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Google using Intel servers again

Google using Intel servers againGoogle isn't religious about processor companiesGoogle isn't religious about processor companies. Google will buy whatever gives them the most bang for the buck and that presently happens to be Intel. The jury is still out for AMD Barcelona since that's a reduced clock speed...

Tags: Processors, Servers, Network technology, reduced clock speed processor, clock speed processor, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., point capability, Intel Corp., Google Inc., server application, clock speed, Intel server

Discussion threads 2007-01-25

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The obligatory "Victoria Falls" post

The obligatory "Victoria Falls" postThe 800 lb Gorilla in the roomThere is no doubt that Moore's Law is making some very amazing things happen in CPU land. The T2+ would be even better if Sun could make CPUs that can clock to 4 Ghz (or EVEN 2 Ghz), but for...

Tags: Network technology, Processors, T2+, T2

Discussion threads 2008-04-15

See, complain loud enough and Microsoft will listen

See, complain loud enough and Microsoft will listenChange of heart in Microsoft?Sorry, I do not buy that. They know that unless they open their doors to pirates, Vista market share will just not go up in many countries, and they would migrate to some other OS.If you shop around a...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Piracy, Web browsers, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2007-12-04

Why AMD's triple core Phenom is a bigger deal than you think

Why AMD's triple core Phenom is a bigger deal than you thinkTwo bad coresWouldn't 2 bad cores give you a duo core CPU? Further improving yeilds...RE: Why AMD's triple core Phenom is a bigger deal than you thinkIf you needed an engineer to tell you such obvious thing that, then...

Tags: Semiconductors, Processors, Intel Celeron, Phenom, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., core Phenom, yield, Intel Corp., chip, processor

Discussion threads 2007-09-20

The death of single threaded development

The death of single threaded developmentLook on the bright side, George.With multiple cores, a badly-written program is less likely to slow your entire machine down to a crawl as it consumes every last CPU cycle in sight. And with CPU cores not getting much faster, maybe some programmers will put...

Tags: Games, Processors, Development tools, 64-bit, Amdahl, game, CPU, 3D

Discussion threads 2007-06-06

AMD versus Intel: CPU wars roadmap

Intel announced the next revolution in Microprocessor fabrication by replacing Silicon Dioxide gates with High-K dielectric metal gates. Microprocessor industry analyst David Kanter who contributed a lot of the information in this piece had this in-depth analysis on what this means for Intel and AMD. I spoke with...

Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., AMD, Desktop, Hardware, Intel Corp., News, Processors, Servers

Blog posts 2007-01-30

Is AMD's business model 'fundamentally broken'?

Is AMD's business model 'fundamentally broken'?Betting the Farm on Barcelona?I blog about Oracle-related topics and am a keen Opteron fan, but I submit the following link to my Oracle/Barcelona related blog entries:http://kevinclosson.wordpress.com/t/oracle-on-opteron-numa-etc/Answering a rhetorical question:"Does market share at the expense of profits really make sense?"Yes. Ask the Japanese car...

Tags: Network technology, Semiconductors, Processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-01-24

"Undervolting" can increase battery life

Everyones heard of overclocking a CPU to wring the last few drops of performance out it, right? Well, a notebook jockeys equivalent is called "undervolting" and its designed to increase battery life not clock speed.An article in NordicHardware explains the concept: The technology used is called undervolting and even if...

Tags: MacBook Pro, MacBook, Battery, voltage, CPU, Fredrik Andersson

Blog posts 2006-11-14

Congress: Buy energy-efficient servers now

Congress: Buy energy-efficient servers nowGreat,Now people who wouldn't know a server from solomi are giving technical advice.Go Mike Rogers, go.....seems to me one of the wise and responsible Republicans. If energy was NOT wasted, billions would be saved for other more useful things.CPU Clock Speed, MultithreadingReduction of power consumption through...

