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One Laptop Per Child Frames Next Generation of Revolutionary XO Laptop
21st May 2008 CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--One Laptop per Child (OLPC), a non-profit organization focused on providing educational tools to help children in developing countries “learn learning,” announced today that work is already underway on a second- generation version of its revolutionary XO laptop computer. Leveraging new advances in technology, the primary goal of the “XO-2” will be to...
AMD Employs GDDR5 to Fuel Next-Generation ATI Radeon Graphics Solutions
21st May 2008 SUNNYVALE, Calif.--AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced the first commercial implementation of Graphics Double Data Rate, version 5 (GDDR5) memory in its forthcoming next generation of ATI Radeon™ graphics card products. The high-speed, high-bandwidth GDDR5 technology is expected to become the new memory standard in the industry, and that same performance and bandwidth is a key...
PENNY ARCADE GAME AVAILABLE NOW
21st May 2008 VANCOUVER, British Columbia - May 21, 2008 - Hothead Games today announced that Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One is now available worldwide simultaneously via Xbox LIVE® Arcade (except Korea) and via the Greenhouse digital distribution platform (www.playgreenhouse.com) for the Windows®, Mac®, and Linux® versions. Penny Arcade...
NCsoft Covers New Ground in City of Heroes
21st May 2008 NCsoft Covers New Ground in City of Heroes Newest expansion takes players to ancient city to save the present day Wednesday 21st May/Brighton, UK… NCsoft® Europe, the world’s leading developer and publisher of online computer games, today announced the release of City of Heroes® “Issue 12: Midnight Hour.” The newest free expansion for current subscribers, Issue 12...
Ghostbusters at MCM Expo London Excel Arena, 24th and 25th May
21st May 2008 Ghostbusters at MCM Expo Marlow, 20th May, 2008 - Sierra Entertainment UK today announced their participation in the forthcoming MCM London Expo, to be held at the London Excel Arena over the weekend of the 24th and 25th May. During the event, Sierra will offer visitors the opportunity to experience two upcoming, blockbuster titles. Not only will The Bourne Conspiracy be...
CyberLink DVD Suite Bundled with ASUS Notebook Computers
21st May 2008 CyberLink DVD Suite Bundled with ASUS Notebook Computers Provides burning and creativity features, including movie playback, automated video editing, disc burning, and label design tools Taipei, Taiwan----May 20, 2008----CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW), innovative solution provider for the connected digital lifestyle, announced today the expansion of its cooperation with Asustek,...
Thecus Technology Partners with Farstone Technology to Provide DriveClone Pro 5.0
20th May 2008 Backup is an essential element for computer users and network administrators. There are many possibilities that a user can lose all or part of their files due to computer viruses, accidental deletion or hardware failure. When files are regularly backed up, there is a chance to minimize the loss. To provide worry-free computing environment for users, Thecus Technology has...
Intel, Grameen Announce Joint Business Venture to Fuel Social and Economic Development Opportunities
20th May 2008 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, May 19, 2008 – Addressing the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) 2008, Intel Corporation Chairman Craig Barrett announced that Intel Capital and Grameen Trust will form a business venture dedicated to social and economic development. Also during his opening-day keynote, Barrett announced collaboration with NetHope and demonstrated a new...
Corsair Dominator Hits 2462MHz - Sets Memory Frequency World Record
20th May 2008 Fremont, CA, May 20, 2008 – Corsair® www.corsair.com, a worldwide leader in high performance computer and flash memory products, announced today that Corsair Labs has set the world record for the highest achieved DDR3 frequency. Verified and validated by CPU-Z, Corsair Labs achieved an astounding speed of 2462MHz at CL=9 with a single-rank 1GB module. This new world...
Logitech Introduces Pure-Fi Mobile Speaker System
20th May 2008 London - May 20, 2008 - To transform your low-fidelity mobile-phone audio into high-fidelity, stereophonic sound - wirelessly - Logitech (SWX: LOGN) (NASDAQ: LOGI) today announced the Logitech® Pure-Fi Mobile™ speaker system. Soon you’ll be listening to your favourite tunes on your mobile phone - even when your phone is in your pocket. “Millions of people now use a...
