Some say that money is the root of all evil. However, Archbishop Vincent Nichols believes that social websites such as Facebook and MySpace are just as wicked, pulling teens out of reality by de-sensitizing one-on-one personal relationships, leaving them unable to cope when social networks crumble. He said that social websites do not produce "rounded" communities, but rather leaves teens with impoverished friendships.
"We're losing social skills, the human interaction skills, how to read a person's mood, to read their body language, how to be patient until the moment is right to make or press a point," he said in an interview with The Telegraph, referring to the extensive use of texting and emails. "Too much exclusive use of electronic information dehumanizes what is a very, very important part of community life and living together."
His public stand is a result of last week's suicide resulting from "spiteful" messages on Bebo. Megan Gillan, a student at Macclesfield High School in Cheshire, swallowed several painkillers after fellow students posted mean comments about her clothing and overall appearance.
According to the Archbishop, social websites contribute to the current trend of amassing large numbers of friends, emphasizing the collective, and can eventually lead to suicide. "They throw themselves into a friendship or network of friendships, then it collapses and they're desolate," he said.
Source : Tom's Hardware US
Bishop: Facebook, MySpace Leads to Suicide
ke low yat beli pc membe..
semalam aku g low yat nan membe aku..aku, tok wan, abg helmi nan bard..kteorg bergerak dr melaka pkl 10 pagi..smpai sane pkl 12.30tgh ari..mase smpai sane xramai sgt ar rakyat jelate kat low yat tu sbb awal ag an, so sng ar nak berlari ke sana kemari..tepat je pkl 1 org dah ramai dah..hahahaha..brg yg pertama aku kene cari adelah graphic card a.k.a. gc aku..kedai pertama tanye stok gc aku die kate xde, kedai kedua kate xde, kedai ketiga pon kate abes stok..lam ati aku ase cam nak meraung jerk, aku kene beli gc sbb gc lame aku tu aku jual kat membe aku..tu yg aku kene beli baru..huhuhu..pastu kedai ke-4 aku g aku tanye die kate ade stok, pastu die tunjuk kat counter bayar..pastu dgn selambe die kate baru je ade org beli..arghhhh..tu stok last pulak..abes aku..aku ckp lam ati mmg aku xde rezki kot nak beli gc arinie..then aku g kedai last skali..aku tgk stok brg die, cam xde..then aku tanye ar amoi tu "errr..ini gc GTS250 XFX ade stok x?" pastu die kate ade..pastu aku ckp ar "cpt2 sy mau ini brg, reserve tok sy, sy mau angkat ini brg" pastu die trus g amik kat stor kedai..yeah akhir aku dpt gak..hahahahaha(lam ati heppy gile..tatau nk ckp camne)..harge gc tu RM480 tunai..hak3..dah dpt je gc aku, aku trus g carik brg membe aku lak..dpt la sume brg2 lam list yg die nak an..budget kire2 kat umah RM1600, tp bile beli je kat sane total die RM1450..hak3..best gile tawar menawar nan org low yat nie(sena nye dah pro nak ayat ape lau hage mahal..sbb dah salu beli brg kat low yat..huhuhu)..kah3..gc aku tu pon hage RM500, aku tawar2 dpt ar best price RM480..lau x xdpt ler RM480..untung aku RM20..
