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January 25th, 2012, 9:53 AM

Cooler Master Announces the CM 690 II Advanced Black & White Edition PC Case

Cooler Master, an industry leading chassis, thermal solution, power supply, peripheral, and accessory manufacturer, today announces the trendy and stylish CM 690 II Advanced Black & White Edition based on the feedback from market. Optimized Cooling System Time tested as a titan among mid-tower cases, the CM 690 II makes it possible to take advantage [...]

January 25th, 2012, 9:49 AM

Elpida Memory Develops Resistance RAM Prototype

Elpida Memory, Inc. (“Elpida”, TOKYO: 6665 JP), the world’s third largest Dynamic Random Access Memory (“DRAM”) manufacturer, today announced the development of its first-ever high-speed non-volatile resistance memory (ReRAM) prototype. As the ReRAM prototype was made using a 50-nanometer (nm[1]) process technology it has a memory cell array operation of 64 megabits[2], one of the [...]

January 24th, 2012, 4:58 PM

Despite a ‘Leaked’ Lineup and Executive Shakeup, RIM Can’t Sell Itself to Investors

Despite an executive shakeup on the weekend, and a ‘leaked’ roadmap for 2012 – 2013 posted on the Boy Genius Report, RIM’s share value continues to decline. During the Tuesday trading day RIM’s value dropped an additional 3% bringing the total loss since the company announced the executive changes to 12% (a decline of $2.07). [...]

January 24th, 2012, 4:09 PM

XFX Kills Double Lifetime Warranty for New AMD Cards

With the introduction of AMD”s HD 7000-series, XFX has silently moved away from their Double Lifetime Warranty and has instead moved to a more basic coverage model. XFX has been known as a company that pushes the boundaries of both performance and customer support.  Their graphics cards were among the first to receive lifetime warranties [...]

January 24th, 2012, 3:46 PM

HP Agrees to $425,000 Civil Penalty for Failure to Immediately Report Li-Ion Battery

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that Hewlett-Packard Company (HP), of Palo Alto, Calif., has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $425,000. The settlement agreement (PDF) has been provisionally accepted by the Commission (3-1). The settlement resolves staff allegations that HP knowingly failed to report immediately to CPSC, as required by [...]

January 24th, 2012, 3:38 PM

Cooler Master Announces NotePal D-Lite

Cooler Master, an industry leading chassis, thermal solution, peripheral, and accessory manufacturer today announces a new member of the NotePal Series of laptop coolers, NotePal D-Lite. Well suited for the home or office, NotePal D-Lite keeps laptops up to 15” cool and quiet with its large 140mm fan. It features an ergonomic design that supports [...]

January 24th, 2012, 3:10 PM

Apple Becomes Biggest Semi-Conducter Buyer as Sales Continue to Grow

As Apple reported it had doubled its profits from a year ago, with a 73 percent increase in revenue, Gartner Reserach unveiled a report stating the company has become the largest purchaser of semiconductors in the world. Apple reported a net income of $13.6 billion on revenue of $46.3 billion, beating Wall Street expectations of [...]

January 24th, 2012, 2:26 PM

New Report Claims that Ultrabooks will Overtake the Notebook Business by 2016

While the Ultrabook category – first unveiled at last year’s Computex – has struggled to gain tract critical traction and consumer acceptance, a new report suggests that the portable computing category will grow three times as fast as the tablet market and eventually overtake the traditional notebook market by 2016. According to the report by [...]

January 24th, 2012, 10:49 AM

Elecom Unveils Foldable Silicone Bluetooth Keyboards

Japanese gadget maker Elecom has unveiled a new line of foldable silicone bluetooth keyboards under the TK-FBS035E line. Available in black-grey, purple-green, red-black, and white-grey variants, these keyboards are a perfect portable solution for tablet users needing the standard QWERTY layout. The keyboards retail for $95 USD, and should be available in the North American [...]

January 24th, 2012, 10:20 AM

After MegaUpload Shutdown, a ‘Chilling’ Effect for Digital Storage Lockers

The shutdown of Hong Kong owned, but U.S based, MegaUpload last week has sent a ‘chilling’ effect through the digital storage locker industry with a number of websites limiting functionality or blocking American users in order to prevent action from being taken against them. FileSonic, a large but not as popular digital locker, has modified [...]