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Corsair acquires Drop as it intends to expand further into mechanical keyboard space

Mehrotra A — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 18:58:01 +0000

Corsair announced today that the company is acquiring boutique keyboard manufacturer Drop as the company plans to improve its mechanical keyboard and accessories offering for gaming enthusiasts. Read more...

Microsoft Edge is getting a big feature update including editing and saving web images

John Callaham — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 17:16:01 +0000

Microsoft Edge is also adding a Drop feature to its sidebar for sharing content from one device to another, along with some improvements to its efficiency mode for better laptop battery life. Read more...

Corning launches Gorilla Glass 5, promises to keep your screen safe from big drops

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 08:46:01 +0000

Corning launched the newest version of its Gorilla Glass, claiming this new iteration offer two times better damage resistance that its previous version. The new Glass will show up later this year. Read more...

Nintendo's profits drop 36%, no new news on NX or Miitomo

Andrew Stevenson — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 09:50:01 +0000

While Nintendo continues to develop its new NX console and transition its business into the mobile market, its been announced that the gaming giant suffered a 36% fall in profits for Q4 2015. Read more...

Windows Phone market share faces huge drop in the US

Usama Jawad — Mon, 08 Jun 2015 14:44:01 +0000

Data from comScore indicates that Windows Phone market share has tumbled in the US and is now down to just 3%. However, with Windows 10 just around the corner, this might soon change. Read more...

Play this: 'Drop' by Minecraft creator Notch

Max Slater-Robins — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:21:32 +0000

Markus 'Notch' Persson, the man behind Minecraft and the upcoming 0x10c, has released a new, minimalistic game called 'Drop'. Players must quickly type words from jumbled letter to pass. Read more...

Google Nexus 4 drop test, fun or frightening?

Andrew Stevenson — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:57:29 +0000

Love it or hate it, there are kind hearted reviewers out there that will break devices for the greater good. With that said, do you want to see the Nexus 4 from LG/Google get dropped from six feet? Read more...

Apple drops to 5th position in US computer sales

Kevin Weiner — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:13:11 +0000

According to an article by Electronista, Apple has dropped to 5th in US computer sales, citing early reports by IDC. Apple has shipped 12.4% fewer computers than it did last year, falling to 1.21 million... Read more...

Microsoft makes 360 price drop official, announces 60GB SKU

Steven Parker — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:58:19 +0000

Microsoft Corp. is giving consumers more gigabytes for their buck. The company today announced an Xbox 360 console with triple the storage space of the original console, but for the same price of $349 (U.S.)... Read more...

External SATA Devices To Drop Power Cables

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:32:07 +0000

The Serial ATA International Organization (SATA-IO) has announced that it is working on a new specification that will provide power to external SATA (eSATA) devices without the need for a separate power connection. Called "Power... Read more...

Sony BMG Plans to Drop DRM

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:11:49 +0000

In a move that would mark the end of a digital music era, Sony BMG Music Entertainment is finalizing plans to sell songs without the copyright protection software that has long restricted the use of... Read more...

Asus, MSI and Gigabyte see motherboard shipments drop in Nov

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:35:19 +0000

Due to the trend of notebooks replacing desktop PCs, first-tier motherboard makers except Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) saw their November motherboard shipments drop on month, according to sources at the makers. Asustek Computer announced November... Read more...

Lenovo to drop IBM brand

Sat, 03 Nov 2007 22:05:35 +0000

Lenovo, the world's fourth largest PC maker, plans to phase out the IBM brand to which it acquired rights when it purchased IBM's PC division three years ago. Lenovo sales rose 20% to $4.4bn in... Read more...

HD DVD vendors drop prices

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 00:30:22 +0000

It would appear that the HD DVD camp is leading a price war against its Blu-ray counterpart, which so far, appears to be winning the HD format war. At the IFA international consumer electronics show,... Read more...

Was Paramount Paid to Drop Blu-ray?

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:00:02 +0000

When Paramount decided to go HD-DVD exclusive, many denizens of the internet were confused at the choice, wondering why they would choose to forego an extra possible source of revenue. Naturally the topic of monetary... Read more...

PS3 in Canada to Drop to $549, Same Price as Xbox 360 Elite

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:46:40 +0000

Canadian retailers have also been instructed by Sony to reduce the price of the 60GB PlayStation 3 to the price previously occupied by the 20GB version: $549 CAD. The $110 price drop means Canada will... Read more...

CD Sales Drop, Digital Music Jumps In 1st Half '07

Fri, 06 Jul 2007 05:13:46 +0000

According to data from Nielsen SoundScan, U.S. sales of digital music albums grew by 60% to 23.5 million units in the first six months of 2007 but failed to offset the rapid sales decline of... Read more...

Microsoft: Console Sweet Spot is $199, but No 360 Price Drop

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 19:34:42 +0000

In order to rule this console generation, Microsoft believes that it needs to start emulating some of Nintendo's tactics. "If we don't make that move, make it early and expand our demographic, we will wind... Read more...

Sony Announces 68 Per Cent Drop in Profits

Joe Cashman — Wed, 16 May 2007 17:04:37 +0000

Sony has announced that the launch of the PlayStation 3 has contributed to a 68 per cent drop in operating profits to JPY 71.8 billion (EUR 438.3 million) for the year ended March 31, compared... Read more...

Xbox 360 price drop on the way soon?

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:41:18 +0000

If you are to believe The Inquirer's scanned copy of a printed catalogue from UK retailer Makro, which shows the cost of an Xbox 360 Premium Console (20GB & wireless controller) at Â£199, the same... Read more...

