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- More evidence of the coming collision between home broadband and the smart grid
- Collision?Not the word I would have used.In any event, I think this is a positive and necessary direction to go. In order to manage more diversified, less dependable/consistent sources of energy, the demand side HAS TO be managed. Without it, we are just setting ourselves up for a lot of...
- Tags: TELECOMMUNICATIONS, collision, home broadband, grid, smart grid
- Discussion threads 2009-11-16
- Sony Ericsson Equinox TM717 - carbon black (T-Mobile)
- Photo gallery:Sony Ericsson Equinox TM717The Sony Ericsson Equinox is the first phone from the manufacturer to land at T-Mobile since the TM506. In many ways the Equinox is a fitting successor; like the TM506 it has a thin flip phone design and it sports a similar feature set that includes...
- Tags: display, Equinox, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, phone, T-Mobile
- Product reviews 2009-11-03
- Nvidia: Next big supercomputer player?
- Nvidia unveiled its next-generation graphics processing unit GPU architecture, dubbed Fermi, and announced a key supercomputing win with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The takeaway: Graphics and visualization are becoming key to scientific discoveries. And Nvidia could be a major player. Oak Ridge's supercomputer will be used...
- Tags: Supercomputer, NVidia Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, Supercomputing, GPU, Fermi, Oak Ridge, CNET News, JMP Securities Alex Gauna, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-01
- Intel domination of microprocessor markets reaches a new 4 year high
- Intel has been incredibly successful in its microprocessor business and its domination has reached a four-year high reports market research firm iSuppli. In the second quarter of 2009 Intel's share rose 1.5 points to 80.6 per cent of global microprocessor revenue compared with the first quarter of...
- Tags: Revenue, Microprocessor, Intel Corp., Semiconductors, Processors, Hardware, Components, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2009-09-14
- AMD amps up performance-per-watt with new Opteron chip
- Advanced Micro Devices has shipped a new Opteron chip that it is pitching as a processor alternative for servers that will be used in cloud computing infrastructure or "hyperscale" data centers. The Six-Core AMD Opteron EE processor operates at just 40 watts average CPU power ACP, which...
- Tags: AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Chip, Six-Core AMD Opteron EE Processor, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-09-01
- AMD recaps 2008 green and sustainability initiatives
- For those of you who are beginning to account for sustainability strategy in your IT purchasing habits, Advanced Micro Devices has just published its two annual proclamations about its green and corporate responsibility efforts. Among the programs/milestones you can read about: The AMD Changing the Game initiative,...
- Tags: Sustainability, Corporate Responsibility, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Business Ethics, Leadership, Management, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-08-28
- Samsung i8910 Omnia HD
- First debuting at GSMA 2009, the Samsung i890 Omnia HD turned heads with its gorgeous touch screen and high-end multimedia features. Though it has yet to be released in the United States, Samsung kindly provided us with an unlocked version of the device to try out, and it's certainly impressive....
- Tags: Keyboards, Cellular phones, Monitors & displays, Omnia HD, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., AMOLED
- Product reviews 2009-08-18
- Transmitter.C mobile malware spreading in the wild
- Researchers from NetQin Tech. are reporting on a newly discovered mobile malware variant (Transmitter.C) distributed through a modified version of legitimate mobile application. Upon execution, the malware attempts to automatically spread by SMS-ing hundreds of messages linking to a web site where a copy of it (sexySpace.sisx) can be found....
- Tags: Message, Software, Phone, Mobile, Malware, Cell Phone, Virus, Malicious Software, Mobile Malware, NetQuin, Dancho, Transimitter.C, Cyberthreats, Advertising & Promotion, Viruses And Worms, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Security, Marketing, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-07-08
- AMD: Creating the building blocks for cloud computing
- I met with Margaret Lewis, she is director of commercial solutions and software at Advanced Micro Devices. She spends a lot of time talking with data center managers about their needs and the transition to cloud computing. Here are some notes from our conversation: ...
- Tags: Software, Processor, Cloud Computing, Data Center, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Netbook, Data Centers, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2009-06-25
- Verizon Wireless MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot
- Priced at $400 without a contract ($170 with a one-year contract or $100 with a two-year contract), the Verizon Wireless MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot isn't affordable, especially when you consider the data plans. There are two of them: either you pay $40 for 250MB a month or $60 for...
- Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, INTERNET, mobile, Verizon Wireless MiFi 2200, Verizon MiFi 2200, router, Verizon Wireless MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot, Verizon Wireless, MiFi
- Product reviews 2009-06-11
- Sony Ericsson W995a
- Photo gallery:Sony Ericsson W995aSometimes, we get excited about the little things. For example, when we first saw the Sony Ericsson W995a at GSMA 2009 we got excited not because it has an 8.1-megapixel camera and a Walkman player--we've seen those before--but because it had a 3.5-millimeter headset jack and kickstand....
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Media players, Digital music, Digital media, display, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, W995a, phone
- Product reviews 2009-06-03
- Verari blades now handle six-core AMD Opteron processor
- The scalable BladeRack 2 X-Series blade server line from Verari Systems now supports the long-delayed six-core Opteron technology from Advanced Micro Devices. The chips are engineered to provide up to 30 percent more performance, depending on the application, while running within the same thermal envelope as BladeRack 2 systems configured...
- Tags: Blade Server, Blade, Quad-core, AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-06-02
- EU's Intel ruling: Are there intangible benefits for AMD?
- EU's Intel ruling: Are there intangible benefits for AMD?Why?The average American be it in business or elsewhere usually knows little and/or cares less about what people/companies do. Besides, they are probably more worried about if they are employed next week rather than being overly concerned with Intel, AMD or the...
- Tags: Free trade, benefit, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-05-18
- Apple goes on the defensive: brings chips in-house
- AccordingSometimes that best offense is a good defense. In order to thwart leaks of its strategy and intellectual property Apple is bringing more chip-making expertise in-house. WSJ has a good article today about Apple's shift to focusing on chip design and fabrication. It's an analysis of Apple's...
- Tags: Apple Inc., Chip, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-04-30
- Intel still atop EPA green power list
- Noticed that Harry pointed to a new alternative energy list posted yesterday by the NRDC. Well, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has just updated its quarterly reckoning of the top businesses, government agencies, universities, communities and so on that have made a substantial commitment to using alternative energy sources. ...
- Tags: Alternative Energy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, KWh, Intel Corp., Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-04-28
- Nanowires, nanoribbons and 'graphane' among materials that'll revolutionize computers
- Architects of the next generation of computers are developing a variety of nanostructures to meet the demand for increasingly smaller features for semiconductors, microprocessors, and other components. These tiny building blocks are quite extraordinary-some even self-assemble. And they'll help overcome many of the limitations of today's microelectronics...
- Tags: Nanotube, Carbon Nanotube, Computer, Chip, Nanotechnology, Semiconductors, Emerging Technologies, Hardware, Chris Jablonski
- Blog posts 2009-04-24
- AMD's latest power play
- OK, I admit that I just HAD to use that headline because I am a closet hockey fan. But Advanced Micro Devices does indeed have some news this week about the power efficiency of its quad-core Opteron microprocessor product line. The company's latest quad-core edition is the...
- Tags: Data Center, Quad-core, Microprocessor, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Data Centers, Processors, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Semiconductors, Components, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-04-23
- AMD: Tough first quarter; Ready for Intel encroachment for thin, light notebooks
- Advanced Micro Devices reported a first quarter net loss of $416 million, or 66 cents a share, on revenue of $1.17 billion, down 21 percent from a year ago. However, CEO Dirk Meyer said Tuesday that AMD is "more nimble" following the spin-off of its manufacturing assets, but the company...
- Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Semiconductors, Notebooks, Operational Accounting, Network Technology, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Finance, Networking, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-21
- HP Pavilion dv2: Netbook or notebook?
- If Goldilocks was in the market for a laptop, she might pick the new HP Pavilion dv2. It's not too big, and not too small. It sits between the large and expensive notebooks, and the small-screened netbooks -- it's just right. Announced at CES this past January, the 12.1-inch dv2...
- Tags: Notebook, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion, Laptop Computer, Netbook, Dv2, Athlon Neo, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Jennifer Bergen
- Blog posts 2009-04-07
- Moody's Bottom Rung list includes AMD, Clearwire, Palm, Unisys; Media default Armageddon
- Moody's has released its "Bottom Rung" list of companies that have a high risk of default and weak liquidity and there are a few technology and telecom household names on the list including AMD, Clearwire, Palm and Unisys. Media companies are the biggest chunk of companies on the verge of...
- Tags: Unisys Corp., Palm Inc., Media, Clearwire Corp., Moody's Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Telephony, Advertising & Promotion, Telecom & Utilities, Investment, Telecommunications, Strategy, Networking, Marketing, Finance, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-03-10
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