All-in-one Dell PC has 19-inch display, costs $699
Eat your heart out, Asus. Dell has jumped head-first into the affordable all-in-one PC market with the Studio One 19, a $699 desktop that packs a full-blown dual-core processor and Nvidia integrated graphics. More specifically, the base Studio One 19 config features an integrated 18.5" 1366x768 display (with optional touch-screen capabilities),...
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Apple snatches up former AMD graphics CTO
Well, well. One might not expect Apple to be interested in graphics hardware design, but the firm has quietly added AMD's former graphics CTO to its payroll. As ExtremeTech reports, Bob Drebin's LinkedIn profile says he's now a "Senior Director at Apple." Drebin has a long and illustrious history...
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100Mbps broadband coming to Cablevision customers
Folks in parts of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut will soon have access to blazing-fast, Japanese-style broadband. As the New York Times reports, Cablevision plans to introduce such a service to its entire coverage area, which spans about five million people, on May 11. The service will use DOCSIS...
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JPR: GPU shipments grew sequentially last quarter
Nvidia and Intel were "big winners" in the graphics market last quarter. According to Jon Peddie Research's latest round of estimates, worldwide graphics processor shipments grew between the fourth quarter of 2008 and the first quarter of this yearآ—a trend-breaking phenomenon. JPI says global GPU shipments have fallen by 4.31%...
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Firefox 3.5 Beta 4 hits the web
Users who like living on the edge should be glad to know the latest beta version of Firefox has become available. This release technically follows Firefox 3.1 beta 3, but Mozilla has branded it Firefox 3.5 beta 4 to reflect the amount of work that's gone into it. Hey,...
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New 910W PC Power & Cooling PSU has 88% efficiency rating
Remember that beefier Silencer power supply we spotted at OCZ's CES booth in January? Well, it's finally out. OCZ has formally introduced the PC Power & Cooling Silencer 910, a top-of-the-line unit with a maximum power output...
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32nm Westmere prototypes found in the wild, tested
We recently heard that Intel had sent out samples of its 32nm Westmere processors to no fewer than 30 PC manufacturers. Well, those CPUs didn't take long to fall into the public eye. XtremeSystems forum member JCornell got hold of two of them, and he's posted photos and the...
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Seagate unveils $130 ''backup appliance''
You don't have to be Apple to sell a sleek, compact, and easy-to-use automated backup device. Seagate has taken a page from the Mac maker's playbook by announcing the Replica, an external hard drive with software that allows automatic full-system backups on Windows PCs. The Replica looks a bit like...
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$250 Android netbook is on track for a summer release
In January, the rumor mill hinted that Android-based netbooks could appear next year. And it was wrong. ComputerWorld reports that a small Chinese company is already putting the finishing touches on such a system, which could hit the market "within three months." The Alpha 680 from Guangzhou Skytone Transmission...
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Windows 7 Pro, Ultimate to run legacy apps via ''XP Mode''
Microsoft is as eager to promote Windows Vista as some businesses are reluctant to jump ship from Windows XP. When Windows 7 comes out later this year, however, the firm will provide a new tool to help business and enterprise users make the transition smoothly: Windows XP Mode. According to a...
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Report: Demand for Atom processors slows
The Atom's success may be waning—at least for now. Quoting "market sources," DigiTimes reports that demand for Intel's low-cost, low-power processor has fallen because of two major factors: competition from full-sized laptops that have undergone price cuts and the arrival of cheap ultraportables based on Intel's CULV Core 2...
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Microsoft: Windows 7 RC will go public on May 5
Mark your calendars. After quietly letting slip the date last week, Microsoft has made it official: the first Windows 7 release candidate will become available to the public on May 5. Microsoft's Brandon LeBlanc broke the news on the Windows 7 Team Blog, where he added that MSDN...
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