When Intel launched the Core 2 Duo, NVidia released a controller, aka GF 9400M, derived from a discrete GPU, it was much faster than any Intel GMA. NVidia had a great success wit this controller and its second generation is still found in all previou...

All over the world, researchers are currently working hard, hoping to find and develop what will replace Flash NAND on the non-volatile computer storage market. As a reminder, Flash NAND is for now used in most storage devices: (USB flash drives, mem...

According to Channelnews, Paul Otellini CEO of Intel, apparently asked Steve Jobs for his opinion before deciding to aquire Infineon Mobile Division. Steve Jobs was apparently very happy to see Intel get that techonoly that is already in the iPhones....

According to  Fudzilla, the upcoming Radeon HD6000, that already showed amazing test results, will not be based on a new technology but will rather be an improvement of the HD5000. Still, we're talking about some major improvement: 28 nm engrav...

Several team members own a Mac Pro 2006 or 2008. So, in addition to Guillaume, several of us are trying to graft a flashed PC Radeon HD5870 in their Mac Pro. As previously described, we initially selected the XFX HD5870 1GB. Today, we tried to repeat...

Following the release of ROM EFI from Netkas, we tested the procedure ourselves. The EFI part from the ROM found in Apple EOM cards (those shipping with Mac Pro or available from the Apple Store) were of EBC type (so compatible with EFI32 and EFI64),...

This is the end of the battle opposing HP and Dell for the purchase of 3PAR, a company specialized in the cloud system. Dell let the deal go after HP offered not less than $2.4 Billion, more than twice the original Dell offer. So it is HP that got th...

Microsoft announced that the development of Windows Phone 7, the last version of their mobile OS, and their only hope to get back on the mobile devices market is now done. It has been sent to manufacturers so they can make the last few adjustmen...

As you probably know, ARM processors are very popular right now, way more than others that are on other markets. It is therefore not surprising that Global Foundries announced proudly having engraved the first Cortex A9 in 28 nm. As a reminder,...

Macintouch tested the fasted computer running Mac OS X and of course, it is a Hackintosh. Of course, because Apple has always refused to allow overclocking on the Mac. The computer they tested is more or less the equivalent of a Mac Pro built a...

Apple has now made yesterday's Special Event full video available in the Podcast section of iTunes. If you couldn't watch it yesterday, now is your chance to catch up. By the way, the live stream was a successful real-life test of Apple's HTTP Stream...

As usual, we write this little review of the new products that came out, after yesterday's excitement. Let's start with iTunes. The software changes mainly to integrate Ping, a new social network that feels like myspace, since it is dedicated to musi...

Pushed out from the market of the audio walkmans where it reigned over many years, Sony has adopted a low profile for a long time, trying to impose in other markets. This period seems to be over. The company appears intent to set out again with a hea...

Steve Jobs presented today the new Apple TV, which is about 1/4 of the size of the previous model. it features renting of contents on iTunes, streaming on Netfix, etc. However, it doesn't have any internal storage, but allows to stream content from...

iTunes 10 was also announced today. It features the usual upgrades, a slightly better look, but it also confirms Apple's decision to compete with social networks (they also presented GameCenter on iOS) since iTunes now includes Ping... a new social n...

Apple unveiled today a completely new line of iPods. The new shuffle gets the buttons back but keeps the features of the previous version. It is available for $49. The new nano doesn't have buttons anymor except for volume, hold and on/off. It now f...

Like in good old times, the live video of the keynote will be available online. Starting at 10:00 AM Cupertino time, you will able to follow the keynote on www.apple.com if you have a Mac running Mac OS Y 10.6 (Snow Leopard), an iPhone, an...

We can not hide from you our surprise when we learned that Apple again decided to offer a Special Event (before one called them Keynote) with on-line streaming. This reversal after years is certainly related to the desire of the company to make publi...

Belgium is a very particular country in Europe, because it is forbidden to sell simlocked phones. A Phone bought there is therefore very easy to resell anywhere in the world. Belgium iPhone, a french speaking belgian website published a story de...

According to a study, after hard drives, digital cameras and video cameras will cross the step quickly and will adopt USB 3.0. Especially the latter will find the biggest advantage to use this platform which will make it possible reduce transfer time...