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Two of the major needs of mobile device components are lower power consumption and greater speed. Elpida Memory’s next-gen 4Gb Wide IO Mobile RAM and DDR3 Mobile RAM (LPDDR3) are designed to address both of these issues. The Wide IO Mobile RAM boasts 12.8GBps per chip at 200MHz by using the extra-wide x512-bit data width [...]
Back in the days of old, overclocking used to require setting DIP switches and chanting prayers to the gods of clockspeed and stability. There was a good chance you could burn something up, and if you did, the motherboard vendor would simply shrug. And today? Some of them will still shrug with indifference if you [...]
When an advance copy of Crysis 2 leaked to the Internet a full month before the game’s scheduled release, Crytek and Electronic Arts (EA) were understandably miffed and, as it turns out, justified in their fears of mass piracy. As 2011 comes to a close, Crysis 2 holds rank as the most pirated game of [...]
New pixels? Yep. The HP Compaq LE2002xm is one of the company’s newest screens, with a 1600×900 resolution and 20 diagonal inches of real estate. As for other specs, there’s 250 nits of brightness, a contrast ratio of 1,000:1, built-in speakers as well as DVI/VGA inputs. The company is expected to start shipping it next [...]
Fisker is recalling 239 Karma plug-in hybrid sports cars because of a high-voltage battery problem that could result in a fire.
The annual Las Vegas tech extravaganza is nearly upon us. These products and services could help make it a winner.
Other device makers might soon be knocking at Amazon’s door and offering to lend a hand with future tablets.
Judge rules that state’s landmark low-carbon fuel rules discriminate against out-of-state ethanol providers because they consider impact of transporting fuel to California.
Show your family that your new iPad can bring the family together instead of isolating its new recipient.