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 Biting the hand that feeds IT Copyright: Copyright 2006, Situation Publishing Thu, 19 Jan 2006 11:26:55 +0100 No SLI support for 7300 GSNvidia last night extended its GeForce 7 GPU family down into the mainstream market, pitching the 7300 GS at entry-level systems. The 7300 GS is also Nvidia's first 90nm GeForce 7 chip.… Tue, 29 Nov 2005 16:33:56 +0100 Targeting enterprise desktops this timeIntel will next year launch its third branded PC platform, after Centrino and Viiv, this time pitched at corporate desktops.… Fri, 18 Nov 2005 12:09:33 +0100 Writes any format... except HD DVDPanasonic will next month begin sampling what it claims is the first optical drive control chipset capable of writing to any recordable or re-writeable disc format. Well, all except HD DVD, that is.… Tue, 15 Nov 2005 15:00:23 +0100 Glitches found in engineering samples, allegedlyIntel's upcoming 65nm desktop dual-core processor, 'Presler', isn't entirely stable, motherboard-maker moles have alleged.… Thu, 10 Nov 2005 17:51:23 +0100 Real overclocking potentialReview The GeForce 6800 GT was a cracker. While Nvidia wowed everybody with the 6800 Ultra, it was the 6800 GT that most people bought, offering most of the bang without quite as much of the buck.… Thu, 10 Nov 2005 12:15:13 +0100 Asus R&D team's games machine revealed?Asus has demonstrated a four graphics chips running co-operatively on an SLi-enabled motherboard.… Wed, 02 Nov 2005 10:21:00 +0100 Signs 90nm fab deal with FujitsuS3 Graphics, chip maker VIA's graphics processor subsidiary, has signed Fujitsu to fab the company's products at 90nm, the partners announced today.… Tue, 01 Nov 2005 11:54:31 +0100 Official announcement months after details leakedAMD and IBM have extended their chip fabrication process development pact, the two companies confirmed yesterday.… Tue, 01 Nov 2005 11:47:34 +0100 Intel ahead of both, almost everywhere elseNvidia has reclaimed the leadership of the desktop graphics chip market from arch-rival ATI, third-quarter figures from market watcher Jon Peddie Research (JPR) reveals.… Mon, 31 Oct 2005 11:43:55 +0100 Sales, income up as utilisation rate nears 100 per centTSMC's revenue and income continued to return to last year's strong levels during its third fiscal quarter, the world's largest chip foundry said last week.… Mon, 31 Oct 2005 10:33:06 +0100 Top-end line extends into mainstreamNvidia's latest ForceWare driver beta release has added weight to speculation that the company is preparing to release a mainstream desktop GeForce 7 series part.… Thu, 27 Oct 2005 13:19:30 +0200 Ultra-fast graphics memory coming next yearSamsung has begun providing graphics card companies with samples of GDDR 4 memory chips, the South Korean giant announced this week.… Thu, 27 Oct 2005 11:36:17 +0200 And a faster Celeron for XmasIntel will release Pentium 4 processors equipped with its Virtualisation Technology (VT) in just over two weeks' time, it has been claimed.… Thu, 27 Oct 2005 11:30:27 +0200 Up to 20 per cent offAMD has decided to charge less for its Athlon 64 desktop processors, just three days after implementing a range of reductions across its other desktop and mobile product lines.… Wed, 26 Oct 2005 12:27:47 +0200 Operating profit due in Q4 on rising pricesUMC, the world's second largest chip foundry, today announced a "fairly significant turnaround" for its business as it posted its Q3 FY2005 financial performance results.… Wed, 26 Oct 2005 12:02:56 +0200 Defendants immediately re-sued by Patriot partnerIntellectual property company Patriot Scientific - best known for its patent infringement claim against Intel - has abandoned the lawsuit it brought against Sony, Toshiba, Fujitsu, Matsushita and NEC.… Wed, 26 Oct 2005 11:18:32 +0200 Intel mobo deal in the pipeline?Intel's absence from the low-end chipset market - temporary or not - certainly appears to be aiding its competitors. Chipset maker SiS today said it expects Q4 chipset shipments to jump 32 per cent sequentially.