Hyosung Withdraws Bid for South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor; Shares Surge Nov 12, 2009
The price of the benchmark dynamic random access memory chip, which temporarily holds data and helps computer processors run multiple programs simultaneously, has almost quadrupled this year after falling 62 percent in 2008, according to , operator of Asias biggest spot market for semiconductors. Hynixs creditors agreed earlier this year to provide 1. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Poker Pros Ante Up for Online Gambling Nov 10, 2009
The federal government recently froze more than $30 million in the accounts of payment processors that handle the winnings of thousands of online poker players. The Poker Players Alliance is trying to get that money returned. (CBS News -- US)
* Wistron expected to lose momentum in fourth quarter Nov 9, 2009
The processors are designed to work at lower voltages and use less power. In addition, as such processors require less cooling, CULV notebooks are lighter and thinner. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Report: Stream Processors to shut down Nov 8, 2009
Report: Chip startup Stream Processors to shut down - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal ... Report: Chip startup Stream Processors to shut down ... Venturebeat said a former CEO, Chip Stearns, is forming a company to acquire the assets of Stream Processors. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Japanese technology: Invisible but indispensable Nov 6, 2009
And chips designed by ARM, a British firm, dominate the market for application processors, which run software on smart-phones. Germany s Mittelstand, the closest Western equivalent of the chuken kigyo, also boasts many smallish world-beaters. (The Economist)
Tech Products We Should Have Had By Now Nov 6, 2009
Those of us with fond memories of the Psion Series 5 and HP Jornada 720 had our hopes raised at June's Computex, where half of Taiwan seemed to be buzzing about smaller, less expensive alternatives to today's already compact $300 to $400 netbook PCs -- mini machines with ARM or Nvidia Tegra instead of Intel's Atom processors, built around Linux or Moblin or Android instead of Windows XP, promising eight or ten instead of four or five hours of battery life, and destined to sell for $200 or less... (HardwareCentral)
Analyst Says nVidia's Looking to Enter x86 Market Nov 6, 2009
The Transmeta processors were designed for low-power but never took off in earnest. In retrospect, the company may have gotten more attention because it had employed Linux creator Linus Torvalds than for its impact on the market. (HardwareCentral)
Stock questions? Ask Matt Nov 6, 2009
s push into entertainment devices, under the Viiv brand, weakened is dominance with computer processors and opened a window for. Meanwhile, Microsoft lost its focus on operating systems and produced the maligned Windows Vista, opening a window for. (USA Today -- Money)
New PCs shed pounds and CD drives Nov 4, 2009
It might sound impressive when a PC sales pitch mentions multicore processors, state-of-the-art graphics chips, 4 or 6 or 8 gigabytes of memory and hard drives with a terabyte - 1,000 gigabytes - of storage ... While the microprocessors that act as the brains inside netbooks are less powerful than even those found in inexpensive full-sized laptops, they are sufficient for most Web browsing, e-mailing and word processing. (AZCentral -- Business)
Lenovo Brings All-in-One Convenience to SMB Desktop Nov 3, 2009
As for other components, the ThinkCentre offers a choice of Intel Celeron and processors, DirectX 10 graphics supports, up to a 500GB hard drive, a DVD drive, six USB ports, optional built-in Wi-Fi wireless connectivity and an optional Webcam. ThinkCentre A70z models will begin shipping in late November, with prices starting at $499. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Is Apple Locking Out Atom Netbooks? Nov 3, 2009
The current Mac lineup runs on other processors made by Intel. But Apple thus far has steered clear from offering a netbook of its own: "We don't do cheap," CEO Steve Jobs has quipped, in a jab at what he and other execs have said are the necessary design and usability tradeoffs required for tiny portable PCs like netbooks. (HardwareCentral)
PCs shed pounds, CD drives, gain touch screens Nov 2, 2009
Good enough is plentyIt might sound impressive when a PC sales pitch mentions multicore processors, state-of-the-art graphics chips, 4 or 6 or 8 gigabytes of memory and hard drives with a terabyte 1,000 gigabytes of storage ... While the microprocessors that act as the brains inside netbooks are less powerful than even those found in inexpensive full-sized laptops, they are sufficient for most Web browsing, e-mailing and word processing. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Next big thing on Web Grid Nov 1, 2009
Using cloud computing, the grid will combine the computing resources of more than 100,000 processors from more than 170 sites in 34 countries and will be accessible to thousands of physicists globally. The scientists claim it will change the way the information superhighway works. (India Times, India)
Windows 7 and netbooks: A bad mix Oct 31, 2009
Almost all of them have Intel Atom processors. And all of the netbooks that we brought into the lab for the review ran Windows XP. Given that Windows 7 is supposedly designed with these stripped-down machines in mind, it made sense that we might see some performance gains on those systems. (FCW.com)
