blu-Ray Disc Optical Drive for Xbox 360.
[7:34 am]

Microsoft Has Blu-Ray Drive for Xbox 360 Ready, Release Date Under Consideration

AMD Plans to Produce ATI Graphics Processor at The Foundry Company.
[3:46 am]

The Foundry Company to Seek for Non-CPU Customers

 

Tuesday, October 7, 2008


Apple Co-Founder Predicts Death for iPod, Unenthusiastic About iPhone.
[11:19 pm]

Steve Wozniak Unimpressed with iPhone, Expects iPod to Disappear

Samsung Loses Legal Battle Against Rambus.
[10:17 pm]

U.S. Supreme Court Denies Samsung Appeal in Rambus Case

AMD Confident In Ability to Produce x86 Microprocessors Despite Intel’s Doubts.
[5:43 pm]

AMD Reassures It Can Outsources Production of All x86 Chips

Intel Has “Serious Questions” Regarding AMD’s Fab Spin Off.
[3:04 pm]

Intel Questions Legitimacy of AMD’s Fab Spin Off

Less Companies to Supply Nvidia GeForce Graphics Cards .
[12:34 pm]

Nvidia Intends to Reduce Number of Add-In-Board Partners

AMD Unveils Asset Smart Strategy: Transfers Fabs to The Foundry Company.
[9:13 am]

AMD Spins Off Manufacturing Facilities into Foundry Company

 

Monday, October 6, 2008


Analyst Expects Nvidia to Leave Chipset Business Next Year.
[11:27 pm]

Rumours Regarding Nvidia’s Exit from Chipset Business Resurrect

HTC to Monopolize Market of Google Android Based Phones for a Year.
[11:25 pm]

HTC Quietly Monopolizes Market of Google Android Cell Phones

Nvidia Plans Another Re-Branding of Graphics Cards.
[9:26 pm]

Nvidia’s GeForce 9 to Become Nvidia GeForce GT, GTS

Intel: Core i7 to Be Up to 52% Faster Compared to Core 2 Quad.
[7:52 pm]

Intel Predicts Massive Performance Improvements with New Chips

Kingston to Join the SSD Market.
[4:55 pm]

The Company to Sell SSDs by Intel

Sega Preparing a Portable Gaming Console – Rumor.
[4:51 pm]

One More Competitor for Sony

Elpida Completes Development of 65nm Chip Shrink.
[4:48 pm]

Enhances Cost Competitiveness and Manufacturing Flexibility

 

Thursday, October 2, 2008


Nintendo’s “Wii HD” to Is Prepared for Launch by 2011 – Rumours.
[1:21 pm]

Nintendo Plans to Release Next-Gen Video Game System by 2011

 

Wednesday, October 1, 2008


ATI Expects DirectX 11 Graphics Chips Next Year.
[10:46 pm]

ATI Predicts Rise of GPGPU in 2009

Western Digital May Acquire Hard Drive Business from Fujitsu.
[5:47 pm]

Fujitsu in Talks with Western Digital over Hard Disk Drive Business Transaction

AMD Claims Forthcoming “Shanghai” Chip to Be 35% Faster than Existing.
[12:55 pm]

Upcoming AMD Opteron “Shanghai” Processors to Offer 35% Performance Improvement