Google Nexus One available for pre-order
It seems like the highly anticipated Google Phone Nexus One is going to make it’s day in US on 5th January. A number of sites have posted leaked pictures of…
OCWorkbench 2009 Tech News Round Up
GoodBye 2009, Welcome 2010. In 2009, we have posted many stories and articles ranging from mainboards to graphics card, from netbooks to mobile handsets. We also attended a number of…
Intel Clarkdale platform supports CrossFire in 16x + 4x configuration
Most of the first wave of Intel H55 boards should be based on a single PCIe slot that supports external graphics card running in PCIe x16. While this is the…
NVIDIA to delay DX11 Fermi graphics card to March 2010
A report on digitimes reveals that Nvidia will delay Fermi architectured graphics card to March 2010, that is 3 mths frmo now. Initially it was scheduled for a November 2009…
H55 with Pentium G6950 performance detailed against G45, G41
Our reader sends in this chart scanned from a local paper. In the chart, the H55 is compared to three other platforms, G41, G45 and GF 9300 running on LGA775…
Video Review of Motorola Milestone
For those of you who wants to have a preview of how the Motorola Milestone functions before placing an order. Here is a 25 minutes video which will give you…
Starhub TV channels went off line
According to posters on facebook and twitter, Starhub TV services went offline this morning around 10am. Subscribers were no longer able to watch their cable channels other than Mediacorp’s free…
DFI denies exiting channel marketing and will continue develope new mainboards
According to a report on Digitimes report, Diamond Flower International (DFI) has commented on recent market rumors indicating the company plans to quit the motherboard channel market, saying it will…
now TV becomes available on PlayStation®3
now TV becomes available on PlayStation®3 HONG KONG, December 24, 2009 – PCCW, Hong Kong’s premier telecommunications operator, today announced that they are to offer a new entertainment experience by…
OCWorkbench Team wishes every one Merry X’mas and Happy New Year
OCWorkbench Team wishes every one Merry X’mas and Happy New Year. Tell us your aspirations for the coming year and post your well wishes at this link.
LG PRADA 3 to use Android; headed to Sprint in 2010?
LG PRADA 3 to use Android; headed to Sprint in 2010? There’s talk that LG’s next PRADA cellphone might adopt the Android OS. The so-called PRADA 3 is expected to…
Intel Clarkdale processors as good as Lynnfield in overclocking and pricing information
In Jan 2010, Intel will officially announce the new Clarkdale series of processors. In some reports found online, it seems that the new 32nm Clarkdale with integrated graphics core overclocks…
Gigabyte P55 board with Turbo SATA3/USB3.0 reduces graphics card PCIe bus to 8X when USB3.0 is enabled
From the manual of GA-P55A-UD3P, it is stated that when the Turbo SATA3 or USB 3.0 is enabled, the PCIe graphics slot will drop from PCIe x16 to PCIe x8.…
GIGABYTE USB 3.0 Motherboard Microsite Helps Develop SuperSpeed Ecosystem
GIGABYTE USB 3.0 Motherboard Microsite Helps Develop SuperSpeed Ecosystem — — Offers info on GIGABYTE USB 3.0 motherboards and 3rd party SuperSpeed products — Taipei, Taiwan, December 23, 2009 –…
Google Nexus One Gets Extensive Interface Walkthrough [Video]
Thanks to our reader for sending in this news. A youtube video showing the interface of the Google Nexus One has leaked on the net. Some of the differences between…
FireFox for mobile devices will be available for Nokia N900 followed by other handsets soon
The first mobile phone version of the popular web browser Firefox is “days away” from launch, the head of the project has told the BBC. The browser, codenamed Fennec, will…
StarHub has launched an MMS based daily news service with content provided by five Chinese newspapers
Singapore’s StarHub has launched an MMS based daily news service with content provided by five Chinese newspapers. News updates will be delivered to subscribers via MMS according to a pre-set…
Intel H55 chipset includes FDI; display core is known as GMA HD
Intel H55 chipset includes FDI; display core is known as GMA HD In order to take advantage of the graphics core in the Clarkdale processor, the CPU must be paired…
Motorola Milestone preview
Motorola announced the availability of Motorola Milestone in Hong Kong yesterday. This new Android phone has some nifty features and comes with a 5 mega pixel camera. We have put…
Preview of the Motorola Milestone
Motorola announced the availability of Motorola Milestone in Hong Kong yesterday. This new Android phone has some nifty features and comes with a 5 mega pixel camera. We have put…