Users who want Bluetooth will have to pay Apple for OS v3.0 to unlock the built in functionality
When the iPod touch 2G first came out, one feature that was the subject of numerous rumors was Bluetooth compatibility. The addition of Bluetooth would allow wireless stereo headphones and other cool gadgets to connect to the [...]
Apple Reveals It Intentionally Crippled Bluetooth in iPod touch 2G
EVGA Offers Preview of X58 Mainboard
EVGA board offers all sorts of cool features for the enthusiast
Many gamers and enthusiasts are anticipating the launch of motherboards based on Intel’s X58 chipset. The boards are offering several interesting technologies including support for the Intel Core i7 processors and SLI.
EVGA gave an early look at its X58 SLI FTW motherboard and details on [...]
ASUS P5Q Series Motherboards, Video Cards, and More to Launch at Computex
ASUS P5Q series motherboards and exclusive new video cards will launch at Computex
Despite the fact that Intel’s P45 chipset was delayed, Intel is still sticking to the June launch next month at Computex. ASUS will be fielding an entire family of motherboards based on the P45 chipset at Computex and the six models that make [...]
“Gulftown” is the Flagship of 32nm “Westmere” Line
Power consumption not disclosed
Intel’s aggressive drive to 32nm has many reconsidering their purchasing plans over the next year.
All Westmere chips will feature higher performance and lower power consumption. This is made possible through the use of fourth generation strained silicon and second generation high-k/metal gate technology, referring to the use of a High-k gate dielectric [...]
First “Westmere” Silicon from Intel’s Fab D1D Shown Running Windows 7
Intel prepares for its 32nm transition
Intel’s P1268 32nm process is at an incredibly advanced stage, and Intel wants the world to know it.
The CPU behemoth has cancelled several 45nm products because it will have much more advanced 32nm products available this year. AMD, meanwhile, has only been selling 45nm chips since November.
Clarkdale is the desktop [...]
Laser Amplified Fiber Broadband May Close Digital Divide
Laser amplified network sent data over 37 miles along fiber cable
The digital divide in America is significant when comparing the availability of high speed internet access in urban portions of America to those of rural America. The same digital divide exists in many other countries as well and a big push is underway around the [...]
3/18/2009 Daily Hardware Reviews
DailyTech’s roundup of hardware reviews from around the web for Wednesday
Notebooks
Acer Aspire One D150 – 10.1in Netbook @ Trusted Reviews
MSI EX620 @ InsideHW
Samsung NC20 12.1″ Mini-Notebook @ VIA Arena
Motherboards
ASUS M4A78T-E AM3 DDR3 Motherboard @ Bjorn3D
ASUS Rampage II Gene (X58) Motherboard @ CPU3D
Video
Inno3D GeForce GTX 265 iChill Accelero @ Guru3D
ASUS GeForce ENGTX295 Graphics Card @ TweakTown
PaLiT [...]
Japan Gets Fujitsu’s New Color eBook Reader, Priced at $1,010 USD
Fujitsu new eBook reader is easy on the eyes and hard on the wallet
Last month Amazon announced that it was taking preorders of its Kindle 2 eBook reader, the follow-up to its original eBook reader than burned up sales charts. The new reader, available for $359, came with 2 GB of memory — enough [...]
Video Game Publishers Pressure Sony for PlayStation 3 Price Cut
Sony risks losing more development funds to Nintendo without price cut according to publishers
Game publishers are pressuring Sony to cut the price of the PlayStation 3 or face the risk of more development funds shifting to the Nintendo Wii according to a Bloomberg article. Sony, which used to be the undisputed industry leader, currently sits [...]
Apple Doubles iPod Shuffle’s Capacity, Adds New Features
The rumors were right, Apple has cooked up a mean new iPod Shuffle with some new bells and whistles
Apple’s iPod department has been pretty quiet for the last couple months. There were new laptops, but no new iPods at MacWorld. And early this month, new desktop Macs were announced, but still new iPods.
Now [...]
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