* In the modern world, connections are everything Oct 31, 2009
As Moores Law X a doubling in size for the same price X has applied to processors, RAM and even disk storage, laptops have become not just an interesting option for a second computer, but the primary machine for a lot of people. Apple didnt quite manage to make 2003 the year in which sales of laptops exceeded those of desktop; it was July 2005 before that happened, and April 2006 before it began to happen consistently. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
'Roadrunner' supercomputer verifying U.S. nuke reliability Oct 30, 2009
Each Roadrunner module houses two AMD dual-core Opteron processors and four PowerXCells. The system consumes about 4 megawatts of power. (EETimes)
40 years of Unix Oct 30, 2009
Given such permanent change, anything that survives for more than one generation of processors deserves a nod. Think then what the Unix operating system deserves because in August 2009, it celebrates its 40th anniversary. (BBC News -- Technology)
Roadrunner Supercomputer Simulates Nanoscale Material Failure Oct 30, 2009
"Bigger supercomputers have made it possible to perform simulations on larger and larger systems, but they have not helped much with reaching longer times -- the best we can do is still about a millionth of a second. However, with the parallel-replica algorithm, we can utilize the large number of processors to 'parallelize' time," said Voter. "Roadrunner is ideally suited to this algorithm, so now we can do simulations thousands of times longer than this.". (Science Daily)
Seek Rare But Powerful Ascending Base Oct 30, 2009
Intel (INTC), the longtime dominant overall chipmaker by virtue of its stranglehold on computer processors, is making yet another run at the market for chips that run cell phones and other. 10/23/2009 07:37 PM ET. (Investors Business Daily)
Celebrating 40 years of the net Oct 30, 2009
The Interface Message Processors (IMPs) helped to shuttle data around the Arpanet. Bob Taylor, head of Arpa's Information Processing Techniques Office, wanted Arpanet built to end the crazy situation of every institution he funded demanding ever more computer power and duplicating research on those machines. (BBC News -- Technology)
Do we really need so much stuff? Oct 29, 2009
I pictured myself floating in a sea of beat-up coffee tables, lamps and food processors. I spent one dark evening imagining the giant hunk of plastic that is my sons Exersaucer a gift from grandma sitting for decades in an overflowing landfill (I gave that Exersaucer to a friend who recently had a baby and felt instantly better). (MSNBC -- Environment)
Augmented Reality Apps Envision Big Bucks Oct 29, 2009
A new mass market just opened up for AR thanks to today's smartphones that come equipped with video cameras, fast processors, GPS, compasses and accelerometers -- all the tools needed to make AR work on a mobile device. "Existing technology suppliers will have to adapt, as rapid growth will transform the augmented reality ecosystem. Today's customized, direct business-to-business AR supply chain will continue to see incremental growth in military, automotive and entertainment applications, but... (Datamation)
World's Fastest Supercomputer Models Origins Of The Unseen Universe Oct 28, 2009
27, 2009) Understanding dark energy is the number one issue in explaining the universe, according to Salman Habib, of the Laboratory's Nuclear and Particle Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology group. "Because the universe is expanding and at the same time accelerating, either there is a huge gap in our understanding of physics, or there is a strange new form of matter that dominates the universe -- 'dark energy' -- making up about 70 percent of it," said Habib. (Science Daily)
Tilera announces plan for 100-core processors Oct 27, 2009
Patterson will describe the issues and present a new method for benchmarking many-core processors in a keynote Wednesday (Oct. 28) at the sponsored by EE Times. (EETimes)
Apple roundup: Macbook, iMac and Magic Mouse Oct 27, 2009
The big Mac is the first iMac to run on processors designed for desktop PCs rather than notebooks. Until now, iMacs have relied on powerplants built for notebooks, which suited the all-in-one's compact design. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Science At The Petascale: Roadrunner Results Unveiled Oct 27, 2009
Each compute node in this cluster consists of two AMD Opteron dual-core processors plus four PowerXCell 8i processors used as computational accelerators. The accelerators used in Roadrunner are a special IBM-developed variant of the Cell processor used in the Sony PlayStation 3. (Science Daily)
Scientists use world's fastest supercomputer to model origins of the unseen universe Oct 27, 2009
" Shortly after that it was named the world's fastest supercomputer by the TOP500 organization at the June 2008 International Supercomputing Conference in Dresden Germany. The Roadrunner supercomputer, developed by IBM in partnership with the Laboratory and the National Nuclear Security Administration, will be used to perform advanced physics and predictive simulations in a classified mode to assure the safety, security, and reliability of the U.S. nuclear deterrent. The system will be used by... (EurekAlert!)
