The week in hardware: DX 11, Nehalem, and AMD

The big news of the week was the AMD spinoff and Intel's reaction to it, but we did see some action in other areas as well. Info on Nehalem, ATI, and ten minute battery recharges inside.

October 11, 2008 - 03:45PM CT - by Joel Hruska

Apple: NVIDIA chips to blame for MacBook Pro video problems

Apple has identified faulty NVIDIA chips as the cause for video problems on some MacBook Pros, and has a new program to repair the laptops at no charge.

October 10, 2008 - 10:46AM CT - by Chris Foresman

Holiday wars: Sony counts on games, Microsoft on price

Sony and Microsoft are both ready to fight for console supremacy this holiday season, but their weapons are very different. We take a look at the gaming giants as they gird up for war.

October 10, 2008 - 10:01AM CT - by Ben Kuchera

Intel to examine AMD split for x86 licensing violations

Intel has its own set of concerns about AMD's foundry split and plans to investigate the company's agreement. Whether or not AMD is actually in violation of anything (or has any recourse if it is) is, for the moment, unclear.

October 09, 2008 - 06:35PM CT - by Joel Hruska

Circuit City circles the drain

Circuit City stock prices hit 52-week low; company is circling the drain.

October 09, 2008 - 03:20PM CT - by Shane McGlaun

NVIDIA changes 9600GSO again

It was confusing when the 8800GS morphed, unchanged, into the 9600GSO, and now NVIDIA is changing the 9600GSO's specifications (for the worse).

October 09, 2008 - 02:15PM CT - by Shane McGlaun

Asus looks to beat Dell and Lenovo with its Eee S101

Asus' outlook is bright despite the economy and falling revenues around the global IT industry.

October 09, 2008 - 01:50PM CT - by Shane McGlaun

Samsung + X4: future of flash may hinge on SanDisk takeover

SanDisk's technology portfolio contains a piece of obscure Israeli design which may be crucial to the future of NAND, and whose value will likely control the outcome of Samsung's takeover bid. Will Samsung end up with a stranglehold on critical technology for the flash industry?

October 08, 2008 - 09:20PM CT - by Ari Allyn-Feuer

Nehalem Skulltrail to run on X58

Intel's new Skulltrail platform will use the X58. That's right, a desktop chipset. How will be it segmented from other X58 boards?

October 08, 2008 - 01:21PM CT - by Ari Allyn-Feuer

Super Talent second to launch Eee SSD

Super Talent today announced new SSDs designed to plug into Eee PCs. Similar to Buffalo modules launched in July but much cheaper, they may inaugurate an Eee-derived netbook SSD form factor.

October 08, 2008 - 01:00PM CT - by Ari Allyn-Feuer

Active matrix OLED panel shipments grow rapidly as passive matrix OLEDs decline

Active matrix OLED panel shipments grow to the tune of 700 percent.

October 07, 2008 - 03:00PM CT - by Shane McGlaun

Razer announces new low-end gaming keyboard

Razer offers gamers an entry-level gaming keyboard and a limited-edition Lycosa.

October 07, 2008 - 02:40PM CT - by Shane McGlaun

Toshiba plans to deploy fuel cell technology within six months

Toshiba's fuel cell technology is finally coming to market—no really, they mean it this time. Look for a DMFC-powered device within the next six months.

October 07, 2008 - 02:15PM CT - by Joel Hruska

Firmware update for Samsung Instinct promises better web surfing

Samsung and Sprint try to improve web browsing on the Instinct with a firmware update.

October 07, 2008 - 11:58AM CT - by Shane McGlaun

And then there was one: AMD spins off foundry

AMD has announced the details of its Asset Smart plan. Going forward, the company will split into two entities, one handling CPU/GPU design, and one foundry. The deal brings a fresh injection of cash from Arabic investors, but a divided AMD will still face many of the same challenges previously tackled by the old AMD.

October 07, 2008 - 11:38AM CT - by Joel Hruska

LED backlighting makes for better displays in any size

LED backlighting finds its way into notebooks and massive displays the size of skyscrapers.

October 07, 2008 - 10:21AM CT - by Shane McGlaun

Importers beware: the Nintendo DSi features regional content

The Nintendo DSi may not be as import-friendly as the first DS Lite, due to regional encoding on the downloadable content. With a SD card slot built-in, however, these limitations could be short-lived.

October 07, 2008 - 09:40AM CT - by Ben Kuchera

New Acer Aspire One configurations surface at Amazon

New Aspire One netbook configurations sport 1GB RAM, Windows XP and more.

October 07, 2008 - 08:46AM CT - by Shane McGlaun

Dell launches UK Mini in single Linux flavor—licorice

Dell's Mini is now available in the UK, but is the company not-so-subtly favoring the Windows version? Price comparisons suggest they are.

October 06, 2008 - 05:30PM CT - by Joel Hruska

VIA revenue drops significantly for September

VIA profits plummet nearly 23 percent in September underscoring the need for Nano to hit the market in a big way.

October 06, 2008 - 02:45PM CT - by Shane McGlaun