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UPCOMING: NVidia GeForce GTX 480 and 470

David Buckner — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:43:23 +0000

NVidia GeForce GTX 480 and 470 to be released March 26th, 2010.

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Microsoft Introduces Office For Mac 2011

David Buckner — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:00:23 +0000

Microsoft unveiled the most detailed look at the next version of it’s popular Office suite for the Mac. Dubbed Office for the Mac 2011, will start showing up in stores in late 2010.

Many Mac users have already started complaining about the “ribbon” menu feature of the suite, but at the same time praising that Microsoft is finally releasing a new version of the Office suite for the Mac.

Google Buzz, not Buzzing

David Buckner — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:53:33 +0000

Google Buzz, the new social networking feature of Gmail isn’t catching on like wildfire. Initial report show the numbers using the service are extremely low. Considering not everyone has a Gmail account it affects whether people will continue to use the service.

TiVo Wins DishNetwork Suit

David Buckner — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:50:47 +0000

10-06-08. The United States Supreme court refused to hear a patent infringement lawsuit appeal filed by Dish Networks, that TiVo filed against Echostar (Dish Networks) in 2004 in which it won a $73.9 million dollar judgement. Dish has now pledged to pay TiVo $104 million.

Ebay Cuts 10 Percent of it’s Workforce

David Buckner — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:46:42 +0000

10-06-08. The mega auction site Ebay.com has announced it will cut 10% of it’s workforce, about 1600 jobs. It includes approximately 1000 full-time workers, and the rest are made up of part-time and contract workers. Ebay.com says it’s doing to do streamline business operations.

RealNetworks Stops Sales of RealDVD Software

David Buckner — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:41:29 +0000

RealNetworks has agree to comply with a court-ordered temporary restraining order. It has stopped all sales of it’s RealDVD DVD ripping software.

Antec Skeleton Open Air Case

David Buckner — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:55:59 +0000

The Antec Skeleton is a truly revolutionary enclosure. With a unique design that allows for unprecedented airflow, a front 92mm fan, and a top three speed 250mm fan with multicolor LED customization, the Skeleton goes utterly unmatched in stylish cooling. Factor in the layered component trays for top-notch convenience, as well as the rackmount quality side rails, and you have a case truly without equal.

Sprint Launches XOHM WiMax Network

David Buckner — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:29:03 +0000

Sprint launches XOHM a new mobile internet network in Baltimore, Maryland. The high speed wireless WiMax 802.16e MIMO OFDM network can be used with a $79.99 home modem or a $59.99 Expresscard for laptops. Sprint claims download speeds of up to 4Mbits/s and download speeds of up to 1.5MBits/s.

Intel ships first dual-core Atom processor

David Buckner — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:15:22 +0000

Intel began shipments of it’s Atom 330 processor on 8-19-08. Pricing for customers will go live on 8-22-08. The 8 watt processor sports a 1.6Ghz clock speed, 1MB of L2 cache, and support for DDR2 667MHz memory. The processor supports the Intel 945GC Express chipset or as part of the Little Fall2 motherboard.

Lenovo Announces Thinkpad with 13-hour Battery Life

David Buckner — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:03:36 +0000

NEWS: Lenovo on 8-18-08 introduced the ThinkPad X200 notebook, and the X200 Tablet PC. The lightweight computers boast a 13-hour battery life, and are powered by Centrino 2 dual-core processors. Prices start at $2200.