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Small Intel Deal Points to Bigger Chip Trend Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:50PMAcquisitions that are announced without financial terms tend to be dismissed as too small to care about. But sometimes they hint at broader trends, and Intel's latest purchase is a case in point.
Intel Gets Its Data Center On Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:48PMBy Stacey Higginbotham, GigaOM Surely but slowly, Intel is coming to the realization that cloud, not PC, is where computing's future lies. And perhaps there is no better testament to this move than the most recent acquisition of an Ethernet silicon company. As data centers become increasingly important hubs of computing, companies from an earlier era -- from Verizon to Intel -- are making bold ...
Huge leap in profits predicted for Apple Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:11AMThe site says record buying of the iPad and Mac hardware made up for weaker demand for the aging iPhone 4.
District of Columbia Selects PURVIS Systems for Fire Station Alerting System Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:05AMPURVIS Fire Station Alerting System to provide effective, reliable and secure communications to assist in efficiently mobilizing fire and EMS personnel for faster incident response. [PR.com]
Tiny Wi-Fi device server ships with Linux SDK Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:09AMLantronix is now shipping a wireless device server module with a Timesys LinuxLink software development kit (SDK). The PremierWave EN includes a 400MHz Atmel ARM9 processor, an Ethernet port, and a dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n modem, and ships with Linux-based Lantronix firmware -- offering secure tunneling, configuration, diagnostics, LAN bridging, and remote access applications.
The Unix revolution—thank you, Uncle Sam? Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:07AMThis November, the Unix community has another notable anniversary to celebrate: the 40th birthday of the first edition of Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie's Unix Programmers Manual , released in November 1971. Producing the document was no easy task, because at that point the Unix operating system grew by the week; budding aficionados added new commands and features to the system on a regular ...
How to go 3D on your PC Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:40AMTaking gaming to the third dimension
'Low-power' server packs 384 dual-core Atoms Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:39PMSeaMicro says it has packed more Intel Atom processors into a new device it claims is the most power-efficient x86 server on the market.
Facebook and the Epiphanator: An End to Endings? Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:46PMI do not enjoy Facebook — I find it cloying and impossible — but I am there every day. Last year I watched a friend struggle through breast cancer treatment in front of hundreds of friends. She broadcast her news with caution, training her crowd in how to react: no drama, please; good vibes; videos with puppies or kittens welcomed. I watched two men grieve for lost children — one man I've only ...
Samsung cranks up LED lighting patent battle Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:57PMSamsung LED has asked the U.S. International Trade Commission to bar imports of LED lighting products from German rival Osram.
Security Think Tank: What are the major security issues surrounding virtualisation? Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:18AMVirtualisation and security: In what ways is virtualisation helping and hindering enterprise security? What are the security opportunities of virtualisation that should not be missed and what are the security pitfalls that are best avoided?
Choosing the Right Local/Cloud Hybrid Backup For SMBs Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:05PMEvery good company does backups. (But not all -- see Are Your Files Backed Up? March 31 is World Backup Day .) This is where online backup comes in handy. Sponsor Online backup to an off-site service has a lot to recommend it. You don't have to buy, provision or manage hardware. You only pay for the capacity you use. And if something happens to your computer or premises, you can still get to ...
AFCEA Signs MOU with U.S. Coast Guard Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:06AMContact: Tobey Jackson, AFCEA , +1-703-631-6189, tjackson@afcea.org
Research and Markets: Research Report on Global and Chinese Tablet Computer Markets, 2011-2012 Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:08AMDUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/dd2dbd/research_report_on) has announced the addition of the "Research Report on Global and Chinese Tablet Computer Markets, 2011-2012" report to their offering. In 2010, Apple's iPad tablet computers aroused great attention in international IT market as well as Chinese tablet ...
Here's Why the Bulls Could be Wrong About Dell Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:33AMMichael Dell is surely heaving a sigh of relief. His efforts to revamp his namesake computer company had received little respect on Wall Street, but since last Labor Day, analysts are finally
Top 5 Spotify Home Systems: From Apple to Zeppelin Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:57PMYou can now play over 15 million Spotify songs on your computer for free in this country — partially because Spotify counts on the fact that if you get addicted to listening to music and building playlists on the service, you’ll want to play those playlists and listen to that music on other devices: your smartphone and your home stereo.
