Saturday, October 10, 2009

IT News HeadLines (Tech Report) 10/10/2009



DDR2 prices climb above DDR3
Have DDR2 and DDR3 prices finally reached parity? Maybe not in stores just yet, but as DigiTimes reports, the latest numbers from DRAMeXchange show DDR2 has eclipsed DDR3 on the contract pricing scale for both modules and chips. On average this month, DigiTimes says contract pricing for 2GB DDR2 modules...
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European Commission okays Microsoft browser proposal
The European Commission's investigation into Windows browser bundling won't end with a massive fine, it looks like. According to the Associated Press, the Commission has finally approved the browser ballot screen proposal Microsoft submitted in July. As the AP notes, Microsoft initially hoped to appease the Commission's worries by...
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The PS3 may have outsold other consoles last month
That price cut and the new PlayStation 3 Slim may have done wonders for Sony's popularity in the console market. TG Daily quotes an Electronic Entertainment Design and Research analyst who believes the PS3 to claimed the top spot in console unit sales last month. Jesse Divnich, the analyst,...
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Availability check: Radeon HD 5850s are still scarce
AMD's Radeon HD 5850 has been out for over a week now, but online retail availability doesn't seem to have improved much since we looked last Thursday. This time, we chose to do a more formal cataloging of cards following our customary availability check template. We limited our search...
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Left 4 Dead 2 will have two new game modes
Valve has said it expects Left 4 Dead 2 to be its fastest-selling game ever, and it's certainly doing everything to generate hype for the title. Shacknews now reports that L4D2 will introduce two multiplayer modes not found in the first game: Scavenge and a "realism mode." Reportedly,...
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Chipset development is on hold at Nvidia
Nvidia made quite a splash with its GeForce 9400M chipset last October. Several laptop makersآ—including Appleآ—found the 9400M's speedy integrated graphics, single-chip design, and compatibility with Core 2 processors too tempting to resist, choosing it over Intel's own mobile chipsets. The 9400M and its ilk may soon be but a...
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