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VIA reveals world's lowest-power x86 processor on world's smallest board: Since nothing gets Toybox readers going quite like processor wars -- I mean, hey, it's the Crusades of computing -- I thought I'd throw this little morsel into the ring. Arriving in the Toybox inbox this morning from Taipei is news that VIA Technologies has announced their...; Tags: Board, X86 Processor, Corporate Governance, Processors, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Intel to start production at new $3 billion plant: Intel to start production at new $3 billion plantGrowth!Az., can use the jobs.RE: Intel to start production at new $3 billion plantstinking Intel still have not admit defeat like Microsoft with European Unionre: GrowthHuh? I live in Chandler, AZ and I can tell you there is no way Intel's...; Tags: Semiconductors, Processors, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce management, Intel Corp., chip, x86 processor; Discussion threads 2007-10-25
Taking It to the Next Level: The AMD Geode LX 800@0.9W Processor - Embedded x86 processor Performance Rating System White Paper: Clock speed is not the only factor that goes into performance, and with this study it is shown that it is logical to rate a processor based on a suite of recognized benchmarks. Memory subsystem, graphics, bus speed, and instructions per clock cycle all play a role in overall performance....; Tags: Performance, AMD Geode, AMD Geode LX, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., X86 Processor, Clock Speed, AMD Geode LX 800@0.9W Processor, Processors, Performance Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Human Resources, Workforce Management; White papers 2005-05-20
IBM shifts software price for dual-core x86 chips: IBM shifts software price for dual-core x86 chipsYes, and affinity mask set run on one CPU;)NTIBM marketing takes aim at own foot, again?Hmmm, so if I buy an IBM based server I pay twice and if I buy an AMD or INtel server I only pay once. Ummm, isn't...; Tags: Blade servers, Processors, Utility computing, Servers, Marketing research, IBM marketing, chip, x86 processor, IBM Corp., blade, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., software, dual-core; Discussion threads 2005-04-21
Characterizing x86 processors for Industry-Standard Servers: AMD Opteron and Intel Xeon: The HP ProLiant server portfolio includes systems using the Intel Xeon family of x86 processors and systems using AMD Opteron x86 processors. To help customers understand the implications of these processor architectures on the system platform, this paper compares and contrasts the Xeon processors with the Opteron processor. It discusses...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., X86 Processor, Intel Xeon, Intel Corp., HP ProLiant Server Portfolio, Processors, Servers, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components; White papers 2004-09-01

IBM hopes portal will build Power community: IBM hopes portal will build Power communitySo long Wintelthe x86 Processor has been mainstream for far too long. POWER has so much room to grow and could easily dethrone the current PC makers if it were to go mainstream. No more having to use Mac to get a...; Tags: Portals, Web technology, x86 processor, Wintel, Microsoft Windows NT, portal, IBM Corp.; Discussion threads 2004-05-14

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Mobius Seattle 2008; First impressions of the HTC Advantage X7510: As I stated in my Mobius Seattle 2008 Day one post eric lin from HTC gave each one of the attendees the new HTC Advantage 7510 device. These may not come to the U.S. due to Qualcomm import issues, but you will be able to pick them up from U.S....; Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Device, Mobius, Key, HTC Advantage 7510, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-05-15
What's wrong at OpenSolaris: The OpenSolaris community just released the first complete "Project Indiana" edition of the OS - and in that process demonstrated why community enthusiasm for the product seems to have weakened recently. It's a great product -everything from ZFS to a new package management system...; Tags: OpenSolaris, Intel X86, Developer Argument, Sun Solaris, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Virtualisation: Architectual Considerations and other Evaluation Criteria: Of the many approaches to x86 systems virtualisation available in the market today, the hypervisor architecture—in which virtual machines are managed by a software layer that is installed on bare metal—has gained the greatest market acceptance. This fact has translated into rapid growth and a large and expanding customer base...; Tags: Hypervisor, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage; White papers 2008-05-15
With the Quickness: HD Moore sets new land speed record with exploitation of Debian/Ubuntu OpenSSL flaw: So, for those who haven't heard, a Debian packager modified the source used for OpenSSL on Debian based systems Debian and the whole of the Ubuntu family to remove the seed used for PRNG Pseudo Random Number Generator used when creating SSL keys.Â Well, HD Moore set a new record...; Tags: OpenSSL, SSH, Debian, Key, Flaw, HD, ID, Ssl/Tls, Operating Systems, Open Source, Security, Software, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-05-14
