19:43 03.01.2006
D-Link and Skype are joining forces in Internet calling. The two companies have announced their cooperative effort in developing the DPH-50U USB adapter which allows consumers to plug any regular home phone into your computer to make free VoIP phone calls using Skype. Here are just a few of the features you can expect from the...
PC Magazine's Jim Louderback (ahh, I can remember when he and Sumi Das had a show on ZDTV/TechTV) has rounded up his list of the ten worst products for 2005. So if you have a tech nut on your shopping list for this Christmas, DO NOT purchase any of these craptastic offerings if you want to stay on speaking terms :) 10. Oakley Thump: If you've...
Sony's new CEO has stated that the Playstation 3 will launch priced in the $300 to $400 price range. The company will sell the console at a significant loss in order to ensure the successful market penetration of Blu-ray technology: Another element which does directly cite the British-born Sony boss, however, is regarding the media...
If you haven't already had enough Xbox 360 coverage shoved down your throat, I'm sure that you'll love to catch [H]ard|OCP's coverage of the new console. If you want a little more of what's actually inside the unit, you can check out our article. We came into this review with a very skeptical eye, not wanting to be bowled over by high...
Microsoft continues to surprise me. First they decided to add support to export documents as PDF files and they are now opening up their Office file formats to be used by just about anyone. It will still take about a year and a half before we start seeing the effects of this decision: Opening the MS Office document format takes a...
Now this looks like a nifty tool for people shopping during the 2005 holiday season. Google is unveiling a new shopping tool today which shows which stores have the item you are looking for in your particular zip code. I may just have to try this out when I get the chance. Nothing sucks worse than to go hopping store to store...
With three million Xbox 360 units expected to be sold within first few months of launch, ATI and SiS are expected to profit handsomely from their partenership with Microsoft on the console. ATI is in the driver's seat by supplying the GPU for the 360 while SiS has the less glamorous role of providing the southbridge: ATI places graphics...
Wow, some people are just downright pathetic. GameSpot reports that a EB store was the victim of an armed thug determined to get an Xbox 360: A Stafford, Virginia, Electronics Boutique store was the scene of an armed robbery this morning. According to sources, the perpetrator made off with two Xbox 360 systems, forcing the store...
VIA has released samples of its new K8T900 chipset which features RapidFire PCI Express technology and the VT8251 South Bridge: Integrating VIA's proprietary RapidFireTM technology that incorporates a number of PCI Express enhancements, the VIA K8T900 offers exceptional performance across the board, while also featuring...
If there are any racing fans out there, you can now have your own NASCAR-branded desktop or notebook computer from CompUSA. Can't say that this tickles my fancy, but I'm sure that someone out there will be all over this like Little E on a groove in turn 4 :-) Order NOW and take home the exclusive CompUSA...
The Dell-AMD rumors get stirred up ever couple of months or so, so it should be of no surprise that there is more speculation on Dell's move to the Dark Side. Chris Tom first informed me of a Forbes article which goes into brief detail on Dell's wishes to develop AMD systems. And I just now ran across a DigiTimes...
