PureOverclock.com http://www.pureoverclock.com//index.php Last 20 items on PureOverclock.com Esselbach Storyteller CMS System Fire at Apple's Cupertino campus claims $2 million http://www.pureoverclock.com//story.php?id=2737 A recent fire which broke out at a building in Apple's Cupertino campus resulted in approximately $2 million in damages, confirmed the Santa Clara fire department. Logitech to acquire earphone maker Ultimate Ears http://www.pureoverclock.com//story.php?id=2724 Logitech has announced plans to acquire earphone maker Ultimate Ears for $34 million. Currently, the computer peripheral giant only makes over-the-ear headsets. AMD to bundle "Blizzard’s best games" with GPU's http://www.pureoverclock.com//story.php?id=2719 AMD and Blizzard have announced a deal in which the former will "bundle Blizzard’s best games" throughout its Radeon lineup. A BlizzCon sponsorship is also noted. Nvidia demonstrates GPU ray-tracing at Siggraph http://www.pureoverclock.com//story.php?id=2718 Nvidia is taking a step into Intel territory, showing off a ray-traced Bugatti Veyron. The excitement here comes from the fact that the ray-tracing was done on the GPU. 51 GPU folding rig detailed, pictured in pretty pixels http://www.pureoverclock.com//story.php?id=2710 A member of the overclock.net forums has posted pictures of his acclaimed "Folding Farm", which consists of 51 GPU's, along with 13 MSI P6N Diamond motherboards. Nvidia blame poor GPU sales, low prices for poor Q2 http://www.pureoverclock.com//story.php?id=2708 Nvidia's CEO Jen-Hsun Huang indicated during a financial earnings call that a 20% reduction in GPU shipments were to blame for the company's poor quarter two results. Another Blue Screen of Death haunts the Olympics http://www.pureoverclock.com//story.php?id=2707 It seems that the Blue Screen of Death reported yesterday during the Olympic opening ceremony wasn't alone, as a second BSoD struck the National Stadium. Intel to demonstrate USB 3.0 at IDF Fall, apparently http://www.pureoverclock.com//story.php?id=2697 The latest draft of Intel's SuperSpeed USB 3.0 specification has been approved. The first demonstrations are said to take place at IDF Fall 2008 next week. Blue Screen of Death projected at the Olympics http://www.pureoverclock.com//story.php?id=2695 Bloggers around the world have observed that a Blue Screen of Death was projected onto the roof of the National Stadium during the Beijing opening ceremony. Samsung helping Microsoft improve SSD's on Vista http://www.pureoverclock.com//story.php?id=2690 It seems that Samsung are working with Microsoft to improve SSD performance in Vista. This follows claims by Sandisk that the OS is unfit to handle SSD's. Nvidia record poor revenue, $120 million net loss http://www.pureoverclock.com//story.php?id=2683 The success of the Radeon HD 4800-series seems to be having an affect on Nvidia, who have just posted a $120 million net loss for the second quarter. VIA announce plans to leave the chipset business http://www.pureoverclock.com//story.php?id=2679 VIA will soon make a departure from the chipset business, shifting its focus onto x86 CPU's and integrated motherboards, explained vice president Richard Brown. Nvidia announce celebrity attendances at Nvision http://www.pureoverclock.com//story.php?id=2665 Nvidia's upcoming Nvision 2008 has already been touted as the new E3, and it looks as if Nvidia wants to secure this title by booking a handful of celebrities. Time Warner announce plans to split AOL in two http://www.pureoverclock.com//story.php?id=2659 Along with announcing its latest financial results, Time Warner has announced plans to split AOL's internet and advertising businesses into two separate entities. Asus to begin outsourcing some notebook production http://www.pureoverclock.com//story.php?id=2648 With notebook shipments for the first half of this year falling well short of expectations, Asus will begin outsourcing production of some of its notebooks in Q4 this year. Bugatti announce Veyron Grand Sport roadster http://www.pureoverclock.com//story.php?id=2623 While we're not a car site, the lack of hardware news and Top Gear flooding our brains results in a Bugatti Veyron Roadster announcement making the press. VIA report $1.4 million rise in net sales for July http://www.pureoverclock.com//story.php?id=2620 Maker of the low-cost Nano processor, VIA, has announced July net sales of $19.96 million, which is a $1.4 million increase from last month's $18.56 million. Sun Microsystem's profits plunge by 73% http://www.pureoverclock.com//story.php?id=2604 Sun Microsystem's profits fell by 73% in fiscal quarter four, according to Yahoo Finance. This translates into earnings of $88m, compared to last year's $329m. Blu-ray sales to surpass DVD's in 2011, says Sony http://www.pureoverclock.com//story.php?id=2596 Sony's Tim Meade has claimed that Blu-ray movie disc sales may surpass that of DVD's in 2011. Currently, 20% of all optical disc sales are Blu-ray, Meade noted. Psystar is geared up and ready to fight Apple http://www.pureoverclock.com//story.php?id=2595 Psystar is reportedly ready to fight Apple in court. As Computer World reports, the company has hired a law firm which has already defeated Apple in the past.