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| AMD unveils enhanced version of Athlon XP |
5/13/2003 |
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AMD said that an enhanced version of its Athlon XP processor, 3200+, is available for $464 in 1,000 unit quantities. The suffix of the Athlon XP 3200+ part number is said to indicate a level of performance without being strictly related to clock frequency.
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| Xbox division still in red |
5/13/2003 |
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Xbox division, part of Microsoft, has double the loss on its games and consumer hardware sales in the most recent quarter than it had a year earlier, according to a new regulatory filing.
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| Xbox console prices stay the same |
5/13/2003 |
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Industry analysts and retailers had wondered whether the company would lower prices before the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) starts later this week. Microsoft has opted against any current price cuts for the Xbox.
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| Infineon, Micron support RLDRAM II |
5/12/2003 |
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Both Infineon Technologies and Micron Technology released specifications for RLDRAM II, a reduced latency memory optimized for networking applications.
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| Elpida DDR2 SDRAM Powers Intel PCs |
5/12/2003 |
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Elpida Memory, Inc. has announced that its 512 Mbit DDR2 SDRAM module for high-end server applications has performed at a data rate of 533 Mbits/s for the first time in an Intel server. The part will be ready for volume production by this summer.
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| i2 will be delisted from Nasdaq |
5/12/2003 |
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I2 Technologies Inc. said the Nasdaq Stock Market will remove its stock from trading because the company hasn't filed its annual report to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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| Game industry awaiting price cut on consoles |
5/12/2003 |
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More than 60,000 of the video-game industry's faithful will attend the the game show at Los Angelas this week. With NPD Funworld estimating that game sales grew only 3 percent for the first two months of this year, game publishers need more consoles in the hands of customers to boost their business. And the only way that's going to happen is with major price cuts.
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| nVidia releases new chips |
5/12/2003 |
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nVidia fired the latest shot in the increasingly hostile PC graphics war Monday, rolling out its next generation chip well ahead of its usual schedule.
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| Elpida to produce 512Mbit DDR2 Chip |
5/9/2003 |
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Elpida Memory said it would start output as early as this summer of next-generation DRAM chips for use with a new Intel microprocessor
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| Samsung to launch new Rambus module |
5/9/2003 |
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Samsung said it is developing a new RDRAM memory module with a small footprint that will contain the entire Rambus channel auxiliary circuitry.
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| Taiwan report 18 new SARs cases |
5/9/2003 |
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Taiwan reported 18 new Sars cases on Friday, the largest one-day increase since the outbreak began here two months ago
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| Motherboard makers hurt by SARS |
5/8/2003 |
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Analysts are predicting a 10% dropoff for Taiwanese manufacturers as Chinese shoppers stay home and trade shows are canceled
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| SiS employee struck with SARs virus |
5/8/2003 |
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A SiS employee reported as a SARS suspect in the Hsin Chu, Taiwan, area has been released from the hospital to start a 14-day quarantine at home.
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| Emachine launch notebook line |
5/7/2003 |
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Emachines have launched its first portable PC, dubbed the M5305 boost its presence in the consumer PC market
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| Apple revamp eMac computers |
5/7/2003 |
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Apple Computer refreshed its line of eMac computers beefing up their processing power and graphics performance and offering a new low-end model
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| Motorola shut down Beijing office |
5/7/2003 |
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Motorola Inc. has closed its main sales and administration office in Beijing after a staff member contracted the potentially deadly Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
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