CNN covers a Business Software Alliance (BSA) report which states that pirated software cost alliance members $29 billion in lost revenue last year. The totals for actual losses are probably a whole lot lower as the methods they use for…
July 2004
PC World writes of a slight oversight Microsoft may have had with its beta 64-bit version of Windows XP. The main problem is that it was limited to installing only on AMD 64-bit CPUs to begin with which is a…
CNN Money’s Game Over column makes note of a recent Swiss study that shows playing video games for extended periods of time can lead to obesity in children. They make note of the sillyness of such research when the results…
Read more Non-Activity Can Cause Obesity?
GamePC tossed together a comparative review of a few mobile chips from both AMD and Intel. Interesting results from the Pentium 4/Dothan (Pentium M)/Athlon 64s, each varies quite a bit architecturally yet they each maintain comparable performance levels so you’re…
Read more Mobile CPUs Compared
HardOCP has a look at the BFG Tech GeForce 6800U OC which comes out of the box sporting a beefed up clock rate giving it some of the highest performance numbers for a consumer available video card. All of this…
Read more BFG GeForce 6800Ultra OC Reviewed
X-bit labs has a few reports of a shrunken down core AMD Athlon 64 making its way to some of its partners and larger clients. The die shrink allows faster clock speeds and greater yields but it starts to become…
Read more 90nm A64s in the Wild
BIOS has word of an innovative product called the Trust 312KC USB calculator keypad which sports an integrated LCD display so you can view your calculations while you work. A nice little gadget that is sure to have a number…
Read more USB Numeric Keypad Announced
InformationWeek looks at the good, bad, and the ugly in the upcoming Microsoft Service Pack 2 for Windows XP. The update is getting a ton of “buzz”, rightfully so since it appears to be a turning point for Microsoft where…
Read more XP SP2 Preview
R&B Mods has a review of a rather nifty device which allows you to plug in any IDE device into a USB(2) port. While you can do that, for the most part, with any external drive chassis though this device…
Read more IDE to USB Adapter Reviewed
DigiTimes writes of Intel’s planned price cuts to its upcoming Celeron D line of processors as well as a few of their older designs which will put pressure on AMD’s upcoming Sempron chip. Moderate drops in price for the most…
Read more Low-End Price Battle Brewing
DigiTimes has word that ATI is planning to launch a pair of motherboard chipsets with integrated graphics for both the Intel and AMD. The chipset’s graphics performance is expected to be above par with the current choices out there, which…
Read more ATI to Roll Out New Chipsets
