Responding to the Demand for Next-Generation Notebooks, OCZ Introduces DDR3 Laptop Memory for High-End Mobile Systems Sunnyvale, CA—July 7, 2007—OCZ Technology Group, a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory, today announced the all-new DDR3 SODIMM modules as its next generation notebook memory to support the impending Intel Centrino® 2 mobile platform.  These latest memory offerings for notebooks help reduce power consumption and increase speed and bandwidth,

QIK, a service which transforms camera phones into live, streaming webcams, is now available for a limited number of Windows Mobile handsets, including the Motorola Q 9h and BlackJack II.  Just install the software on your WinMo phone and you’re ready to broadcast your life, which can be viewed live via the QIK web site, or archived your repeat viewing.   

Streaming live video from a handheld over your wireless carrier’s network will require a lot of throughput.  Best have an unlimited data plan before you decide to QIK-it.

The Gigabyte Netbook-M912V is being marketed as the ultimate choice for the next generation of handheld PCs. With a revolutionary compact design, it is space-saving and convenient to be carried around. Equipped with 8.9, 1280×768 LCD panel and weighing only at 1.3kg, M912V has a sophisticated and fashionable appearance. The key feature of M912V is that the touch screen display can be rotated 180 to transform into a Tablet PC, offering a whole new inspiring experience.

The Latchless design, along with the partially hollow mouse pad and palm rest, allows easy opening/closing and swiveling. The touch pad arrangement and handheld design further make it easier and more convenient to use. M912 also addresses consumer needs physically (compact size), mentally (excellent multi-media capability and friendly interface), and stylishly (elegant outlooks)

Nvidia's Taiwan-based graphics chip contract makers are being low-key after the US chip designer informed investors on July 3 that will take a charge of US$150-$200 million related to expenses stemming from issues discovered with die/packaging materials used in previous generation notebook products.

Sources at foreign institutional investors in Taiwan indicated that the defective products were Nvidia Geforce 8500M-series graphics chips launched in 2007, and that the problem was caused by related bump processing. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industrial (SPIL) all provide bump processing services to Nvidia. When ask for comment by Digitimes TSMC declined citing client confidentiality, while ASE and SPIL both claimed to know nothing about the issue because the defective chips are older generation products.

You read that right, PS3 fans.  Those with unbricked PS3s, anyway.  Sony will be releasing FW 2.41 in mid-week, with (hopefully) none of the issues seen with the 2.40 FW.According to customer support, firmware version 2.41, which should be clear of all errors, will out “midweek”, although Sony is yet to make an official announcement to confirm that.And what did we say last time?  Yes, that’s right, don’t be the first one to upgrade your system.  Wait to see what happens.  You may just

It looks like the news we broke last week regarding GeForce GTX 200 series pricing has already taken effect at a couple of on-line retailers.  We just did a quick search at NewEgg and found that a handful of GeForce GTX 260 cards are priced between $299 and $339, which puts them right about on-par with the roughly $310 Radeon HD 4870.  Although, the least expensive of the bunch (MSI’s $299 GeForce GTX 260) appears to have already sold out.Many GeForce GTX 280 cards have also dropped in price too. 

The Thecus N5200BR NAS Server is targeted at end-users with demanding network storage needs.  To offer a more universal solution, Thecus designed the N5200BR with five SATA II bays supporting numerous RAID options, an LED status read-out, router capabilities and a host of other features to make it a serious contender for home users and in the commercial environment where a highly configurable NAS unit is a must.  On the surface, the Thecus N5200BR looks to have what it takes to fit a wide

No, not the core, or the stem, but the shaft.  It’s an unsubstantiated rumor, but one that actually might make sense.  Though perhaps not in the way the original posted thought.News around the web is that Apple is planning to reduce its iPhone shipments to Rogers, Canada’s lone GSM/EDGE/HSDPA provider. The rationale is that Apple is punishing Rogers for its expensive pricing and three year commitment requirement.Rogers only has a few days left to make adjustments to its pricing. Major Canadian media

France and the UK have already begun considering such “three strikes” downloading laws, but with France taking over the EU presidency on 7/1, there is talk – and a vote upcoming – on a E.U. version.Now Sarkozy, who took over the European presidency this week, is trying to stretch the measure across Europe through amendments (pdf) to the Telecoms Package, a review of European telecoms law currently in the European Parliament.Critics fear that through this legislation European ISPs could also be mandated to block

Many have modified their Priuses, and one of those possible modifications is a rooftop solar panel system.  It seems that Toyota is considering the same as standard equipment for its own models, but only for high-end models, and only to power the AC. Toyota Motor Corp plans to install solar panels on some Prius hybrids in its next remodelling, responding to growing demand for “green” cars amid record-high oil prices, a source briefed on the matter said on Monday. The panels, supplied by Kyocera Corp would