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AMD's Spider platform: Hands-on with the AMD Spider - Phenom 9700, 790 chipset and Radeon 3850 graphics by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Chipsets, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, screenshots, AMD, phenom, 790, radeon, ATi, spider; Image galleries 2008-01-10

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MSI to build LG's X110 netbook?: MSI has been pretty successful grabbing headlines with their Wind -- and it seems they've impressed LG, too. Today's DigiTimes is reporting that LG is hoping to solicit MSI's services in order to build its own X110 netbook. The mini laptop is said to boast an 8.9-inch...; Tags: LG Electronics Inc., MSI, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Memory, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Fastest-growing Web categories in Germany in April 2008: Property Mar-2008 Apr-2008 % Change Total Internet : Total Audience 34,268 34,539 1% Retail - Sports/Outdoor 5,017 6,778 35% Home 1,162 1,558 34% Job Search 3,330 4,133 24% Health Care 1,171 1,419 21% Education - Information 4,418 5,230...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Internet, Food & Beverage, Vertical Industries, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Manufacturing, Enterprise Software, Software, NB; Blog posts 2008-06-30
Top Web properties in Germany in April 2008: Apr-08 Mar-08 Property Audience, 000 N/A N/A Total Internet 34,539 1 1 Google Sites 25,790 2 2 eBay 18,394 3 3 Microsoft Sites 18,271 4 4 AOL LLC 16,602 5 5 United-Internet Sites 16,169 6 7...; Tags: Web, Site, Wiki, Internet, Channel Management, Online Communications, Marketing, NB; Blog posts 2008-06-28
Top US Web sites in April 2008: Brand Audience, 000 Time Per Person 1. Google 120,790 1:18:30 2. Yahoo! 115,824 3:09:22 3. Microsoft 97,554 0:43:48 4. MSN/Windows Live 93,992 2:11:43 5. AOL Media Network 90,565 3:51:06 6. YouTube 72,026 0:48:03 ...; Tags: Web, Web Site, Wiki, Web Site Development, Branding, Advertising & Promotion, Online Communications, Internet, Marketing, NB; Blog posts 2008-05-25

Global storage software market in 2007: The full year 2007 results resembled those in the fourth quarter: EMC held the top market position with 25.8% revenue share, followed by Symantec and IBM with 17.7% and 13.9% revenue share, respectively. NetApp and HP rounded out the top 5 with 8.1% and 4.8% revenue share, respectively. ...; Tags: Revenue, Storage Software, NetApp, Operational Accounting, Storage, Finance, Hardware, NB; Blog posts 2008-03-30
AMD releases Quad and Triple core Phenom processors: [UPDATE: Are triple-core Phenom processors just failed quad-core units? I've been asked this question several times today and to get a definitive answer I approached Scott Carroll, AMD Public Relations, for an official response. Me: "Scott, are triple-core Phenom processors just failed quad-core units?" Scott: "No...; Tags: AMD Phenom, Performance, Quad-core, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-03-26
AMD Shanghai won't get HyperTransport 3: HyperTransport 3 which was once slated for AMD's Barcelona server processors seem to be delayed again on Shanghai until some time in 2009 when it finally arrives for the "Montreal" quad- and octal-core CPUs. According to page 21 of Mario Rivas' slides, the roadmap clearly indicates AMD's first 45nm processor...; Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., HyperTransport, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, George Ou; Blog posts 2008-03-14
Fastest-growing Japanese sites in January 2008: Property Dec-2007 Jan-2008 % Change Total Audience 54,348 54,544 0 J-CAST.COM 1,470 2,678 82 SPONICHI.CO.JP 2,340 3,870 65 JIJI.COM 2,741 3,497 28 FRESHEYE.COM 3,068 3,810 24 YOMIURI.CO.JP 4,561 5,490 20 Mizuho 2,496 2,987...; Tags: ComScore Networks Inc., NB; Blog posts 2008-03-11
Will OOXML get the ISO standards nod? It's not a given: Will OOXML get the ISO standards nod? It's not a givenIt's a sad day in Hooterville.........When not even one blogger or announcer know what a "Standard" method of accomplishing a task is.Even considering OOXML as a "standard" is like unto calling a car a "standard" for driving on a highway....; Tags: Government, OOXML, Microsoft Corp., ISO standards; Discussion threads 2008-03-01
Dear Bill G: one more thing: Letter to Bill Gates: Dear Bill I realize that in the run up to your retirement from Microsoft you've probably got a thousand things on your mind. You're leaving a legacy unparalleled in computing history but there is one more thing you could do...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Corp., Wordpress, LiveWriter, Desktops, Hardware, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-01-23