… Tue, 25 Oct 2005 12:13:40 +0200 According to Asus...Asus has pre-announced Nvidia's upcoming second mobile GeForce 7 series graphics chip, revealing the part's existence in its latest notebook launch.… Tue, 25 Oct 2005 11:44:48 +0200 Just while it has no low-end chipsets of its own?Intel has begun offering ATI-based motherboards as anticipated. The launch is intended to protect the chip giant's mobo business while it shifts chipset production away from low end.… Mon, 24 Oct 2005 12:53:03 +0200 Inappropriate and unfair, apparentlyHynix has criticised plans announced by Japanese regulators to slap a 27.2 per cent punitive import duty on its DRAM products as "unfair" and "inappropriate".… Mon, 24 Oct 2005 11:56:45 +0200 Desktop, mobile lines pruned tooAMD took the axe to its desktop and mobile processor families this morning, chopping up to 26 per cent off what it charges for its chips.… Tue, 11 Oct 2005 12:15:37 +0200 ... and low spec serversSeagate has begun shipping its latest desktop hard drive family, the Barracuda 7200.9. The new drives should start tipping up in "low-cost and Serial ATA servers, mainstream and high-performance PCs, PC gaming systems, and media PCs", within a few weeks.… Thu, 06 Oct 2005 06:34:39 +0200 We tried. We gave upDell this week received much praise for releasing a new version of its "open source" PC. The computer fits into Dell's n Series range of Windows-less systems. These ship with a copy of FreeDOS in the packaging material - but not installed on the PC - which is apparently a bizarre concession to Microsoft. While Dell garners glowing reviews for shipping such an open source OS-friendly product, the company's new E510n actually stands as yet another example of how hard Dell tries not to sell non-Microsoft gear.… Wed, 05 Oct 2005 16:48:22 +0200 Some still not shipping, thoughYes, they're here. Well, almost. ATI today launched its 90nm Radeon X1000 series of graphics chips, though the mid-range X1600 won't be available until late October/early November.… Wed, 05 Oct 2005 15:20:27 +0200 90nm die shrinkNvidia's 90nm G72 graphics chip, believed to be a die-shrink of the company's GeForce 7800 GPU, will ship early next year.… Wed, 05 Oct 2005 13:00:19 +0200 Focus on media and securityUK chip designer ARM yesterday debuted its latest high-performance, low-power microprocessor for mobile phones and other handheld devices.… Tue, 04 Oct 2005 14:22:01 +0200 Multi-GPU graphics for Sempron systemsAlbatron today announced its latest AMD-oriented Socket 754, ATX motherboard, the K8NF4X-754.… Tue, 04 Oct 2005 12:49:08 +0200 Turion and on and on...AMD has updated its price list to include the Turion 64 ML-42 mobile chip.… Tue, 04 Oct 2005 12:11:18 +0200 Patent clashToshiba has taken its patent violation claim against Hynix to the US International Trade Commission (ITC), asking the organisation to block the import of allegedly infringing NAND Flash - the kind of memory found in MP3 players like the iPod Nano - products into the US.… Mon, 03 Oct 2005 12:44:59 +0200 All today's formats supported - and tomorrow's?Toshiba will this week demo a slimline optical drive for notebook computers that will provide an HD DVD playback capability.… Mon, 03 Oct 2005 11:39:33 +0200 16Gb samples of iPod Nano-type RAM next monthHynix last week disclosed an aggressive plan to grow its sales of NAND Flash, the type of memory used in digital music players like the iPod Nano.… Fri, 30 Sep 2005 12:05:40 +0200 Ssssh! Mum's the word...Nvidia quietly shipped its latest GeForce 6800 series graphics chip, the GeForce 6800 XT, this week - or, at least, this was the first week anyone else noticed the part was available.… Thu, 29 Sep 2005 13:07:44 +0200 Leaked slides, spec confirmedNvidia unveiled its first GeForce 7 series mobile graphics chip last night, as expected.… Thu, 29 Sep 2005 12:06:41 +0200 First to market?LG will be the first company to commercialise a portable fuel-cell system for notebook computers within a year, the company has pledged.