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Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Aug/Sep 08: OK, it's time once again for The Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Aug/Sep 08. Here I've put together a list of the best high-end and mid-range components currently available, with some decent budget parts listed too, along with a few honorable mentions. So if you're thinking of buying, building...; Tags: ASUS, Card, Video Card, Performance, Board, Motherboard, Price, CPU, List, RAM, Graphics, Intel Corp., Radeon, LGA775, Q9300, DDR3, XFX GeForce GTX 280, PSU, Western Digital Raptor/RaptorX, Galaxy EGX1000EWL, Corporate Governance, Video Cards, Processors, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Hardware, Components, Semiconductors, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-07-25
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
MSI to build LG's X110 netbook?: MSI has been pretty successful grabbing headlines with their Wind -- and it seems they've impressed LG, too. Today's DigiTimes is reporting that LG is hoping to solicit MSI's services in order to build its own X110 netbook. The mini laptop is said to boast an 8.9-inch...; Tags: LG Electronics Inc., MSI, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Memory, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-07-23
First paper-based transistors: Portuguese researchers have created the first paper-based transistors. To be more precise, they've made the first field effect transistors FET with a paper interstrate layer. According to the research team, these new transistors offer the same level of performance as 'state-of-the-art oxide based thin film transistors TFTs produced on glass...; Tags: Team, Transistor, TFT, Semiconductors, Hardware, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 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

Intel cuts Core 2 and Xeon prices: Intel keeps piling the pressure on AMD with yet another round of price cuts. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Tags: Dual-core, Quad-core, Intel Xeon, Intel Corp., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-07-21
Liquid metal-cooled CPU outperforms air- and water-cooled systems?: UK-based Bios Magazine is reporting that the world's first commercially available liquid-metal based CPU cooler is about to ship -- and that Danish company Danamics says that its LM-10 outperforms standard air-cooled heatsinks and most watercooled systems with a power draw of just 1W: The liquid metal is a...; Tags: Metal, CPU, Liquid Metal-cooled CPU, Liquid Metal, BIOS, Processors, Hardware, Components, Semiconductors, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-07-21
AMD on road to recovery, says research firm: Technology Business Research says Opteron and Puma are boosting AMD's chip business, but the company could be hurt by the economic downturn. While AMD's processor business is showing strength, the company is still in a worse position than Intel to face a dip in demand for the rest of...; Tags: Recovery, Technology Business Research, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, AMD, Opteron, processors, servers, PCs, Victoria Ho, ZDNet Asia; News items 2008-07-21
AuraCube (exe): AuraCube is a program that allows users to have animated wallpaper on their Windows XP desktop. It supports 3D graphics as animated wallpaper, dynamically generated content as animated wallpaper, and more. The default setup includes two animated wallpapers, there are a beautiful girl with a rainbow and the planet Mars....; Tags: Wallpaper, ImoxSoft, AuraCube, Default Setup, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Processors, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Components; Software downloads 2008-07-21
A super-resolution x-ray microscope: Swiss researchers have developed a very-high-resolution x-ray microscope. Their approach combines two well-known microscopy techniques, coherent diffractive imaging CDI and scanning transmission x-ray microscopy STXM. As a result, the new system offers both the high penetration power of x-rays and high spatial resolution. This method will allow other scientists to...; Tags: Method, Microscope, Researcher, Imaging, Image, Scanning Transmission X-ray Microscopy, X-ray, EPFL, Document Management, Semiconductors, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Hardware, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-07-18
USB Digital Media Data Recovery (exe): Download Portable mp4 player songs recovery to undelete Mp3 photo songs, images, music, and digital snaps from thumb drive, pen drive, external hard disk, removable drive, compact flash memory card, multimedia card, memory stick, smart media, SD card or equivalent removable media. MP4 audio player files rescue software can restore...; Tags: Multimedia, Photograph, USB, Drive Recovery Software, Flash Memory, Memory, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components; Software downloads 2008-07-18
AMD CEO Ruiz out; Can Meyer turn it around?: Updated: AMD CEO Hector Ruiz has stepped down and the chipmaker has named chief operating officer Dirk Meyer as its new leader. The news comes amid the latest financial miss for AMD--a second quarter loss that missed estimates by a wide margin. Meyer's job: Restore credibility. According...; Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Meyer, Product Momentum, Asset Management, Research & Development, Processors, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-17
My Favorite Cheney, now on radio: The revolution here is that devices other than pacemakers can use Zarlink chips, and thus deliver daily reports on their actions, rather than the quarterly reports patients must now rely upon. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: Patient, Radio, Chip, Zarlink, Advertising & Promotion, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Marketing, Hardware, Networking, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-07-17
EU files new charges against Intel: European Union antitrust regulators say Intel paid retailers to not sell PCs using chips made by rival Advanced Micro Devices. BRUSSELS--European Union antitrust regulators made new accusations against chipmaker Intel on Thursday, saying it paid retailers to not sell PCs using chips made by rival Advanced Micro Devices. ...; Tags: Commission, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., European Union, Sales Force Management, Semiconductors, Sales, Hardware, Components, Reuters, Intel, antitrust, European Commission, AMD, processors; News items 2008-07-17
HP unveils Centrino 2 business tablet PC: The good people over at AVING USA have images of HP's new business tablet PC in the Korean market, the 'Compaq 2730p,' packed with Intel Centrino 2 power. According to pictures, the machine is loaded with a 12.1-inch WXGA LCD screen, Intel Core 2 Duo L9400 (1.86GHz)...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Centrino, PC, Tablet PC, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Corp., Tablets, Notebooks, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-07-17
Early look at AMD's Socket G34: DailyTech gives us a glimpse at AMD's upcoming Socket G34. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-07-17
MKN PerformanceMonitor (exe): MKN PerformanceMonitor shows detailed information about system, I/O, and processor performance. It creates performance graphs for each installed processor, and the system I/O history. MKN PerformanceMonitor shows information about each processor core in the system, including the CPU usage, the KERNEL mode time, hardware processor usage, and the processor's current...; Tags: I/O, CPU, MKN Software, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components; Software downloads 2008-07-17
Sony's Centrino 2 laptop lineup: Details of Sony's new laptops have been trickling out for several weeks, but Sony held off on an official announcement to coincide with Intel's Centrino 2 launch this week. Sony introduced four new VAIO lines ranging from the 3-pound Z-series ultraportable with a 13.1-inch display to the...; Tags: Sony Corp., IBM zSeries, Hard Drive, Sony Vaio, Intel Centrino, Memory, Microsoft Windows Vista, Intel Core 2 Duo, Series, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Graphics, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., SP1, SR Series, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Processors, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-07-16
Intel faces new antitrust charges in Europe: report: European regulators are preparing to file new antitrust charges against Intel, expanding a probe into the chipmaker's marketing and sales practices, according to a report. European regulators are preparing to file new antitrust charges against Intel, expanding a probe into the chipmaker's marketing and sales practices, The Wall Street...; Tags: Intel Corp., Corporate Law, Semiconductors, Security, Business Operations, Hardware, Reuters, Intel, antitrust, European Commission, AMD, processors; News items 2008-07-16
Transitive's magic - Solaris/SPARC Apps and Hyper-V: In the past, I posted about one of the important requirements of the next generation datacenter NGDC, the ability to consolidate diverse applications on a unified hardware platform. Both IBM (see What would a next generation datacenter look like?) and HP see HP and the next generation data center and...; Tags: Application, Sun Sparc, Transitive QuickTransit, Sun Solaris, Data Centers, UNIX, Operating Systems, Processors, Servers, Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Semiconductors, Components, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-07-16