Archive for March, 2008
IBM suspended from federal government contracts
IBM has been indefinitely barred from entering into new contracts with the U.S. federal government.
The General Services Administration's Web site shows that IBM was added to a database of "excluded" contractors and subcontractors on March 27 by the Environmental Protection Agency. Under reciprocity rules, other agencies honor ...
Filed under Random News : Read More : Mar 31st, 2008
-->A Whole New PlayStation Store for PS3
What do you get when you smarten up a clunky browser-like interface and drag access to all its goodies down local-like? Try the new PlayStation Store interface, coming sometime in April, localized and optimized to make browsing for content less...
Filed under Random News : Read More : Mar 31st, 2008
-->Dell closing plant as part of 8,800 layoffs
Layoffs hit close to home Monday at Dell, which said it will close its Austin, Texas, desktop manufacturing facility as part of an effort to trim billions in costs.
The Austin facility, which replaced a smaller facility in Austin, is where Dell fine-tuned its "build-to-order" strategy that allowed it to ...
Filed under Random News : Read More : Mar 31st, 2008
-->Panasonic Blu-ray home theater system breaks the $1,000 barrier–but is it worth it?
The Panasonic SC-BT100 will cost just under $1,000.
(Credit: Panasonic)
Now that Blu-ray has secured its position as the one and only HD disc format, it's only natural to see it becoming more of a standard feature on desktop PCs, laptops, camcorders, and--now--home theater systems. Samsung's HT-BD2T ...
Filed under Random News : Read More : Mar 31st, 2008
-->Intel: Small devices with big screens
Intel is working on technology that would allow handheld Internet devices to wirelessly use big screens.
Intel Mobile Internet Device could connect wirelessly to a big screen.
All technology is a problem looking for a solution (or the converse). Intel is working on technology that would mitigate one of the ...
Filed under Random News : Read More : Mar 31st, 2008
-->Yahoo shares get a dose of Miracle-Gro
Yahoo's pulse, err, make that stock price, is beating a little stronger these days. And it's not necessarily driven by its big, splashy, three-year financial game plan it unveiled two weeks ago, say several hedge fund managers.
Rather, Yahoo's 12 percent share price increase over the past ...
Filed under Random News : Read More : Mar 31st, 2008
-->Still Alive - the Portal Song - FREE this week on Rock Band!
Jonathan Coulton's "Still Alive," from Portal, is this week's Rock Band DLC. Also, it's free, so you can have your, er, cake, and eat it too!
Filed under Random News : Read More : Mar 31st, 2008
-->Rumor: Intel competitor Montalvo bracing for cuts
Montalvo Systems, the super secretive company that wants to compete against Intel in chips for portable computers, has a big internal announcement coming tomorrow, according to sources, and the news may not be good.
The company may internally order layoffs and cutbacks, according to a source close to the company. ...
Filed under Random News : Read More : Mar 31st, 2008
-->NASCAR 09 Interview 1
Scott Stutsman gives you the latest details on Nascar 09 in this exclusive interview.
Filed under Random News : Read More : Mar 31st, 2008
-->After 38 years, a new type of memory to hit market
It's been a long haul for phase change memory, but the goal is in sight.
Numonyx, the memory joint venture between STMicroelectronics and Intel, is already shipping samples of phase change memory (PCM) chips to customers and will start shipping PCM chips commercially later this year, CEO Brian Harrison ...
Filed under Random News : Read More : Mar 31st, 2008
-->