pas dah beli sume brg2 tok wan, aku g ar tanye2 sal hp lak..aku sena nye teringin nak beli hp baru..hp yg aku cari SE W980..huhuhu..lawa design die cam org corperate nye phone..agpon sound die pon best an..so aku g la carik kedai2 yg aku nak g..kedai first aku tanye hage AP nan ORI nye..doe kate AP RM680, ORI RM800..aku pon blah ar je ar..kedai kedua AP RM780, ORI RM990..ag mahal ar..then aku tanye mamat cine tu sal kedai seblah nye murah an..die kate warranty lain, die kate die nye warranty 2 tahun..aku ckp o0w2..then aku blah gak..yg ketige nye kedai lak ag mahal..AP RM800, ORI RM1100..hurmm..yg nie aku pelik sket..mls nak tanye byk2 so blah je ar..kedai last aku g aku tanye harge AP RM650, ORI RM 780..tp warranty 2 thn gak..pastu die de ckp lau brown colour hage lain..hurmm..aku tanye ar ag..lau sy mau angkat 3 hp trus bape die mau bg an, aku mintak ORI ar..die kate RM2340, xde trun harge lgsg cam siot jerk, aku mintak kurang ar an..lam RM760/hp, die kate "aiyo ini sulah ckup mulah woo, sy pon talak lapat untung manyak.." pastu aku mintak ar RM770/hp..die ckp RM775..aku pon ckp la later2 sy dtg balik ar..tp bkn today ar..hahahaha..then aku blah jerk..tggu abg Helmi punye lame..hak3..5 jam dok low yat..lame seyh..dah ar sesak nan rakyat an..pastu kteorg pulang la ke melake yg gemilang n terbilang..
nie ar gc nan hp yg aku nak..huhu
WTF..nape xde LAN for Diablo III??
adeh..sal ar blizzard xmo letak lan kat diablo 3? aritu kat starcraft 2 pon same..haish..sedey tol ar..blizzard kate sbb die nak wat battle.net so cam main online ar..pe slh nye letak LAN an..hurmm, ag1 blizzard kate die wat camtu sbb xnak ade org beli pirate nye DVD, sbb tu dorg xmo letak LAN(tau2 je blizzard org kat sini suke pakai pirate..kah3)..siot tol ar blizzard..ilang mood aku nak main diablo 3 nan mat..nak tau lebih lanjut g ar Tom's Hardware.
pegi UITM lendu nganta membe + geram + cuci mate =)
ari ahad pkl 8.30mlm aku nan membe aku bertolak dr pangsepuri ttu berape tah lupe lak..huhuhu.. g anta membe aku Muiz (lau sape kenal bgs la..lau yg lupe tu kuang ajo).yg pegi smlm aku, mat, sood nan muiz ar an..huhuhu..smpai sane lam pkl 9.10mlm, pastu muiz ajak lepak g minum mamak jap..so g je ar lepak..yg paling aku geram nye mamak tu cam p*k***k sh**l l*nc** c**** (tapes tok bdk2 bwh umo.hak3) sume ade ar, ktoerg tggu 15 mnt xdtg mintak order..so pggl la, dtg2 die lap meje jerk pastu blah, perghh makin nyirap aku nan kwn2 aku..at last sood naik angin sudah, mmg tepat lak de mamak tu anta air kat dak blakang kteorg an, sood pon pggl sound direct..HAHAHAHAHAHAHA..sumpah aku xpenah nmpk sood camtu..kah3..pastu xsmpai 15 mnt air dah smpai, sah mamak tu dah cuak..kah3..pastu aku sambil minum sambil tgk dak2 uitm, perghhh sume lawa2 doe..rambang mate tgk..hak3..tp aku de gak jumpe minah yg aku agak minat ar dlu sbb cute gile tp dah ade bf, so mls nak kacau..lau tatau bgs, lau nk tau carik la sendiri..hahahaha..aku wusha je ar minah tu, tp die xpasan aku kot, biase ar dah lupe kot sbb lame xlyn die dah..hahahha..so aku pndg la awek2 yg ade di persekitaran mamak yg cam sh**l ag bangang..kah3..tp mmg ar, awek2 uitm lendu sume fist class beb..hak3..nak banding kan nan utem nie cam kurang jerk..ahahhaa(kejam doe aku nie..tp aku ckp yg jujur jerk =p ).mase si minah tu nak balik an, die de toleh blakang, die pndg aku..aku ase die dah ingt kot sape aku..hahahahaha..aku senyum jerk =) . pastu kteorg berangkat pulang ke pangsepuri ttu yg aku tatau bape..kah3
p/s: sape2 nak awek cun g uitm lendu jgn dok utem k..hahahahaha
fisrt day g class..tp xpegi sbb sesat..kah3
