Archive for August, 2009

Santech LV1 is low voltage and low fat, but not low price

Santech might not be the most familiar name around here, but the company has a bit of history in the mobile field, and its latest 13.3-inch effort definitely merits a second look.


Samsung’s YP-R1 now really official, ships next month

It ain’t the first time we’ve seen a gizmo take a backwards approach to launch, and we get the feeling it won’t be the last. After leaking out,


Olympus grabs for entry-level DSLR dollars with $600 E-600

We had some pretty overwhelming evidence that Olympus’ entry-level E-600 was more than just some fancy Photoshop, and sure enough,


Rumormill: BMW in talks to use iQ platform for future models, Toyota to get Mini in return?!

2009 Toyota iQ - Click above for high-res image gallery

Aston Martin may not be the only premium European automaker interested in Toyota’s innovative iQ microcar. According to Inside Line and Autocar in the U.K.,


MTV spent big for The Beatles, slowly backing away from peripheral business

It appears that Viacom, parent company of MTV Games and Harmonix, guaranteed a minimum of $10 million,


SanDisk makes room for unwanted slotMusic cards in new Sansa Clip+

Remember slotMusic? How about slotRadio? Don’t feel bad — no one else on the planet does either. To that end,


Gigabyte microATX P55M-UD2 pictured

less than 100$
Gigabyte releases two microATX P55 motherboards,named P55M-UD2/UD4.


AMD launches first six-core Opteron EE processor with 40W ACP

AMD today launches one Istanbul six-core Opteron 2419 EE (energy efficient) processors designed for 2P servers with only 40W of ACP (average power consumption).Opteron 2419 EE based on 45nm SOI process comes in a Socket 1207 package and runs at 1.8GHz,has 6MB of L3 cache and 1.125V of core voltage.


Gigabyte rolls out GA-MA785GM-US2H motherboard

Gigabyte launches AMD 785G-powered microATX motherboard,named GA-MA785GM-US2H.


REPORT: Toyota accused of ‘ruthless conspiracy’ to conceal, destroy evidence by former attorney

Toyota 4Runner with Urban Runner package - Click above for high-res image gallery

Toyota looks to have a potential public-relations nightmare on its hands. According to CBS News, one of the company’s former lawyers,