Intel Board Adopts Majority Vote Standard for Election of Directors
Subject: General Tech | January 19, 2006 - 01:10 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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ANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 19, 2006 — Intel Corporation announced today that its board of directors has amended the company's bylaws to adopt a majority vote standard for the election of directors in uncontested elections, beginning with the next election of directors in May. The new standard, which requires each director to receive a majority of the votes cast with respect to that director, further underscores Intel's focus on corporate governance and provides for a greater level of accountability of directors to stockholders.
Intel Declares Regular Cash Dividend
Subject: General Tech | January 19, 2006 - 01:09 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 19, 2006 — Intel Corporation's board of directors has declared a $0.10 per share quarterly dividend on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable on Mar. 1, 2006 to stockholders of record on Feb. 7, 2006.
In November the company announced a 25 percent increase in its quarterly dividend, to $0.10 per share.
Intel's Pressroom has more info.
Fixing a soggy mistake
Subject: General Tech | January 19, 2006 - 11:57 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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MAKE:Blog has posted a link to a very handy How To guide, one on fixing electronics after they've gotten soaked, and get to dry on their own, leaving all sorts of interesting mineral deposits everywhere. If this has happened to you, you will appreciate the info, and if it hasn't ...
AMD REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER
Subject: General Tech | January 18, 2006 - 05:33 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Non-modable keyboards are so passe
Subject: General Tech | January 18, 2006 - 02:06 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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The Techzone grabbed Ideazon's ZBoard Customizable Gaming Keyboard, and tried it out on a few games. Read the review, maybe you'll be tossing your old keyboard out later on today.
"Ideazon has a great idea here, and one that has held up well since its introduction. The Gaming
Keyset supports a surprisingly large number of games, and keymaps are easily accessible from the
menu.
Cool it!
Subject: General Tech | January 18, 2006 - 12:03 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Out of the wild, wacky world of USB devices, The Tech Zone has grabbed a USB powered drink cooler. If you switch your intake from warm caffeine to cool caffeine at some point in your day, this little doohicky will help keep your drinks cooler for longer.
"We all know that USB is very versatile and can be used for anything from transferring data to
powering a laptop light. However, this is the first time we've seen USB used for keeping your
drink cold.
Good sounds on a budget
Subject: General Tech | January 17, 2006 - 12:18 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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It is not a company most people have heard of, but BlueGear makes soundcards, and their newest is the HDA X-Mystique 7.1. The cards are priced for someone on a budget, but do offer 7.1 and 5.1 Dolby Digital sound for those who don't want to pick up a Creative card. Read the whole review at Penstar Systems.
"The sound card market is a very strange one these days.
Get the lag out
Subject: General Tech | January 17, 2006 - 11:57 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Tech-Hounds adds a second article to their quest for lag free gaming. They explored the video and memory subsystems in teh first article, and now they move onto the hard drive. If you are planning an upgrade because some of the newest games just don't play smoothly, this may help determine what to buy first.
"In part 1, we concluded that if you want to play new games at the highest detai, you better be
prepared to buy both a high end graphics card and at least 2 GB of memory (assuming you alre
New Hardware for Sale
Subject: General Tech | January 13, 2006 - 04:45 PM | Ryan Shrout
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Well, I got from CES 2006 last week, and got a couple of quick articles up that look at the latest in PC technology. Turns out you can actually buy some of this stuff too!
The AMD
Oblivion is coming, find out how it works
Subject: General Tech | January 13, 2006 - 12:00 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Beyond3D had a chance to chat with Gavin Carter about the upcoming release of the next chapter of Morrowind, Oblivion. If you are waiting impatiently for the release, you can at least glean a few more tidbits out of this interview.
"Bethesda's Morrowind was one of the "big three" computer roleplaying games released in 2002,
along with Dungeon Siege and Neverwinter Nights. Sporting an advanced engine many high end systems
buckled under the pressure and gamers delighted at what they saw.
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