Aviv Raff drops an 0-day for IE 7.0 and 8.0b on XP: I've been busy all day and just haven't been able to get to it until now, but Aviv Raff is a seriously bad man.Â I follow his blog religiously as he always has some cool stuff going on and a lot of it tends to be thought provoking for other...; Tags: HTML, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Blog, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Aviv Raff, Blogging, Web Browsers, Internet, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-05-14
Dell Inspiron desktop now $300: Dell has cut the price of its budget Inspiron 530 by $140. The $300 configuration includes a 2.0GHz Pentium E2180 dual-core processor, 1GB of memory, a 320GB hard drive, Intel GMA 3100 graphics, and Windows XP. The deal is part of a Dell tax rebate marketing gambit...; Tags: Desktop, Hard Drive, Dell Computer Corp., Memory, Microsoft Windows Vista, Rebate, Graphics, Dell Inspiron, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Notebooks, Processors, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-05-14
Business PCs are going nowhere fast: "Everything that can be invented has been invented." If Charles Duell, in 1888 the Commissioner for the U.S. patent office, actually said that, then he would, of course, have been wrong; but I think the claim may have some applicability to the business PC in 2008....; Tags: PC, Business PC, Unix, Desktops, Hardware, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-05-14
Microsoft's plan to block Linux on laptops: Details of Microsoft's recently announced plan to extend the life of Windows XP for ultra low-cost PCs are trickling out. IDG News got its hands on what it says are Microsoft documents outlining the program for PC manufacturers. Until now, the big question was: What exactly defines...; Tags: Linux, PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Quad-Core Processors Bring Higher Performance and Lower Cost to Mainstream Computing: This in-depth study shows how Intel has created a market-leading processor family built on quad-core technology with a first-to-market advantage. Leading hardware and software vendors have expressed and exhibited full support. Early tests by a significant cross section of end users have proven the value and efficacy of the architecture....; Tags: Performance, Quad-core, Quad-core Processor, Computing, Processors, Server Virtualization, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Servers; White papers 2008-05-13
Enabling Customer Choice: Sun Mainstreams Server VirtualisationEnabling Customer Choice: Sun Mainstreams Server Virtualisation: The rapid spread of software-based server virtualisation on x86 platforms over the past few years is making virtualisation an important solution for hardware resource sharing and server consolidation.As virtualisation is being used more and more to increase utilisation within production workloads, server vendors are responding with platforms, management technologies, and...; Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware, Storage; White papers 2008-05-13
Server Consolidation Using Quad-Core Processors: This resource looks at how Intel IT used the Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 5300 series to consolidate test workloads from eight physical machines into virtual machines VMs running on a single server.The dual-socket server completed the workloads 66 percent faster than the original eight servers based on the Intel Pentium...; Tags: Server Consolidation, Workload, Server, Quad-core Processor, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components; White papers 2008-05-13
Microsoft adding 10,000 new datacenter servers a month: Microsoft adding 10,000 new datacenter servers a monthWell, MS probably did not want anybody to know this. They sure do now wantto appear to be agreeing that cloud computing is the way to go while they try to hold on to the twin cash cows as long as possible. But,...; Tags: Data centers, Servers, Blade servers, Virtualization, Utility computing, new datacenter server, datacenter server, server, data center, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-05-12
Novell to Sun: Here's an offer you can't refuse: Last week, I blogged about the possible future of a unified UNIX GPLv3 operating system "mother distro" comprising the merged source code of the Solaris and Linux kernels (and presumably, the source code of other vendors as well) and related GNU stack with associated tools and applications. ...; Tags: Novell Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., SCO Group Inc., GPLv3, Sun Solaris, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Servers, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-05-12
RIM officially announces the BlackBerry Bold and a $150 million development fund: There have been rumors of a new BlackBerry design, often labeled the BlackBerry 9000 series, and today RIM posted the official announcement of the BlackBerry Bold smartphone that will be coming this Summer to a carrier near you. RIM also announced a US$150 million mobile applications and services development fund...; Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Mobile, RIM BlackBerry, Display, Handhelds, Smart Phones, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-05-12