Google’s Chrome OS is still at the very early stages with the source code only recently released. For those interested in testing Chromium OS (the open-source project name of Chrome OS), the developer page has been handily updated to include which netbooks should work with the operating system. They only list the systems that can [...]
Archive for December 1st, 2009
1 Dec
UPDATE: Taiwan Manufacturing Continues To Expand, Survey Shows
TAIPEI (Dow Jones)–Taiwan’s manufacturing activity expanded for the ninth straight month in November, underpinned by growth in new orders, according to a purchasing manager’s index issued Tuesday. Though HSBC’s PMI for Taiwan slipped to 58.4 in November from 59.8 in October, a reading above 50.0 indicates expansion in the manufacturing sector, while a reading below [...]
1 Dec
Acer Aspire AS5732Z-4234
The Acer Aspire AS5732Z-4234 ($529 list) is a like a pair of Converse Chuck Taylor sneakers. A solid, yet inexpensive pair that are just fine to get your from here to there, but are obviously not the first choice of your NBA player. The 5732Z is a basic laptop that will let you get online [...]
1 Dec
Green weighs in lighter than Jones
IBO cruiserweight world champ Danny Green has weighed in lighter than Roy Jones Jr for their Sydney clash. Both men scaled considerably less than the official limit of 90.7kgs and each came in under the agreed mark of 82kgs. Jones, who was first on the scale, weighed in at 81.45kgs.
1 Dec
Acer #2 PC Maker – Upbeat on Sales Due to Windows7
Taiwan’s Acer, the worlds #2 pc maker has announced that it is expecting that it’s PC sales will improve for the 4th quarter due to the release of Windows 7. While the gains were within expectations, the company expects that its 4th quarter growth will improve 25% over the same period a year ago. Acer’s [...]
1 Dec
ASUS Maximus III Extreme mobo lets Bluetooth cellphones tweak settings
ASUS has been giving its motherboard owners ways to tinker with their wares for years now, but it sounds like things are about to get seriously amped up with the Maximus III Extreme. The P55-based board, which falls into the growing Republic of Gamers lineup, adds a new feature to the existing ROG Connect overclocking [...]
1 Dec
ASUS Eee PC 1201N
The ASUS Eee PC 1201N that we mentioned a few weeks ago is now available for pre-orders. In case you forgot the black model of the Eee PC codenamed 1201N-PU17-BK comes with a dual-core Intel Atom N330 processor running at 1.6GHz, and 2GB of DDR RAM memory. On the hard-drive there is 250GB of storage [...]
1 Dec
Nvidia won’t make a fuss out of its first GeForce 300 series chip
During Thanksgiving, Nvidia has quietly added the first graphics chipset to the GeForce 300 series. GeForce 310 is intended to replace the earlier 210. Like its predecessor, it is built as a basic GPU for upgrading system’s performance, if these have slower integrated graphics. Even though the 310 only has a 64-bit memory bus and [...]
1 Dec
DiRT® 2 Offers Exhilarating DirectX® 11 Gaming Experience – Only On ATI Radeon Graphics Cards1
AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced today that the Games for Windows Live Edition of DiRT 2 is now shipping and marks the first racing game developed from the ground up to take advantage of advanced graphics features available with Microsoft DirectX® 11 and the incredible new ATI Eyefinity multi-display technology for the most engaging gaming experience [...]
1 Dec
VirtualBox 3.1 released, live migration added
Sun Microsystems, the commercial backer of VirtualBox, claimed the new live migration feature as the virtualization industry’s first “teleportation” capability, allowing running virtual machines to be moved between hosts — including different operating systems, types of computer (server to client) and CPUs (Intel to AMD). Other new features in 3.1 include restoration of virtual machine [...]
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