arinie aku bgn awal cam biase, sbb nak g class (tp sena nye xnk g MALAS).aku bgn lam pkl 7am, mls nak kejut dak2 nie bgn saje bg dorg lmbt(join xyah g class) hak3..then aku bace je la kosmo online until pkl 8.30am, ade ag 30 mnt class mau start..tah camne tah perasaan aku berubah nak g class pulak, so aku kejut la arib, zaki nan nafiee ajak g class, wat2 baru bgn tido ar konon nye..hhahaha(pandai berlakon doe).pastu dak2 cepat2 siap, tp cpt2 siap pon lam pkl 9.30 baru gerak, siot tol..tah sape ar lmbt, nafiee xikot..aku soh die dok umah, jadi suri rumah..kah3..pastu smpai kampus induk lam pkl 9.45, smpai2 g ar carik class merayau 1 blok ftmk tu..perghhh xjumpe shial blk kuliah die..padahal nak carik 2 blk kuliah jerk..dekat 30 mnt kot kteorg mencari class, call dak2 yg g class sume kate class kat ujung..g ujung blok xde pulak class die, perghh mmg kepenatan tahap gaban + panas ag an..fuh3..pastu call ag dak2 nie tanye class katne, tgk2 dorg dah kuar class, class dah abes daa(tambah panas ag)..aku tanye ar dak2 nie class katne, rupe nye class die kat ujung dekat nan pintu masuk ftmk daaa..perghhh saba jela..
source by : pengalaman dr pkl 7am - 12.30tgh ari =)
StarCraft II LAN Dropped Thanks to Piracy
Earlier this week, it was revealed that Blizzard's long-awaited RTS game StarCraft II would not offer LAN support when the first installment eventually goes retail. In fact, Blizzard's VP of game design Rob Pardo confirmed the company's lack of support during a recent interview with IncGamers, making a firm statement that Blizzard has no plans for LAN support whatsoever. To add insult to injury, Pardo didn't--nor anyone else over at Blizzard--bother to explain the reasons behind the non-existent LAN support decision.
The news caused a negative ripple effect across the gaming community, with many heated fans vowing to boycott StarCraft II and condemning the company, and even lit up the local Tom's comments system. A petition soon found its way online, asking Blizzard to insert LAN support within StarCraft II rather than forcing gamers to rely on Battle.net alone for multiplayer action. The petition has a current total of 16,398 signatures, and even lists five reasons why Blizzard should reconsider LAN support.
However, yesterday Bob Colayco from Blizzard's PR department further explained the company's reason. According to his statement to Joystiq, Blizzard is focusing primarily on Battle.net as the multiplayer gaming destination for all Blizzard titles. "While this was a difficult decision for us, we felt that moving away from LAN play and directing players to our upgraded Battle.net service was the best option to ensure a quality multiplayer experience with StarCraft II and safeguard against piracy," he said.
Colayco went on to provide minimal details regarding Battle.net and StarCraft II, saying that advanced communication options, achievements, stat-tracking and additional features require the player to be connected to the service. "We're encouraging everyone to use Battle.net as much as possible to get the most out of StarCraft II," he added. "We're looking forward to sharing more details about Battle.net and online functionality for StarCraft II in the near future."
StarCraft II fans will get their first taste of the multiplayer portion sometime this summer with the release of a public multiplayer beta. This first installment of the StarCraft II trilogy, Terrans: Wings of Liberty, is expected to ship by the end of the year, with Zerg: Heart of the Swarm and Protoss: Legacy of the Void to follow thereafter.
Source : Tom's Hardware US
USB 3.0 May Arrive on PCs by Q4 2009
Based on NEC Electronics and a recent convention, it's quite possible that PC's featuring USB 3.0 will hit the market by the end of the year.
The July edition of Nikkei Electronics Asia is reporting that PCs featuring USB 3.0 may ship from Taiwanese manufacturers by the end of the year. The verdict stems from the SuperSpeed USB Developers Conference recently held in Tokyo May 20-21, displaying numerous prototypes containing the upcoming technology that included PC hosts transferring data to connected external SSDs, and "mutual" interoperability between components from different vendors. NEA's Tadashi Nezu said it was clear that the industry is quickly pushing forward with compliant integrated circuits and more, and that the technology has actually matured since its earlier showings.
