Archive for June 20th, 2008

ARM9 board gets firmware upgrade for 0.69-second Debian boot-ups

Friday, June 20th, 2008

Filed under: Desktops Technologic Systems' TS-7800 ARM9 single-board computer already had quite a bit going for it with its promised 2-second Debian boot times, but the company's now gone and let loose a new firmware upgrade that cuts that down to under a second -- 0.69 seconds, to be exact. As ...

Lenovo kills off 3000 line, folds Y Series into IdeaPad family, K Series into IdeaCentre

Friday, June 20th, 2008

Filed under: Desktops, Laptops This probably won't be ruining anybody's day, but if you were hoping to buy a Lenovo laptop with 3000 scrawled somewhere on it, you're pretty much out of luck. Lenovo has apparently killed off the entirety of its budget-friendly 3000 lineups, both laptop and desktop. The Y ...

ASUS ARES CG6155 gaming PC: 4.0GHz QX9650, GeForce GTX280, bragging rights

Friday, June 20th, 2008

Filed under: Desktops What's that, Acer? Your vicious Predator not feel so dominant now? ASUS just dropped a bombshell with the official release of the ARES CG6150 that first surfaced at CeBIT, and for gamers who accept nothing less than cutting edge, this is your rig. From the top, we've got ...

Helio’s flame going out: stores to shutter, customers heading to Virgin?

Friday, June 20th, 2008

Filed under: Cellphones It ain't over until it's over, but we just got word that Helio store managers received notification this week that the axe is finally falling: (at least some of) the nationwide chain of retail stores will be shuttered during Virgin's takeover of Helio. As we've heard, "there is ...

BenQ intros 21.5-inch Full HD E2200HDA LCD monitor

Friday, June 20th, 2008

Filed under: Displays, HDTV Heads-up, we've got another world's first coming from the labs at BenQ. The E2200HDA claims to be this planet's very first 21.5-inch 1080p Full HD LCD monitor, and given that odd panel size, we don't doubt it one bit. Just to reiterate, this one boasts a 1,920 ...