http://en.redtram.com/ News on "Hardware"  everywhere Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:21:08 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 3383 | TweakGuides Tweaking Companion for Windows 7 http://en.redtram.com/go/233009257/top100/ 233009257 is now available. At over 400 pages in length, this book is designed for novice and advanced users alike. It is written in plain English to help you genuinely understand all key aspects of Windows 7 and your PC. Every Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:44:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/233009257/top100/ 3383 | AMD vs. NVIDIA - Are they even playing the same game? http://en.redtram.com/go/233009245/top100/ 233009245 In the GPU world there are many flavors, despite the perception that you either get AMD or NVIDIA. There is Matrox, WildCat/3D Labs, S3, VIA and a few more. But in the end what you hear the most about are Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:44:24 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/233009245/top100/ 3383 | Renesas reveals 45nm ARM processor http://en.redtram.com/go/233009234/top100/ 233009234 EE Times has begun sampling the SH-Mobile APE4 processor, this chip for mobile phones and mobile devices is based on the ARM Cortex-A8 design. It is made on a 45nm process and can run at clockspeeds of over 1GHz.It includes Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:44:19 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/233009234/top100/ 3383 | October chip sales were flat http://en.redtram.com/go/233009221/top100/ 233009221 Carnegie Group in October were flat on the previous month. The company expects sales will drop 12 percent this year, and that next year the market will grow 11 percent.Global chip sales in October are believed to have been flat Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:44:16 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/233009221/top100/ 3383 | ATI ditches Sideport technology http://en.redtram.com/go/233009205/top100/ 233009205 X-bit Labs is no longer developing Sideport. The technology was introduced together with the Radeon HD 4870 X2 graphics card, it was supposed to boost bandwidth between GPUs but it was never enabled. The new Radeon HD 5800 series don't Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:44:10 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/233009205/top100/ 3383 | ASUs Eee PC T91MT tablet netbook with multitouch launched http://en.redtram.com/go/233009194/top100/ 233009194 ASUS finally rolled out the Eee PC T91MT, a new tablet PC netbook with a 8.9" multi-touch screen with a 1024 x 600 pixel resolution. The system runs Windows 7 Home Premium and features the Intel Atom Z520, 1GB DDR2 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:43:59 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/233009194/top100/ 3383 | MSI reveals custom cooled Radeon HD 5770 http://en.redtram.com/go/233009174/top100/ 233009174 TC Mag of pictures of a new Radeon HD 5770 graphics card from MSI with custom cooling. This model should be available soon for around 130EUR.Seen below, the R5770-PM2D1G 'Channel' features a 40nm Juniper GPU with 800 Stream Processors, a Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:43:51 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/233009174/top100/ 3383 | G.Skill debuts 13 new DDR3 memory kits http://en.redtram.com/go/233009161/top100/ 233009161 G.Skill introduced twelve new 8GB (4x 2GB) and one new 12GB (6x 2GB) DDR3 memory kits today. G.Skill understands that families, business users, PC enthusiasts and gamers are often heavy multi-taskers too. Opening tens of applications to retain a workflow Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:43:44 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/233009161/top100/ 3383 | Eurocom debuts first notebook with 2.5TB storage http://en.redtram.com/go/233009147/top100/ 233009147 Eurocom announced it has introduced a new mobile workstation with 2.5TB of hard disk space and the Intel Core i7 processor. Full specifications can be found .Eurocom, the world's leading developer of highly personalized, high-performance notebook PCs and energy efficient Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:43:31 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/233009147/top100/ 3383 | Psystar sold only 768 Mac clones http://en.redtram.com/go/233009134/top100/ 233009134 OSNews is asking for a permanent injunction against Psystar. The site investigated some of the court filings and found that Psystar isn't doing too well. The company expected to sell 70,000 systems this year, but an economist hired by Apple Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:43:23 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/233009134/top100/ 3383 | Nintendo captures 80 percent of female gamer market http://en.redtram.com/go/233009117/top100/ 233009117 Bit-Tech has 80 percent of the female console players market in the US, while Microsoft and Sony have about 11 percent and 9 percent, respectively.Not including handheld and mobile devices or PCs, Nintendo says statistics show that Microsoft is in Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:43:10 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/233009117/top100/ 3383 | MSI Wind12 U230 12-inch AMD-based netbook unveiled http://en.redtram.com/go/233009099/top100/ 233009099 MSI rolled out the Wind12 U230, a new 12-inch netbook with the AMD Athlon Neo MV40 or L335 processors. The system uses Windows 7 Home Premium and features the AMD RS780MN + SB710 chipsets with integrated ATI Radeon HD 3200 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:42:58 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/233009099/top100/ 3383 | NVIDIA GeForce 210 rebranded to GeForce 310 http://en.redtram.com/go/233009078/top100/ 233009078 At least one GeForce 300 series part will be available before year-end, but it's not exactly the GPU we've been waiting for. The GeForce 310 for OEMs showed up on NVIDIA's website today, this new graphics card is a rebranded Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:42:47 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/233009078/top100/ 3383 | ASUS EFI for P5QE motherboards demonstrated (video) http://en.redtram.com/go/233009049/top100/ 233009049 FirstZoom that demonstrates the new EFI GUI interface that ASUS is developing for its P5QE series motherboards. ASUSTek is on the verge of releasing a graphic user interface (GUI) BIOS for all users of the P5Q motherboard series. The new Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:42:35 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/233009049/top100/ 3383 | Apple grabs nearly half of US retail desktop revenue http://en.redtram.com/go/233009027/top100/ 233009027 While sales of Apple PCs make up just a fraction of total PC sales, the much higher ASPs of Macs results in a significant retail revenue share for Apple. BetaNews grabbed nearly 48 percent of US retail desktop computer revenue Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:42:22 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/233009027/top100/ 47504 | Zurich inks $2.9bn outsourcing megadeal with CSC http://en.redtram.com/go/233001266/top100/ 233001266 Zurich Financial Services has announced an outsourcing megadeal.The company said yesterday is has signed a 10 and a half year deal with CSC to supply datacentre and IT services. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:48:16 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/233001266/top100/ 8068 | Will the GPU become the new CPU? http://en.redtram.com/go/232998077/top100/ 232998077 Will the GPU ever become the metric that we use to measure PCs with, replacing the GHz-centric and core-centric CPU? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:26:42 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232998077/top100/ 8068 | Apple Black Friday prices fizzle http://en.redtram.com/go/232998051/top100/ 232998051 If you were hoping for massive price cuts from Apple during today's Black Friday retail marathon, you may be dissappointed. Apple's Black Friday sales began yesterday in Australia and New Zealand as clocks flipped past midnight at various time zones Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:26:27 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232998051/top100/ 8068 | Over the turkey virtualization discussions http://en.redtram.com/go/232998025/top100/ 232998025 Describing virtualization technology to everyday folks is challenging. by Dan Kusnetzky Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:26:20 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232998025/top100/