* Win 7 launch may boost local manufacturers Oct 26, 2009
On Sept. 14, Shen said the company aimed to ship as many as 1 million notebooks powered by Intels ultra-low voltage (ULV) processors by the end of the year, bringing its total laptop shipments to between 11 million and 13 million units this year. Asustek is likely to ship at least between 14. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Computer DRAM Vendors See Upturn Oct 24, 2009
Intel's Nehalem generation of processors, both desktop and server, use DDR3. AMD supports both, but DDR3 is preferred. (Datamation)
Truck maker Volvo posts 3Q loss as sales fall Oct 23, 2009
AMD sells about 20 percent of the world's computer microprocessors, which are the brains inside PCs. Although AMD was hurt by weak consumer and business spending on computers in the first half of the year, the chipmaker said shipments rose from the previous quarter thanks to strong demand for processors used in laptop computers. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
DTS to Report Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results Oct 23, 2009
DTS decoders are in virtually every major brand of multi-channel surround processors, and there are hundreds of millions of DTS-licensed consumer electronics products available worldwide. A pioneer in multi-channel audio, DTS technology is in home theatre, car audio, PC and game console products, as well as DVD-Video, Blu-ray Disc and surround music software. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Computing Your Computer Needs Oct 23, 2009
Notebooks, she explained, have a screen larger than 11 inches, and use the latest processors, bigger hard drives and shorter battery life ... Fast processors for multitasking. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Windows 7 May Bring The Fun Back To PCs Oct 22, 2009
Now any computer is good enough to surf the Web and do most daily tasks, because nearly all have fast processors and massive hard drives. So instead of racing to provide the most gigahertz or gigabytes, PC makers are zeroing in on aesthetics. (Click2Houston, TX)
Mobile application strategy: Rich mobile platforms vs. ... Oct 22, 2009
But keep this in mind: In the olden days, we shared computers because processors and storage were expensive. The data itself was fairly cheap and mundane. (SearchMobileComputing.com)
Windows 7 upgrade may be chore for some Oct 22, 2009
That also means reinstalling all the programs you use every day, from word processors to World of Warcraft. None of the necessary steps is especially difficult; indeed, Microsoft provides very good tools to ease the pain. (Boston Globe)
Microsoft unleashes new Windows Oct 21, 2009
Windows 7 has greater support for multi-touch interfaces, handwriting recognition and improvements to its ability to work with multi-core processors. Changes have also been made to the familiar taskbar that most users have at the bottom of the screen. (BBC News -- Americas)
8 Hidden Gems in Windows 7 Oct 21, 2009
64-bit computing Microsoft sold a separate version of Vista for computers that used 64-bit processors, meaning they can access massive amounts of memory and perform certain calcuations substantially faster ... The latest laptop and desktops now ship with 64-bit processors, however. (Fox News)
Apple gatecrashes Windows 7's coming out party Oct 21, 2009
They also have faster processors and better graphics. Australian prices start from $1599 - a price point that is $400 below that of the older model. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Roboni-i Launches at Retail, Marking the Rise of Robotic Gaming Oct 21, 2009
The state-of-the-art robot features 16 sensors and four processors, RF (ZigBee) remote control and peer-to-peer protocol allowing for competitive gameplay with real-world robots. It also comes packaged with game accessories and six action games enabling players to lay out a playing field and use the gaming controller to select a game as they enter a new dimension of interactive, real-world robotic gameplay. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Apple Updates iMac Desktop Line Oct 21, 2009
They also have speedier processors and better graphics. The least expensive model costs $1,199, the same as the past generation, but the top-of-the-line iMac is now $200 cheaper, at $1,999. (KWTX.com, TX)
