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Google App Engine: When will Microsoft field a competitor?: On April 7, Google took the wraps off of more than many had expected: Not just a hosted database platform, but an entire hosted Web app platform, known as Google App Engine. Google App Engine, which Google announced at its CampFire One developer event on April...; Tags: Google Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., RDBMS, BigTable, SimpleDB, SSDS, Databases, Web Services, Storage, Application Servers, Enterprise Software, Middleware, Software, Data Management, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-04-07

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Samsung ships 128GB SSDs with cheaper flash memory: Samsung ships 128GB SSDs with cheaper flash memoryI don't want short term memory!I wonder how long such devices can last!; Tags: Memory, SSD, flash memory, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.; Discussion threads 2008-07-15
News to know: Midori; Yahoo; iPhone; VMware: Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: On the road to Midori: RedHawk, MinSafe and Sapphire Next Microsoft enterprise instant messaging/VOIP server: Think 2009 Microsoft to push XP SP3 via Auto Update on July 10 Microsoft to deliver SQL Server 2008 in August...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Open Source, Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., VMware Inc., Phishing, 3G, Cyberthreats, Hardware Upgrade, Spam, Strategy, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-10
Samsung ships 128GB SSDs with cheaper flash memory: Samsung announced today that it has begun manufacturing 64GB and 128GB SSDs based on a less-expensive type of NAND flash known as MLC. The company also said it was still on track to deliver a 256GB version by the end of this year. Samsung has been shipping...; Tags: NAND Flash, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., NAND, Laptop Computer, SSD, Memory, Flash Memory, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-07-09
Review disputes power-savings potential of solid state drives: I've been as guilty as the next person about talking up solid state drives (or SSDs, as they are unfortunately called by the techno-babblists) as a wonderful device for reducing power consumption AND weight in notebooks. And any other system for that matter. But, fact is, I don't have any...; Tags: Benchmarking, Solid State Disk, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-09

GNOME knows why there's no Sun up in the sky: GNOME knows why there's no Sun up in the skyNo questionKDE is my preferred UI, but picture a new user--they'll benefit immediately from GNOME's simpler interface and pure ease of use.GNOME is a well put together GUI.ThanksAnd, that is one of the messages that we need to get out. With...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Sun Microsystems Inc., GNOME; Discussion threads 2008-07-08
What's next for the MacBook Air?: Brook Crothers at CNet's nanotech blog has posted an interesting piece about what upgrade options might be coming for the MacBook Air. Drives Apple dropped the price of the 64GB Solid State Disk SSD option by US$400 on Thursday but Crothers points to higher capacity, 128GB...; Tags: Processor, Disk, MBA, Apple MacBook, Battery, Apple Inc., Solid State Disk, Intel Corp., MLC, Engineering, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-07
Apple drops Solid State Drive price by US$400: Apple dropped the price of the Solid State Drive SSD option in its MacBook Air subnotebook computer on Thursday by US$400. Previously available as a US$999 upcharge, the 64GB SSD option can now be added to the MBA for US$599. You can see the price drop when you...; Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Solid State Disk, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-07
News to know: Searching Silverlight; IE 8; Dell; Google vs. YouTube: Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft: Silverlight content searchable, too Ryan Stewart: Brian Goldfarb talks about Silverlight 2 and Deep Zoom with Michael Cot LineRider releases a Silverlight 2 version Microsoft steps up self-policing of its OSI-approved source licenses ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Security, Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Mobile, YouTube Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Linux, UNIX, Keyboards, Operating Systems, Advertising & Promotion, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-03
Notebook SSDs REDUCE battery life at 50x the cost: Notebook SSDs REDUCE battery life at 50x the costYou make sense... I don't usually like your blogs, but you've stumbled into a real gem here.I personally use a laptop with a traditional drive, and store my user data on a 16G SD card. Best of both worlds apparently: my data...; Tags: Engineering, Notebooks, battery, RPM, Wattage, notebook; Discussion threads 2008-07-02
