After having released its highly anticipated GeForce GTX 275 graphics card, the Santa Clara, California-based graphics chip maker NVIDIA has just rolled out its latest GeForce drivers. However, unlike previous occasions, NVIDIA has now posted two new GeForce Driver releases, namely the WHQL-certified 182.50 and the BETA version of the company’s upcoming drivers, GeForce Driver release 185.65. Both versions of these drivers deliver support for the company’s latest desktop graphics cards and provide a number of fixes and performance increases. First off, we’ll take a look at the new WHQL-certified GeForce Driver relea... [read more >>]
Just moments away from AMD's announcement, NVIDIA has officially rolled out its latest addition to the GeForce desktop graphics card lineup, introducing the new 55nm GT200-based GTX 275. According to the Santa Clara, California-based graphics chip maker, the new card will directly compete with AMD's latest release, the Radeon HD 4890. Performance wise, it is placed between the GTX 260 and the GTX 280, offering a series of technical specifications that are similar to both cards. According to NVIDIA, the new card is part of its strategy to cover all market segments, providing users with a wide range of choices for their desktop grap... [read more >>]
Sunnyvale, California-based AMD has officially announced today its new Radeon graphics card, the RV790-based Radeon HD 4890. With the launch, the chip maker claims that its new card is powered by the world's most powerful graphics processors, according to internal testing. The card itself is featured with the latest GDDR5 memory, a high-frequency GPU clock, DirectX 10.1 support and a whopping 1.36 TeraFLOPs of compute power. In addition, according to AMD, the latest addition to its Radeon graphics lineup is capable of reaching a GPU clock of nearly 1GHz.“The ATI Radeon HD 4890 graphics card represents the AMD sweet spot strategy ... [read more >>]
As some of you probably already know, Acer is expected to introduce its first nettop system, which will also bring to the market the first computer system developed on NVIDIA's Ion. Simply dubbed Hornet, the nettop will reportedly be unveiled at the beginning of this month with a price tag that will settle at just US$299. In addition to the nettop itself, the Hornet will also provide users with a motion-sensing gaming controller, similar to that of Nintendo's highly successful Wii gaming console.According to a recent report by Digitimes, the NVIDIA Ion-based Acer Hornet nettop will be unveiled in early April, becoming the first co... [read more >>]
HP, the world's leading computer system maker, is reportedly considering using Google's Android on some of its upcoming netbook models, in an effort to provide its customers with alternatives to Microsoft's famous Windows XP and Vista operating systems. If such machines become available, netbooks, the world's fastest-growing PC segment, could become the new front in a battle between the Redmond, Washington-based software giant and the world's leading search engine company. According to a recent article on the online version of “The Wall Street Journal,” Palo Alto, California-based HP is working on... [read more >>]
After much anticipation and a series of leaked details that have surfaced on the Internet, Acer has officially introduced the new Aspire One D250 netbook. Boasting a new, slimline design, Acer's new netbook is just 1-inch thin and weighs in at just 1.11kg, enabling a higher level of portability, even for the netbook segment. As it was to be expected, available configurations will include the Atom N270 and the N280 processors, allowing users to choose which configuration best fits their performance requirements.According to the company, the new Aspire One D250 model will be available in a variety of colors, including ruby red, sapphire ... [read more >>]
Santa Clara, California-based Intel has just announced a new update to its line of enterprise-class Xeon processors with the introduction of the new Nehalem-based Intel Xeon processor 5500 series. According to the world's leading manufacturer of computer processors, this is its most revolutionary product lineup since its Pentium Pro family, released almost 15 years ago. Designed to meet the performance requirements of some of the upcoming supercomputers, these new Xeon processors include technologies such as Intel's Turbo Boost, Hyper-Threading and Intel's next-generation Virtualization Technology(VT).“The Intel Xeon pr... [read more >>]
Santa Clara, California-based NVIDIA has just updated its entire line of professional graphics cards, with the addition of several new Quadro FX graphics accelerators. The new lineup includes solutions for users in the sub-$100 entry-level to high-end customer segments demanding the highest-performance professional graphics solution available on the market. Ranging from the newly introduced Quadro NVS 295 to the company's new flagship model, the Quadro FX 5800, each new card comes to provide users with a high-level of graphics performance in their respective market segment.“Our mission with Quadro is to help customers solve the w... [read more >>]
After having surfaced on the Internet on numerous occasions, ASUS' first netbook to boast an integrated optical drive, the Eee PC 1004DN, has finally been made official by the Taiwanese company. The new Eee PC will become available for purchase next month and will provide interested users with the performance capabilities of the same Intel Atom platform that is powering almost every other netbook currently available on the market. However, the Eee PC 1004DN will easily distinguish itself from the crowd thanks to the integration of the optical disk drive.The new netbook from ASUS comes to complete an extensive range of netbooks, part of... [read more >>]
Sunnyvale, California-based Advanced Micro Devices has recently announced a new graphics card, part of the company's range of professional ATI FirePro graphics accelerators. Designed for the high-end market, the new ATI FirePro V7750 is now available for professionals working in areas such as engineering, digital content creation and other scientific fields. According to the company, its newest FirePro offering has been specifically designed to meet the performance requirements of the aforementioned users, all for an MSRP of $899.“With the introduction of the ATI FirePro V7750 graphics accelerator, AMD’s ATI Professional Gr... [read more >>]
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