Topic: Computer Video Devices

Apple Homogenizes its Lineup with More iMac, Mac Mini

Apple pulled the wraps off a suite of new hardware today--all upgrades to its desktop computing line, with both the iMac and Mac Mini getting some modernization. Although what Apple is doing might be better labeled ...READ»

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Tech Watch: Apple's MacBook Announcement Eclipses Toshiba's New Notebooks; Warner Reveals DivX Distribution Plans

While Apple's Steve Jobs wowed Mac addicts with the latest versions of the MacBook today, Toshiba quietly announced a roundup of new notebooks. Care to wager on the winner?READ»

Snow Leopard Review: Lightened and Enlightened

OS X Snow Leopard seems to do nothing really new. And yet, it could be their most important OS since 10.0.0. Snow Leopard, as a follow up to Leopard, is almost absurdly insubstantial at first glance. The new operating system takes ...READ»

Intel Won't Require Graphics Chip Bundle For Atom

Last week Nvidia made some news with its Ion chipset for netbooks, which bundles an Atom processor together with an integrated Nvidia GeForce 9400M graphics chip. Machines with this bundle inside would be both cheap and powerful ...READ»

Dell To Introduce Vostro Laptops

For about a month, rumors have been circulating that Dell [NASDAQ:DELL] had a new full-sized notebook line brewing. Now confirmation has arrived in the form of an upcoming sale flier labeled the "Dell Business" flier for ...READ»

Asus Ships Ultra Gaming Notebook in UK

Apparently content to leave US buyers wanting, Asus [TPE: 2357] has started shipping its powerful gaming notebook in the UK. The G70 is a 17-inch beast of a machine, featuring a WUXGA/WXGA+ panel that is ultra-wide and optimized for ...READ»

HP's "Blackbird" Gaming Computer Goes Retail

While HP's [NYSE: HPQ] Blackbird 002 gaming PC isn't exactly new, its availability has been pretty limited until now. HP has just announced the Blackbird 002 will be available in an "exclusive configuration" at NewEgg.com ...READ»

Asus Intros Two Powerful Gaming Notebooks

Taipei-based Asus [TPE: 2357] is expanding its consumer electronics line so quickly that it almost doesn't do justice to the impressiveness of each device's individual specs. Case in point: two large-screen portables they were ...READ»

Asus Reveals More Laptops; Large-Screen, Gaming-Oriented

Taipei-based Asus [TPE: 2357] is expanding its consumer electronics line so quickly that it almost doesn't do justice to the impressiveness of each device's individual specs. Case in point: two large-screen portables they were ...READ»

Did NVIDIA and ATI Engage in Price Fixing?

The answer, it would seem, is yes -- probably. An anti-trust suit filed against the two companies has unearthed an interesting exchange of documents between Dan Vivoli, NVIDIA's [NASDAQ:NVDA] Senior VP of Marketing and ATI's ...READ»

Toshiba Qosmio Notebook Features "Visual Gesture System"

Next month Toshiba [OTC: TOSBF] will release a new iteration of its Qosmio notebook called the G55, which is rumored to have a host of nifty specs and a reasonable $1,550 MSRP. Among those specs is a massive 18.4-inch display ...READ»

MAINGEAR Unveils Ultra Energy-Efficent Gaming PC

Custom computer manufacturer MAINGEAR Computers has unveiled the Pulse--an energy-efficient, small PC that the company claims is the world's greenest gaming PC. Gaming PCs are, of course, some of the biggest power hogs in the ...READ»

Apple Creating Chip-Tech Brain-Tank, but Why?

When a big technology company begins gathering a specialist group of experts together, in some cases poaching them from key posts in other successful outfits, it's a strategic maneuver. In this case, it's the famously secretive ...READ»

Asus Announces Multimedia Docking Station

In its continual quest to become a household name, computer components maker Asus (TPE: 2357) has announced a gadget they're calling the ROG XG – a “VGA and multimedia docking station” for notebooks. In what Asus describes as a ...READ»

Tech Watch: Apple’s Latest Patents, and Why They May Be Worthless

With the Bilski court decision this week, method patents will be eliminated. Apple's new Snow Leopard OS, and the coming products of other technology companies, may be in danger.READ»

Asus Announces Multimedia Docking Station

Asus intends for gamers to use the docking station as an intermediary between their notebook and a large-screen monitor, the higher resolution of which might tax the notebook's graphics chipset.READ»

Asus Announces Multimedia Docking Station

Asus intends for gamers to use the docking station as an intermediary between their notebook and a large-screen monitor, the higher resolution of which might tax the notebook's graphics chipset.READ»

How Expensive is Samsung's Viral Video Super PC?

This week Samsung released an "edgy" viral video to appeal to the youngsters and get people talking about its solid-state hard drives. At the risk of indulging the electronics company by doing just that, I've broken down the ...READ»

Mac OS X "Snow Leopard" Revealed at WWDC '08

Fulfilling the many rumors of a Mac OS-related announcement at WWDC in San Fransisco today, Apple [NASDAQ: APPL] unveiled a new version of its OS X "Leopard" operating system, dubbed "Snow Leopard," that is big ...READ»

How CUDA Can Impact Your World

Observations from the GPU Technology Conference.READ»

Asus Cranks Out More Laptops, Some Scented

They may not be Eee PCs, but rest assured, Asus [TPE:2357] has once again created a good product with an incredibly stupid ancillary trait. This time it's not the name, but the... smell. Yes, the F6 line of laptops, which is new ...READ»

Samsung's Q1EX-71G Is a Taste Of What an Apple Tablet Might Be

Samsung just pulled the wrappers off an intriguing little machine: The enigmatically-named Q1EX-71G is actually a mini netbook PC that shuns both the traditional clamshell design and processor family that you'll find inside nearly ...READ»

Will a $1.25B Antitrust Settlement From Intel and New Fusion Chips Save AMD?

In a culimation of talks that began in spring '08, Intel has just agreed to pay $1.25 billion (cash, due in 30 days) to its biggest rival chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) and agreed to a set of "business practice ...READ»

Big PC, Small Package

This PC is sure to fit under the Christmas tree.READ»

Alienware's M17X Is the Antithesis of a Netbook

Alienware has been hinting at the release of its new gaming laptop with a cryptic "All Powerful" campaign. But it looks like someone at the company didn't speak to marketing, and released info on the M17X anyway. It's a ...READ»