Apple updates iMac, wireless mouse Oct 21, 2009
The updated iMacs have bigger screens and speedier processors ... They also have speedier processors and better graphics. (Boston Globe)
Microsoft brings in the new Oct 20, 2009
You'll find new systems have been designed for Windows 7 and Windows 7 in turn has been optimised to run on the latest dual-core and quad-core processors such as Intel's Core i5. 5 WINDOWS 7 IS AN EASY UPGRADE FROM VISTA BUT NOT XP. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Windows rising Oct 19, 2009
Despite the downturn, IT investment is growing three times faster than most economies, reports tech industry analyst IDC. Even among consumers there are still pockets of growth, especially small netbooks with their low-power processors, which cannot run Vista but deliver zippy performance under Windows 7. The launch of the new operating system will produce "a tangible Windows 7 bounce", says Richard Huddy of chipmaker AMD.. (BBC News -- Americas)
Clash of the clouds Oct 19, 2009
Now a combination of ever cheaper and more powerful processors, and ever faster and more ubiquitous networks, is pushing power back to the centre in some respects, and even further away in others. The cloud s data centres are, in effect, outsize public mainframes. (The Economist)
Do Computers Have a Speed Limit? Oct 18, 2009
If processors continue to accelerate as they have in the past, we'll hit the wall of faster processing in less than a century ... Using their equation, Levitin and Toffoli calculated that, for every unit of energy, a perfect quantum computer spits out ten quadrillion more operations each second than today's fastest processors. (ABC News)
New Software Could Smooth Supercomputing Speed Bumps Oct 17, 2009
Researchers turn to the Open Computing Language as a way to get graphics and general-purpose computer processors on the same page for more powerful number crunching ... Even though the lion's share of GPUs are made by Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and Corp., the differences between the two companies' processors mean that programmers have had to write software to meet the requirements of the particular GPU used by their computers. (Scientific American)
Researchers Tout "Wimpy Nodes" for Net Oct 17, 2009
Low-End Processors, Flash Memory May Provide More Efficient Computing Option Than Larger Servers, Researchers Say ... Mainstream servers are growing increasingly brawny with multicore processors and tremendous memory capacity, but researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Intel Labs Pittsburgh think 98-pound weaklings of the computing world might be better suited for many of the jobs on the Internet today ... In short, the researchers believe some work can be managed with lower expense and... (CBS News -- Sci/Tech)
Taxpayers to get $2M in interest Oct 16, 2009
Graham cut two of the three shifts of part-time processors hired during tax season ... The money the agency lost to hire part-time processors is unlikely to return. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Nokia reshuffles executive team after poor 3Q Oct 16, 2009
AMD sells about 20 percent of the world's computer microprocessors, which are the brains inside PCs. Although AMD was hurt by weak consumer and business spending on computers in the first half of the year, the chipmaker said shipments rose from the previous quarter thanks to strong demand for processors used in laptop computers ... AMD sells about 20 percent of the world's computer microprocessors, which are the brains inside PCs. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Carnegie Mellon researchers save electricity with low-power processors and flash memory Oct 15, 2009
PITTSBURGHResearchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Intel Labs Pittsburgh (ILP) have combined low-power, embedded processors typically used in netbooks with flash memory to create a server architecture that is fast, but far more energy efficient for data-intensive applications than the systems now used by major Internet services ... Though low-power processors aren't the fastest available, the FAWN architecture can use them efficiently by balancing their performance with input/output... (EurekAlert!)
