ZDNet schrijft dat Intel de subsidies die PC-bouwers ontvangen voor het gebruiken van RDRAM gaat afbouwen. Volgens Intel zijn subsidies niet meer nodig aangezien de prijzen van RDRAM zover zijn gedaald dat het nu op eigen benen kan staan. Natuurlijk komt het wel heel toevallig bijna op het moment dat de Pentium 4 niet meer volledig afhankelijk is van RDRAM. Binnenkort komt Intel met haar eigen SDR SDRAM chipset op de markt en ook VIA komt binnen een paar weken met een DDR chipset op de markt. Analisten zien er dan ook wat anders in:
But analysts see the move as a not-so-subtle sign that Intel's support of Rambus is weakening. Within a few weeks, the chip giant is scheduled to release a new chipset that will connect the Pentium 4 with standard, less-expensive SDRAM memory, ending the company's exclusive reliance on Rambus to support its fastest processors.
Most analysts believe the new chipset, dubbed 845, will become the basis for the majority of Pentium 4 PCs sold, with later versions supporting faster double data rate (DDR) DRAM.
"I think that Intel is slowly but surely backing away" from RDRAM, said Kevin Krewell, senior analyst with Instat/MDR (formerly MicroDesign Resources). "When they do finally introduce the DDR version of the 845, they'll get good performance--not as good as RDRAM...but everybody, overall, will be happier."
But analysts see the move as a not-so-subtle sign that Intel's support of Rambus is weakening. Within a few weeks, the chip giant is scheduled to release a new chipset that will connect the Pentium 4 with standard, less-expensive SDRAM memory, ending the company's exclusive reliance on Rambus to support its fastest processors.
July 26, 2001--Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT)(TSE:6501) today announced that it has decided to withdraw from CRTs for PC monitors. In line with this decision, by the end of 2001 Hitachi will halt production of monitor CRTs at its manufacturing bases in Japan, Singapore and Malaysia, and is reviewing specific options for selling the business.
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With the rise in the number of cell phones on the planet, there is a parallel increase in frustration over where people use them. While cell-phone jamming is illegal in the United States and elsewhere, some countries, most notably Canada, are considering laws that would let people bar cell phones from being used on their property.

De branchevereniging Fenit en de Vereniging Open Source Nederland (VOSN) hebben criteria opgesteld voor de octrooiering van software. Zij hebben vandaag een rapport met deze criteria overhandigd aan staatssecretaris Ybema van Economische Zaken. Met de nu opgestelde maatstaven heeft de Nederlandse overheid een middel gekregen om in Europees verband 'triviale' softwarepatenten te bestrijden.
NVIDIA will position its Crush as a replacement to the ordinary chipset and a high-performance graphics card for an Athlon platform. In other words, the company will count on their ability to convince the customers to buy the “all-in-one” nForce based mainboard instead of the mainboard and a high-performance graphics accelerator, i.e. they will claim that an nForce 440 based mainboard is a better buy than a DDR Socket A mainboard + GeForce2 MX based card. It will be better not only in terms of price but also in terms of performance that is why this strategy has all chances to be a success. It should be especially liked by the OEM’s, as the nForce chipsets will save them time and trouble when doing their job.
Well, the best GeForce3 for you depends on what you are looking for in a GeForce3 card. Coincidentally, we can break the GeForce3 market into 3 different segments: budget GeForce3 cards, VIVO GeForce3 cards, and TV tuner GeForce3 cards. We will choose the best card for each of these applications.
[...] ICANN was designed to monitor the Internet across the world, not just in one country. What might be considered objectionable for young people in the United States might be deemed harmless in France, she said.