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Monday, August 31, 2009


AMD Unveils Six-Core Microprocessor with 40W Power Consumption.
[8:55 pm]

AMD Releases Energy-Efficient Six-Core Opteron Chip

Intel: Demand for Microprocessors, Chipsets Increasing.
[5:07 pm]

Intel Raises Expectations for the Third Quarter

 

Friday, August 28, 2009


Analysts Predict Solar-, Wind-Power Cell Base Stations.
[11:09 pm]

For Operators, It Pays to Be Green, Claim Analysts

Electronic Arts Expects Microsoft and Sony to Keep Upgrading Current-Gen Game Consoles.
[4:27 pm]

EA Expects PlayStation 3.5, Xbox 560 Before Next-Gen Hits the Scene

Average Selling Prices on Graphics Cards Continue to Drop – Jon Peddie Research. ATI  AMD  Nvidia  Geforce  Radeon  JPR
[12:03 pm]

Sales of Graphics Cards Hits the Bottom, ASP Decreases, ATI Gains Market Share

 

Thursday, August 27, 2009


Patriot to Encourage Street Fighting with Premium Products. Patriot  DDR2  DDR3  SSD  Flash
[9:56 pm]

Wi-Fi Enabled Cell Phones Continue to Gain Popularity.
[6:36 pm]

Wi-Fi Phone Shipments Double Every Two Years, Analysts Say

Fujitsu to Outsource Production of 28nm Chips to TSMC.
[3:50 pm]

Fujitsu and TSMC to Co-Develop High-Performance 28nm Process Technology

Asustek Computer, MicroStar International Eye E-Book Reader Market.
[3:11 pm]

Asus and MSI Reportedly Plan to Release E-Book Reader

Microsoft Trims Xbox 360 Lineup, Lowers Pricing of Xbox 360 Arcade.
[12:17 pm]

Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite Now Priced at $299, Xbox 360 Pro Discontinued

 

Wednesday, August 26, 2009


TSMC Claims 28nm “Yield Breakthrough”.
[11:51 pm]

TSMC Makes 64Mb SRAM Chips at 28nm Nodes

Retailers Should Offer Better Tech Support, Say Consumers.
[10:29 pm]

Improved Tech Support Can Trim Return Rates – Market Research Firm

OCZ Technology Unveils Industry’s Most Cost-Efficient SLC Solid-State Drive.
[4:45 pm]

OCZ Agility EX SSD: Extreme Performance, Extreme Reliability, $399 Price-Point

UMC to Invests into LED, Solar Power Technologies.
[3:24 pm]

UMC Creates New Technologies Investment Arm

GPUs Set to Increase Performance by 570 Times by 2015 – Chief Executive of Nvidia. Nvidia  GeForce  GPGPU
[11:47 am]

Nvidia’s Head Expects Giant Leap in GPU Performance

Asustek Rumoured to Sell a Stake in Pegatron.
[9:37 am]

Inventec, Foxconn Rumoured to Be Interested in a Stake in Pegatron

 

Tuesday, August 25, 2009


Nokia Booklet 3G May Be Too Expensive for Consumers, Not Suitable for Business Users.
[10:02 pm]

Nokia’s Netbook Rumoured to Cost $799

Lenovo, Samsung Postpone Launch of Nvidia Ion Netbooks.
[3:24 pm]

Lenovo and Samsung Delay Release of New Netbooks Till Windows 7 Launch

TSMC Adds Another Option to 28nm Process Tech Lineup.
[12:14 pm]

TSMC Includes Low-Power HKMG Fabrication Process to Plans

AMD’s Bulldozer Processors to Feature Multi-Threading Technology [UPDATED]. AMD  Bulldozer  Orochi  Valencia  Interlagos  32nm
[7:32 am]

AMD to Adopt Multi-Threading in Next-Generation Processors

 

Monday, August 24, 2009


AMD Claims Twelve-Core Microprocessors to Retain Similar Thermal Envelope.
[11:28 pm]

Additional Details About AMD Opteron “Magny Cours” Revealed

Analysts Expect Microsoft to Introduce Xbox 360 Slim Version.
[10:59 pm]