… Wed, 28 Sep 2005 17:43:07 +0200 Worth the wait?Review If you have even a passing interest in 3D graphics, you've probably been waiting for the appearance of ATI's dual-GPU solution. It seems like aeons ago that ATI announced that it would produce a platform to rival Nvidia's tremendously successful SLi, but now, finally I have a CrossFire system in front of me and it's time to see if it was worth the wait, writes Riyad Emeran.… Fri, 23 Sep 2005 12:13:33 +0200 Website timer suggests soIt's (almost) official: ATI will launch the Radeon X1800 - aka R520 - on Wednesday, 5 October.… Fri, 23 Sep 2005 11:31:37 +0200 Not catching DDR as quickly as anticipatedWhen will DDR 2 SDRAM outship memory based on the original DDR specification? According to market watcher iSuppli, not as soon as it had previously forecast.… Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:52:57 +0200 Avoiding an ATI Radeon X1800 launch clash?Nvidia may announce its upcoming GeForce Go 7800GTX mobile graphics chip earlier than anticipated.… Thu, 22 Sep 2005 13:14:15 +0200 Yields of older version 'better than expected'Intel has ditched plans to upgrade the cores that comprise its Pentium Extreme Edition 840 processor, company documents seen by The Register reveal.… Wed, 21 Sep 2005 15:20:35 +0200 We test the top LGA755 motherboardsReview Which motherboard to buy? Determining the answer to this question is, arguably, the most important of all hardware choices. The choice of motherboard defines, in part, just how future-proof a system will be. Making a bad choice can lead to problems that aren't apparent for, say, CPUs and processors. Having to replace a motherboard usually necessitates a long-winded process of reinstalling an OS, programs and data. In short, your motherboard has to be good or your system won't be.… Wed, 21 Sep 2005 14:01:04 +0200 Pledges to deliver by the end of the monthATI yesterday effectively announced its R520 series of graphics chips, releasing the names of the upcoming products on the back of statement saying they are now in mass-production.… Wed, 21 Sep 2005 13:24:17 +0200 C51 comes to marketNvidia has introduced its C51 AMD-oriented integrated graphics chipset, pushing the product as a graphics add-on for two new members of the nForce 4 chipset family.… Wed, 21 Sep 2005 12:42:39 +0200 Demand for DDR 2 to suffer?Intel's chipset shortage is spreading, with supplies of high-end desktop parts becoming as increasingly hard to obtain as its low-end offerings.… Tue, 20 Sep 2005 18:04:12 +0200 When is an integrated graphics engine not integrated?Nvidia will launch 'C51', its first integrated chipset, later today, according to motherboard partner Foxconn.… Tue, 20 Sep 2005 17:29:23 +0200 Tune into AvivoATI today unveiled a new consumer brand covering high-quality video performance across platforms, from TVs to PCs.… Tue, 20 Sep 2005 12:08:16 +0200 Reference board, processors to ship after PS3 debutsSony appears to have exclusive usage of the Cell processor until the PlayStation 3 console ships next March.… Tue, 20 Sep 2005 11:40:57 +0200 But there's a catch...Intel is working on a version of its 65nm chip fabrication process that will produce processors with even lower power consumption characteristics. The chip giant says he technology will reduce transistor leakage by a factor of 1000.… Mon, 19 Sep 2005 16:13:49 +0200 Optimistic about the short term?TSMC, the world's largest chip foundry, has added its voice to the chorus of claims that the short-term prognosis for the world semiconductor business is positive.… Mon, 19 Sep 2005 12:59:54 +0200 Business boomingMarket watcher Semico has doubled its growth forecast for the chip industry this year.… Thu, 15 Sep 2005 15:19:31 +0200 A lot less lead in its pencil, tooIntel's desktop Celeron D chips are to be the latest processors to get the chip giant's NetBurst core update, The Register has learned.… |
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