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- Whither Blu-ray?
- Whither Blu-ray?It's the lack of HDTV ownersand the ignorance of those who do own that I think is the biggest issue. People who don't have HDTV would see no benefit to spending extra money on BluRay, and those who do own will never believe there is a difference unless you...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-03
- News to know: Phishing; Gates gone; Google; Hyper-V
- Notable headlines: Dancho Danchev: HSBC sites vulnerable to XSS flaws, could aid phishing attacks TechRepublic: Most report their IT career has been better than they expected Mary Jo Foley: J Allard gets a new job Mystery explained: Why...
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
- News on flash: EcoRAM held up as less power-hungry option than DRAM for server farms
- News on flash: EcoRAM held up as less power-hungry option than DRAM for server farmswhat are the possibilites for desktop use ntNTPaul
- Discussion threads 2008-06-29
- News on flash: EcoRAM held up as less power-hungry option than DRAM for server farms
- Most people I know who talk tech associate flash memory with mobile phones and other small handheld gadgets, but the technology now is emerging as an option for reducing the power requirements in massive server farms, especially those that are frequently called upon to serve up data quickly and often....
- Blog posts 2008-06-28
- HTC Touch Diamond
- We don't envy the HTC Touch Diamond. There's a lot of pressure on this little smartphone; HTC executive Cheng Hui-ming has called it "the most important product for HTC this year," and of course, the Touch Diamond has been compared to the Apple iPhone. Now, we're still a few months...
- Product reviews 2008-06-27
- PS3 chip powers world's fastest computer
- Some scoffed at the 8 PS3 supercomputer. But not the scientists at Los Alamos National Labs. They used the idea to build a 1 petaflop computer named Roadrunner - the world's fastest. Here's how. 1,000 trillion floating point operations per second Fine-grained simulation of aging nuclear...
- Blog posts 2008-06-10
- Via has designs on mini-notebooks
- In an effort to capitalize on the surprising growth in mini-notebooks, Via Technologies has released a new reference design based on its C7-M processor and chipset. With all the attention paid to the Intel-AMD rivalry, you may have forgotten about Via, the other company that designs x86...
- Blog posts 2008-05-28
- AMD's new roadmap: Can it execute?
- AMD's new roadmap: Can it execute?Is "asset smart" the new term for "fabless"?Is the term "asset smart" another way of saying, "Fabless"? I mean, "Fabless" does have a negative connotation to it. "Asset Smart" sounds new and fresh and exciting. I like it !!! Perhaps it means...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-08
- 48ò0see themselves running Windows XP in 2014
- 48ò0see themselves running Windows XP in 2014The old saying is if it works why upgradeJust because you have a new OS doesn't mean your pc can handle it. Why upgrade if your PC and XP is doing the job you want?Wrong audienceThis is exactly the wrong audience for such a...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-02
- Liveblogging: Apple's Q2 2008 financial results
- In a conference call today with analysts, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) discussed financial results of the second fiscal quarter of 2008 which runs from 01 January – 31 March 2008. Apple's revenue was up 43 percent year-over-year. The company posted revenue of US$7.51 billion and...
- Blog posts 2008-04-23
- Apple earnings cheat sheet: It's all about the Mac units
- Apple reports its fiscal second quarter results Wednesday and the most important item driving the quarter will be Mac sales. All eyes will be on Mac units. Apple's Mac--despite a lot of focus on the iPhone--will make or break the quarter. Chances are pretty good that the...
- Blog posts 2008-04-23
- It's official: XP SP3 has RTM'd
- It's official: XP SP3 has RTM'dRTM does not mean availability...What does RTM translate to nowadays anyway? Looking at the Vista RTM it's taken 4 months for SP1 availability, and that's required a multitude of pre-requisites, a whole list of itmes that won't work, and numerous installation woes reported. It's STILl...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-21
- Asus officially announces launch of Asus Eee PC 900
- We heard about the second generation Asus Eee PC at CES back in January and today Asus made the official announcement for the Eee PC 900. This next gen device improves in a couple of areas with a larger 8.9 inch display at 1024x600 resolution, 1.3 megapixel webcam, and more...
- Blog posts 2008-04-16
- Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Apr 08/May 08
- Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Apr 08/May 08Good ListThanks for the list, I was just thinking I should put one together.Great listI am really hoping the new AMD chips perform as well as I hope they will. My next PC is going to be mid range, and the tripple...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-28
- Semiconductors up 3.3% in 2007
- Global semiconductor market revenue grew by only 3.3% in 2007. iSuppli predicted the global chip market would grow by 4.1% in 2007. Worldwide DRAM revenue fell by 19.1% in the Q4 2007 compared to Q3 2007. NAND flash revenue declined by 3.9% in Q4 2007. by AM
- Blog posts 2008-03-26
- Massive memory servers
- How massive? How about 10x standard server memory capacity? There is a boom in large memory server products - anywhere from a quarter terabyte to 2 terabytes. Is this the ultimate solution to server performance problems? Some products Violin Memory is offering a...
- Blog posts 2008-03-25
- Notebook SSDs disappoint
- An unsourced Engadget report says . . . flash-based laptops are being returned at a rate of 10 to 20 percent for technical failure, compared to the 1 to 2 percent of regular laptop returns due to HDD issues. . . . Other consumers are sending...
- Blog posts 2008-03-18
- Windows-based Eee PC to outsell Linux version - Another blow for Linux
- Windows-based Eee PC to outsell Linux version - Another blow for Linux...Like Windows... ignorance continues to perpetuate itself. ]:)I think that eventually people will start to look elsewhere. It's a matter of edumacation! While I am many others have been doing our part to educate the masses, we don't have...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-13
- What do you do with your old PCs?
- What do you do with your old PCs?RE: What do you do with your old PCs?My 1.8GHz P4 with 1GB RAM is functioning quite nicely as a Windows Home Server box. So far it's the best backup solution I've come across. Now if only I could access the shared printers...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-10
- From two to three GPUs with CrossfireX Quad
- There was a reason that I was excited about AMD/ATi releasing the Catalyst 8.3 drivers yesterday - and that's because I had waiting in the wings a dual-GPU Sapphire Radeon 3870 X2 dual GPU graphics card which I wanted to fit into my main system along with a Radeon 3870...
- Blog posts 2008-03-06
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