Microsoft Xbox 360 Slim May Be In the Works, Say Analysts

PNY’s Graphics Cards to Receive Lifetime Warranties.
[11:32 am]

PNY Technologies Extends Warranties on Graphics Cards

Nokia Unveils Booklet 3G Netbook.
[7:28 am]

Nokia’s Netbook Boasts with 12 Hours Battery Life

Advanced Micro Devices Rumoured to Make Chips in Russia. AMD  Rusnano  Globalfoundries  65nm  Semiconductor  Business  Angstrem  Micron  Sitronics
[3:11 am]

AMD Reportedly in Talks with Rusnano Over Semiconductor Joint-Venture

 

Sunday, August 23, 2009


Texas Instruments Reportedly Interested in Buying Qimonda’s Manufacturing Equipment.
[12:52 pm]

Texas Instruments Eyes Qimonda’s U.S. Assets

Nvidia Releases Drivers Supporting Compute Shaders.
[10:50 am]

Nvidia Releases First Drivers for DirectX 11 Compute Shaders

Intel to Disclose Additional Details About Westmere Processors Next Month. Intel  32nm  Westmere  Clarkdale  Lynnfield  Gulftown  Clarksfield  Arrandale
[7:57 am]

Intel to Talk About Westmere at Intel Developer Forum in September

 

Saturday, August 22, 2009


Electronic Arts: PS3 Price-Cut – Great Move.
[11:59 am]

Leading Game Developer Glad with PS3 Price Reduce

Sun’s 16-Core Processor Seems to Be Cancelled.
[11:03 am]

Sun’s Rock Hits The End

Intel Outlines Process Technology Roadmap. Intel  Semiconductor
[9:41 am]

Intel Aims at 4nm Fabrication Process in 2022

 

Friday, August 21, 2009


Leading Parallel Computing Software Developer Becomes Part of Intel.
[11:55 pm]

Intel Acquires RapidMind

Sony PlayStation 3 Slim Utilizes New Cell Processor.
[10:33 pm]

Cell Processor Transits to 45nm Fabrication Process

 

Thursday, August 20, 2009


Inspur Acquires Qimonda’s China Operations.
[11:13 pm]

Inspur Gains Qimonda’s R&D Center in China

Nokia Set to Make Netbooks – Chief Executive.
[10:50 pm]

Nokia Eyes Netbook Market, Confirms Chief Exec

 

Wednesday, August 19, 2009


Nuclear Fusion Research Set to Enable “Nanolitography”.
[11:24 pm]

New Plasma-Based Litography in Development

Sony Expects Discounted PS3 to Become More Popular, Analysts Disagree.
[10:24 pm]

$299 Pricing – Sweet Spot for the PlayStation 3, Says President

Vendors Intensify Competition for Smartphone Chip Market.
[9:01 pm]

Competition on Smartphone Chip Market Escalates

Intel’s Chip With Unlocked Multiplier Hits 6GHz Clock-Speed.
[12:34 pm]

Intel Pentium E6500K Nearly Hits Overclocking Record

 

Tuesday, August 18, 2009


Asustek Laptops Retain Title of Most Reliable Systems – Tech Support Specialist. Apple  ASUS  Lenovo  Toshiba  HP  Rescuecom
[7:23 pm]

Asus, Apple, Lenovo – Most Reliable PCs, Claims Rescuecom

Netbooks Tend to Get More Expensive – Analysts.
[2:03 pm]

Netbooks Gain Price, Functionality, Study Finds

Sony Officially Announces PlayStation 3 Slim at $299. sony  playstation
[11:47 am]

Sony Drops the Price of PS3, Intros Slim Version

Microsoft Increases the Price of Xbox 360 Arcade in the UK.
[11:27 am]

Microsoft Xbox 360 Arcade to Get Price Increase in the UK

Sony Ericsson to Increase Focus on Smartphones After Switch of Chief Exec.
[9:06 am]

Sony Ericsson to Continue Transformation, Focus on More Advanced Handsets

TSMC Boosts Spending on Equipment amid Uncertain Market Prospects.
[8:19 am]

