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AMD announces low-power quad-core chips: Advanced Micro Devices announced the availability of low-power quad-core Opteron processors this morning for servers. The new HE (high-efficiency) processors have a thermal envelope of 55 watts, compared to higher thermal envelopes of 105 watts or 75 watts for other AMD quad-core server processors. ...; Tags: Quad-core, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Chip, Prices, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-05-12
Microsoft should do this: Exchange plus Hotmail: One of the reasons cited (by Cap Gemini, for example) for investigating Google Apps for Enterprise as an alternative to Microsoft Office is the cost of rolling out Exchange email to every worker in an organization. Employees who only need email accounts occasionally, for example to correspond with the HR...; Tags: MSN Hotmail, Microsoft Corp., Service, Exchange, Mailtrust, Prices, E-mail Providers, E-mail, Internet, Online Communications, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-04-21
Sybase readies means to make iPhone a Lotus Notes client: Take a look at this Flash demo of an Apple iPhone running corporate email mainstay Lotus Domino and Microsoft Exchange using Sybase technology. And this is without the benefits of the recently delivered SDK. Not sure when this will be available I expect quite soon. But it...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, IBM Lotus Notes, Sybase Inc., IBM Corp., Prices, E-mail, Databases, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-03-13
Apple debuts new MacBook and MacBook Pro models: This is far more exciting than the new 2GB iPod shuffle - new MacBooks and MacBook Pros from Apple. Apple has taken the MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks and made then even better. MacBook In the MacBook range you get a...; Tags: Hard Drive, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Intel Core 2 Duo, RAM, Apple MacBook Pro, Prices, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-02-26
Prices for optical mouse chipsets decreased 10%: Prices for the chipsets, which include a CMOS image sensor, MCU (micro-controller unit) and USB controller, have decreased by about 10% since Taiwan-based PixArt Imaging began to offer optical mouse-use CMOS image sensors at relatively low prices at the end of 2002.; Tags: CMOS Image Sensor, Prices; Blog posts 2004-01-26

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iPhone gas application roundup: On 18 June 2008 I published my iPhone app wishlist and I'm happy that most of my most requested applications have been released (Thank you Texas Hold'Em!). Two my most request applications dealt with fuel, specifically a fuel economy tracker and a cheap gas finder. Several iterations...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Vehicle, MPG, AccuFuel, Gas Finder, Roi/Tco, GPS, 3G, Handhelds, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-25
News to know: 'Spam king' dead; Microsoft's cloud; Dell;: Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Escapee 'Spam King' dead in apparent murder-suicide CBS Denver Video: 'Spam King' Inmate Dies Along With Wife, Daughter Mary Jo Foley: Ozzie foreshadows 'Zurich,' Microsoft's elastic cloud Microsoft to get more 'Apple-like' in PC,...; Tags: Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Ready for real Indian medicine?: Ready for real Indian medicine?Reply from C.A. ChienDear Mr. Blankenhorn:Thanks for your note. To clarify: (1) I wanted to document my inventive system-design and inter-connection work on [i]Medical Onshoring[/i]; thus, the USPTO filing; (2) as to the "how," head to --http://tinyurl.com/6c4tj4" .. Covering the professional world (e.g., health care, computing),...; Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, Medical Onshoring, health care; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Managing growth - a followup to yesterday's guest blog: Managing growth - a followup to yesterday's guest blogBusiness vs making a living.I'm 100% behind the guy who just wants to do what he does, sells it for enough to make a living for his family and employees, and treats his customers as if they were more important than some...; Tags: Financial accounting, Investment, guest blog; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Ready for real Indian medicine?: With political sovereignty over quality-killing issues such as medical malpractice and a "clean-sheet" approach, Medical Onshoring could provide certain services (e.g., cardio-vascular, artificial knees) at prices at least 15% less than local hospitals. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: Blue Cross Blue Shield, Hospital, North Dakota, Healthcare, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-07-24