According to the article, one of the major factors accelerating the USB 3.0 commercialization is the shipment of the world's first USB 3.0 host controller. Manufactured by NEC Electronics Corp of Japan, the company originally introduced the device last month by providing a working sample, however the company believes--or rather predicts--that mass production will begin by September, consisting of a million units a month. This alone suggests that PCs containing USB 3.0 integrated circuits will begin to ship before the end of the year. NEC estimates that by 2011, 140 million units containing USB 3.0 will have shipped; 340 million by 2012.
"Industry observers predict the move will provide major impetus for the development of device controllers for peripherals such as external hard disk drives (HDD)," Nezu said.
Outside the promised 5 Gbps transfer speeds, Nezu also pointed out one of the biggest benefits stemming from USB 3.0: high-definition video streaming via isochronous transfer (data transmitted without interruption). An unspecified source--a measurement equipment engineer--said that the new technology should be able to handle 1080i HD video streams, "maybe more." However, the initial applications utilizing the new technology are expected to include external hard disk drives.
Source : Tom's Hardware US
Search Google and Bing Simultaneously
Google or Bing, why choose?
Over the last few weeks there’s been a lot of back and forth about which is better, Google or Bing. Some of you love Microsoft’s new search engine and others just couldn’t bear the thought of leaving Google.
Well now you can search both at the same time. It’s a pretty simple idea, similar to the Firefox add on that shows you Google results on one side and the relevant Wikipedia article on the other side. Go to www.bing-vs-google.com (or www.google-vs-bing.com) and type in your search. Hit enter and you’ll see Bing results on the left and Google on the right. From there you can refine your search for either one without starting all over again, or alternatively you can use the Bing vs. Google search bar at the top to have the two search engines run a new search simultaneously.
It’s a neat little tool designed by Croatian web developer and IT journalist, Domagoj Pavlesic in just a few hours. We love the idea but the URL doesn’t do much for us. What’s with the hyphens? People would likely have to change their homepage to bing-vs-google.com before they’d use it regularly. That said it’s a great way to compare results from the two. Anyone plan on using this? I’ll probably give it a shot for a few days, at least until the novelty wears off.
Source : Tom's Hardware US
No LAN Support or Consoles for StarCraft II
According to Blizzard, there will be no LAN support for StarCraft II, nor will the game be available on the current game consoles.
Yesterday IncGamers posted a recent interview conducted with three Blizzard masterminds working on the upcoming PC game, StarCraft II. Although the first installment of the game is slated for a Q4 2009 release, the interview took place during Blizzard's multiplayer sneak peek event during the third week of June. Talking with VP of game design Rob Pardo, lead producer Chris Sigaty, and lead designer Dustin Browder, the interview covered topics such as the overhauled Battle.net service, the map-making community, the single player story, LAN support and more.
According to both Browder and Sigaty, support for local area networking (LAN) was still a topic of discussion, nether confirming nor denying LAN capabilities. However, Pardo immediately provided a profound "no," saying that Blizzard does not have any plans for LAN, nor will it offer support. Apparently, the only multiplayer option provided by the game will be through Blizzard's free Battle.net service.
Unfortunately, this probably means that StarCraft II will not offer the "Spawn" feature as seen in the original StarCraft game, allowing owners to install the game on up to eight machines using one product key. "Spawn" copies featured local multiplayer support as well as access to Battle.net, however these "lite" versions locked players out of single-player games, the campaign editor, and block tge ability to create multiplayer games.
In addition to the LAN support, IncGamers asked the team whether StarCraft II would appear on the current consoles. Pardo replied by saying that there's a zero percent chance of console versions in the future. "In our opinion we just don't feel like we will deliver the type of RTS game that we've been creating [on consoles]," he said. "We have tried in the past, we actually tried the original StarCraft on Nintendo 64. It works, it's playable, it's just such a different playability gameplay experience than on PC and we really don't want to have it be that different."
