December 10, 2004
The recent comprehensive audit performed by the independent agency BVQI at Prestigio’s manufacturing facilities in the Czech Republic has confirmed their full compliance with the rigorous ISO 9001:2000 quality standard by issuing an official certificate. The now certified manufacturing facilities are based near Prague, the Czech capital. They are involved in assembly and final configuring of Prestigio’s mobile computers (Cavaliere 143, Visconte 120, Nobile 156, Nobile 157 and Nobile 158W).
December 07, 2004
LiteON SOHW-1653S won the Gold Award in December
...Today, we are reviewing their dual latest DVD writer drive. The LiteOn SOHW-1653S DVD dual layer drive is capable of writing the DVD+R Dual Layer at 4X. Beside that, it also capable of writing the DVD-R media at 12X.
December 03, 2004
Canyon Technology, a growing international manufacturer of world-class computer components and peripherals, has launched a new series of black rubber-coated MP3 players which is targeted to consumers preferring active and mobile lifestyle. The new trendy consumer products are immediately available across Europe, Middle East and Africa region.
November 17, 2004
Vision of 10-15 hard drive-based devices per home at heart of Hitachi strategy
for new consumer era - Hitachi Global Storage Technologies is today premiering its short film, “Unsung Heroes,” which depicts a family whose struggles are ameliorated by their interactions with hard disk drives.
November 16, 2004
Seagate Technology (NYSE:STX), the world's number one hard drive maker, today announced it is shipping the world's highest capacity PC hard drive to retail stores, resellers and system builders worldwide. The Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 hard drive gives customers up to 400GB, and with the industry's highest data density it's the first hard drive to store up to 133GB on a single disc. This technology advantage enables Seagate to use fewer discs and heads and ensures the fastest performance and greatest reliability of any PC hard drive in its class.
November 04, 2004
Microsoft wants to create closer ties between its Office desktop software and its server applications in the next version of Office, hoping customers will upgrade their copies of the dominant desktop software suite.
November 03, 2004
The classic Pentium architecture is going new places.
Intel is readying a line of consumer electronics chips based on the IA-32 architecture, the design underlying the vast majority of Intel's desktop, notebook and server processors, said Louis Burns, co-general manger of the Desktop Platforms Group at Intel.
October 26, 2004
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies today introduced the Ultrastar 15K147, a high-performance, highly reliable enterprise disk drive, designed to excel in mission-critical computing environments. The 15,000 RPM drive is Hitachi’s highest-performer, delivering as much as 33 percent more I/Os per second than current-generation 10,000 RPM products. This performance breakthrough enables customers to address their throughput requirements using fewer drives, reducing total cost of ownership. The price performance characteristics of the new Ultrastar drive make it an ideal solution for online transaction processing, intensive database queries and other multi-user applications.
October 25, 2004
Seagate Technology (NYSE: STX), maker of the world's most popular hard drives, announced today its innovative new 5GB Pocket Hard Drive and 100GB Portable External Hard Drive are now available in major retail stores. With its cool looking shell design, the Seagate USB 2.0 Pocket Hard Drive is the world's first 5GB storage solution truly small enough to fit in a pocket or backpack. An evolution in portable personal storage solutions, it breaks cost-performance barriers when compared with traditional USB thumb drives. Meanwhile, the new Seagate USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive offers up to 100GB of portable storage in a sleek and very small footprint - it's the world's first external drive featuring a 100GB, 2.5-inch hard drive with a blazing fast 5,400-rpm spin speed.
October 25, 2004
Intel Corp. has leveraged its 90-nanometer process technology to roll out what one analyst called the first integrated control and data plane processor. Intel's IXP23XX, aimed at a broad middle tier of communications access systems, is also the first network processor priced below $100 for this sector.