PS3 Sales Drop Sharply

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 15:34:47 +0000

Sales of the PlayStation 3 console during its first full week of availability in Japan were sharply lower than those during the two days immediately following its launch, according to estimates published this week. ... Read more...

Virus infections drop, spam on the up

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 10:33:20 +0000

The number of viruses hitting Irish inboxes has fallen but spam continues to rise, according to figures from IE Internet. The Irish email monitoring firm found that the rate of virus infection in the mails... Read more...

Xbox 360 Price Drop in UK

Joe Cashman — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 15:56:19 +0000

Microsoft officially announced today that they would be dropping the retail price of their 360 Core pack. UK gamers will save Â£10 (18USD) on each console, which is now priced at Â£199. The price drop... Read more...

AMD May Drop ATI Brand

Christopher Vendemio — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 22:22:15 +0000

While it is purely speculative, at the moment, word has been spreading that AMD may decide to drop the ATI brand name and label all products under the singular AMD label. Want to know what's... Read more...

Blame Your IP, RIAA Will Drop the Case

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 12:10:01 +0000

Interesting bit of news posted by pyehac in our Back Page News. Looks as though the RIAA has quietly dropped several lawsuit cases rather quickly because the defense started to 'cry IP': For years, the... Read more...

Apple May Drop iSight, Airport Base Station and eMac in UK

Fri, 16 Jun 2006 14:06:27 +0000

Apple will stop selling Airport Base Stations, eMacs and iSight cameras in Europe after June 30, reports claim. According to reports, the company contacted channel partners this morning to confirm plans to withdraw these... Read more...

Vivendi to Drop Complaint Against Unofficial WoW Guide

Christopher Vendemio — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 00:16:07 +0000

A Florida video game enthusiast will soon be able to resume selling on eBay his home-made guide on how to succeed in "World of Warcraft," a hit online video game owned by Vivendi. Vivendi's Blizzard... Read more...

Microsoft to Drop PDF Support in Office 2007

Sat, 03 Jun 2006 07:46:13 +0000

Amid threats of a lawsuit from Adobe, Microsoft acknowledged Friday that it would remove support for saving files in PDF from Office 2007, as well as dropping its own rival format XPS from the productivity... Read more...

Xbox 360 Games (Start to) Drop in Price

Steven Parker — Tue, 30 May 2006 22:26:57 +0000

The first round of 3rd party Xbox 360 game price cuts is upon us! $39.99 will now bag you a copy of Burnout: Revenge, Amped, Madden NFL 06, NBA 2K6, NBA Live 06, NHL 2K6,... Read more...

GameCube price drop on the way?

Sun, 30 Apr 2006 22:07:49 +0000

It has been suggested that Nintendo is planning to drop in price next month, according to an EB Games employee. The materials, which were sent for use in the company's next marketing period (May 3... Read more...

Samsung Drop Kicks PortalPlayer off iPod Contract

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 14:31:50 +0000

Samsung to now supply the majority of NAND flash memory and the media chip for Apple's iPod After PortalPlayer Inc. received what amounts to a death blow last week when Apple decided not to... Read more...

Flash memory price 'to drop 25%'

Tom Warren — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 07:58:17 +0000

According to the BBC flash memory prices are due to drop significantly by around 25%. The slump in price of memory chips is thought to be because of an... Read more...

Google Forced to Drop Gmail in the UK

Joe Cashman — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 12:20:00 +0000

It has been reported that Google will stop issuing new UK subscribers with a @gmail.com address, and will, instead issue a @googlemail.com address. This is following a trademark dispute between a London based firm, who... Read more...

AOL Reports Drop in Spam Messages

Tue, 28 Dec 2004 18:52:59 +0000

The world's largest Internet service provider believes spammers are starting to give up—at least when it comes to sending junk to its subscribers. The total number of e-mail messages destined for America Online Inc. members... Read more...

DDR2 prices drop as inventory swells

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 10 Dec 2004 11:16:09 +0000

Prices for DDR2 chips have recently fallen to US$5.50 per chip from US$6.50-7.00 a month ago due to excess inventory, according to sources. DRAM chipmakers are currently holding five to six weeks worth of DDR2... Read more...

VU Games revenues drop again in September quarter

Wed, 10 Nov 2004 21:46:59 +0000

Publisher Vivendi Universal Games has announced its revenue figures for the quarter ended September 30th, revealing that sales declined by some 18 per cent year on year as this year's release schedule failed to impress... Read more...

OEM prices for 16x DVD burners drop below US$80

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 26 Aug 2004 10:10:23 +0000

Taiwan OEM quotations for 16x DVD burners have slipped by over 10% to less than US$80 amid decreased component costs and competition from Japanese OEM makers, according to Taiwan producers of optical disc drives. The... Read more...

No Further Price Drop for GameCube

Thu, 19 Aug 2004 18:40:54 +0000

While pricing for the Microsoft Xbox and the Sony PS2 remains the same in the US, both companies have slashed the price for their respective consoles in Europe. Purchasing an Xbox will now set you... Read more...

Notebooks Tempt as Prices Drop

Mon, 02 Aug 2004 08:47:11 +0000

Not long ago, notebook computers were expensive accessories for traveling executives. Now, it's not a surprise to find many choices priced under $1000. A recent check of Web stores found major vendors offering notebooks on... Read more...

IM giants drop some barriers to peace

Thu, 15 Jul 2004 04:23:45 +0000

Today the three major IM giants have reached an agreement. This agreement will connect AOL Instant Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, and MSN Messenger in corporations. All this will be done using Microsoft's Live Communication... Read more...