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If sales revenue had been just 3 per cent higher, Quantum would have broken even. Instead its first fiscal 2012 quarter showed a $5m loss on revenues of $154m – instead of the expected $160m.
Those revenues were 6 per cent down on the year-ago quarter. Then revenues were higher because $9.5m came in from an OEM selling Quantum’s DXi deduplication product. That arrangement stopped and so 6 per cent of the year ago quarter’s results disappeared, and Quantum needed to make that up. I
CompuExpert announced the Sharkoon X-Tactic SR Headset, a lightweight 3D surround sound headset for Sony PS3, Microsoft Xbox 360, and PC. The headset will begin shipping August 16 and will only be available exclusively from Amazon.com. When you preorder these headsets you will get $10 Amazon credit. The headset is lightweight and comfortable for long hours of gameplay. Players will be able to experience crushing explosions and screaming commands through the Sound Control Unit (SCU) with the new 3D Sound Expander. The Sharkoon X-Tactic SR features Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Pro Logic II, and Dolby Headphone giving players the ultimate in multi directional audio performance and combat advantage.
Tech report reports that AMD released a graphic novel titled The Legend of FX last week in a rather strange effort to build some hype for the brands revival later this year. The Legend of FX takes some jabs at Intel while touting AMDs superior graphics and improved performance, but its the recently posted cinematic trailer promoting the novel itself that brings a juicy tidbit: hidden at 0:15 is the date September 19 which some have taken as a hint for when FX will see the light of day.
WCCFTech claims to have confirmed a September launch date with Taiwanese motherboard manufacturers and says four processors will make the initial FX lineup the FX-8150, FX-8100, FX-6100 and FX-4100.
The range-topping FX-8150 packs eight cores clocked at 3.6 GHz (or up to 4.2GHz in Turbo mode) and has a TDP of 125W, while the FX-8100 drops frequencies to 2.8-3.7GHz and the power rating to 95W.
The Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman™ phone features a user interface that can be customised for one-touch access to users’ favourite applications – a feature found on the Xperia™ mini range of products. The Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman™ phone allows for quick and easy access to playlists and the Walkman™ player. It also comes
ARM has outperformed estimates for the second quarter, increasing revenue by 18 per cent as its chips continue to be embedded in everything from mobile phones to washing machines.
More than a billion chips, based on licensed ARM designs, shipped during the second quarter of 2011. That pushed the company’s pre-tax profits up to £54.2m on revenue of £117.8m, well above analysts’ estimates of £45.3m. But the company is still cautious about the rest of the year, with its own predictions for the whole of 2011 unchanged.
ARM chips form the heart of just about every telephone, landline or mobile, from the latest iPhone to the bargain-basement handsets. AR