Recent Articles
-
Nvidia Sees Double With New Graphics Tech
Nvidia Corp. announced Monday that it has designed technology to allow consumers to bundle two of its graphics cards together, allowing them to share the processing workload. The “Nvidia SLI” technology follows a similar announcement by Alienware, which designed a custom “X2” motherboard to accept a pair of graphics components, either from ATI Technologies or…
-
Patent Wars Go Wireless
It’s tempting to look at the patent infringement suit that Wi-LAN slapped against Cisco Systems last week, wring our hands and lament, “Here we go again.” On the face of it, this one has the makings of high drama—a classic David and Goliath battle, as a small, Canadian firm takes on the heavyweight champion of…
-
Memory Glitch Spurs HP Recall
Hewlett-Packard Corp. said Friday that it will replace memory modules in some of its notebooks with an “industrywide” design flaw that can cause system lockups. The problem is tied to the interaction of DRAM from several manufacturers and several chip sets, all designed by Intel Corp. The flaw, which could result in system lockups, is…
-
Glitch in Intel’s Grantsdale Can Prevent Bootup
Intel has discovered a glitch involving some of the I/O controllers in the company’s new “Grantsdale” chip set, which can cause a PC to fail to boot up or to freeze. An Intel Corp. official said the scope of the problem is not known and that the company has begun polling its customers for the…
-
Microsoft’s Software Assurance: A Search for Value
Following its introduction in 2001, Microsoft Corp.’s Software Assurance program have evolved to cover a broad range of services besides software upgrades. While product delays and a liberal dollop of customer gripes have driven the changes so far, analysts say the company must find a way to assuage customers’ concerns that they aren’t getting value…