TSMC Increases Investment into Manufacturing Equipment

OCZ Technology: Solid-State Drives Really Going Mainstream.
[6:24 am]

OCZ Expects SSDs to Get More Popular

 

Monday, August 17, 2009


Another Asian Chip Designer Licenses ARM Graphics Processor.
[10:36 pm]

Core Logic Inc. Licenses ARM Mali 400 Graphics Technology

Flash Manufacturers May Cease to Build New Fabs, Warns Chief Executive of SanDisk.
[3:39 pm]

Chief Executive of SanDisk Makes Eight Predictions for Flash Memory Marker

Nvidia Readies Core-Logic for Intel Core i3, Core i5, Core i7 Microprocessors – Rumours. Nvidia  MCP85  MCP89  MCP99  Nforce  Geforce  Nehalem  Westmere  Intel  Ion
[12:17 pm]

Despite the Lack of License, Nvidia Wants to Make Chipsets for Intel Nehalem/Westmere Platforms

IBM Combines Lithography and DNA-Like Self Assemble to Make Future Chips.
[7:07 am]

IBM Research Claims Breakthrough in Chip Manufacturing

 

Saturday, August 15, 2009


Lenovo to Replace Defective ThinkPad Laptop Batteries.
[1:46 pm]

Lenovo Finds Faulty Batteries on ThinkPad R-, X-Series Notebooks

First Images of Alleged Apple Mobile Internet Device Transpire. Apple  Macintosh  iPhone  iPod  Atom  ARM
[12:05 pm]

Web-Site Publishes First Photos of Rumoured "Apple Tablet"

 

Friday, August 14, 2009


AMD to Update Business Class Lineup with Athlon II, Phenom II Microprocessors. AMD  Phenom  Athlon  45nm  Deneb  Raga  Regor
[11:20 pm]

AMD to Introduce Athlon II, Phenom II B-Series Chips

Samsung Targets Gaming PCs with Solid-State Drives.
[3:41 pm]

Samsung Aims PC Gaming Market with SSDs

Germany and Russia Discuss Strategic Partnership in Microelectronics, Investments into Infineon, Qimonda.
[1:03 pm]

Authorities Confirm Talks Regarding Russian Investments into Infineon, Qimonda

Retailers Run Out of PlayStation 3, PS3 Slim May Be Approaching.
[11:36 am]

Sony Ceases to Supply PlayStation 3, Claim Retailers

ATI Demonstrates “The Future” DirectX 11 Graphics Cards at Quakecon. ATI  AMD  Radeon  RV870  RV830  RV810  Evergreen  40nm  DirectX  Cypress  Juniper  Redwood  Cedar  Hemlock
[6:17 am]

ATI’s New Evergreen Graphics Chips Hit Quakecon, Set to Hit the Market by Windows 7 Launch

 

Thursday, August 13, 2009


Tim Sweeney: GPGPU Software Uneconomical to Develop, GPUs Set to Disappear. GPGPU  Intel  AMD  ATI  nvidia  cuda  larrabee  radeon  geforce
[11:53 pm]

GPGPU Programming Models Are Limited, Claims Developer of Popular Games

Russian Investment Firm Interested in Acquiring a Stake in Infineon.
[11:16 pm]

Sistema Corp. Interested in Buying into Infineon

Texas Instruments' Chips Best Positioned for Mobile Internet Devices – Research Firm.
[3:32 pm]

Nvidia and Freescale Have Potential on MID Market, Says ABI Research

Intel May Unveil Microprocessors with Integrated Graphics Cores at Consumer Electronics Show.
[9:11 am]

Intel Arrandale, Clarkdale, Pineview Processors May Be Revealed at CES 2010 in Early January

AMD Launches Highest-Performance Desktop Processor.
[6:41 am]

AMD Starts to Ship Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition

Corsair Memory Adds Speed to High-Capacity USB Flash Drives.
[5:31 am]

Corsair Unveils High-Performance 128GB Voyager GT Flash Drive

 