Musicians Institute: Want to Learn More about the Latest in Keyboard and Synth Technology? Come Check out the 2009 Roland Keys 'n Beats Summit at MI October 24 from 2-9 P.M. Oct 15, 2009
Roland Corporation is a leading manufacturer and distributor of electronic musical instruments, including keyboards and synthesizers, guitar products, electronic percussion, digital recording equipment, amplifiers, audio processors, and multimedia products. With over 35 years of musical instrument development, Roland sets the standard in music technology for the world to follow. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Dell sees gradual move to new mobile platforms Oct 15, 2009
Dell expressed optimism the combination of the new Intel Nehalem processors and Windows software will drive growth in PCs. "The average client device in business is running Windows XP, but that's an eight-year old operating system," Dell said. (EETimes)
Iran not too fussy to trade with US Oct 14, 2009
Supports the Intel Core i7 and Intel Core i5 Processors in the LGA1156. . (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Elpida Says It May Raise Rexchip Stake to More Than 70% by End of Year Oct 14, 2009
of benchmark dynamic random access memory, which temporarily holds data and helps computer processors run multiple programs simultaneously, more than tripled this year, according to Dramexchange Technology Inc., operator of Asias biggest spot market for semiconductors. The price slumped 62 percent in 2008. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Investigating Nanopillars: Silicon Brittle? Not This Kind! Oct 14, 2009
It also serves as the basic building material for electronic components (like computer processors) and in many sensors and micromechanical systems, such as the cantilever arm in a scanning force microscope ... (May 28, 2007) Silicon is the most important material for electronic chips and processors ... (July 24, 2009) Scientists have found a method of attaching molecules to semiconducting silicon that may help manufacturers reach beyond the current limits of Moore's Law as they make... (Science Daily)
Obama Regulators Step Up Enforcement Oct 14, 2009
The injuries affect laborers from computer keyboard operators to poultry processors and cause about 60 percent of workplace injuries, according to OSHA studies. The business community has long argued that ergonomics standards are not based on sound science and will require the costly redesign of millions of workplaces. (CBS News -- US)
Intel Results May Bode Well for Recovery Oct 14, 2009
Intel also reported surprisingly strong corporate demand for servers using its new Nehalem processors, and said business improved in all geographies. "They blew out everything," says Leslie Fiering, vice-president of Gartner Research (). (BusinessWeek)
Physicists Find Nature's Limit to Faster PCs Oct 13, 2009
If processors continue to accelerate as they have in the past, we'll hit the wall of faster processing in less than a century ... Using their equation, Levitin and Toffoli calculated that, for every unit of energy, a perfect quantum computer spits out ten quadrillion more operations each second than today's fastest processors ... As computer components are packed tighter and tighter together, companies are finding that the newer processors are getting hotter sooner than they are getting faster. (Fox News)
8 ways the American information worker remains a Luddite Oct 13, 2009
Only 9% would be happy to switch their word processors, while only 10% of Outlook users would be happy to have their e-mail switched. Telecommuting remains tiny. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Energy crisis postponed, new gas rescues world... Oct 13, 2009
The important bit is our own exploration companies and refiners and processors are not eligible for these forms of subsidies, "backdoor" or otherwise. They pay the full freight, and then some. (The Drudge Report)
ARM success could trigger takeover bid, says analyst Oct 13, 2009
"First, we believe ARM processors will match Intel's performance while beating them on power consumption and possibly cost. Second, we expect PC manufacturers to switch from Intel/Microsoft OS-based platforms to ARM/Chrome OS-based platforms beginning in 2H10 to reduce their dependence on Intel and improve margins," said Scemama in a note to clients. As that momentum gathers pace Scemama believes Micrsoft will be forced to declare its support for high-level Windows operating systems running on... (EETimes)
nVidia's Chipset Business Headed for Chop Oct 10, 2009
Losing that kind of revenue would hurt any company, least of all one under siege like nVidia, which is feeling heat from AMD in its main business, graphics processors. But that's exactly what it looks like will happen. (HardwareCentral)
Elpida Says Its Taiwan Memory-Chip Venture Turned Profitable Last Quarter Oct 9, 2009
of benchmark dynamic random access memory, which temporarily holds data and helps computer processors run multiple programs simultaneously, rose 86 percent in the quarter, according to Dramexchange Technology Inc., operator of Asias biggest spot market for semiconductors. The prices slumped 62 percent in 2008. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Kraken becomes first academic machine to achieve petaflop Oct 9, 2009
6-GHz AMD Istanbul processors with nearly 100,000 compute cores. In addition, an upgrade to 129 terabytes of memory (the equivalent of more than 13 thousand movies on DVD) effectively doubles the size of Kraken for researchers running some of the world's most sophisticated 3-D scientific computing applications. (EurekAlert!)
Dell to close N.C. plant, lay off 905 Oct 8, 2009
Dell offers a range of servers, desktops, and notebooks that have AMD processors. Advanced Micro Devices, based in Sunnyvale, Calif. (Albany Business Review, NY)
