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Nvidia & X86 Licences

Nvidia has been in a tight spot since the AMD / ATI buy out, and with Nvidia's track record with Intel it looks like the only way to stay a player in this PC market is to [url=http://www.short-media.com/forum/showthread.php?t=50980]become the 3rd player in the CPU market[/url]. This all is very possible with Nvidia picking up the majority of Stexar's ex-staff a few months back. Add comment

Lik-Sang.com Closed Down by Lawsuits

Lik-Sang, importer of myriad Asian electronic gizmos, has been closed down by legal action. Add comment

Firefox 2.0 Relased

Out of beta, the official release of Firefox 2.0 is available for download from Mozilla. Add comment

Fake IE7 Release Site Uploads Trojan

Be sure of the source. Add comment

PS3 Launch Titles

With PS3 being just 4 short weeks away from launch Sony has given us a bit of info on what titles we will see on the shelves for November 17ths launch date. Sony's first-party studios will bring out Resistance: Fall of Man, NBA 07, and Genji: Days of the Blade during the console's first month. Third-party titles include Call of Duty 3, Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, F.E.A.R., Madden NFL 07, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom. Add comment

PS3 Accessories

Late Thursday, during a Playstation 3 event in San Francisco, Sony unveiled details on the first batch of PS3 accessories. There are no real surprises here, but for the first time, official prices have been revealed. Items like an HDMI Cable, PS3 memory card, & the PS3 Sixaxis controllers, are among the list of accessories that will be available at launch. Add comment

Nvidia buys into CPU game

[url=http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35216]The Inquirer reports[/url] that Nvidia is making preparations to compete with Intel and AMD in the combined CPU/GPU market. Estimations place the company's entry into this market sometime in 2008. Add comment

Internet Explorer 7 now available for download

Tabbed browsing, among other updates and feature additions, finally serve to update the aging Internet Explorer 6 Add comment

Yellow Dog Linux for PS3

While we're still lacking official news from Sony on the operating system(s) the PS3 will run, Terra Soft Solutions has announced that their Yellow Dog Linux will run on the PS3. Add comment

Some 5.5G iPods Shipped With Virus

Apple says that some of the new 5.5G iPods made since September 12th carry a mass storage-propagating Windows virus. Add comment

Ebay cracks down on PS3 Pre-orders

A number of PS3s have already appeared on eBay, marked up by thousands of dollars; however Ebay seems to be cracking down on those listing the pre-ordered PS3 console's for outrageous prices. Add comment

AMD Announces Surprise Price Cuts

AMD has announced surprise price cuts that are valid through to year end. Add comment

Beware Vista’s New Licensing

Before rushing out to buy your retail copy of [url=http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/]Vista[/url], you may want to take a look at Microsoft's new license terms. Add comment

Nvidia GeForce Go 7950 GTX

Nvidia in its quest to dominate the mobile graphics market has released a new flagship card dubbed GeForce Go 7950 GTX. The 7950 GTX represents a slight update from the existing 7900 model and comes in the same 278-million-transistor package and uses the same 400 MHz RAMDAC. Add comment

GameStop, EB Games Taking Limited PS3 Pre-orders

For those planning on camping out on retailers doorsteps in the hopes of owning one of the first PS3's, would be wise to know that GameStop and EB Games are today taking pre-orders for the new console. Add comment

Google Confirms YouTube Acquisition

Putting an end to speculation, Google confirmed today that they will buy the popular video sharing site YouTube. Add comment

Wii Production In Full Swing

Financial firm UBS was quoted as stating that Wii production will exceed the predicted quota of six million units by year end. Add comment

Microsoft To Roll Out Ten Updates

As part of their scheduled monthly patch cycle, Microsoft is set to roll out 10 security related updates next Tuesday. Add comment

HDMI Confirmed For Both PS3 Versions

As I was looking for new info on the PS3 I stumbled across a video posted at YouTube.com that has Phil Harrison an Executive at Sony Entertainment showing off the interface of the PS3. Phil also took the liberty of announcing that HDMI support will ship on both retail versions of the PS3. Add comment

Zeta Disconnect: Leap (chapter 11)

Short-Media's time-traveling science fiction serial continues! Add comment

AMD to launch quad-core K8L platform in Q3 2007

AMD has indicated to motherboard makers that it will advance the launch of its quad-core K8L desktop platform to the third quarter of 2007, according to sources at the motherboard makers. Previously, AMD had reportedly scheduled the launch of the K8L platform for 2008. Add comment