Wednesday, August 12, 2009


Panasonic’s Toughbook Mobile Computers First to Pass New Military Certification.
[11:37 pm]

Panasonic Toughbook 30, 19 and U1 Pass MIL-STD-810G Tests

Winbond to Manufacture Own-Brand GDDR Memory.
[10:19 pm]

Winbond Becomes Fourth Maker of GDDR in the World

Intel Set to Launch New Quad-Core Mobile Platform in Late September. Intel  Calpella  Clarksfield  45nm  Ibex Peak  Lynnfield  Core
[2:39 pm]

Intel Clarksfield Extreme: 4 Cores, 2GHz, 8MB L3 Cache, Due on September 23

Microsoft to Develop Software for Nokia Mobile Phones.
[9:11 am]

Microsoft and Nokia Team Up for Smartphone Productivity Software

MicroStar International to Boost Multi-GPU Efficiency with Lucid’s Hydra.
[6:13 am]

MSI to Install Lucid Hydra Chip on Upcoming Intel P55 Mainboard

 

Tuesday, August 11, 2009


Intel Discontinues First-Generation Quad-Core Chips for Multi-Processor Servers.
[11:52 pm]

Intel Discontinues “Tigerton” Microprocessors for High-End Servers

Microsoft Zune HD Launch Date, Pricing Revealed. Microsoft  Zune
[10:54 pm]

Microsoft Zune HD Due Out on September 15 at $220

Intel Fixes Bug of Latest Solid-State Drives, Resumes Shipments.
[4:36 pm]

Intel’s Second-Generation X25-M SSDs Available Again

Influential Game Designer Talks About Next-Generation Video Games, Game Consoles. Microsoft  Nintendo  Sony  Xbox  PlayStation  Wii  id Software
[3:12 pm]

One of the Next-Generation Game Consoles Will Be Without Optical Media – John Carmack

Sony Nearly Secretly Admits: Flawed Nvidia Graphics Chips Are Inside Vaio Notebooks.
[12:43 pm]

Sony to Repair Notebooks with Defective Nvidia Chips Inside for Free

Intel, Micron Develop 3-Bits-Per-Cell NAND Flash.
[11:36 am]

Intel and Micron Enable Higher Density Flash Memory Devices

Google to Add Further Focus to Smartphones – Chief Executive.
[10:14 am]

Mobile Phones Crucial for Google’s Future, Says Eric Schmidt

 

Monday, August 10, 2009


Hitachi Launches Enterprise-Class 2TB Hard Drive.
[11:51 pm]

Hitachi Ships World’s Highest Capacity Enterprise HDD

Nvidia Hit By Another Charge for Faulty Graphics Chips.
[11:16 pm]

Nvidia Spends Another $119.1 Million on Repairs of Faulty Chips

Toshiba Joins Blu-Ray Disc Association, BD Players Imminent. Toshiba  Blu-ray
[9:39 pm]

Toshiba Finally Adopts Blu-Ray Disc Format

Nvidia to Enable Multi-GPU Technology on Intel P55 Platforms.
[6:06 pm]

Nvidia to Allow SLI Support by Next-Generation Intel Platform

Transmeta’s Patents’ Recipient Vanishes into Oblivion.
[1:22 pm]

Novafora Ceases to Exist Months After Acquisition of Transmeta

 

Friday, August 7, 2009


Nvidia: We Do Not Expect Loss in Our Chipset Business Next Year. Nvidia  Geforce  Nforce  Ion  Intel  AMD  Atom  Pineview  Clarkfield
[10:39 pm]

Wait for the Big Surprise in Chipset Dispute with Intel, Says Nvidia Chief Exec

Intel Starts Pilot Production of Mainstream Chips with Unlocked Multiplier. Intel  Pentium  45nm  AMD  Athlon  Phenom
[12:11 pm]

Intel Quietly Begins Selling Pentium E6500K Processors with Unlocked Multiplier

High-End Dual-Channel Memory Kits Re-Emerge as Lynnfield Gets Near.
[7:54 am]

Kingston Preps 2133MHz DDR3Memory Modules for Intel’s Next-Gen Chip

 

