AMD appears focused on reducing the power consumption of its Phenon II line and will do so starting with a new version of the Phenom II X4 955. The new part -- HDX955WFK4DGM -- comes rated at 95W, a significant decrease over the existing X4 955 rated at 125W. The No[......]
Archive for April, 2010
Samsung is pretty confident that this whole 3D craze is much more than just a temporary phase. So much so that the electronics maker is absolutely certain it will reach its goal of selling two million 3D LCD TVs around the world in 2010, and probably more, according to Samsung Taiwan president Smile Kim. [......]
The whole point of buying a GPS is so you don't have to worry about getting lost, but if you're cruising through unfamiliar territory with an outdated map, you could end up who knows where. For this reason -- and no doubt influenced by increasing competition from GPS-centric smartphone apps -- TomTom announced it is now offering free Lifetime Map Updates and Lifetime Traffic Updates[......]
The ever-volatile DRAM market continues to battle its share of supply and demand issues, the latest of which could affect smartphones and other gadgets with embedded RAM. Citing un-named industry sources, DigiTimes says prices for 512Mbit DDR, which are used for multi-chip package (MCP) memory products found mainly in mobile handsets, have shot up over 40 percent the past month due to tight supply. The average spot price for 512Mb (64Mbitx8) SDRAM has gone from $1.53 a month ago to over $2.20 currently, the sources said. [......]