Notebook SSDs REDUCE battery life at 50x the cost: Tom's Hardware is reporting test results that show that costly notebook flash drives actually use MORE power than hard drives - shrinking battery life by up to an hour. How could this be? The test Testing 4 SSDs against a 7200 RPM 2.5" drive on a...; Tags: Disk, Battery, USB Flash Drive, Tom, Notebooks, Engineering, Flash Memory, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Robin Harris; Blog posts 2008-07-02
Do you need to be a programmer to run a software company?: Do you need to be a programmer to run a software company?It's back to square oneIn fact, the new Internet-based platforms (Google App Engine, Microsofts upcoming platform to complement SSDS) are creating an entirely new platform. This change is as profound as the change in the early 80's. To succeed...; Tags: Development tools, programmer, software, software company; Discussion threads 2008-06-25
How Toshiba's 128GB SSD-equipped PortÃƒÂ©gÃƒÂ© R500 stacks up: How Toshiba's 128GB SSD-equipped PortÃƒÂ©gÃƒÂ© R500 stacks upHow long SSDs last?10 million writes?Long enoughBecause of some clever write strategies, many years. Not something to worry about.; Tags: Notebooks, SSD, Portégé R500, Toshiba Portege, Toshiba Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-06-17
How Toshiba's 128GB SSD-equipped PortÃ©gÃ© R500 stacks up: Toshiba has released what it says is the first laptop with a 128GB SSD. Technically, the 17-inch Alienware Area-51 m9750 can be configured with two 64GB SSDs, but Toshiba gets credit for shipping the first laptop equipped with a 128GB SSD that you'd actually want to carry anywhere. ...; Tags: Hard Drive, Toshiba Portege, Toshiba Corp., Laptop Computer, PortÃ©gÃ© R500, SSD, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-06-17
Laptop wars: Toshiba goes thin with 128GB solid state drive: Laptop wars: Toshiba goes thin with 128GB solid state drive128GB SSD is Good NewsWith SSDs for Laptop capped at 32GB until now, this new 128GB Portege from Toshiba makes for the first serious SSD alternative to latops equiped with traditional HDD. Thanks a lot for the information.RE: Laptop wars: Toshiba...; Tags: Notebooks, Processors, Toshiba Corp., laptop computer, solid state disk, Apple Inc., SSD, Cell; Discussion threads 2008-06-17
Intel & Micron intro 34nm flash chip: Driving fast on the cost curve. Flash prices need to drop about 50% a year to keep volumes growing. Putting more flash on a wafer helps do that. The new process produces 1.6 TB of NAND flash on a 300 mm (12 inch) wafer. ...; Tags: Micron Technology Inc., Storage, USB Flash Drive, Intel Corp., Chip, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking, Robin Harris; Blog posts 2008-05-28
Via has designs on mini-notebooks: In an effort to capitalize on the surprising growth in mini-notebooks, Via Technologies has released a new reference design based on its C7-M processor and chipset. With all the attention paid to the Intel-AMD rivalry, you may have forgotten about Via, the other company that designs x86...; Tags: Mini-notebook, VIA Technologies Inc., Chipsets, Notebooks, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-05-28
Can a 256GB SSD save the MacBook Air?: When it comes to the MacBook Air I'm a lover and a hater. I waited forever for a real Apple subnotebook, then after getting one I find myself traveling less and craving more horsepower than the diminutive MacBook Air can deliver. But I digress. ...; Tags: Reason, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Apple MacBook, Solid State Disk, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-05-27
Solid State Drives: Samsung may accelerate adoption just in time for Xmas: Will you have a notebook with a solid state drive on your holiday wish list? Samsung Electronics on Monday unveiled a 2.5-inch, 256 GB solid state drive SSD that's the thinnest with a SATA II interface. In English, Samsung just made flash-based drives a lot more appealing. ...; Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Solid State Disk, JIT, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-26
Intel to use Centrino 2 ('Montevina') to push solid-state drives: Intel to use Centrino 2 ('Montevina') to push solid-state drivesYou're assuming all SSD's are created equalCost is an issue for sure but come on, price per gigabyte is your metric versus rotating media? Parity or even close to parity will never happen in your life time. SSD's above 32GB...; Tags: Performance management, Intel Corp., Intel Centrino, SSD; Discussion threads 2008-05-23