September 12, 2006 by Brad.

Samsung Electronics today announced that it has developed the industry’s first 40-nanometer memory device. The new 32 Gigabit (Gb) NAND flash device is the first memory to incorporate a Charge Trap Flash (CTF) architecture, a revolutionary new approach to further increase manufacturing efficiency while greatly improving performance.

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September 12, 2006 by Brad.

Since its introduction, Flash RAM has become immensely popular. It is widely used in digital music players, millions of people have USB thumbdrives on their persons, and hybrid hard drives that combine flash memory with the spinning platters are on their way. For all its usefulness, flash RAM does have its drawbacks.

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September 12, 2006 by Brad.

The Request S4.2500 is a premium digital media system with a high flying price tag and the technical as well as multimedia features to match. This media server on steroids will give you what the manufacturer says is a top notch listening experience and an estimated one year of continuous music playback without skipping a beat.

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September 12, 2006 by Brad.

IBM is creating the worlds fastest supercomputer. It will have 16,000 conventional processors and 16,000 “cell” processors (the same processor designed for the PS3)

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September 12, 2006 by Brad.

MacBidoulle spells out what PC graphics cards work in a Mac Pro. Some may require firmware updates, which can be tricky.

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September 12, 2006 by Brad.

The computer power supply is not only one of the most important parts on a PC; it is also the most overlooked. This article tells you why you should avoid cheap power supplies.

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September 12, 2006 by Brad.

Toms Hardware puts the new chip thoroughly through its paces and compares it to todays other latest chips. With some interesting benchmarks, the Intel’s Core 2 Quadro is an amazing piece of hardware. Should AMD be worried?

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September 12, 2006 by Brad.

Blackmagic Design Inc. has announced Intensity, an ultra low cost HDMI capture playback card. For the first time, low cost consumer cameras with HDMI video connections can move beyond the quality limits of HDV compressed video to a new world of uncompressed editing and design.

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September 12, 2006 by Brad.

Although PCI Express is now easily the most prevalent interface for new graphics boards, there are still plenty of people out there with AGP-based systems, many of whom are now seeking an upgrade to their graphics capabilities. Elite Bastards take a look at Galaxy’s bridged to AGP variant of the GeForce 7600 GS to see what it has to offer.

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September 12, 2006 by Brad.

Remember the day that you got your new computer and you pulled that shiny case out of the box? Once you finally had all of the cables properly mangled into an unmanageable ball, you powered on, the screen lit up and off you went.

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