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The GeForce 7800GS Shows AGP Ain’t Dead Yet

Very nice indeed! This new AGP card from NVIDIA is going to likely wow all those folks who have been fretting about the fact that they remain AGP card users.

Internet, European sales propel Systemax

It looks as if Systemax has received a bit of a boost as of late. Not just in the press mind you, but in the sales arena, too.

ClearCube, DataSynapse Add Grid-Enabled PC Blade Platform

Hey, just so long as security is a major focus here, then it sounds like these folks are on the right track to server the financial industry’s needs.

PS3 Not Difficult to Develop For, says Volatile

Well this has to be refreshing news for Game Devs, right? Not having to jump through a ton of hoops to create games for the new PS3 will certainly help with its success.

Foxconn motherboard shipments reach 40 million units in 2005

Believe it or not, Foxconn is not a board manufacturer that I am familiar with. That fact aside, my lack of knowledge as to their existence certainly did not stop them from reaching 40 million units shipped!

Motherboard chips latest target for rootkit hackers

Well, it would appear that the rootkit threat is not going away. What will be interesting is to see how the motherboard manufacturers respond…

MSI launches external USB 16x DVD writer with 5x RAM support

Actually, this new MSI drive is pretty slick looking for an external unit. All black and everything, it will be interesting to see how it performs though…

ABIT offers online survey with hardware at stake

Hey, I could go for this: All I have to do is take a survey and I might win a motherboard; could be reasonable?

MSI K8N Diamond Plus

I would have to agree that ASUS pretty much owned in 2005. But from the sounds of things, MSI is gearing up for 2006 in a very big way!

Graduate student wins Judge’s Award at Microsoft PC design competition

You have to give it up for anyone that can come out of school like that and come up with a winning PC design…

I.B.M. Accused of Denying Overtime Pay to Workers

So this may not be hardware related per se. Still, you had better believe it was hard on those involved though…

Vendors Prep for Next-Gen Hardware

Well now, could the fact that Tiger is heading toward an open kernel be enough to get hardware manufacturers to consider offering better support for Linux products? It might…

Acer to supply QBE full suite of IT hardware

Boy, it sounds like Acer Computer Australia has landed quite the deal for themselves with QBE Insurance Group. And even though this is happening with expansion in mind, chances are it will serve other areas of the QBE Insurance Group as well.

DFI LANParty UT RDX200 CF-DR

Alright, the Xpress 200 chipset has a good handle on business needs. But how’s it stack up for gamers?

Clash of the game consoles

I have to pipe up here. How ’spoiled’ can a gamer be when they have to hunt all over the place to pick themselves up a new gaming console? They cost a lot to make, I get that. But it is truly stupid to make people line up for miles just to buy your product; [...]

Apple.com the top PC hardware website with 27.9 million visitors in December; iTunes drew 9.3m

Wow! I suppose that this is proof that hardware can indeed drive traffic to a Website under the right circumstances.

Cheaper Nvidia nForce Chipsets Debut

I really have a hard time with motherboards under a $100 USD. However, if folks feel like spending less on a MoBo is worth it for the nForce chipset, then more power to them.

Microsoft to Ship Mac Keyboard, Mouse

Wait a second here! Microsoft peripherals created for the Mac? Could this be the beginning of something wonderful for MS and Apple?

The world’s hardest hard drive

OK, with a term like hard drive, we might expect the devices to be a little more durable, right? Well how’s this for tough?

New 3D Graphics Card Features in 2006

Great looking graphics are one thing, but super-cool effects will often times trump even the cleanest of landscapes.

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