Report: mainstream Nehalem variants delayed
Intel could put pressure on AMD with impending price cuts, but according to DigiTimes, the company won't start its mainstream Nehalem offensive quite as early as planned. The Taiwanese site has received word from motherboard makers that the Lynnfield CPU launch has slipped from late July to late...
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Intel posts bleak fourth-quarter results
After posting two successive revenue warnings, Intel has finally revealed the full extent of the damage. The company's fourth-quarter financial results statement is up, and conform to its most recent prediction, Q4 revenue worked out to just $8.2 billionآ—a 19% drop compared to the third quarter, and a...
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Friday Shortbread
Friday C|Net reports Intel profits sink in 'uncertain' climate DigiTimes reports CPU makers postpone DDR3 generation to 2010 and Intel postpones the launch schedule of Lynnfield CPUs and P55 chipset and hp...
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Nvidia's GeForce GTX 285 and 295 graphics cards
Two new GeForces are here, making a claim as the fastest cards around. We've tested them against, well, everything. Almost. 17 different GPU configs. Six of the latest games. A killer Core i7 test rig. And our first-ever triple-slot cooler. Dig in for an epic TR-style review.
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Poll: What kind of keyboard do you prefer?
In light of our latest keyboard review, it seems only appropriate to ask: what kinds of keyboards do TR readers favor? We've put up a new poll to quiz you on that very subject. Do you like your keyboards with as many extra buttons, knobs, switches, and dials as...
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A quick look at Seagate's 1.5TB Barracuda firmware update
Seagate broke the terabyte barrier with a 1.5TB version of its Barracuda 7200.11, but soon after its release, users of the drive started experiencing random freezing. A firmware update has since corrected the issue, and we've taken it for a quick spin to see if there's a performance hit.
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Gartner: Last quarter wasn't kind to PC vendors
The global PC market only grew by 1.1% last quarter, in its worst moments since 2002, according to preliminary numbers from Gartner. The market research firm writes that global PC shipments rose from 77.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2007 to 78.1 million last quarter, while revenues dropped...
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MSI unveils dual-core Wind D130 nettop
The nettop market has gotten just a little bit bigger. MSI has announced the Wind D130, a new nettop that packs both a dual-core Atom processor and an optical drive, making it a little closer to a full-blown desktop than other nettops out there. MSI says the Wind D130 has...
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Toshiba, Fujitsu storage deal could go through soon
Tough economic times or not, Toshiba and Fujitsu are working on a deal to merge their mechanical storage businessesآ—and they may be getting close to an agreement. According to Reuters, that's the gist of an unsourced report from Japan's Nikkei financial paper. The deal would see Toshiba purchase Fujitsu's hard...
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Thursday Shortbread
Thursday The Inquirer reports Nvidia delays 40nm parts and GT212 hasn't taped out yet Fudzilla reports Intel has plans with Lucid—Larrabee anyone? and AMD 760G getting close to launch and
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1TB Barracudas failing in droves, users claim
In the wake of the 1.5TB Barracuda 7200.11 freezing issues, swarms of users have started reporting another problem with a different 7200.11 model. According to a nine-page thread on the Seagate support forums, an abnormal quantity of 1TB 'cudas are failing just months after being purchased. Going by the...
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Price cuts may hit Intel CPUs soon
Intel's financial woes and the slumping economy could have some positive aspects for CPU shoppers. According to eWeek, Intel seems likely to slash processor prices after it announces fourth-quarter financial results this week. eWeek quotes Technology Business Research analyst John Spooner, who says slowing demand (not to mention the Core...
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