Brett Thomas

Bye bye, ATI?

AMD has declared its intent to discontinue the ATI brand name entirely.

August 7, 2006 | 21:29

Raytracing in games not so far off

New work in raytracing shows that we're not far off from it being done in realtime. Can we finally get rid of raster-based graphics?

August 7, 2006 | 18:19

CinemaNow DVD burning is flawed

CinemaNow's DVD burning feature was considered a great step forward in direct download movies. Now, we find it may not be so great.

August 7, 2006 | 16:49

Congress wants to rate your games

A US Representative has proposed legislation for the FTC to watch over the ESRB and choose its rating standards.

August 7, 2006 | 14:58

Biometric passports already cracked

A German security expert has already beaten the RFID tags in EU/US passports, and kindly explains how.

August 7, 2006 | 14:23

Vista won't support CableCARD add-ins

Windows Vista has promised to be the ultimate Media Center. But now they're pulling the rug from under HD cable add-ins.

August 4, 2006 | 17:22

Hitachi-Maxell announces holographic storage

Maxell and InPhase have announced that holographic storage will be available by the end of the year, starting at 300GB.

August 4, 2006 | 16:35

Nintendo, Microsoft sued over controller patents

Nintendo and Microsoft have been taken to court over a controller patent infringement or two.

August 4, 2006 | 15:02

In-dash iPods

Apple has now struck a deal with the auto manufacturers for better iPod support. Starting in 2007, expect to see the improvements in car stereos from Ford, GM and Mazda.

August 4, 2006 | 14:33

Apple and Coca-Cola will give away tunes

Apple and Coca-Cola are shooting to heat up the UK summer a little more with some free tunes, concerts, and unsigned bands.

August 3, 2006 | 15:37

Chicks like tech, too

A new report suggests that if you want to get romantic, skip the diamonds and head straight to your local Best Buy...

August 3, 2006 | 14:37

Google and Mozilla get Real

In an effort to topple Microsoft and Apple's dominance over online media, an unholy alliance has been born. There is a great disturbance in the force...

August 3, 2006 | 14:18

FTC finds Rambus guilty

The FTC has found Rambus guilty of staging itself for a monopoly with patents, lies, and more than a couple lawsuits.

August 2, 2006 | 20:04

Txting duzn't hurt grammar

A new study done by the University of Toronto says that SMS and IM aren't really destroying our language after all.

August 2, 2006 | 17:07

Intel makes flash memory for cell phones

Intel has announced that it is now going inside cell phones with new NOR flash memory, in flavors from 32MB to 1GB.

August 2, 2006 | 14:38

Windows Vista upgrade paths released

Microsoft has released info on what previous versions of Windows can be upgraded to the new Windows Vista.

August 1, 2006 | 17:46

Wii specs leaked

Despite Ninty's best effort, it looks like some of the Wii specs have been leaked. Could it be just a bigger GameCube?

August 1, 2006 | 16:20

IBM announces new AMD servers

IBM is set to make an announcement today on five new business servers with AMD processors.

August 1, 2006 | 15:48

No more E3?

Reports are hitting of the cancellation, or at the least spectacular downsizing, of the 2007 Electronic Entertainment Expo. Sad news.

July 31, 2006 | 15:21

Sony talks PS3 losses

The electronics giant is going to lose a lot of money getting the PS3 out the door. Will it be worth it to get Blu-ray installed in people's living rooms?

July 31, 2006 | 15:14

Microsoft will charge for Office 2007 Beta

With over three million downloads of the latest beta, Microsoft is about to whack a small congestion charge on those looking to pick up the fully-functional trial software.

July 31, 2006 | 14:33