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Acer, the third largest vendor in the global PC market, today announced the Aspire Gemstone Blue notebook PC series is now available via Acer authorized resellers and select retailers in North America. Unveiled in March 2008, the Aspire Gemstone Blue range features the PC market’s first 18.4- and 16-inch notebook form…
Last week the long-awaited Eee PC 900 has finally hit retail stores. Now, one week later we'll talk about the new upgraded Eee PC 901 model that's rumoured to be the first Atom-based Eee machine. It might look like a regular shiny-white Eee PC 900, but if you take a closer look you'll find some subtle design changes.…
Nvidia has informed their partners about the change in naming for the upcoming GT200 series today. Previously, the marketing name for GT200 is GeForce 9900 series when launched but now it has been changed to GeForce GTX 200 series. GeForce 9900 GTX is now GeForce GTX 280 and GeForce 9900 GTS is now GeForce GTX 260.…
More info on the very first MSI Wind mini-notebook series was revealed today. During an interview with LAPTOP Magazine, MSI's Director of US Sales Andy Tung shared that the Wind will come in two LED-backlit display-size variations: an 8.9-inch and a 10-inch. The 10-inch model will be available in USA only, starting…
14 May 2008 - MSI is getting ready to release their Wind PC in middle of June in 3 colors; Black, White and probably Pink. MSI Wind PC will compete against the upcoming ASUS Eee BOX while Wind NB will compete against the Eee PC. VR-Zone has gotten some photos of the actual product and the specs are as follows : Intel…
OCZ Technology Group today unveiled their pioneering Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Gaming Notebook Program. Under this program, users ranging from hardware enthusiasts to mainstream gamers can partake in configuring and building their own gaming-grade mobile solution. The OCZ DIY program enables users to purchase an…
The 30-inch Dell 3008 WFP that has the $2000 price tag and an amazing 117% color gamut is now back online on DELL's online store . It was previously removed from the company's site due to "a small technical issue with the product". Now after the 30-inch monster display is back online, we only need volunteers to buy…
Eurocom has launched the D901C Phantom-X laptop, a piece of machinery you don't see every day. It is no accident that the word server is being used in the title. The Phantom-X can be configured with a server based Intel Xeon X3360 quad-core chip running at 2.83GHz (45nm, 12MB of L2 cache), 17-inch 1920x1200 display, a…
As Solid State Drives (SSDs) are gaining speed quickly, memory manufacturer G.Skill today decided to join in with two SSD drives (model:http://newgskill.web-bi.net/bbs/view.php?id=g_sata&no=5 FS-25S2-32GB ). Available in 32GB and 64GB capacity, the G.Skill 2.5-inch SATAII drives are robust substitutes for normal hard…
As Solid State Drives (SSDs) are gaining speed quickly, memory manufacturer G.Skill today decided to join in with two SSD drives (model: http://newgskill.web-bi.net/bbs/view.php?id=g_sata&no=5 FS-25S2-32GB ). Available in 32GB and 64GB capacity, the G.Skill 2.5-inch SATAII drives are robust substitutes for normal hard…
Leaked slides from Intel are floating around the Internet saying that Intel X58 paired with ICH10/R southbridge will be the first chipset combo to support Intel Bloomfield desktop processors, part of Intel's 45nm Nehalem architecture. The following list shows only a few of the new features that will be presented with…
AMD today introduced the industry's first energy-efficient x86 server processors with four processing cores and an integrated memory controller all in a low 55-watt ACP thermal envelope. Blade and rack systems based on five new low-power Quad-Core AMD Opteron HE (Highly Efficient) processors are now widely available…
We saw some mechanical designs on GT200 card leaked out on the internet and we can confirm it is not fake as we got the same file earlier last week from our reliable sources. The D10U card has a total of 16 memory chips onboard up to 1GB GDDR3 memories, in line with rumored 512-bit memory interface which we are…
BIOSTAR TPower N750 offers cutting-edge Hybrid SLI technology, based on industry-leading SLI technology, delivers multi-GPU benefits when a TPower N750 motherboard GPU is combined with an NVIDIA discrete GPU. BIOSTAR TPower N750 Hybrid SLI increases graphics performance with GeForce® Boost and provides intelligent…
Exclusive shots from the latest ASUS R.O.G. Maximus II Formula (Intel P45) with integrated SupremeFX Creative X-Fi sound card. Let the pictures speak for themselves. Source: techPowerUp!
