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- Details of AMD's Phenom II desktop chips keep leaking out
- AMD will announce its second-generation Phenom quad-core chips at the big Consumer Electronics Show in January. But at the current rate at which the company is leaking information about its first 45nm desktop processors, there may not be much left to say by the time they get to Vegas. ...
- Tags: Desktop, AMD Phenom, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Chip, Core, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Processors, Hardware, Networking, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- Firefly satellite will study thunderstorms
- The Firefly mission is the second project under the new U.S. National Science Foundation NSF CubeSat program. The goal of this program is to provide a low cost access to space research. Firefly will be launched in 2010 or 2011 and will try to 'solve the mystery of the most...
- Tags: National Science Foundation, Satellite, Firefly Mission, Network Technology, Networking, Roland Piquepaille, Atmosphere, Earth, NASA, News Release, Lightning, TGF
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- Webcast: Demo of Dell EqualLogic's award winning PS Family of intelligent, iSCSI-based storage solutions
- Join Dell for a one-hour live presentation and product demonstration of the award-winning PS Family of intelligent, iSCSI-based storage solutions. Upcoming dates and times include all times Eastern DT: Nov 18, 2008 12:00 pm Nov 20, 2008 3:00 pm Nov 25, 2008...
- Tags: iSCSI, Dell Computer Corp., Webcast, Dell EqualLogic, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Ip storage, Storage, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking
- Webcasts 2008-11-18
- Fast and cheap blood tests
- According to Technology Review, U.S. researchers have developed an integrated blood barcode chip which can identify what's in your blood in less than 10 minutes. Instead of going to a lab, having a shot, and waiting for results for a day or two, this new chip will allow physicians to...
- Tags: Blood, Physician, Chip, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking, Roland Piquepaille, Protein, Biotechnology
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- Jaquar chases Roadrunner for fastest supercomputer
- Two systems, including one based on x86 chips, have become the first ever to break the petaflop/s barrier in the latest Top500 supercomputer list. Cray's XT5 Jaguar supercomputer has narrowly missed displacing IBM's Roadrunner system as the world's fastest supercomputer, according to the results of the bi-annual 'Top500' supercomputing...
- Tags: Supercomputer, Chip, Top500, Roadrunner, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Processors, Hardware, Networking, Components, Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk, supercomputer, IBM, Jaguar, Intel, AMD
- News items 2008-11-17
- Intel launches Core i7; Who's buying?
- Intel on Monday will launch its Core i7 chip just in time for an economic downturn. But what's the chip giant to do? It's not like product and business cycles always align. The Wall Street Journal raises an obvious question about launching a product amid a weak...
- Tags: Intel Corp., Chip, Semiconductors, Quality, Network Technology, Hardware, Business Operations, Networking, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-16
- Swarms of small satellites coming soon
- The first satellites were launched about 50 years ago as a way to conquer space. Now, satellites are essential for our civilian and military communications. But they remain large and expensive, some of them costing several hundreds of millions of dollars. This is why researchers from the University of Florida...
- Tags: Satellite, Network Technology, Networking, Roland Piquepaille, Fitz-Coy
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- AMD to enter (high-end) netbook market; Maintains fourth quarter outlook for now
- Updated: AMD on Thursday addressed the two big elephants in the auditorium during its analyst day: The netbook market and the fourth quarter outlook. AMD announced plans to enter the netbook market selectively. And CFO Bob Rivet said AMD isn't cutting its fourth quarter outlook following Intel's sales warning, but...
- Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Chip, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-13
- The domestic digital divide
- We've heard a lot recently about how poor our broadband penetration is in this country. It's true, in fact, that too great a percentage of our students simply don't have access to high-speed internet at home like their European and Asian counterparts. What we all too often overlook...
- Tags: Broadband, Satellite, Hughes, Network Technology, Cable, Broadband Internet, Networking, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-11-13
- AMD: Does the resurrection start with 'Shanghai'?
- AMD on Thursday launched its Shanghai processor family--the successor to the much maligned Barcelona. The goal: Close the gap on server chips with Intel. The challenge: Convincing customers, shareholders and others in the peanut gallery that a turnaround at AMD is underway. Later today, AMD will try...
