See AMD64 sockets.
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- A while back I received a note from Red Hat's PR company that exclaimed that Red Hat and AMD had successfully migrated a running virtual machine from a dual socket Intel Xeon DP Quad Core E5420-based system to a system based on the forthcoming 45nm Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processor, utilizing...
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- AMD's 45nm Shanghai gets official
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- Blog posts 2008-11-13
- Should the Mac Mini die?
- Should the Mac Mini die?Most everyone who owns one appears to really like it.Performance wise you're the first person I've seen who had anything less than favorable to say about it.RE: Should the Mac Mini die?I have a spare 19" LCD at home that is just waiting for the new...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-06
- Altec Lansing iMT702 inMotion Max
- As the heir to Altec Lansing's venerable iM600 portable iPod speaker system, the iMT702 ($199) has some big shoes to fill. We're not thrilled with all of the changes Altec Lansing has made, but the net result is a great-sounding portable system with a compact design and balanced, detailed sound.DesignThe...
- Product reviews 2008-11-05
- Intel Core i7-965 Extreme Edition
- In the last few months you may have seen previews and news stories regarding Intel's new Core i7 desktop processor family, formerly known as Nehalem. Today, we're able to publish our impressions of Intel's new chip and ultimately its new platform. We've selected the flagship, $999 Core i7-965 Extreme Edition...
- Product reviews 2008-11-03
- Intel's Core i7 gets put to the test
- Intel won't announce its new Core i7 chips until later this month, but the first real reviews are popping up all over the place today. Based on the early previews, I expected to see good numbers and Core i7, formerly known as Nehalem, delivers. These first Core...
- Blog posts 2008-11-03
- Software and business method patents take a hit
- Software and business method patents take a hitIf you want to see technology take off...completely do away with patents and copyrights. Once you free new technology to be improved by all and not just its owner, technology will finally reach its potential.Good news for technology consultantsThe biggest winners from...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-01
- Toshiba A305-S6872
- Editors' note: This review is part of our Holiday 2008 Retail Laptop Roundup, covering specific new configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores. If asked to describe the $749 Toshiba Satellite A305-S6872 in a single word, we'd say this: solid. The 15.4-inch system incorporates middle-of-the-road components...
- Product reviews 2008-10-27
- DLO TransDock Direct
- DLO's Transdock Direct ($59) is an in-car charging accessory for the Apple iPod or iPhone that includes a line-output jack and a secondary power output. Make no mistake, however, the DLO Transdock Direct is not an FM transmitter. To get audio from the Transdock Direct, you'll need a car stereo...
- Product reviews 2008-10-24
- Express Dial (exe)
- Express Dial is a phone dialer for Windows computers and is designed to automate the dialing of a list of numbers as a predictive dialer or to call single numbers when required. Express Dial will use VoIP or any voice modem connected to the PC's serial port (so long as...
- Software downloads 2008-10-20
- Does IT really need to fear multicore?
- While multicore chips hold great promise for applications and computing power they could wreak havoc on technology departments. That's the message from Gartner analyst Carl Claunch, who argued Thursday that IT types should fear--yes fear--multicore technology. Multicore chips carry multiple brains on them and companies like Intel...
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- Egnyte: using and sustaining Enterprise 2.0
- Egnyte, in a nutshell, is a software as a service, cloud storage application. But it's a lot more than just that. It feels like your online home of files, storage and where you put your valuables. Egnyte started out because the small business, which is...
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- Sun's latest server packs a punch in performance while using less power
- Sun's latest server packs a punch in performance while using less powerRE:Sun's latest server packs a punchThis article says practically nothing yet has a great title. Where the beef? If you say it packs a punch then why aren't you including details on how it packs a punch? ]From what...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-13
- Put your PC on an energy diet!
- Put your PC on an energy diet!The wonders of USB and Firewire...Almost all of my new "toys" are either USB or Firewire; I don't know how much power these things draw when they're not in active use, but the really infrequently used ones can at least be hot-plugged on demand.But...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- Gadget nostalgia: Five things I had and five things I have now
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- Discussion threads 2008-09-29
- Grad Flash - 2200 GRE Vocabulary Flashcards (zip)
- Grad Flash is a computer program that contains over 2000 GRE vocabulary flashcards which offers an inexpensive and effective way to review the vocabulary words that will be on the GRE What the Program offers: The program is easy to use and versatile. Each Word has 1-8 sample sentences to...
- Software downloads 2008-09-24
- UnderGrad Flash - SAT Vocabulary Flashcards (zip)
- UnderGrad Flash is a computer program that contains over 2000 SAT vocabulary flashcards which offers an inexpensive and effective way to review the vocabulary words that will be on the SAT. What the Program offers: The program is easy to use and versatile. Each Word has 1-8 sample sentences to...
- Software downloads 2008-09-24
- Microsoft LifeCam Show
- The LifeCam Show is a vast improvement over Microsoft's previous laptop Webcam effort, the underwhelming LifeCam VX-7000. Most significantly, the image quality is improved, which Microsoft attributes to the cam's new sensor, firmware tweaks, and software optimization. The LifeCam Show also offers more versatile mounting options, and the bundled LifeCam...
- Product reviews 2008-09-17
- Adobe allays worries; Sets up for CS4 launch
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- Blog posts 2008-09-16
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