Ben Hardwidge

IBM Watson computer to compete on US game show

IBM's Watson computer will compete on the US game show Jeopardy!, in which it will have to answer questions quickly, accurately and intelligibly.

April 27, 2009 | 14:45

OCZ launches PCI-E SSD RAID cards

OCZ announces that its PCI-E Z-Card SSDs have gone into production, with capacities of up to 1TB, although the 1TB model costs £2,640.34.

April 24, 2009 | 17:00

Microsoft reports first drop in revenue since 1986

Describes economic climate as the toughest in the company's history, and puts some of the losses down to the popularity of netbooks.

April 24, 2009 | 16:07

Nvidia may not be licensed for future AMD chipsets

AMD says future AMD platforms will only use AMD chipsets, but hasn't confirmed if this applies to both the server and desktop markets.

April 24, 2009 | 14:30

Nvidia isn’t investing in VIA, says CEO

Jen-Hsun Huang reportedly dismisses the rumours about Nvidia buying shares in VIA, and says the two companies are just working together on Ion 2.

April 24, 2009 | 09:48

Core i7 a waste of money for gamers, says Nvidia

Nvidia describes Intel's claims about Core i7's gaming performance as "disingenuous", and advises PC gamers to build a Core 2 Duo SLI rig instead.

April 23, 2009 | 14:58

ViewSonic takes on the iMac with £499 Atom PC

ViewSonic brings its VPC100 all-in-one PC to the UK, and also reveals that it has plans to introduce kits that will turn any old monitor into a basic nettop PC.

April 23, 2009 | 10:56

Rumour: Nvidia GT300 architecture revealed

Rumours about Nvidia's forthcoming GT300 chip surface, claiming that the chip will ditch the traditional SIMD architecture in favour of an MIMD system.

April 23, 2009 | 10:22

AMD losing less money than last year

AMD reveals its financial results for the first quarter of 2009, showing an increase in revenue from CPUs and smaller losses than last year.

April 22, 2009 | 12:04

Zotac Mini-ITX Ion boards appear

Build your own Nvidia Ion PC with one of these Zotac Mini-ITX motherboards, which come with a choice of single-core or dual-core Atom processors.

April 20, 2009 | 16:42

Intel Core i7 Extreme 975 for sale at UK retailers

Intel hasn't announced the 3.33GHz Core i7 Extreme 975, but the processor has appeared for sale on a number of UK retail sites today.

April 20, 2009 | 15:09

IBM, Sun and Adobe join Microsoft antitrust case

The argument about IE's inclusion in Windows continues, as ECIS shows its support for the AC's antitrust case against Microsoft.

April 17, 2009 | 15:48

IBM Technology Alliance reveals 28nm chip plans

IBM's partners, including AMD's former fabrication wing, GlobalFoundries, announce that they are developing 28nm chips.

April 17, 2009 | 14:53

Pirate Bay trial ends in guilty verdict

Innocent or guilty? The verdict of The Pirate Bay trial is revealed, and the site plans to hold a press conference to discuss the court ruling later today.

April 17, 2009 | 11:09