EA Extends Expiration Date for Take-Two Offer to June 16, 2008
19th May 2008 REDWOOD CITY, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- May. 19, 2008 Electronic Arts Inc. ("EA") (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced today that it has extended its tender offer for all of the currently outstanding shares of common stock (including the associated preferred stock purchase rights) of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. ("Take-Two") (NASDAQ:TTWO) to 11:59 p.m., New York...
NEC LCD Technologies Develops New Technology Enabling Design of Complex, Non-Rectangular TFT LCDs
19th May 2008 SANTA CLARA, Calif. & TOKYO -- May. 19, 2008 NEC LCD Technologies, together with its sales and marketing channel in the Americas, NEC Electronics America, Inc., today announced the successful development of a manufacturing technology that enables more flexible design of thin-film transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) panels. The prototype design, a...
Results Mixed for the Graphics Add-in Board Market in Q1'08: Jon Peddie Research
19th May 2008 TIBURON, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- May. 19, 2008 The first quarter often presents a mixed bag for graphics add-in board vendors, and Q1'08 was no exception. After completing its tabulations, Jon Peddie Research reports both gains and declines for the quarter, depending on the perspective. Sequentially, units were down around 8% from the fourth quarter of '07 (to 24.4...
AMD GAME! Enables Console-like Simplicity for Mainstream PCs
19th May 2008 SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--From the company powering the visual experience of the two most popular gaming consoles in the world today1, AMD (NYSE: AMD) announces AMD GAME!. This program is designed to help consumers select perfectly suited PCs for high-definition gaming. AMD GAME! platforms combine the powerful balance of multi-core processors, exceptional HD digital...
Creative unleashes the power and performane of X-Fi hardware audio processing for PCI Express
19th May 2008 Creative, a worldwide leader in digital entertainment products, today announces the PCI Express Sound Blaster® X-Fi® Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series and PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series sound cards, unleashing the full power of Creative X-Fi hardware audio processing for PCI Express-based PCs. The new PCI Express Creative sound cards...
Penny Arcade reveals PAX 2008 keynote speaker
19th May 2008 SEATTLE - May 16, 2008 - The organizers of the fifth annual Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) today announced key details of the upcoming gaming festival, to be held Aug. 29-31, 2008 at the Washington State Trade and Convention Center in Seattle. Noted game designer, screenwriter, and playwright Ken Levine will provide the keynote address. Mr. Levine is currently best known for his...
Yahoo! and WPP Forge Multi-Year Strategic Partnership
16th May 2008 SUNNYVALE, Calif. & LONDON, May 16, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) and WPP's (NASDAQ:WPPGY) GroupM, 24/7 Real Media and WPP Digital today announced a strategic partnership that will enable WPP agencies to buy digital display advertising across the Internet more efficiently than ever before. The partnership will initially involve a collaboration between...
Creative 'Pure Music Listening' promotion offers free live concert video download
16th May 2008 Creative, a worldwide leader in digital entertainment products, announces its new ‘Pure Music Listening’ promotion. Designed to stimulate demand for the company’s high-end MP3 players, speakers and headphones, it offers purchasers the chance to download a free video concert. “There are ten concerts for our customers to choose from,” says Frédéric Wilhelm,...
OWC Low Cost On-The-Go Firewire and USB 2.0 Portable Storage
16th May 2008 May 15, 2008 Woodstock, IL -- Other World Computing (OWC) www.macsales.com, a leading Mac and PC technology company, announced today the lowest cost line of OWC Mercury On-The-Go FireWire + USB 2.0 storage drives, with 500GB capacity priced at only $329. The new line of OWC Mercury On-The-Go high-performance FireWire 400 + USB 2.0 drives are fully bus powered with no...
New HyperX USB Flash Drive Offers Ultra-Fast Read/Write Speeds and a Free 10 Day WoW Trial
16th May 2008 London, UK‑- (15th May, 2008) -- Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced it is expanding its line of USB Flash drives with the introduction of the DataTraveler® HyperX® (DT HyperX) model. Designed for ultra-fast read/write speeds the DT HyperX is available in capacities up to 8GB and comes with an additional...