Search<%BANNER[left_130x130_1]%>
InformationX-bit Labs for mobile users! Do not forget that we are running a special version of X-bit Labs web-site for users of mobile and handheld devices: http://pda.xbitlabs.com. Check out our news and articles from smartphones and PDAs to be always updated on the latest computer and technology news. <%BANNER[left_130x130_2]%>
<%BANNER[left_130x300]%>
|
<%BANNER[top_768x90]%>
|
|
|
<%BANNER[banner_468x60]%>
News around the WebWednesday, August 17, 2005Web-Site Releases New CATALYST Drivers Ahead of ATI. ATI Lets Web-Site to Release New Drivers a Day Ahead 10:01 am | Anton ShilovIn discordance with its own traditions, ATI Technologies has let DriverHeaven.net web-site to release its latest CATALYST 5.8 drivers ahead of launching them officially at its own web-site. The reasons for the decision are unclear, but the web-site claims that the drivers are legitimate. “Thanks to the very cool people in ATI.com they have agreed to let Driverheaven host Catalyst 5.8 CCC before they go live on www.ati.com on Wednesday,” said Allan “Zardon” Campbell, the web-site owner. The latest CATALYST software suite provides support for COPP (Certified Output Protection Protocol) which is available in both Windows XP Service Pack 2 and the latest version of Windows Media Center 2005 (available through Microsoft Windows Update). COPP support will allow users to view high definition analog and digital content (to be released in the future) on select digital and analog displays, indicates documentation supplied by the web-site. The new drivers also correct numerous bugs, in total the list of resolved issues consists of 34 items. All Latest News |
Hardware NewsFriday, May 16, 200811:24 pm | Mobile Microsoft Makes Windows XP Available for One Laptop Per Child Systems. OLPC XO Gets Microsoft Windows XP Operating System Thursday, May 15, 200811:11 pm | CPU Via Technologies Reportedly Readies Dual-Core Microprocessors. Via’s Dual-Core Chips Set to Come in 2009 – Rumours 11:21 am | Other AMD’s Plans to Build Fab in New York Are “Moving Along”. AMD Still Intends to Build a Fab in the USA Wednesday, May 14, 200811:11 pm | Storage DVD Will Remain Primary Optical Storage Media on PC Market Till 2012 – IDC. Analysts Expect DVD to Dominate in PC Space Till 2012, Despite of Blu-Ray Ramp 5:41 pm | Mobile OCZ Offers Enthusiasts “Do-It-Yourself” Notebooks. OCZ to Allow Gamers to Build Their Own Laptops Tuesday, May 13, 200811:46 pm | Other Dell Denies Abandon of XPS Gaming PC Brand. Dell Plans to Invest “Like Crazy” into Alienware, but Leave XPS in Place 10:25 pm | Mobile MSI’s Wind Set to Start Blowing in June, Specifications Transpire. MSI Preps to Launch “Wind” Laptops in June 4:25 pm | CPU Nvidia Has No Plans to Take Over Via Technologies, Says Chief Exec. Nvidia Denies Intentions to Buy Via Technologies – CEO 11:34 am | Other HP Acquires Electronic Data Systems Service Company. HP Takes Over EDS for $13.9 Billion to Boost IT Service Business Monday, May 12, 200811:27 pm | Other Dell Set to Axe XPS Gaming PC Brand, Focus on Promotion of Alienware Gaming PCs. Dell to Phase Out Own-Brand Gaming Machines, Push Alienware – Report 6:05 pm | Other Ultra Low-Cost Notebooks Will Not Become Best-Sellers – Analysts. Affordable Notebooks to Become Popular, but Not Overwhelmingly Popular – IDC 1:47 pm | CPU AMD Releases Its First Low-Power Quad-Core AMD Opteron HE Chips. AMD Unveils “Highly-Efficient” Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processors 10:33 am | Video Nvidia: Nobody in the World Talks About ATI and AMD, Except in the UK. Nvidia Demos Market Share Numbers with No ATI Included 8:47 am | Chipsets Intel’s Next-Generation Enthusiast Platform Begins to Take Shape. Intel’s Next-Gen Enthusiast X58 Desktop Platform to Support One Bloomfield CPU, Four GPUs Saturday, May 10, 200811:31 am | Video GDDR5 in Production, New Round of Graphics Cards War Imminent. Qimonda Ready to Deliver GDDR5 Memory Chips in Volume <%BANNER[right_130x130_1]%>
<%BANNER[right_130x130_2]%>
|
|