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WWDC: Apple completes transition to Intel

Today during his keynote address at Apple's World Wide Developers Conference WWDC CEO Steve Jobs completed the company's transition to Intel by announcing two new pieces of hardware: Mac Pro - Two 2.66GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon "Woodcrest" processors - 4MB shared L2 cache per processor - 1.33GHz dual...

Tags: Apple Computer Inc., DIMM ECC

Blog posts 2006-08-07

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Core i7 sensitive to RAM voltages over 1.65V

Performance enthusiasts take note. Pushing DIMM voltages beyond 1.65V on an X58 motherboard fitted with a Core i7 CPU can seriously damage the processor. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Voltage, CPU, RAM, 1.65V, DIMM, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-10-08

Your capacity will vary

Your capacity will varyA "wordo"I dictated the first draft of the article, and while the software is pretty good about not misspelling words, if it gets the wrong word it can be hard to spot. Like "desk" for "disk". Thanks for noting it.Robinhours of ten?Should it be "powers of ten"?If...

Tags: Storage, RAID

Discussion threads 2008-09-17

MSI Eclipse - First X58 motherboard for Intel Core i7

MSI Eclipse - First X58 motherboard for Intel Core i7Okay, what am I missing?I only see 3 DIMM slots, or are they not the long blue ones?Nope. ASUS beat them to the punch...The Asus P6T. The previews hit early last week.Look closely the other sockets are blackishAnd hard...

Tags: MSI Eclipse, X58, Intel Core Microarchitecture, MSI, motherboard

Discussion threads 2008-08-26

eMachines W3653 with Monitor

The eMachines W3653 is a bundled set that includes a preconfigured computer, an eMachines 17-inch wide-screen LCD, and the other peripherals needed for a complete desktop set up. For the purpose of this review, we'll be looking at the computer alone but factoring in the price of the monitor to...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Video cards, Processors, Semiconductors, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), eMachines W3653, eMachines Inc., Intel Corp., monitor, graphics

Product reviews 2008-08-13

Dell opts for performance with R5400 data center-hosted desktop

Dell unveiled its data center-hosted desktop product line on Tuesday. Unlike rivals Hewlett-Packard and IBM, Dell didn't build its solution on blade servers but instead opted for a high performance system using a 2U box called the Dell Precision R5400 Rack Workstation. "By not putting the solution...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Performance, R5400, Workstations, Desktops, Servers, Hardware, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Sun Exec: Your 'Eco Data Center' doesn't have to cost millions. Some tips for getting there.

OK, so here's the $100 million question: Do you really want to spend that much to make your data center more green or at least more efficient? I thought not, which is why I agreed to speak with Sun Chief Technologist for EcoDC and Virtualization Services, Phillip Morris, about more...

Tags: Data Center, Virtualization, Sun Microsystems Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-07-16

Via open sources laptop designs; Will it make Via relevant as a chipmaker again?

Via has open sourced a laptop--computer assisted design documents, 3D models and all of the specifications--but let's be clear about the motives. Via wants to sell more chips and motherboards to power this device with hopes to become a little more relevant. Via calls this contraption the...

Tags: Open Source, Motherboard, Laptop Computer, Laptop Design, Wireless Module Option, Module Option, Chipsets, CAD, Notebooks, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Software, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-27

The 31 Days of the Dragon contest starts today, win an HP laptop valued at over $5,000

While the giveaway I am going to talk about doesn't relate to a mobile device, my fellow MobileTechRoundup podcast co-hosts are a part of the contest and I think it is such a MAJOR contest that my readers here would enjoy entering for a chance to win. Today is the...

Tags: Contest, Hewlett-Packard Co., Corel Corp., Laptop Computer, RSS, Serial ATA, Tools & Techniques, Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Notebooks, Internet, Storage, Hardware, Management, Marketing, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Notebooks & Tablets, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-05-02

(Photos: Eee PC grows two inches)

(Photos: Eee PC grows two inches)Kinda silly actually..When you can buy a brand new bottom model laptop from HP for $499 right now..Components• Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic with Service Pack 1 (32-bit)• PentiumR Dual-Core Mobile Processor T2370 (1.73 GHz, 1MB L2 Cache, 533MHz FSB)• 15.4" diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP...

