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VIA Isaiah Worlds Most Power-Efficient x86 Processor Jan 29, 2008 - Carl Bloor - Permalink

VIA introduced along with its partner ocmpany Centaur Technologies Inc. a new x86 processor microarchitecture that they claim is the worlds most power-efficient x86 processor. Building on the tried and tested 65nm manufacturing process this new series of processor will fit pin-to-pin the current sockets used by existing generation VIA C7 processors, providing a clear and cost effective upgrade path for users and OEMs alike.
VIA hopes for these processors to be used extensively in the embedded...

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Asus Announces 3870 X2 Quad-DVI Graphics Card Jan 29, 2008 - Carl Bloor - Permalink

Mammoth component and notebook manufacturer, Asus, has announced the release of 2 new graphics cards sporting 2 of AMD's new ATI 3870X2 graphics processors with quad (yes, thats 4!) DVI outputs. The boards imaginatively named EAH3870X2/G/3DHTI/1G and EAH3870X2/G/HTDI/1GM will be available this week in the US and can be had for a suggested retail price of $449, around $200 short of nVidias top end offering. Lets hope the big honkin' fans don't make this a fast yet noisy beast. Oh and they come with...

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Pirate Bay Fights Back Sep 26, 2007 - Sheri Bloor - Permalink

Torrent tracker Pirate Bay's filed charges media companies for allegedly hiring hackers to take down the music-piracy service, and unintentionally launching a tidal wave of irony on legal systems around the world.

The website announced that it unearthed proof of several record and movie companies for resorting to illegal tactics to squash the torrent-tracking site's own illegal activities. Pirate Bay, a site that tracks BitTorrent feeds that allow computer users to steal music and video...

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VMware Fusion Sep 26, 2007 - Sheri Bloor - Permalink

VMware has introduced a new beta version of Fusion, its virtualization software for Intel-based Macs that lets Macs running Windows and other operating systems without having to reboot first.

VMware's latest Beta version of its Fusion product, version 1.1, includes a number of new features and bug fixes. Most notable of these new features are:

* New experimental support for DirectX 9.0 3-D graphics (without shader support).
* Improved USB support for syncing the...

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EA Announces new FPS Sep 25, 2007 - Sheri Bloor - Permalink

Electronic Arts this morning officially announced a new sci-fi horror shooter being developed by the company's Redwood Shores studio. Called Dead Space, the game is a third-person sci-fi survival horror experience that looked in the most recent issue of Game Informer to be heavy on the gore.

Set in the cold blackness of deep space, Dead Space has an atmosphere soaked with tension, dread and sheer terror. Players step into the role of engineer Isaac Clarke, an ordinary man on a seemingly...

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Vista SP1 Released to Beta Testers Sep 25, 2007 - Sheri Bloor - Permalink

Microsoft is moving ahead with its Vista Service Pack 1 as it has been sent in beta form to select testers.

Microsoft has made the announcement that the SP1 for the Vista operating system is not really going to add a whole lot to the brand new OS, but instead is going to improve on features which are already established and in the system.

Testers were selected to try out SP1 based on their abilities and should not be able to access the updates to get it via the Microsoft...

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Starbucks Giving Away Tunes Sep 25, 2007 - Sheri Bloor - Permalink

Starbucks announced on Monday that it will give away over 50 million free "Song of the Day" downloads from Apple's iTunes Store, in conjunction with the launch of its partnership with Apple to offer free Wi-Fi access to the store in its cafes.

Between Oct. 2 and Nov. 7, Starbucks will give away 1.5 million Song of the Day cards each day at more than 10,000 locations; each day's song will be "hand-selected by Starbucks Entertainment," the company said.

Starbucks said the...

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MediaDefender Future Becomes Even More Grim Sep 20, 2007 - Sheri Bloor - Permalink

According to Wikipedia, MediaDefender is a company which offers services designed to prevent and stop people who engage in alleged copyright infringement using peer-to-peer distribution, using unusual tactics such as flooding peer-to-peer networks with decoy files that tie up a user's computer. MediaDefender is based in Los Angeles, California in the United States, and its chief executive is Randy Saaf. As of March 2007, the company has...

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Hackers Release MediaDefender E-mails Sep 18, 2007 - Sheri Bloor - Permalink

Hackers have posted on file-sharing networks and websites what appear to be thousands of corporate e-mails and recorded phone calls from MediaDefender, an anti-piracy firm hired by record labels and movie studios.

MediaDefender charges content owners fees for services such as seeding "spoof" files of their music and video content on file-sharing networks.

The hacker group, calling itself "Media Defender-Defenders," said by releasing the e-mails on networks including...

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O2 Will be UK's iPhone Dealer Sep 18, 2007 - Sheri Bloor - Permalink

O2 has won the right to become the first mobile operator in Europe to carry the iPhone. Apple and 02 revealed the news at press conference in London today.

The British carrier has signed a multiyear deal for an unspecified length of time (AT&T's contract with Apple in the U.S. is said to be for five years) with Apple for exclusive rights to the smartphone. Rumor has it O2 agreed to give up a whopping 40 percent of iPhone revenue for the privilege, however.

O2 is due to...

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