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, will be the first installment expected to go retail in Q4. StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm and StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void serves as installment two and three, respectably. All three installments will provide 26 to 30 missions each, and will not offer cliffhanger endings.
Source : Tom's Hardware US
Facebook VP Slams Intel, AMD Server Chips
Facebook’s Vice President of Technical Operations says that new chips from AMD and Intel don’t deliver promised performance increases.
During an interview with GigaOm founder Om Malik at GigaOm’s Structure ‘09 conference, Facebook VP of Technical Operations Jonathan Heiliger was asked about unexpected problems the company had experienced while trying to keep up with Facebook’s growing population.
"The biggest thing (that) surprised us is ... less-than-anticipated performance gains from new micro-architectures -- so, new CPUs from guys like Intel and AMD. The performance gains they're touting in the press, we're not seeing in our applications," Heiliger told Malik. "And we're, literally in real time right now, trying to figure out why that is."
Heliger went on to declare that OEMs just “don’t get it.”
“You guys don't get it. To build servers for companies like Facebook, and Amazon, and other people who are operating fairly homogeneous applications, the servers have to be cheap, and they have to be super power-efficient," said Heiliger. “And that doesn’t just mean putting in a really highly efficient power supply. It means going all the way down, basically starting at the wall outlet, all the way to the processor and figuring out how to optimize that power path,” he continued. “Google has done a great job designing and building its own servers for this kind of use.”
Check out the full video of the interview here.
Source : Tom's Hardware US
Iran Uses AMD for Rocket Research
A research institute in Iran claims that it built a high-performance computing system using AMD CPUs.
According to a document provided by the Aerospace Research Institute of Iran (ARI), it used dual-core AMD Opteron CPUs to build a high-performance computing (HPC) system for rocket research. Apparently, the SuSE Linux-based HPC system originally booted with 32 cores, but now provides a whopping 96 cores at 192 GFLOPS. The story originally appeared in the print version of Computerworld, and since its publication, the Iranian research facility has removed the documentation and related website.
Outside the obvious issues with rocket research utilizing American technology, the big deal here is that AMD processors are not allowed within Iranian borders due to technology trade embargo. "AMD has never authorized any sales or shipments of AMD products to Iran or any other embargoed country, either directly or indirectly," the company said in a statement.
However, according to Mehdi Noorbaksh, an associate professor of international affairs at the Harrisburg University of Science and Technology in Pennsylvania, Iran buys most of its technology on the black market. "That market provides Iran with what the authorities need for these projects," Noorbaksh said.
The ARI's disclosure is not the first American-embedded device to appear in Iran. Computerworld reports that technology from the U.S. is widely available in the country, and many Iranian firms actually advertise computer components, networking products and even servers from many U.S. vendors on their websites.
Windows 7 Successfully Installed on a Pentium II
What are the minimum system requirements for running Windows 7?
When Microsoft made the Windows 7 RC available, it also issued an official list of system requirements for anyone hoping to install the OS:
* 1GHz processor (32- or 64-bit)
* 1GB of main memory
* 16GB of available disk space
* Support for DX9 graphics with 128MB of memory (for the Aero interface)
Not exactly monstrous and the same as what you needed to run Vista years ago. That said, one Windows enthusiast decided to push the limits and in a kind of “how low can you go” scenario, managed to get Microsoft’s latest OS running on a Pentium II at 266 MHz CPU, 96 MB of RAM and a 4 MB graphics card.
The user hackerman1 posted about his efforts on the Windows Club Forums for the world to see and his fellow posters we, like the other users on the forum, were suitably impressed. Hackerman1 said he did three different tests (128 MB, 96 MB and 64 MB of RAM). Of these, he had success with both 128 MB and 96 MB, while his 64 MB attempt returned error messages reading “insufficient memory.”
Hackerman1 went on to say that he also has a Pentium I with a 166 MHz CPU and a 1 MB graphics card and says if he can dig up the PSU, he’s going to test that next. Check out the screenshots below.