Apple and the 80-Cent iPhone Problem Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:50PMI am a father. But I’m not just a dad, I’m a geeky dad. I love technology, and have loved her for a long time. And, if all you dads out there are anything like me, you want the best technology. To me, the best technology is the optimum fusion of function and form.
Top 5 Spotify Home Systems: From Apple to Zeppelin [Spotify] Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:17PM# spotify Spotify has finally reached the shores of the New World. If you're one of the lucky few with an account or an invite, these are the best devices to listen to it with. More »
Rare Earth Elements Becoming Hot Commodity Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:04PMChina, which has disproportionate share of world's supply of these valuable minerals, is now restricting their export
Amazon To Offer iPad Competitor Later This Year Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:20AMThe Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that online retail giant Amazon.com will launch a tablet computer this year expected to compete directly with Apple’s iPad. The Kindle-maker is looking to extend its position as the world’s largest Internet retailer by expanding its mobile offerings and selling more digital goods, according to analysts and investors. The launch of a tablet with a 9-inch ...
Inspiring Software Aims to Help Individuals, Save Lives and Change the World Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:05AMThe Software Design competition is the premier category for student teams at the Imagine Cup. Leveraging a plethora of technology including Microsoft’s programming stacks, custom hardware, and in some cases ingenious hacks of off-the-shelf components, these teams focus on some lofty goals. Instead of aiming their sights at some new business tool, social media platform, or [...]
Not sure when to buy that new CPU or digital camera? Let Microsoft help you Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:14AMA new search tool from Microsoft Research analyses the pricing trends of consumer electronics and tells you when to make your purchase.
OCZ Technology Introduces Next Generation RevoDrive PCI-Express Solid State Drives With up to 230,000 IOPS Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:50AMSAN JOSE, Calif. -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. , a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives for computing devices and systems, today launched the RevoDrive 3 and RevoDrive 3 X2 lineup of SSDs.
Geek Bucket List #79 — Build Your Own Arcade Cabinet With Project Arcade Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:20AMQuite a few years back I was shopping at Costco. As I was walking down a normal aisle, I stopped in my tracks — I swore I’d heard the sounds of an arcade game. I couldn’t place the name, but I knew a 25-cent game when I heard one, and I picked up the pace [...]
A Quick Little Primer on JMF 2.0 Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:24PMLet's get a little superficial here. I mean, databases teeming with knowledge, tables full of figures, and frames full of text are all well and good. These things may even be the soul of the information age.
Our tech toys are hacker tools Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 8:41PMSomewhere, intelligent consumer technology is being loaded with rootkits and hacker back doors and more. Do you trust your technology? How do you know if it's safe or compromised? read more
VMware Launches vSphere 5 Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:28PMCloud Infrastructure Suite debuts with new automation and security capabilities that helps deal with both noisy and nosey neighbors.
Cloud Computing ETF: The SKYY's the Limit Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:08AMTake a look at what this ETF exposes you to.
Does Apple Have A Case Against HTC? Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 10:48AMby Evette Brown Apple and HTC are two of the largest innovative and creative corporations specializing in developing new cell phone and computer technology. Both companies are extremely profitable and popular, with HTC being regarded as the third-biggest mobile phone creator and Apple dominating the MP3 and computer markets. So, what’s the beef? According to [...]
Tainted electronics pose security threat: U.S. lawmaker Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 10:45AMThe United States needs to be more wary of computers and other electronics imports that could be laden with malicious software, according to a leading congressional expert on cyber security.
SAXA Adopts GainSpan Chips for Ultra Low Power Wi-Fi Sensors Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 9:22AMFully Integrated Sensor and System Ideal for Wide Variety of Wireless Sensor Applications
Tainted electronics could pose security threat Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 3:09PMCongressional expert on cyber security says U.S. must be more wary of computers with malicious software
Foreign hardware could be designed to launch cyber attacks against US companies and consumers Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 1:07PM(PhysOrg.com) -- A security official at the Department of Homeland Security recently released a statement that confirmed the idea that some foreign-made computer components are actually being designed to make the job of launching a cyber attack against a U.S. company or consumer easier to do.
