VIA Technologies today announced the VIA Surfboard C855 Reference Design an ultra-compact mainboard incorporating the VIA C7-M ULV processor, the brand new VIA VX855 unified IGP chipset, and advanced VIA multimedia and connectivity silicon, that has been specifically designed for easy integration into devices targeted at the rapidly growing mini-notebook market.

A key advantage of the VIA Surfboard C855 is the head start it affords mini-notebook system developers or those seeking to enter the market, said Richard Brown, Vice President of Marketing, VIA Technologies, Inc. Not only is VIA in the unique position of being able to offer customers a complete, ready-to-build solution, but the new boards HD capabilities mean VIA-based mini-notebooks will provide a superior multi-media entertainment experience.

Albatron recently unveiled the GeForce 9500GT PCIE-1X video card, to deliver multimedia performance to general consumers as well as IPC clients. The Albatron GeForce 9500GT PCIE-1X video card features a low-profile design, which should be of interest to those looking to save more space and fit a video card into a small case.

Through PCI Express 1X Bus, Albatron GeForce 9500GT PCIE-1X can apply on the motherboard with PCI Epress 1X slot as the second display card to support multi-display for professional computer users and IPC industry. It is a wonderful choice for upgrade of the motherboard without PCI-E 16X slot. Built-in second generation Pure Video HD technology can smoothly play the video in 720p and 1080p, so users can have stunning 3D gaming performance by Albatron GeForce 9500GT PCIE-1X.

Taiwan-based PC vendors/makers and motherboard makers generally hold the opinion that they will be unable to benefit from the launch of Windows 7, while many market analysts expect the launch to stimulate demand through replacement PC purchases, according to industry sources in Taiwan.

Windows 7's hardware requirements are not high enough to render PC replacement really necessary, and consumers and corporate customers have reduced their spending budgets amid the prevailing economic crisis, the sources pointed out. Jonney Shih, Asustek Computer chairman and Jerry Shen, Asustek president both believe demand from PC replacement is unlikely to occur even if Microsoft brings forward the launch of Windows 7. They pointed out the recovery of the economy plus suitable combinations of hardware and software will both be necessary before Windows 7 is able to trigger PC any replacement trend.

Googling your own name might not be such a narcissistic activity after all; in fact, it just must save you from identity theft. At least that’s what Kevin Andreyo, a Wilkes University professor, discovered when he used the “deep web” search engine, Pipl, to see what information about him might be publicly available on the Internet. What he found was a link to a document that not only included his Comcast user name and password, but the document also included what appeared to be the user names and passwords of

The rumors were true; Apple has indeed popped a new “control chip” within the headphones on its talkative new iPod Shuffle, and this little inclusion has all manners of panties up in bunches. After a flood of questions surrounding a mysterious chip within the inline remote cropped up over the weekend, a number of third-party Shuffle headphone makers as well as Apple itself (in an atypical move, no doubt) have confirmed that the chip is there, and it does something.More specifically, iPod-accessory companies

ZOTAC Unleashes More Power Efficient GeForce® 9800GT Eco New ZOTAC GeForce® 9800GT Eco delivers GeForce® 9800GT performance with 40-percent greater power efficiency ZOTAC International, an award-winning manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, today expands its GeForce 9800GT product lineup with the new more power-efficient ZOTAC GeForce 9800GT Eco. The new ZOTAC GeForce 9800GT Eco delivers phenomenal performance and breathtaking visuals with 40-percent greater power efficiency for a high-performance

Let’s face it — Twitter couldn’t possibly be bigger right now. Practically everyone at SXSW is using it by the minute, it’s pulling in new funds during a tight credit crunch and even a politician that was born long, long before the advent of the Internet is about to do an interview on it. Life’s good in the Twitterverse, and it’s about to get serious at noon eastern time today.ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos is gearing up to conduct an entire interview with the Republican party’s most recent presidential nominee,

The PaLiT GeForce GTX 260 Sonic 216 SP is factory overclocked to give gamers the ultimate gaming and home entertaining experience. With the latest 55nm GPU powering this NVIDIA GeForce GTX Core 216 graphics card it should be interesting to see the power savings and temperature decrease versus a standard 65nm version of the same card.

The PaLiT GeForce GTX 260 Sonic 216 SP is factory overclocked to give gamers the ultimate gaming and home entertaining experience. With the latest 55nm GPU powering this NVIDIA GeForce GTX Core 216 graphics card it should be interesting to see the power savings and temperature decrease versus a standard 65nm version of the same card.

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Marvel Comics has reached a deal with Gazillion Entertainment, which doesn’t even seem to have launched its complete website yet. I’m guessing once this deal is officially announced on Tuesday, we’ll see a real website emerge. This deal lasts 10 years, and since the first attempt at a MMO game based on the Marvel Universe died last year, they’d darn well better hope that 1) Gazillion makes it, and 2) the games don’t suck. Single player deals with other publishers aren’t