No Wallpaper Swapping in Win 7 SE
Users, OEMs and Microsoft partners will not be able to change the wallpaper within Windows 7 Starter Edition.
While many consumers anxiously await the arrival of Microsoft’s new Windows 7 operating system, recently controversy has surrounded the Starter Edition version. Originally, SE would only allow three programs to run in the background at one time, however Microsoft eventually relented and lifted the restriction. Albeit not quite as drastic, now another restriction has surfaced: the inability to change the desktop wallpaper.
According to Within Windows, consumers cannot swap out the original windows wallpaper, change the colors or sound schemes. Apparently the same now holds true for OEMs and partners, a feature said companies normally modify in-house before shipping to retail outlets. Although Windows 7 Starter Edition isn’t available on the market, Microsoft recently confirmed the SE’s upcoming limitation in a short but firm statement.
“In Windows Starter Edition, OEMs must not modify or replace the Windows-provided background for Windows Welcome, the logon screen, or the desktop,” the company confirmed.
As of this writing, Microsoft has not yet revealed the official desktop background for SE. Consumers wanting to switch out the wallpaper for images of Fluffy or the in-laws will need to upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium. However, it’s highly likely that a wallpaper workaround will be available online long before the OS makes its debut this October.
Source : Tom's Hardware US
Intel Reveals Core i3, i5, i7 CPU Naming System
Lynnfield, Clarksfield, Arrandale, Clarkdale – all codenames for upcoming Intel chips based on the latest architecture and all very confusing.
Today we know that the “Core” family for the performance segment goes mainly from Core 2 Duo to Core 2 Quad all the way to the top with Core i7. But with Core 2 on the way out to be replaced by new CPUs later this year, Intel needs to sort out its naming and branding conventions to that consumers will be able to figure out what they’re buying.
Intel corporate communications manager Bill Calder wrote in a blog post, “Today the Intel Core brand has a mind boggling array of derivatives (such as Core2 Duo and Core 2 Quad, etc). Over time those will go away and in its place will be a simplified family of Core processors spanning multiple levels: Intel Core i3 processor, Intel Core i5 processor, and Intel Core i7 processors.”
“Core i3 and Core i5 are new modifiers and join the previously announced Intel Core i7 to round out the family structure. It is important to note that these are not brands but modifiers to the Intel Core brand that signal different features and benefits,” Calder added.
The new Core line will be naturally be position from bottom to top Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7. The odd-numbers convention makes sense with the possibility that some consumers may confused Core 2 Duo and Quad with 2 and 4.
The desktop processors codenamed Lynnfield, which are due this fall, will marketed as both Core i5 or Core i7, depending upon the feature set and capability. Interestingly, all Clarksfield mobile chips will have the Core i7 name.
The lower-cost line will remain mostly unchanged with the Celeron being the entry point, the Pentium for basic computing and the Atom doing what it’s been doing to the netbook and MID segment.
“For PC purchasing, think in terms of good-better-best with Celeron being good, Pentium better, and the Intel Core family representing the best we have to offer,” said Calder. “This will be an evolutionary process taking place over time, and we acknowledge that multiple brands will be in the market next year including older ones, as we make the transition. But overall this is a good thing, designed to make it easier and more rational over the long run.”
Source : Tom's Hardware US
Windows 7 Build 7232 Leaks, Has New Wallpaper
The latest Windows 7 leak shows wallpaper freshness.
Windows 7 build 7232 has leaked onto the Internet. Some believe that this is one of the last builds before Microsoft stamps its upcoming operating system with the RTM status, but the company has estimated that the release to manufacturing won’t happen until late July.
Nevertheless, there’s still progress since the first release candidate build 7100 – mostly in the area of drivers and application compatibility. There is one immediately noticeable change in the latest build, and that’s a new wallpaper that replaces the betta fish that we’ve seen ever since the first public beta build 7000 from January.