OCZ Technology Group today announced the Special Ops Urban Elite DDR3 Series, available in high-speed PC3-12800 kits featuring the high densities and stability gamers demand. These blazing fast modules are ideal for users taking advantage of the incredible performance of DDR3 gaming platforms, offering the speeds,…
The guys over at HKEPC managed to get hold of an engineering sample MSI P45 Diamond motherboard (Intel P45) that looks in no way inferior to current ASUS R.O.G. and Foxconn MARS products. The Micro Star P45 DIAMOND (MS-7516) has all the features needed to be named high-end motherboard. This early ES sample features…
Although Intel's P45 chipset is set to be here in almost a month, there's plenty to see already. ECS also confirmed two new motherboards are on their way to show skills with other Intel X48 and P45 products. First mainboard has model name X48T-A and uses X48+ICH9R chipset configuration, while the second model is…
Continuing its longstanding tradition of delivering superior performance with no sacrifices required, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) today began shipment of its fourth-generation 7,200 RPM mobile hard drive, the Travelstar 7K320. The new drive delivers 60 percent higher capacity than its…
7 May 2008 - ASUS launched the world’s first stand-alone color processor with a modularized graphics card – the ASUS Splendid MA3850M; which combines a video enhance card with the ASUS Splendid HD processor and a modularized VGA card. The overall length of the Splendid MA3850M is 27% shorter than generic ATI Radeon™…
Mushkin, a global leader in high-performance computer products, announced the launch of a new high performance line of memory modules aimed at the power gamer market. Called Ascent, the new line raises the bar on its Redline and XP premium memory offering by using eVCI (enhanced Vapor Chamber Interface) cooling…
6 May 2008 - ASUS has announced the new ASUS P5Q series of motherboards; which feature the new ASUS EPU-Six Engine. This new version of the EPU is able to detect current PC loadings in real time and automatically moderate the power supply for complete system level power savings. With automatic power management for…
6 May 2008 - The P45 chipset based boards war is heating up as we speak as motherboard manufacturers are gearing up to launch their boards. Gigabyte has unveiled their EP45-Extreme specially for the enthusiasts with features such as Hybrid-Silent Pipe - a combination of air and water cooling, DES Advanced that phase…
OCZ Technology Group today premiered the world’s first PC3-16000 4GB (2x2048MB) DDR3 kits to provide even greater performance and productivity on the latest DDR3 platforms. Designed to offer the earliest adopting enthusiasts the advantages of high-density memory coupled with the highest speeds available, the OCZ…
I don't know how reliable these scores are, but the link to the original article came from one of my trustworthy sources. Judging from the results, all ATI lovers should be very pleased, the latest Radeon HD 4870 cards are much faster than the current NVIDIA flagship - GeForce 9800 GX2. Some of the main components…
Sales indicate consumers aren't ready for Blu-ray yet. The consumer market was very happy to switch from VHS to DVD, but it appears that the transition to high-definition media isn’t being met with the same enthusiasm.Cost is likely a top factor in the slow adoption of Blu-ray Disc, as even the cheapest player is…
According to a recent report by the DigiTimes, which cites Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) newspaper, Pegatron Technology, an OEM subsidiary of Asustek Computer, has won the order to make Xbox 360 consoles equipped with a Blu-ray Disc drive.Shipments of such a console are supposed to commence in the third…
The company has just come forward with information on their latest graphics card, that being the AXLE3D GeForce 9600GSO which comes in two flavours; one with 384MB memory and the other doubling up to 768MB. Core, Shader and Memory clock speeds on both cards sit at 550MHz/1375MHz/1.6GHz respectively. The choice of…
Linksys has launched a completely new stylish design for its upcoming routers. The WRT110's layout is very simple, and effective. On the back, there are four 10/100 LAN ports, a WAN port, the reset button, and the power port. On the top toward the front of the router is flat you'll find the LED indicators that show…
Extending the previous well designed enthusiast cooler MaxOrb, Thermaltake today launched the MaxOrb EX (P/N: CL-P0467 ). Designed "from the idea of Chinese temple of heaven" the MaxOrb EX has all copper structure that includes six copper heatpipes, copper fins, and a copper base. Above the cooler there's a blue 120mm…