Over a month ago NVIDIA came forward and announced that they had shipped some faulty graphical processing units (GPU's), and that it would cost them between $150-$200 million to cover the damages done. They didn't announce specifically what cards were affected, but the cause of the issue was a weak die/packaging material that could fail because of temperature fluctuations.
To try and correct the issues the laptop manufacturers
NVIDIA announced today that they will be taking a $150 million hit in order to repair faulty graphical processing units (GPU) and media communications processors (MCP). The problem is apparently only an issue in notebooks where the unusually large amounts of concentrated heat causes the chips to fail. Even though NVIDIA has come forward they have yet to say exactly what systems are affected by this issue.
We knew it would come sooner or later, and from the looks of it widespread 64-bit computing might be on the horizon. Just yesterday we posted the results of our poll asking whether you're running a 64-bit operating system, and only about a quarter of you are. That could be changing as more PC manufacturers start to push 64-bit machines.
TG Daily noticed that
I'm sure there are quite a few nerds tech-savvy individuals out there clamoring to get their hands on a computer that uses a Solid State Drive (SSD), but the pricetag is a little daunting. For example, to get a 64GB SSD in the MacBook Air it will run you an extra $1300. Dell doesn't murder you quite as much since they only charge $650 to get
that it mistakenly got thrown out! Gone, forever, in the land of stinky garbage. Apple has described what they've done with the MacBook Air as Thinnovation, introducing it as the world's thinnest notebook. It sure is thin, ranging in size from 0.16 inches to 0.76 inches, not even a full inch at its thickest point. Of course its size is a
It seems as though there always has to be a rumor about Apple, doesn't it? After a short breather period where there haven't really been any rumors, the newest one emerges that Apple is planning on entering the tablet PC market. Some people are saying "finally" while others are saying "what's the point?" Keep in mind that this is just a rumor, but what's being said is that Asus is helping Apple build a tablet
Skype has just launched a new beta version of their service which includes High Quality Video. That means you can have video calls with friends and family thousands of miles away, but it'll be so clear that it will seem like they are right there with you. They've offered video calling for quite some time, but now the quality of the video calling has just gotten a lot better - no more fuzzy movements!