ATI’s next flagship GPU and the first DirectX 11 capable chip is about to arrive this October. RV870 is the next flagship GPU of ATI which incorporates DirectX 11 capabilities. ATI hopes to release this chip by the time Microsoft unveil Windows 7 which has support for DirectX 11 API. Codenamed Cypress, this GPU is expected to be named HD5870 if we follow...

Lenovo and Samsung both announced that they will be delaying the release of their next generation ION-equipped netbook until Windows 7 is released. This was made known due to the idea that this ION-powered netbook will run better on Windows 7 rather than Vista or Home XP. Windows 7 is the next flagship operating system by Microsoft that will be released...

Nvidia will refresh its GT200 lineup with new GPUs capable of DirectX 10.1 instruction. Recent ATI Radeon GPUs already support DirectX 10.1 since 2007 but Nvidia has become reluctant and didn’t bother to upgrade their chipsets past DX10. According to tech insiders, Nvidia will release its new 40nm GPUs this coming September and might be branded as GT210...

I already owned three netbooks since february of this year but my desire to own new one hasn’t end. Last february, I bought an MSI Wind U100 for Php15,900.00. It was my first portable computer since I came to know the bits and bytes of digital world. The unit came with no bluetooth and has limited 80GB of hard disk space. Later on, after a month of craving...

Mar 30, 2009

It’s a fact for netbook enthusiasts that 2009 is the year when the inexpensive and lightweight sub notebook are being packed with more features previously only available on their bigger brothers. Last year we had MSI Wind, Acer Aspire One and Asus Eee to choose from. They were all equipped with the same basic features such as Atom N270 CPU, 1GB DDR2...

Sep 25, 2008

I was at Gilmore yesterday looking for a cheap LCD for my friend and I noticed that prices of DDR2-667 DRAM have gone down so much that I was able to buy a 2GB DDR2-667 priced at Php1,350.00 at PC Option even with a tight budget . DDR2 became cheaper than DDR that I myself can’t believe it. So how come this DRAM dropped prices below PHP1,000 for a 1GB?...