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- Micron sampling smallest 1 GB DDR2 memory chip
- Micron sampling smallest 1 GB DDR2 memory chipInterest by Apple?This size sounds like something that might catch Apple's interest. Perhaps they could use it in another line of mac mini's or ultraslim macbooks....- John Musbach
- Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, DDR2 Memory, Micron Technology Inc., chip
- Discussion threads 2007-12-18
- Intel launches Caneland MP platform and Tigerton CPUs
- Intel has announced the launch of the "Caneland" 7300 series MP (multi-processor) 4-socket chipset and the Tigerton XEON MP 65nm CPU. The clock speeds for the new chip are 1.6, 1.86, 2.40, and 2.93 gigahertz and they are based on Intel's Core Micro-architecture which launched last summer with the Core 2 Duo desktop and Xeon 5100 series dual processor server platform. The 50...
- Tags: Chipset, Server, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., IBM Corp., X4 DDR2, George Ou
- Blog posts 2007-09-08
- Versus Intel, has AMD's day of reckoning arrived?
- On several occasions, over the past couple of years, I've heard Intel executives predict that any advantages that AMD has on the desktop would evaporate. Although I can't tell if it's the case here, one explanation Intel offered as part of its prediction was AMD's choice to marry its...
- Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., processor
- Blog posts 2006-06-05
- AMD Athlon 64 FX-62
- AMD's Athlon 64 FX-62 represents a major shift in design for AMD. The chip itself is straightforward; it's a dual-core performance CPU that offers a marginal performance increase over the older Athlon 64 FX-60. More importantly, the FX-62 is the flagship of AMD's new AM2 motherboard chipset, which introduces several...
- Tags: Processors, Semiconductors, AMD Athlon 64 FX-62, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., AMD Athlon, AMD Athlon 64, DDR2 Memory, Athlon 64 FX-62, Intel Corp., chip, Intel Core 2 Duo, AM2, CPU, performance
- Product reviews 2006-05-23
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- Intel launches new chip for consumer electronics
- In its latest bid to expand beyond PCs and servers into industrial and consumer electronics applications, Intel has announced a new family of embedded processors. These chips are not based on the Atom processor already used in netbooks and Mobile Internet Devices MIDs--those versions won't arrive until...
- Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics, Intel Corp., Chip, Atom, SoCs, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Processors, Hardware, Networking, Components, John Morris
- 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., Product Transition, Portable Growth, Desktops, Hardware, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Childs rigged crazyquilt private network
- The prosecution unveiled more details on the lunacy in San Francisco in court filings that urged the judge to keep rogue network administrator Terry Childs' bail at $5 million. The Chronicle reports that prosecutors say that Childs had over 1,000 modems secreted around the city, forming his own private network...
- Tags: Network, Prosecutor, Networking, Productivity, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Judge refuses to reduce 'rogue' admin's bail
- Breaking news: A San Francisco judge just refused to lower Terry Childs' bail from $5 million, the SF Chron reports. Prosecutors said that by rigging the network so that key programs were held in memory so that they would be deleted when the network was shut...
- Tags: Bail, Administrator, Network, Sheriff, Prosecutor, Networking, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- Free the XBOX 360!!!
- Free the XBOX 360!!!"Microsoft-approved"Why shouldn't Microsoft be concerned with the performance of software on XBox?Quoting:Microsoft makes both the hardware and software, and the environment is tightly controlled - only Microsoft-approved software need apply. [End quote]Vista shows that a product's reputation can be affected by the uninterest or mistakes of third...
- Tags: Game players, Games, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Corp., game, console
- Discussion threads 2008-07-23
- Is this the New Apple?
- PowerPage podcaster Youngmoo Kim relays his experience with trying to get an iPhone 3G and on being an "IRU" Individual Responsible User. Apple just doesn't want me to have an iPhone 3G. After a few half-hearted attempts bailing at the sight of long lines, I spent about two hours...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., IRU, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- SanDisk reports loss; stock takes beating after-hours
- SanDisk reports loss; stock takes beating after-hoursYawn...Well you almost managed to finish a blog without somehow mentioning iPhone, but you couldn't quite manage it. Sure the iPhone must be responsible for the downturn in memory card sales, heck they sold a million of them. Who cares if Nokia sold almost...
- Tags: Flash memory, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows, S3 Inc., SanDisk Corp., Apple iPhone, virus, stock
- Discussion threads 2008-07-22
- RIM ships fix for BlackBerry code execution bug
- Just a quick note to update a story I wrote last week on an unpatched remote execution vulnerability affecting BlackBerry business users: Research in Motion RIM has finally shipped patches to cover the issue, which affects the BlackBerry Attachment Service component of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. ...
- Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry, Handhelds, Hardware, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Saying that Windows "Workstation" 2008 is faster than Vista doesn't make it so
- Saying that Windows "Workstation" 2008 is faster than Vista doesn't make it soPar for the course wrt anti-Vista bashers.They believe that repeating something ad nauseum will somehow make it true.Journalism or Rant?I'm afraid you've followed suit rather than taking the high road on this issue. By even responding to...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, RAM, workstation, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2008-07-22
- The empire strikes back: Can Microsoft's ads cure my Vista psychosis?
- The empire strikes back: Can Microsoft's ads cure my Vista psychosis?180 million soldMany buyers are selecting more expensive versions. Microsoft revenues are up extraordinarily. Despite Apple's ads and sales, PC sales are up significantly.And the SP 1 release usually helps sales.You might consider that the reputation you discuss...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft revenue, Microsoft Windows Vista, advertisement, Apple Inc., Vista psychosis, psychosis, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Zune
- Discussion threads 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
- Do we need to wipe the slate with x86?
- A few days ago an industry colleague and I were having a discussion about Linux and whether or not it is necessary for it to be application compatible or simply just "interoperable" with Windows from a protocol and data exchange standpoint. His view is that Linux...
- Tags: Intel X86, Architecture, IBM Corp., Linux, Microsoft Windows, Processors, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- VMware and common performance myths
- Rich McDougall and Scott Drummand, performance gurus over at VMware, presented a fantastic review of some of the performance testing VMware has been doing at the VMware analyst day. I posted something about the findings of that research in the post, Is VMware busting the virtualization tax myth. I've just...
- Tags: Virtualization, Performance, VMware Inc., Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Kiwi Application Monitor (exe)
- Kiwi Application Monitor is a small program which lets you monitor your applications/processes. It collects data about their running time, memory usage and cpu time usage. It also monitors your computer's memory load RAM. It also has an process viewer included.Version 1.0.1 adds the Info button and the running time...
- Tags: Monitor, KozMos, Kiwi Application Monitor, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2008-07-22
- HP Compaq CQ50-115NR
- Note: This review is part of our Back-to-School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.We were excited when HP announced the revival of the Compaq Presario brand earlier this year. Here was the promise of a family of basic, entertainment-oriented laptops at...
- Tags: Desktops, Compaq Presario, Compaq Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Product reviews 2008-07-21
- eMachines T5274
- The eMachines T5274 is eMachines' higher-end budget desktop for the back to school season. While it seems like a good deal for $400, the fact is that the low-end PC market has become increasingly competitive this year, which makes it hard for systems such as this one that straddle two...
- Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, eMachines Inc., eMachines T5274
- Product reviews 2008-07-21
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