A large, complex or multiple small, less complex chips? With GPUs this question has not lodged itself yet until recently. Always a very large and complex to be manufactured GPU, which had to beat its competitors with the full commitment they developed for the high-end market. For the mid-range and low end cards developed smaller offshoots with few execution units. ATi is a slightly different way, however, since the RV670 generation, after we...

The Taiwanese industry service DigiTimes, citing the mainboard manufacturer reported that AMD’s currently well ongoing sales should continue also in the second quarter. Therefore, manufacturers expect that almost three out of ten processors come in the second quarter of AMD. To what extent this prophecy of the it should meet, will show at the latest for the summer. The constraint for the 30 percent market share, however, refers to the...

With the Mainboardserien “AW8″ and “AL8″ abit joins a in the range of the manufacturer, which present their implementation of the new Intel chipsets for dual-core CPUs at CeBIT this year. To stand out from the crowd yet, placing on their own features for ABIT. The AW8 relies on Intel i955X chipset, which is also known under the code name “Glenwood” baptized abit mainboard series. It provides optional FSB800...

While Samsung and Sony are still in negotiations with regard to the joint production of amorphous TFT-LCD Panel of the eighth generation, ranging over the previous plans increasing of production capacities for TFT-LCD Panel of the seventh generation by the S-LCD joint venture is now in dry cloths. The plans of the November 22 last year with an investment volume of around EUR 69 million foresaw an increase in the monthly production to 15,000...

As telling the the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) at the CeBIT 2006 well 15,400 graduates and graduates completed in the year successfully their degree in computer science. 13% Were more than 2005 and more than twice as many as in the year 1997 (+ 117%). While the number of graduates in computer science from 1997 to 2002 between 6,000 and 7,000 diplomas fluctuated, the Department according to Destatis recorded since double-digit annual...

After a long wait and several delays the fourth part of the settlers has achieved yesterday series the gold status. This means that the programming is completed and the master CD is on the way to the press works. The product then from 15 February should be to find in stores. In addition to a completely new graphics engine, also much of the operation of the game was honed to propel the Wuseln factor on a new high.

Soon the open beta will go Warcraft test to the MMORPG World in the second, decisive stage. Upon successful completion of the test is at least in principle – and assuming no complications, a publication not much in the way. Like already in the first open beta round, also this time according to the the trial accounts are awarded “first-come, paints first”. Probably for this reason, but also because of persistent server...

With the new BlackBerry storm research in motion (RIM) offers immediately a Smartphone that will accommodate it with iPhone and co. The new BlackBerry is on the amount of time and relies only on a touchscreen, which is designed to provide but tactile feedback. The device comes along with a 3.25-inch screen that resolves 360 x 480 pixels – good medium-standard. It is however interesting on the screen that the glass surface at pressure to...

The price regulation by the Federal Network Agency is abolished in the future, at least in the fixed-line sector. With two decisions the institution has withdrawn now partly in the wholesale sector, as well as in the end customer segment from the regulation. So the Authority announced late last week a regulatory decree, in which the future principles for the regulation of interconnection of the telephone network of Deutsche Telekom AG with...