X-bit labs takes the initiative and tries to figure out just how much power modern day video cards are pulling down. This time they take a stab at ATI’s lineup. Considering the huge number of transistors companies currently pack into…
Read more Graphics Board Power Draw Analysis
InfoWorld has a few details on a possible sale of the the U.S. based Lycos subsidiary by Terra, an internet service provider based in Spain, for considerably less than what it had paid for the company. At the time of…
Read more Lycos Being Sold Off
gamesindustry.biz has nabbed a pair of pictures of the final design for Nintendo’s DS portable gaming system. A lot sleeker and less colorful packaging than we’re used to from the company, then again it seems they’re targeting this system for…
Read more Nintendo DS Design Finalized
Computerworld writes of delays to Microsoft’s planned 64-bit versions of its operating systems. Windows XP 64-bit Edition and Windows Server 2003 64-bit have both been delayed until next year which could cause a setback in the adoption rate of AMD…
Read more Microsoft Delays 64-bit OS'
AnandTech has an early look at the new, budget line of CPUs from AMD called Sempron. They have a Socket A and Socket 754 version on the testbed today and the results are rather speedy for what’s supposed to be…
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EE Times reports on Intel’s plan to bring together two of its distinct CPU lines, the Itanium and Xeon. The Xeon was usually found in small to mid-range servers but new models are 64-bit processing capable while Itaniums were stuck…
Read more Intel Merging Xeon/Itanium Lines
PC Magazine has the details on AMD’s newest (old) processor line named Sempron. Odds are the chips are based on already existing designs, meaning, a rebadged Athlon XP for Socket A boards and an Athlon 64 with all of the…
Read more AMD Launches Sempron
Various U.S. Government agencies seem to be busy purchasing massive new supercomputers for all of their math crunching needs. This time NASA has ordered a huge machine from Silicon Graphics which will had a total of 10,240 Intel Itanium 2…
Read more NASA Orders SGI/Intel Supercomp
MSI, one of the largest motherboard and peripheral manufacturers, is planning to continue branding and packaging drives despite the rumored sale of its optical drive making unit. This DigiTimes newsbit mentions that MSI’s unit only makes simple optical drives and…
Read more MSI Mulling Optical Options
Gamers Depot seem to have the first crack at a new chipset from ATI for notebook and other portable applications. The Mobility Radeon 9800 is a sizable upgrade over previous generations with features such as a 256-bit wide memory interface…
Read more ATI Mobility Radeon 9800 Previewed
DigiTimes has some coverage of AMD’s latest round of price changes for its CPU lines. Normally there would be nothing but price cuts across the board for their current processors, now the Athlon 64 had a nice drop in price…
Read more AMD CPU Pricing Changes