Tags: Processors, server, T-1000, U.S. Congress, GOP, Sun Microsystems Inc., CPU

Discussion threads 2006-07-13

Intel Macs: more fun with numbers

Intel Macs: more fun with numbersNot quite right...Paul:I have no dispute with your underlying premise, but your comments on price & features are wide of the mark.The Intel Mini did NOT drop Firewire: it's still there. Granted it's 400 not 800, but the port is still on the box.The...

Tags: Performance management, Semiconductors, Desktops, Apple Intel Mac Mini, PPC, Mini, chip, Intel Corp., performance, Apple Intel Macintosh

Discussion threads 2006-03-07

Intel to kick off new year with Yonah and Viiv

Intel to kick off new year with Yonah and ViivMove into the livingroom...blah blah blahLike the "paperless" office, this is a pipe dream that has been talked to death. People have enough crap in their livingrooms as it is. Another factor, they understand the equipment they already have. (To some...

Tags: Processors, Network technology, Intel Viiv, Yonah, Intel Corp., AMD Athlon, AMD Athlon 64, AMD Athlon 64 X2, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., 64-bit

Discussion threads 2005-12-13

A message to Steve Jobs - From Greg Papadopoulos

Sun's Greg Papadopoulos put a fascinating essay on the continued operation of Moore's law as microsystems replace microprocessors in his Sun blog last week. Here are some key paragraphs: Just as the '80's discrete processors were killed by microprocessors, today's discrete systems ---...

Tags: chip, microprocessor

Blog posts 2005-11-18

Linux-on-Mac seller aims to fill void

Linux-on-Mac seller aims to fill voidOkay, pretend I'm stupid......and no fair checking with my wife on that.But what "niche" is it that these servers fill, exactly?I'm not disputing the notion at all that this is a "must have" for someone somewhere--I just can't imagine who and where.What can you do...

Tags: Processors, Servers, Intel x86, PPC, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Xeon, Linux, Intel Corp., server

Discussion threads 2005-08-23

Xbox 360 demos hanging from Apple tree

Xbox 360 demos hanging from Apple treeXBox = iMac MiniMS owes me a new keyboard as I spit coffee all over the last one; "This is an interim development tool that will be replaced with a more powerful and comprehensive solution later." with reference to the use of G5's...

Tags: Game players, Desktops, Operating systems, Xbox 359, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., Microsoft Xbox 360

Discussion threads 2005-05-13

AMD works to chill out Opteron

AMD works to chill out OpteronGood move but...If you're really interested in Power and space saving, it's more interesting to virtualise servers.Having 3 or 4 virtual servers running on one hardware box is more interesting if the usual load for those virtual servers is not too high.Naturally, throtteling down cpu...

Tags: Processors, Virtualization, PRODUCTIVITY, Please Let, FAST System, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., server, Intel SpeedStep, CPU, computer, AMD Opteron

Discussion threads 2004-12-05

Intel plans demo of Opteron rival: 'CT'

Intel plans demo of Opteron rival: 'CT'in other words...AMD is ahead of Intel on low cost 64 bit proc.If I were Intel I wold come up with Itanium3, low cost and compatible with x86.AmazingTwo articles on the same day. One saying we will start designing a 64bit P4 when...

Tags: Network technology, Processors, Semiconductors, Intel Corp., 64-bit, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Itanium, AMD Opteron, chip

Discussion threads 2004-01-29

Jeremy's CSM Bundle 2.1.7 (Mac)

Jeremy's CS Modules is a collection of Control Strip modules. They are:Clock CSMDisplays the current time. Via a popup menu, you can customize the appearance of the display.Sound Volume CSMA direct replacement for the Sound Volume module provided by Apple. The icon shows the current volume setting in both numeric...

Tags: Apple PowerBook, Apple Macintosh, Module, Battery, Apple Inc., Jeremy Kezer, Jeremy, Popup Menu, AppleTalk CSMThis Module, Engineering, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Software downloads 2001-07-13