What you see below could be the final wallpaper that users will see loading up Windows 7 for the first time. It also provides a detailed look at the revised Windows logo, which features cues from nature, for this generation of operating system.
The same logo was first seen on the mockup shots of the Windows 7 retail box. Of course, with the bevy of new wallpaper choices included in Windows 7, the default logo wallpaper probably won’t remain on the desktop for long.
Source : Tom's Hardware US
Nvidia Considering AMD's Globalfoundries
Recently Expreview sat down with Jen-Hsun Huang, CEO and co-founder of Nvidia, and discussed a round of hot topics that included the company's relationship with Intel and AMD, its stance on VIA, and even its take on Larrabee, Intel's upcoming GPU with general purpose computing. But the surprising little tidbit of news stemming from the interview was the revelation that Nvidia is currently in talks with Globalfoundries, a spinoff manufacturer from Nvidia's rival, AMD/ATI.
According to Expreview, Huang previously said that Nvidia was working on three models based on 40nm. Despite this, there were reports that TSMC had problems with 40nm yields. During Computex, TSMC supposedly fixed the issue, and reported that it expects to ship GPUs based on the revised 40nm process soon. However, Expreview asked if Nvidia planned to seek another OEM similar to Globalfoundries.
"Globalfoundries is a leading silicon foundry with advanced and outstanding processing technology," Huang said in the interview. "We’re seriously evaluating and discussing about the possibilities of working with them. As to TSMC, we do regard it as a world-class silicon OEM with flexible strategies. We’re working very closely together."
Along with a possible partnership with Globalfoundries, Huang reiterated that Nvidia doesn't have plans to enter into the CPU market, nor does it have plans to acquire VIA. As for the company's loss in Q1, Huang blames the weak demand on the global economic recession. He also said that Nvidia did extremely well in Q3 2008, but when the market condition changed in Q4, Nvidia found itself over-stocked. He said that this massive amount of product--along with the recession--actually influenced Q1 2009 sales figures.
"But now, we've reduced the inventory greatly to lower the risk," he added.
Source : Tom's Hardware US
More Americans Go To Facebook Than MySpace
Facebook bypassed MySpace in terms of total U.S. visitors for the first time in May, as Facebook's popularity in terms its user base continued to rise.
Facebook pulled in 70.278 million unique visitors in the states, compared to MySpace's 70.237 million, according to data released by ComScore. That made Facebook the most popular site in the U.S., in terms of visitors. Just a month earlier, Facebook had a little over 67 million U.S. visitors behind MySpace's 70.9 million.
A year ago, in May 2008, Facebook was at 36 million unique visitors compared to 73.7 million for MySpace.
Worldwide, Facebook continued its wide lead over the News Corp.-owned MySpace. In May, Facebook had more than 307 million users, compared to MySpace's 123 million.
Facebook first surpassed MySpace in global visitors in April 2008. The social networking sites were neck-in-neck with Facebook at 116 million and MySpace at 115 million. That gap widened the following month, as Facebook logged almost 124 million visitors and MySpace dropped to 114.5 million.
MySpace Cuts Staff by 30 Percent
MySpace is not having a good week.
On the same day that news broke about Facebook overtaking MySpace in number of U.S. visitors, the social networking site confirmed Tuesday that it will reduce it workforce by 30 percent.
The layoffs cut across all U.S. divisions of the News Corp.-owned MySpace, and bring the total number of domestic staff at the company to 1,000 workers.
"Simply put, our staffing levels were bloated and hindered our ability to be an efficient and nimble team-oriented company," MySpace chief executive Owen Van Natta said in a statement.
"I understand that these changes are painful for many," Van Natta continued. "They are also necessary for the long-term health and culture of MySpace. Our intent is to return to an environment of innovation that is centered on our user and our product."
Van Natta, who previously served as chief revenue officer and vice president of operations at Facebook, was named MySpace CEO in April.
"MySpace grew too big considering the realities of today's marketplace," said Jonathan Miller, News Corp's chief digital officer. "I believe this restructuring will help MySpace operate much more effectively both structurally and financially moving forward."
