Nvidia, Intel Merger Rumors Shake Up Stock Market
by Mike Zazaian October 5, 2006 - 11:36am, 1 Comment >>

Notions of the acquisition have been flying around since July, when Intel’s key competitor AMD purchased ATI, Nvidia’s primary competition. It’s unclear as to exactly how the speculation started, but whatever the cause it seems to have been enough to stir up Nvidia’s stock to the tune of 8 percent, up $2.32 to $30.62 US. Bill Lefkowitz, an options strategist at New-York-based vFinance Investments commented, There is speculation that Intel will make an acquisition announcement tonight.
Fosters: Australian for Graphics Research
by Mike Zazaian September 11, 2006 - 12:31pm, 2 Comments >>

An Australian graphics research firm will use beer to perfect fluid movement algorithms for computer graphics in the gaming and movie industries.
AMD-ATI Merger Green Lit by Anti-Trust Regulators
by Mike Zazaian September 7, 2006 - 4:59pm, No Comments

There hasn’t been any doubt about the legitimacy of the AMD and ATI merger, but today the two microprocessor giants have officially received the okay to be best friends forever.
Apple Overhauls iMacs with Intel’s Core 2 Duo, Introduces 24″ Model
by Mike Zazaian September 6, 2006 - 12:35pm, 1 Comment >>

Apple packs a punch in their new iMac lineup with the industry’s most powerful consumer processors.
ATI, Nvidia Cards Outperform High-End DVD Players
by Mike Zazaian September 2, 2006 - 9:54pm, 2 Comments >>
The bourgeoning Multimedia PC trend has consumers watching DVDs on computers nearly as much as commercial DVD players these days. Until recent years, it was simply a fact that DVD players outperformed PCs in this area, and that playing DVDs on a PC was simply a makeshift solution for consumers on a budget or on the go. (more…)




