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First-Generation Intel Core i7 Chips Will Never Become Mainstream – Slides.
Intel Core i7 Microprocessors Will Remain a Niche High-End Product
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Intel to Unveil Desktop Quad-Core Chips with Lowered Power Consumption.
Intel Plans to Release Low-Power 65W Quad-Core Processors for Desktops
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Nintendo Wii Still Most Popular Video Game Console in the USA – NPD.
Video Games Market Hit New Heights as Wii Continues to Outsell PS3 and X360 Combined
Hardware News
Friday, November 21, 2008
- 4:12 am | AMD to Release Quad-Core Processor for Notebooks in 2010. AMD’s “Champlain” CPU Set to Emerge in 2010
Thursday, November 20, 2008
- 3:21 pm | Foxconn Rumoured to Take Over Pegatron, Quit Channel Business. Foxconn May Sacrifice Channel Business for Contract Manufacturing Capacity Expansion
- 1:43 pm | Intel Plans to Release Discrete Larrabee Graphics Processors in 2009 or 2010. Intel Unsure When to Release Its Standalone Larrabee Graphics Chip
- 12:09 pm | S3 Graphics Reveals New-Generation Graphics Processor. S3 Unveils GPU with Built-In Audio Core, Starts to Sell Chrome 530 GT Graphics Card
- 8:29 am | Blu-Ray Disc Players’ Prices Fall Below $150. Relatively Inexpensive Blu-Ray Players Finally Emerge
- 4:24 am | JEDEC to Set Solid State Drive Standards in 2009. JEDEC Plans to Standardize SSDs Next Year
- 3:00 am | Elpida May Gain Manufacturing Capacity or May Slowdown Its Further Expansion. Elpida May Plan Surprising Acquisition of Powerchip or ProMOS
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
- 11:27 pm | IN BRIEF: HDMI Continues to Gain Popularity as DVI Slides, Analysts Say. DVI Continues to Lose Popularity on Consumer Electronics, Notebooks Markets
- 11:06 pm | Microsoft Cuts Prices on Zune Players, Adds Free Tracks to Keep to Zune Pass Music Subscription. Microsoft Zune Drops in Pricing, Changes Zune Music Pass Model
- 6:02 pm | First-Generation Intel Core i7 Chips Will Never Become Mainstream – Slides. Intel Core i7 Microprocessors Will Remain a Niche High-End Product
- 12:58 pm | PC Gaming Hardware Market on the Rise and Will Continue to Grow – Jon Peddie Research. End-Users to Spend More Money on PC Gaming Hardware, Research Firm Claims
- 6:14 am | Intel Prepares Assault with 35W Quad-Core, Dual-Core Processors for Desktops. Intel Readies Broad Lineup of Ultra Low Power Processors for Desktop Computers
- 3:59 am | NPD Group: More Smartphone Owners are Playing Games than Using Business Applications. Market Research Firm Reports on Portable Device Usage
- 3:43 am | Intel to Unveil Desktop Quad-Core Chips with Lowered Power Consumption. Intel Plans to Release Low-Power 65W Quad-Core Processors for Desktops
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News Around the Web
Friday, November 21, 2008
- 4:56 am | Larger all-in-one desktop Eees en route? Reg Hardware
- 4:45 am | Security scuppered by clueless workers. the INQUIRER
- 4:13 am | AMD gets Phenom II to 6.3 GHz. the INQUIRER
- 4:00 am | PC market to grow less than expected in 2009, 2010. The Tech Report
- 4:15 am | Silver anniversary: big thanks to first 25K. The Bright side of IT industry
- 3:38 am | Build your own Ferrari F430. Reg Hardware
- 3:37 am | First pics of GTA: The Lost and Damned released. Reg Hardware
- 3:14 am | Apple updates iPhone firmware. Reg Hardware
- 2:54 am | Intel inside UK healthcare. the INQUIRER
- 2:43 am | Nokia goes to tinsel town. Reg Hardware
- 2:21 am | All-you-can-eat tune buffet brings profits. the INQUIRER
- 1:50 am | Google lets you tweak its algorithms. the INQUIRER
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OCZ NIA: Reading Thoughts in the Privacy of Your Home
[11/17/08 | Multimedia]
In fact, I have to explain, NIA cannot really read your thoughts in the full meaning of this word: human brain is extremely complex and the “electrical noise” it creates cannot be completely decoded yet even with the latest and greatest technology. However, OCZ NIA - a truly one-of-a-kind device - is definitely getting close to that. Read more in our review!
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