- Tags: Shanghai, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Meyer, Asset Management, Manufacturing, Balance Sheets, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Finance, Hardware, Networking, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-13
- AMD unveils 'Shanghai'; Aims to better compete with Intel
- AMD on Thursday will launch its "Shanghai" platform, its latest batch of Opteron server chips. With Shanghai, AMD gets a do-over from its ill-fated Barcelona launch. At a high-level, Shanghai gives a 400 MHz speed gain in the same thermal band as Barcelona. Shanghai also triples the...
- Tags: Barcelona, Shanghai, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Stevens, Performance Management, Semiconductors, Processors, Network Technology, Servers, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware, Components, Networking, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- Vudu takes HD lead; enough to stay alive?
- Vudu, the product and service that brings downloadable movies to TV sets, is chugging full-speed-ahead when it comes to adding HD titles to its on-demand video service. This week, there were reports that Vudu's catalog now has more than 1,100 HD titles, leading a pack that includes AppleTV and Xbox....
- Tags: Set-top Box, Set-top, TiVo Inc., Vudu, Tv & Home Theater, DVR, Network Technology, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Networking, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- IBM to manage broadband over power lines at rural coops
- IBM signs management contract with BPL leader International Broadband, a move that could help bring broadband over power lines to 900 rural electrical coops. by Richard Koman
- Tags: Broadband, IBM Corp., Broadband Over Power Line, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Richard Koman, President-elect Obama, Network Technology, Networking
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- Are you being gouged on your cable bill?
- Probably, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal detailing how cable customers are paying the same amount for fewer channels. The FCC has sent letters of inquiry to 11 cable companies asking why their customers are paying the same amount each month, even as the...
- Tags: Tier, Cable, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-11-10
- SPAM and the free lunch
- The Air Force wants people to submit ideas for improving internet security - with particular regard to phishing, spam, and network based attacks. I don't believe that a perfect solution exists, but putting unalterable origin identifiers into packet headers has got to be the way to start. by Paul Murphy
- Tags: Phishing, Internet, Cyberthreats, Spam, Security, Network Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam And Phishing, Networking, Paul Murphy, Packet, Router, Network, Routers & Switches, Network Technology
- Blog posts 2008-11-10
- Obama sets technology agenda; a high student focus
- "Welcome, and thank you for choosing Barack Obama as your new president. Please take a minute to familiarise yourself with your new president, as this one is a newer, smarter and better looking president than previous versions. Although this is a new president, some features have not...
- Tags: President, Broadband, President-elect, Internet, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Workforce Management, Telecommunications, Networking, Human Resources, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-11-07
- PesLauncher (exe)
- PesLauncher is software that allows to play online multiplayer games of Pro Evolution Soccer 4 and Winning Eleven 8 with no need to exchange IP addresses. It boasts an easy to use interface and live scores in all the rooms! It enables users from around the world to challenge and...
- Tags: PesLauncher, Games, Network Technology, Networking, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2008-11-07
- What does FCC's decision on white spaces spectrum mean for wireless?
- Despite Dolly Parton's best efforts, the FCC voted unanimously yesterday to open up the unlicensed white spaces spectrum to companies hoping to build wireless devices that can make use of the spectrum, which currently sits unused between TV channels. (A PDF version of the official press release is here.) Because...
- Tags: FCC, Network, Broadband, Spectrum, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Federal Government, Wireless, WiMAX, Network Technology, Government, Networking, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-11-06
- New wireless chip promises to kick Wi-Fi's butt in data transmission
- If you're waiting for the technology that will make Wi-Fi seem as quaint as a black-and-white TV, you'll be excited by the news from National Taiwan University, where a team of researchers have developed a wireless chip that can transmit data at up to 100 times the rate that Wi-Fi...
- Tags: Wireless Chip, Chip, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Semiconductors, Wireless, Network Technology, Processors, Hardware, Networking, Components, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-11-04
- Microsoft to enable virtualized streaming of 64-bit apps by 2010
- AT the TechEd Barcelona show this week, Microsoft officials said they will enable App-V to support streaming of 64-bit applications and platforms in the first half of 2010. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., 64-Bit, Network Technology, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Networking, Mary Jo Foley, App-V, MED-V, Virtualization, Cloud Computing
- Blog posts 2008-11-04
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