Tags: Notebooks, Eee PC, photograph

Discussion threads 2008-04-16

Microsoft claims victory in ISO struggle over OOXML

Microsoft claims victory in ISO struggle over OOXMLApril Fools?[i]My problem here is not with Microsoft. I know for certain that Steve Ballmer is a great and good man.[/i]I'm sorry, but if a corporation corrupts a standards process the way they did, the person at the helm of that corporation is...

Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), ISO standards, Microsoft Corp., OOXML, OpenDocument Format, ISO

Discussion threads 2008-04-01

What 2.484564472E24 means for internet security

What 2.484564472E24 means for internet securityYou missed one...4) One time pads. Theoretically unbreakableAs for what 2.484564472E24 means for internet security, you didn't tell us. All you was list 2 common encoding techniques, missed off the most secure one of the lot and then babbled on about language and universal translators.Is...

Tags: Digital security, Network security, SECURITY, Internet, DES, error rate, algorithm, Internet security

Discussion threads 2008-03-06

Mass Billing and Convergent Invoicing: Performance and Scalability of SAP's EDR Management and Convergent Invoicing Solution With IBM System P5 AIX and DB2 9

This paper describes a performance project for SAP's billing and invoicing in SAP's contracts accounts receivable and payable component. This solution is used in various Service Industries, such as Electronic Toll Collection, Communications, Media, Public Transport as well as Postal Services. This new component is an extension to SAP's contracts...

Tags: Billing, Performance, IBM AIX, Scalability, SAP AG, IBM DB2, IBM Corp.

White papers 2008-03-01

IBM announces the Z10: Is the mainframe still relevant?

IBM announces the Z10: Is the mainframe still relevant?z10 - Change of Ideology in EnterprisesI think the z10 is going to be the future winner, especially in the virtualization arena. The problem will be getting large corporations to "buy" in to the purchase. In the old days of...

Tags: Mainframes, Servers, Virtualization, centralization, networking equipment, mainframe, server, Z10, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-02-27

The+SSD+failure+debate

The+SSD+failure+debateMost SSD doom and gloom writers seem uninformedThey know one thing - that NAND and NOR have erase cycle endurance limitations. Then, they create a whole doom and gloom campaign around that one limitation. It's irresponsible technical journalism. Not only are SSD's super reliable, they are are future...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Notebooks, Storage, SSD

Discussion threads 2008-02-27

News to know: Windows Server 2008 launch; Hotmail outage; Berners-Lee on semantic Web; Apple

Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft courts open-source vendors to support Win Server 2008. Jason Perlow: Server 2008: The Windows Workstation we always wanted Outage hits Windows Live Hotmail, Messenger users Microsoft: Windows Live outage affected those not signed with...

Tags: Google Inc., MSN Hotmail, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows Server, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Photograph, Outage, Apple MacBook Pro, Microsoft Windows, Semantic Web, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Internet

Blog posts 2008-02-27

A 16 GB DIMM

Metaram's announcement of a chipset that enables vendors to build 16 GB DRAM DIMMs may have you wondering: who needs it? It probably isn't you. Stacking DRAM chips several deep gets the capacity, but the secret sauce resides in interface chips that performs several key...

Tags: Database, DRAM, Disk, RAM, Chip, Metaram, Memory, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2008-02-26

What your disk drive isn't telling you

What your disk drive isn't telling youNo safe havenIt seems that our data simply have no safe place to reside anywhere. Hard disks are unsafe, DVD's are unsafe disk rot.....Come on, industry, give us a safe, reliable and enduring storage medium. How hard can it be?Greetz, Pjotr.Broken main page link,...

Tags: Storage, HARD DISKS, disk, disk drive, SCSI, RAID, file system

Discussion threads 2008-02-18

What your disk drive isn't telling you

because it's clueless. You know you've got a problem when your disk drive goes ka-thunk. A study of 1.53 million disks finds that data errors are much more common than outright failures. You just don't know it. What's worse, neither do the people who design...

Tags: Disk, Disk Drive, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2008-02-17

San Clemente chipset gives HP lead on energy efficiency

The January 30th 2008 batch of test results are in for SPECpower_ssj2008 energy efficiency benchmark and it looks like Hewlett Packard has claimed the energy efficiency lead with their newest low-cost 2U HP Proliant DL180 G5 server.  The secret to their success appears to lie in the selection of the...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Power Consumption, Power Supply, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Watt, Intel Corp., Chipsets, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, George Ou

Blog posts 2008-02-01