Home improvements can protect houses, lives in tornadoes Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 8:54PMIt can take seconds for a monster tornado to tear a stick-built Midwest house to shreds. But even much weaker winds have damaged regional residences this storm season. Reinforcing measures may cost more, but they can make your home stronger and safer.
ALERT: U.S. Official Says Pre-Infected Computer Tech Entering Country Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 3:33PMKHQ.COM - Confirming years of warnings from government and private security experts, a top Homeland Security official has acknowledged that computer hardware and software is already being imported to the United States preloaded with spyware and security-sabotaging components.
Official: Pre-infected computer tech entering U.S. Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:57PMA top Homeland Security official says hardware and software is being imported preloaded with spyware and security-sabotaging components.
All laptop makers' batteries (unfortunately) not created equal Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:12PMAll laptop makers' batteries (unfortunately) are not created equal.
SBCs carry the torch for DMA on the ISA bus Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 1:54PMAdvanced Digital Logic (ADL) announced it will continue to supply SBCs (single board computers) based on the Intel Pentium M processor and 855 chipset until 2015. The PC/104-based ADL855PC and 3.5-inch ADL855HD are important because they're the last platforms that support the 16-bit ISA bus with DMA (direct memory access), the company claims.
Review: HeadRoom Micro Amp + Micro DAC Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:48AMHeadRoom's Micro Amp and Micro DAC together make very good headphones sound even better, and do so in a small package that’s perfect for use on your desktop as the heart of a computer-based audio system.
SnapLogic Builds Automated Data Quality Into Cloud Integration Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 4:18PMEnables seamless data cleansing, enrichment and governance to integration pipelines Visit website for full story...
Keating Capital Leads Purchase of Shares in Corsair Components Secondary Transaction Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 2:06PMGREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Keating Capital was the lead investor in an $8 million private purchase of common stock of Corsair, a designer and supplier of high-performance components to the PC gaming hardware market.
Avnet's Xilinx® Spartan®-6 LX9 FPGA MicroBoard Kit Now Supported by Micrium Kernels Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 11:10AMWESTON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Micrium has announced that Avnet's Spartan-6 LX9 FPGA MicroBoard Kit now supports the popular real-time kernels uC/OS-II and uC/OS-III. Example projects for the kit are available from Micrium.
Clone, clone, clone your disks Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 8:14PMImaging software can help you roll out new systems faster, but new technology from IBM may be a quantum leap for disk imaging.
ThinkCentre Desktop in a Nice Little Package Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 5:50PMOne of the trickier aspects of administrating a computer network is staggering users’ hardware upgrades. But try as you might, occasionally the planets align and the biorhythms of the office converge, and you need to get a new general-use computer for practically everyone at the same time. Fortunately, most of your users perform regular tasks [...]
Information backups - are you covered? Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 12:10PMAre you paranoid enough about your backup regime?
Toshiba's Strata Meeting Collaboration Tool Awarded 2011 Unified Communications TMC Labs Innovation Award Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 9:05AMIRVINE, CA--(Marketwire - Jul 6, 2011) - Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Telecommunication Systems Division (Toshiba - www.telecom.toshiba.com ), today announced that its Strata ® Meeting collaboration tool has been named a 2011 TMC Labs Innovation Award winner presented by Unified Communications .
High-tech hardware: Mount Si students in awards spotlight for video production skills Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 4:20PMSnowboards, skis, and movie posters line the walls of Joe Dockery’s Mount Si High School classroom, where dozens of this year’s award-winning films got their start. The posters came from the North Bend Theatre, which showed the films at the Wildcat Film Festival in May. The skis and snowboards, they’re mainly for inspiration.
Linux gaming handheld targets $10-$20 price -- but is it for real? Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 3:24PMEccentric indie game developer Robert Pelloni ("Bob's Game") announced he is developing a gaming handheld prototype based on Linux that will sell for $10-20 by year's end.
Cubic Delivers COMBATREDI Virtual Training System to Florida National Guard Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 2:56PMORLANDO, Florida | Cubic Simulations Systems, the virtual training systems business of Cubic Corporation, has delivered a cutting-edge virtual training solution to the Florida National Guard (FLNG)...
Electronics – a major part of the global defence industry supply chain Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 10:27AMIt is hard to think of a single piece of 21st century military hardware that does not include a computer chip, a software controlled component or a link to a communication network. As a result, the...