The little wind turbines that could: The little wind turbines that couldAll righty then...Here's the scoop. The average american household uses 14,000 kWh/year, about 1,200 per month in round numbers, meaning a 6kWh generator is about the right size--assuming the wind never dies.I couldn't find prices for Proven Energy, but a Quiet Revolution 6kWh unit costs...; Tags: Engineering, battery, turbine; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
World's fastest Blu-ray recorder outruns Blu-ray media?: World's fastest Blu-ray recorder outruns Blu-ray media?pricesLooks like prices are dropping on the hardware, now we just need them to drop on the media. Still too expensive for long-term backup solutions.; Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Blu-ray Recorder, media, recorder; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Weak US dollar starts to drive up mobile software prices: I am working on a full review of the excellent SoftMaker Office 2008 for Pocket PC and just received a note from the company that has an effect on pricing for U.S. buyers. Due to the fact that SoftMaker is a German company dealing in Euros, the significant loss in...; Tags: U.S., Mobile, Reduction, Pricing Strategy, SoftMaker Office 2008, Pocket PC, Pricing, Marketing Research, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Hardware, Marketing, Software, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Apple's coming notebook transition: Apple is readying a major product transition. We know because they told us so. In the quarterly financial crime call chief financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer referred several times to a "...future product transition which I can't discuss today". That was interesting for two reasons. First, the...; Tags: Notebook, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Blu-ray, Product Transition, Portable Growth, Desktops, Hardware, Robin Harris; Blog posts 2008-07-24
What is the "product transition" Apple alluded to?: During Apple's Q3 2008 Earnings conference call with analysts, Apple's Peter Oppenheimer CFO and Tim Cooke COO both mentioned a "product transition" that Apple is preparing for that will cut profit margins to help shut out rivals. Both executives punted on several analyst questions for more "color"...; Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Product Transition, iTablet, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Microsoft turns to users for new wave of Xbox games: Taking a page from Facebook and YouTube, Microsoft will turn to users of its Xbox 360 to create new video games and broaden the types of games available on its console. SEATTLE--Microsoft will turn to users of its Xbox 360 to create new video games and broaden the types...; Tags: Microsoft Xbox Live, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Games, Game Players, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Reuters, Xbox 360, Microsoft, user-generated, video games, Xbox; News items 2008-07-23
News to know: Yahoo; VMware; Apple; DNS vulnerability: Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Vulnerability disclosure gone awry: Understanding the DNS debacle RIM ships fix for BlackBerry code execution bug Dancho Danchev: Georgia President's web site under DDoS attack from Russian hackers 75% of online banking sites found vulnerable to security design...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, DNS, Yahoo! Inc., Vulnerability, Dana Blankenhorn, Health Care, Apple Inc., VMware Inc., App Store, Banking, Vertical Industries, Domain Names, Benefits, Healthcare, Security, Financial Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Human Resources; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Toshiba Regza 42RV530U: During the last year flat-panel HDTV prices seemed to hit a plateau, where the standard bricklike downward trend leveled off somewhat. Now, however, prices are on the decline again, opening up bigger screen sizes to lower price ranges. For example, Toshiba's lowest-priced 1080p 42-inch LCD, the 42RV530U, can be purchased...; Tags: Monitors & displays, 1080p, Toshiba Corp.; Product reviews 2008-07-22
Apple hints at lower prices as iPod, notebook refresh on tap: Apple hints at lower prices as iPod, notebook refresh on tapWinner if they don't sacrifice qualityThis move would be a winner as long as Apple doesn't sacrifice quality. If they lower prices by making lower quality products, game over. If they just shave off price overhead, that's great. If they...; Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Apple iPod, notebook; Discussion threads 2008-07-22
Intel cuts Core 2 and Xeon prices: Intel cuts Core 2 and Xeon pricesNow price for the E7200 (Dual-core, 2.53GHz)????Now price for the E7200 (Dual-core, 2.53GHz????This was in response to AMD good news...This move is a pre-emptive strike toward AMD's financial good news. Any chance to "stick it to 'em", right? :)Q6600 for $193? ...; Tags: Processors, E7200, Core 2, Intel Xeon, Intel Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-07-22