News: Desktop Systems
Monday, 20 May 2013
Raspberry Camera Module Begins Shipping at US$25
Making its first appearance in November last year, Raspberry Pi's camera module is now shipping for US$25. The camera module features a 5-megapixel CMOS image sensor with a 1.4 micron backside illuminated pixel architecture.
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
Microsoft to Release Windows 8.1 Upgrade for Free
Previously codenamed Windows Blue, Microsoft's upcoming update for Windows 8, Windows 8.1, will be released for free, according to one of the company's top executives.
Thursday, 9 May 2013
Seagate Releases New SSD Solutions for Consumers and Enterprises
Seagate's 600 SSDs are SSDs that are intended for consumers. Meanwhile, the 1200 SSDs and the X8 Accelerator PCIe SSDs are solutions made for enterprises.
Windows 8 Hits 100 Million Sales, Microsoft to Preview Windows Blue in June
Microsoft announced that more than 100 million Windows 8 licenses were sold. Additionally, Microsoft revealed that Windows Blue, the company's update for Windows 8, will be previewed in June.
Friday, 3 May 2013
Trend Micro Reveals Phishing Attacks on Apple IDs
Trend Micro recently revealed that phishers are using spoofed Apple ID pages to collect personal and banking data from users of Apple devices. Trend Micro also saw an increase in number of Apple-related phishing sites in 2013.
Intel Announces COO Brian Krzanich as New CEO Starting May 16
Intel has announced COO Brian Krzanich as the company's new CEO. An Intel employee since 1982, Krzanich will replace outgoing Paul Otellini on May 16, 2013.
Thursday, 2 May 2013
NVIDIA Allies with HP to Bring Kepler-based Quadro GPUs to Businesses (Updated)
At an event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, NVIDIA reintroduced is Kepler-based Quadro GPUs and demonstrated them by using select HP workstations such as the Elitebook 8740w and the Z820.
Tuesday, 30 Apr 2013
Intel "Haswell" Processors Arriving on June 4
Coinciding with Computex 2013 in Taiwan, the launch of Intel's fourth generation Core processors, codenamed "Haswell," is set to happen on June 4.
Thursday, 11 Apr 2013
PC Shipments Make Steepest Drop in First Quarter 2013
IDC's recent report reveals that PC shipments in the first quarter of the year made a more significant decline compared with the record of the first quarter of 2012. In spite of the drop, HP remains the world's largest PC vendor.
Wednesday, 10 Apr 2013
Dell Releases Precision Performance Optimizer for Workstations
In order to help users in maximizing the performance of their Dell Precision workstations, Dell released the Precision Performance Optimizer application which automatically configures the settings of a system.