After years of turmoil, Advanced Micro Devices is finally taking a breather. A brief one, but a breather nonetheless. With the tables turning somewhat, AMD has recently seen Intel admitting to chip delays and staring at an imposing $1.45 billion fine from the EU over anti-competitive practices against it. That, combined with the recent divestiture of its manufacturing business, is giving the 40-year old chip maker a new lease on life, or at least a new attitude.The company’s chief executive, Dirk Meyer, recently

If you’ve been eying the new Samsung Jack i637 Windows Mobile Smartphone, this is for you.

LetsTalk.com now offers the Jack free at purchase with a new AT&T service plan.  That’s pretty cool in itself since AT&T sells the Jack for $200 up front, followed by a $100 mail-in rebate. But LetsTalk is doing one better: They’re also tacking on a mail-in rebate of their own, good for $50.

To get the Samsung Jack FREE click this link, then scroll all the way down the page. There you’ll find the Jack and the details on this deal.

UPDATE: If you’re already an AT&T customer and want to upgrade to the Samsung Jack, LetsTalk offers an upgrade with contract extension deal that puts the final price of the Jack at $0.99 with no mail-in rebate.  Some restrictions apply.  Find details by following the instructions above.

UPDATE 5/26: The $50 rebate has been pulled, however the Jack is still free at LetsTalk.com.

ASUS recently shed brilliant light on the dark art of overclocking with the introduction of the ROG (Republic of Gamers) OC Station. The OC Station is a pure hardware-based, bay-mounted device with a large 3-inch display that takes OCing to a whole new level of ease, accuracy and sophistication. When used in conjunction with ROG motherboards, the strikingly-designed OC Station grants users on-the-fly access to overclocking parameters, ROG-exclusive features, fan speeds, system information and even a photo slide show function.

With the OC Station, ASUS has stamped its authority on an area that has proven elusive to other PC component manufacturerspure hardware-based overclocking. The OC Station provides users with quick access to system voltages and frequencies without having to enter the BIOS. Users can overclock their systems on-the-fly via a knob, even during busy benchmark runs or actual gameplay. The OC Station also interfaces seamlessly with the embedded iROG controller on ROG motherboards, enabling users to manage ROG-exclusive features such as CPU Level Up and ASUS EPU-6 Engine at a hardware level. This allows users to achieve performance boosts and perform energy consumption tweaks instantly.

Samsung announced a new digital photo frame that has 1GB of built in storage and a slim screen depth of less than one inch. The new SPF-87H Photo Frame can store up to 3,000 photos on its internal memory while being powered by a single USB cable. For versatility, the SPF-87H Ultra Slim has a ball hinge design that lets you place the frame in nearly any location. The frame has an 8-inch wide screen with a resolution of 800 x 400 and a 500:1 contrast ratio. In addition to serving as a digital photo frame, the

It’s baaaaaack! Barely two months after Circuit City, a long standing icon in the world of consumer electronics, shut its doors for goods, the doors are back open…online, anyway. After the bankrupt company was forced to liquidate everything, Systemax — the same company responsible for sites such as TigerDirect.com and the revival of CompUSA — managed to purchase Circuit City’s Internet domain names and trademarks for around $6.5 million.Since making the purchase, it has re-created a Circuit City website

XFX, one of the world's largest video card manufacturers, is getting ready to announce their very first power supply line at Computex Taipei 2009 next month. Details have emerged on the XFX 850W Black Edition power supply, which features one single +12V rail with a massive 70Amp/840W rating. The power supply is modular as you can see in the image below and is 80 plus silver certified, since it is 88% efficient. No word on pricing yet, but it looks like the power supply market just got a little more crowded. Check out the forums for more images and the entire power point presentation for this new power supply!

• Industrial Design: Its whats on the inside that counts but we got both bases covered.
• Power On Demand: With a Single Rail +12V, it gives ample 12V output with OCP for reliability.
• Modular Cables: Giving the user the option of what cables they need, it clears up cable clutter and improves airflow within the PC.
• Tight Voltage Regulation(+/-3): Improved load regulation to reduce voltage variations gives the user a more stable machine.

The Pocket PC Central Accessories Center has been updated and now includes accessories for the Samsung Jack SGH-i637 Windows Mobile smartphone.  Here you can find batteries, cases, sync cables, and more for the new smartphone.

NOTE: The Samsung Jack was released only a few days ago.  Model-specific accessories are currently limited. We will continue to update the new accessories center with new products over the coming weeks.

Visit the Pocket PC Central Samsung Jack i637 Accessories Center…

Here’s an interesting one. While the public at large may be curbing their purchasing of WWAN cards, the demand for mobile broadband is still forecast to shoot up in the coming years. How so, you ask? Simple: netbooks. With Verizon Wireless and AT&T already selling 3G-enabled netbooks for dirt cheap on contract, you can understand the sentiment here. More and more, consumers will walk into a carrier’s store and walk out with a new, low-cost computer. And that computer will be tethered to a mobile data plan

Windows and Mac users looking for a new, sleek mouse may want to consider Verbatim’s new Nano Wireless Notebook Mouse. This new mouse uses 2.4GHz technology and a small form factor receiver. As you would expect from its name, the Color Nano Wireless Notebook Mouse comes in seven different colors: red, green, purple, yellow, pink, blue, and graphite. The small nano receiver that accompanies the Color Nano Wireless Notebook Mouse is small enough to leave connected to a laptop so it’s always at the ready. When

Yesterday, a Federal District Court judge in California heard arguments regarding a DVD copyright case between Hollywood movie companies and RealNetworks. Depending on what the judge rules, you and I may or may not be able to legally copy our own DVD collections to our computers. In October, U.S. District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel temporarily halted sales of RealNetworks’ software that allows people to make backups of their DVDs on a home computer. After hearing arguments regarding the case, the judge is expected