PCIe 3.0 delayed until 2011
The next version of the PCI Express bus standard, 3.0, won’t appear until 2010 and not this year as originally anticipated. Without the publication of the standard we are not going to see any PCIe 3.0-compliant kit until 2011 The delay was confirmed by PCI Special Interest Group President Al Yanes. Speaking to PC Magazine,…
Read MoreLucid Hydra Chip Onboard MSI P55 Big Bang Motherboard
The Lucid Hydra chip is not mentioned as frequently as many of the other latest technologies coming out but it could represent one of the most important changes for PCs in years. Basically the Hydra is a multi-GPU solution that balances all GPU workload before it’s sent to the GPU. This means that no CrossFire…
Read MoreDell Unveils Inspiron 11z Netbook/Notebook
Today Dell announced its intention to release the Inspiron 11Z. First question to ask is, “Is it a Netbook or a Notebook?” It has the spec of a notebook but is the size of a netbook and priced like one (starting from $399). Specs are : – Intel Celeron 723 processor (1.2GHz) 2 GB memory…
Read MoreWindows 7 Cheaper to UK Customers
In these times of economical strife, us folk living in the UK always seem to pay more for things than anywhere else in the world but alas one thing coming shortly should change that. CNET have spotted that the pre-order price for a full copy of Windows 7 Home Premium is around £65 which is…
Read MoreDell Confirms Mobile Phone for China Mobile
It would seem that Dell are finally diversifying away from that laptop ad server market into the mobile market. There have been rumours for several months of an Android powered Dell Smartphone and it would now appear this rumours were at least partly true. It seems Dell will be launching the Dell Mini 3i for…
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