Thursday, August 6, 2009


Nvidia: We Are the Largest Producer of 40nm Chips. Nvidia  40nm  Geforce  TSMC
[11:07 pm]

Nvidia Expects 40nm Chips to Account for Substantial Portion of Revenue

AMD Unveils OpenCL Development Platform for x86 Central Processing Units.
[3:37 pm]

ATI Stream SDK 2.0 Supports OpenCL for CPUs, GPUs

Apple May Be Preparing iPhone 3GS for $99.
[2:51 pm]

Apple iPhone 3GS 8GB May Hit the Market at $99 Price-Point

Elpida Enters Graphics Memory Business, Acquires Technologies from Qimonda.
[12:12 pm]

Elpida Inks Deal with Qimonda, Set to Outsource Production to Winbond

Microprocessor Market Began to Rebound in Q2 2009 – Analysts. AMD  Intel  Via  Via Technologies
[9:23 am]

AMD Losses Market Share to Intel Amid Market Recover

Lite-On Conservative About Blu-Ray Market Growth This Year.
[7:18 am]

Despite of Vague Blu-Ray Prospects in China, Lite-On Has No Plans for CBHD

Hitachi Begins to Ship World’s Fastest 2TB Hard Disk Drive.
[6:03 am]

Hitachi Ships Industry’s First 2TB 7200RPM HDD

 

Wednesday, August 5, 2009


PCI Express 3.0 Delayed Till 2011.
[11:32 pm]

PCI SIG to Ensure Backwards Compatibility of PCIe 3.0

Intel to Correct Issues with Latest Solid-State Drives by Week’s End.
[6:12 pm]

Intel Will Start Distributing Firmware Fix for Latest SSDs by the End of the Week

Globalfoundries to Start Planning Fab 3 “Very Soon” – Chairman. Globalfoundries  TFC  28nm  32nm  45nm  40nm  AMD  Nvidia  ATI  Semiconductor
[3:29 pm]

Globalfoundries to Initiate Preparations for Fab 3 Shortly, Claims Hector Ruiz

Foxconn Reported to Build Third Fab with Hewlett Packard.
[12:36 pm]

Foxconn to Construct Notebook Factory in China – Report

Khronos Group to Enable Hardware-Accelerated 3D Graphics on the Web.
[12:01 pm]

Khronos Details WebGL Initiative

Electronic Arts to Support Both Microsoft’s and Sony’s Motion-Sensing Controllers.
[9:03 am]

Motion-Sensing Technologies Quietly Become De-Facto Standard for Video Games

Qimonda to Be Shut Down by the End of the Year – Reports. Qimonda  DRAM  Business
[4:22 am]

Qimonda Set to Vanish Into Oblivion by 2010

 

Tuesday, August 4, 2009


DirectX Compute Shaders Less Advanced than OpenCL – Head of Khronos Group.
[11:16 pm]

OpenCL Easier to Use Than DirectX Compute Shaders, Claims Neil Trevett

Elpida Shows Interest for Graphics Memory Assets of Qimonda.
[10:13 pm]

Elpida Also Interested in Taking Over GDDR Technologies from Qimonda

Toshiba Reveals 64GB SDXC Flash Memory Cards.
[4:31 pm]

Toshiba Releases Details About SD Cards to Be Made in 2010

Nvidia Develops Interactive Ray-Tracing Engine for Graphics Chips.
[2:53 pm]

Nvidia Taps Ray-Tracing Technology for Professional Applications

Winbond Intends to Enter Graphics Memory Market.
[12:01 pm]

Winbond Wants to Acquire Qimonda’s Technologies to Make GDDR

Sony to Release PlayStation 3 Slim This Month – Rumours. Sony  Playstation
[11:36 am]

Sony PS3 Slim Due on August, 18, Rumours Say

 

Monday, August 3, 2009


Intel Denies Discontinuance of Atom Z-Series Products.
[10:10 pm]

Intel to Continue Shipping Atom Z Microprocessors

OpenGL Finally Receives Geometry Shaders Support.
[2:03 pm]

Khronos Group Launches OpenGL 3.2