A wireless headset for Xbox 360

Microsoft has just announced the availability of the Xbox 360 Wireless Wheel Speed. It is a wireless controller in the form of steering to be used with all games of car racing that will also be provided in a bundle with Forza Motorsport 4. The Wheel Speed Wireless uses a motion sensor to handle the steering.

It also has a force feedback function, while both sides are buttons to accelerate and brake pads and ABXY and D. The availability of the Wheel Speed Wireless Controller for Xbox is scheduled for October at a price of $ 60 to the public.

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The next FX CPU 8-cores from AMD demo

AMD has used E3 to demonstrate its future Bulldozer "FX" to 8 cores. For the occasion, it is a complete platform that Scorpio was presented with an FX-8000 processor, a motherboard Asus ROG Crosshair Formula V and a Radeon HD 6990. We even had the right to discover boxes of future processors Bulldozer (Bulldozer white cardboard for conventional 4-core, black metal box for the model 8-Core Black Edition).

AMD is investing in video conferencing

AMD has invested an undisclosed sum in Vivu, a company specializing in solutions for desktop videoconferencing. The money comes from the Merger Fund program to fund applications using Fusion architectures of the company comprising a CPU and a GPU on a single die. Information has been formalized by a statement from the manufacturer of processors.

"The investment in AMD Vivu allows us to create an environment where we can shape the future of video collaboration with bold new applications that can be improved by using technology from AMD," says Sudha Valluru , founder and PD G Vivu. The color is clearly announced. This investment will create applications for HD video conferencing platform optimized for green and red.

Microsoft signed a tablet?

Microsoft plans to market a tablet to his name by the end of 2012. She embedded Windows 8 and would be designed in partnership with Texas Instruments and the Taiwanese OEMs. DigiTimes, which reports the rumors, citing sources familiar with the matter. Redmond declined to comment. That information is likely.

The market shelves is one segment that has allowed Apple to become the largest OEM in terms of semiconductor spending. In recent years, Microsoft has increasingly invested in marketing platforms. He had some very big hits, like the Xbox 360 and KINECTS or major failures with the Zune or Kin.

Advanced Dark and Dark Rock Rock Pro: New sinks Be Quiet!

Be Quiet! shows us their new heatsinks called Dark and Dark Rock Rock PRO Advanced, has a sleek design and incorporates the fan Be Quiet! 120mm Silent Wings. Dark Rock Pro Maximum guaranteed cooling and minimum noise via its twin tower structure, comprising seven conductors of heat pipes in three dimensions, and fitted with a layer of oxygen-free copper with two built-in fans, PWM Silent Wings 120mm.

TDJ: DDR3 G. Skill Sniper

Our fellow Cowcotland recently released a test kit manufacturer's Sniper DDR3 G. Skill. Composed of two strips of DDR3 running at 1600 MHz, dual-channel kit of 8 GB support timings of 9-9-9-25 with a voltage of 1.25 V. Memory modules also benefit from heatsinks look at "gamer." Verdict?

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Apple is the biggest buyer of semiconductors

A study published by IHS iSuppli said that Apple has become the largest buyer of semiconductors of all OEMs in 2010 and will consolidate its lead this year, passing away before HP was previously head of the standings. The Cupertino company has come off the pack thanks to an ever more impressive iPhone and iPad, according Wenli Ye, an analyst at IHS.

In 2009, Apple had bought for $ 9.7 billion semiconductor (approx. 6.5 billion euros at current exchange rates), against 10.3 million (approx. EUR 7 billion) for HP who was first and Samsung ranked second. Nevertheless, in 2010, the year of the release of the iPad, the firm flew. She bought $ 17.5 billion worth of semiconductors (approx.