Friday, February 13, 2009

IT News HeadLines (Tech Report) 13/02/2009

Memory prices are on their way down again
Memory makers just can't seem to catch a break. As DigiTimes reports, spot prices for 1Gb DDR2 memory chips recently climbed thanks to both Qimonda's insolvency and production cutbacks from other memory makers. However, those prices may be about to go down yet again. Qimonda filed for insolvency in...
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Get ready for Microsoft retail stores
Microsoft plans to take another page from the Apple playbook and open its own chain of retail stores. According to the Associated Press, Microsoft has enlisted 25-year Walmart veteran and former DreamWorks distribution chief David Porter to head the new retail business. Porter will start work on Tuesday, and...
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MSI's GX630 gaming notebook
The gaming notebook market is filled with flashy, expensive systems that tend to offer poor value. However, MSI's GX630 rings up at just $799 with a dual-core Athlon X2 and a GeForce 9600M GT. Could this be the ideal system for the mobile gamer on a budget?
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Latest Chrome graphics card has GDDR3 RAM, costs $70
Slowly but surely, S3 is building up its Chrome graphics card series with faster models. The latest newcomer is the Chrome 540 GTX, which S3 announced earlier today. Unlike other members of the Chrome 400 and 500 lines, the Chrome 540 GTX packs GDDR3 memoryآ—256MB of it, to...
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Report: Windows 7 is on track for a holiday launch
Officially, Microsoft says Windows 7's launch schedule could go either way: the new operating system may hit stores in time for the 2009 holiday season, or it may be postponed. However, CNet News has received word from "PC industry sources in Asia and the U.S." that Windows 7 is...
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Micro ATX Core i7 motherboard is on its way from Asus
What if you want a blazing-fast Core i7 system, but you'd also rather stick to a tight form factor? According to Bit-Tech, Asus will soon cater to that niche with the Rampage II Geneآ—a full-blown Core i7 motherboard with an X58 chipset, multi-GPU support, and a Micro ATX format. Judging...
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