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- AMD rolls out 8 new Athlon CPUs in time for Windows 7
- Too littleI've bought AMD CPUs in the past, but they lost their edge with Intel's release of Core 2. AMD has yet to recover. I just don't see myself going AMD to save $50. Frankly, $100 won't move me when I consider I will keep a new...
- Tags: Processors, CPU, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Intel Core i5, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., processor, Core i5, Intel Corp., AMD Athlon
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- Computers have speed limit as unbreakable as speed of light, say physicists
- A pair of physicists have shown that if processors continue to accelerate in accordance to Moore's Law, we'll hit the wall of faster processing in roughly 75 years. The curtain will eventually come down for silicon in today's manufacturing methods once engineers can no longer further shrink...
- Tags: Processor, Physicist, Speed, Computer, Moore, Productivity, Chris Jablonski
- Blog posts 2009-10-15
- DRAM error rates: nightmare on DIMM street
- Windows.Atleast From Vista has a Utility in Administrative tools in the control panel.Where in "About this Mac"?I'd just like to make sure I know the right place to look for errors. I look under "Hardware/Memory" and see a list of all 8 DIMM slots. There's a column for...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Memory, error rate, stable system, true meaning, DRAM
- Discussion threads 2009-10-05
- Intel: 32nm is just the beginning
- Intel hasn't released its 32nm Westmere processors yet, but executives spent the first day of the Intel Developer Forum IDF talking about technology even farther down road. In his keynote, executive VP Sean Maloney gave a glimpse of a desktop running Sandy Bridge, the new microarchitecture that comes after Westmere,...
- Tags: Graphics, Intel Corp., Chip, GPU, Westmere, Sandy Bridge, Process Technology, Larrabee, Semiconductors, Processors, Hardware, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-09-23
- Intel teases 22 nanometer chips
- Intel CEO Paul Otellini showed off the first working chips using 22 nanometer process technology. These 22nm manufacturing techniques will be the basis for future chips from Intel in the second half of 2011. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="280" caption="Credit: Stephen Shankland, CNet News"][/caption] Speaking...
- Tags: Paul Otellini, Intel Corp., Chip, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-09-22
- IBM scientists create DNA computer chip
- IBM scientists and a collaborator from the California Institute of Technology have created a computer chip utilizing synthesized DNA molecules. The approach could pave the way to create tiny circuits that could form the basis of smaller, more powerful computer chips. The DNA acts as scaffolding where...
- Tags: Computer Chip, DNA, Scientist, Computer, IBM Corp., Chip, Biotechnology, Semiconductors, Hardware, Chris Jablonski
- Blog posts 2009-08-18
- Upstate NY bets on GlobalFoundries plant, chip rebound
- When people think of Saratoga Springs, they usually think of horses, but now that area is going from horses to high-tech. As John Bentley reports, a billion dollar semi-conductor manufacturing plant is in the works. Watch CBS Videos Online by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Horse, Chip, Corporate Communications, Manufacturing, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Marketing, Hardware, Networking, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-08-06
- Chip industry's boom/bust cycles and the failure of business intelligence
- The chip industry appears to be recovering from its bust cycle and beginning to enter into its boom cycle - it's a repetitive cycle of around four years in length. The Semiconductor Industry Association reports a 20 percent drop to $51.7 billion for the second...
- Tags: Business Intelligence, Industry, Chip, Chip Industry, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Manufacturing, Hardware, Networking, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2009-08-03
- SSDs are getting better, still not there yet
- To date, the solid-state disk has been a tech mirage. The vision is great, but it always seems to be just over the horizon. SSDs have struggled to live up the performance promises, and they remain too expensive to provide any real competition to hard drives. But...
- Tags: Performance, NAND, Intel Corp., SSD, Corsair, X128, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-07-23
- Could Apple really dictate iPhone terms to Verizon Wireless?
- Could Apple really dictate iPhone terms to Verizon Wireless?RE: Could Apple really dictate iPhone terms to Verizon Wireless?ATT needs to dump cash to up the network ante.....and fast.american math"AT&T?s retail churn rate has improved to 1.2 percent, still behind Verizon?s 1.14 percent. " I don't know about american mathematics but...
- Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, ATT, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, Verizon Communications Inc., Verizon Wireless, AT&T Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-07-19
- Intel discusses upcoming laptop and Atom chips, why we need more performance in mobile devices
- This week I'm at the Semicon West show in San Francisco. Most of this is inside baseball--the show is devoted to the companies that make the equipment used to manufacture chips--but in his opening keynote, Anand Chandrasekher, who heads up Intel's Ultra Mobility Group, discussed some details of the company's...
- Tags: Performance, Mobile, Power Consumption, Mobile Device, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Chip, Advertising & Promotion, Performance Management, Notebooks, Processors, Marketing, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-07-15
- Google's Chrome OS: A threat to Intel and the rise of ARM chips
- Google's Chrome OS: A threat to Intel and the rise of ARM chipsBut does it run Flash?I figured I would chime in since people feel that it is the OS writers issue to provide Flash compatibility - witness all the users griping about lack of FLASH in the Iphone, Android...
- Tags: Operating systems, gmail, ARM, Google Inc., operating system, Intel Corp., Google Chrome OS, Google Chrome, chip
- Discussion threads 2009-07-09
- Apple makes big bucks profit per iPhone 3G S
- Apple makes big bucks profit per iPhone 3G SYou forgot a componentApple Logo = $421.04Medialets Sunspider Tests: iPhone 3GS 3x faster than Pre, 5x faster than G1In Medialets controlled tests on Javascript execution using Sunspider test suit provided by Webkit it found that the iPhone 3GS was significantly faster than...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, iPhone 3G S, big buck, Apple iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, phone
- Discussion threads 2009-06-25
- Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac
- I've often been asked why I don't own a Mac. The answer is simple, and yet complex, and requires a trip down memory lane artwork by Spidermonkey David Morgenstern’s column last week about Psystar’s imminent demise and his accompanying “Good Riddanceâ€...
- Tags: Software, Steve Jobs, Apple Macintosh, PC, Apple Inc., Next Computer, Canon Inc., Fanboy Template Let, Andrew, NeXTStep, Desktops, Hardware, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-06-02
- Windows 7 to launch October 22; RTM next month
- A Microsoft spokesperson just confirmed for me the news I first read a few minutes ago in a story by Ina Fried of CNET News. The official date on which Windows 7 will be available for general purchase is October 22, 2009. The RTM code will be delivered...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2009-06-02
- AMD Istanbul: Field Upgrade Only If Your Hands are Nimble
- The newly-launched AMD Opteron 24xx and 84xx server CPUs have six processor cores. Unlike Intel's Nehalem, which requires entirely new and unproven mainboards, systems, chipsets and sockets, the "Istanbul" is based on existing, mature AMD chipsets and uses the existing 1207-pin Socket F, allowing current Quad-Core...
- Tags: Istanbul, Quad-core, Server, AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CPU, Chip, Nehalem, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-06-01
- Gauging the return on R&D: Do tech giants spend too much?
- Tech giants are spending heavily on research and development, but it's difficult to follow the bouncing return on investment ball. The research and development return topic was brought up by my ZDNet UK colleague Rupert Goodwins earlier this week. Rupert went on a tour of Microsoft Research...
- Tags: R&D, Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., IEEE Spectrum, Research & Development, Business Operations, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-05-14
- Intel: Netbooks are about seeding next-gen customers (kids)
- Intel made the case that its netbook focus isn't hurting profit margins and isn't cannibalizing notebook demand. Meanwhile, the chip giant provided a few statistics on how folks actually use netbooks. Intel's exec parade and messaging regarding netbook demand seemed to resonate with analysts. Wachovia analyst David...
- Tags: Intel Atom, Netbook, Intel Corp., Chip, CNet News, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-05-13
- Intel chief: Second quarter orders better than expected; Eyes Sun Sparc customers
- Intel CEO Paul Otellini said Tuesday that second quarter chip orders are "a little better than we expected," questioned the fate of Sun's Sparc chip and handicapped the potential growth markets for the chip giant. Otellini reiterated previous comments that PC demand has bottomed out and a...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Sparc, Paul Otellini, Intel Corp., Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Processors, Hardware, Networking, Components, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-05-12
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