The most exciting cameras at CES, continued...: The most exciting cameras at CES, continued...As a photographer...the Samsung holds no interest - I use a camera to take photographs and create images. Samsung would not be a name I would even look at let alone consider.exciting camerasAs a long time amateur photographer I agree the Samsung is not...; Tags: Nikon D300, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., camera, movie feature; Discussion threads 2008-01-09
News to know: AMD Spider; Patch day; Mac Pros; CES galore: Notable headlines: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Hands-on with the AMD Spider - Phenom 9700, 790 chipset and Radeon 3850 graphics. Gallery right Christopher Dawson: Cheap PCs keep on coming...Good news for tight budgets Don't pay too much for memory upgrades ...; Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, Enterprise Search, Larry Dignan, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Sales Strategy, WiMAX, Desktops, Search, Sales, Wireless, Hardware; Blog posts 2008-01-09
Hands-on with the AMD Spider - Phenom 9700, 790 chipset and Radeon 3850 graphics: Hands-on with the AMD Spider - Phenom 9700, 790 chipset and Radeon 3850 graphicsOh, that's right. I did forget. Thanks Adrian! ;)How come such a 'slow' drive? What? Only 10,000 rpm? ;)Seriously, spin that puppy up. Rock and Roll.I'll be waiting for a 65w Quad-Core...; Tags: Chipsets, Semiconductors, Games, Processors, 64-bit, Network technology, 64-bit computing, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Phenom 9700, GPU, Radeon 3850, Hands-On, Radeon, chipset, graphics; Discussion threads 2008-01-08
Hands-on with the AMD Spider - Phenom 9700, 790 chipset and Radeon 3850 graphics: A few days before Christmas I got my hands on an AMD "Spider" Phenom 9700-based system. Since my head was ringing to the tune of "Jingle Bells" at the time, and because I had troubles downloading a needed BIOS update, all this conspired to mean that I didn't really get...; Tags: Platform, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, Radeon, Crysis, Chipsets, Performance Management, Games, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-01-08
Going skiing this weekend? Slip one of these weather- and waterproof cameras in your pocket.: A recent e-mail from a reader reminded me of waterproof cameras. I love the idea and just wish Canon would come out with a great waterproof PowerShot SD870 IS! You'd think that waterproof cameras are all about summer, but in my family at least, the second favorite winter sport...; Tags: Pentax, Camera, Optical Zoom, Janice Chen; Blog posts 2008-01-04
Financial Services Company Gains Improved Sales Performance With Easy-to-Use Solution: Security Benefit is a growing financial services company with more than 790 employees. Headquartered in Topeka, Kansas, the company's outside sales team operates from remote locations nationwide. For years, the company used an internally developed contact management application based in Lotus Notes to support its remote sales force. But because...; Tags: Financial, Financial Service, Security Benefit, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales; Case studies 2008-01-01
On the test bench - AMD 'Spider' Phenom 9600-based system: Today I'm going to be spending some time fitting up a new system on the test bench - this one is an AMD "Spider" Phenom 9000-based system. I've read the reviews and been through the benchmarks but I want to get beyond that and find out how this platform feels and...; Tags: ASUS, Western Digital Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Serial ATA, Chipsets, Ethernet, Video Cards, Storage, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Networking, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2007-12-18
Podcast: Amazon's Kindle, AMD's Spider, the Hackintosh and more...: This week on the Dan & David Show we discuss the debut of Amazon's Kindle ebook reader. The reviews so far peg Kindle as a work in progress (a version 1.0 device) that won't immediately light the fires of the book or newspaper industry, but it is a step up...; Tags: Podcast, Amazon.com Inc., E-book, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Amazon Kindle, Ebook Reader, Podcasts, E-books, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Internet, Personal Technology, Emerging Technologies, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2007-11-20
AMD lets Spider platform out for holiday season: With a fresh cash infusion of between $550 million and $700 million from Abu Dhabi's Mubdala Development, AMD is rolling out its "Spider Platform," which includes the new Phenom processors (desktop versions of the quad-core Barcelona), HD3800 series graphics rolled out last week and the new 790 chip set....; Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Spider Platform, Chipsets, Semiconductors, Processors, Hardware, Components, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2007-11-18