New book from IBMers: Sony suckered into funding Xbox chip

Posted on January 4th, 2009 by admin
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From the department of "who could have possibly not seen that this was the case?", a new book by two IBMers [...]

Delta Rolling Out in-Air Wi-Fi on Some Flights

Posted on December 17th, 2008 by admin
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Starting today, any clientele of Delta Airlines that choose to fly between New York, Boston and Washington D.C. will be treated to the option of in-flight Internet.
The sky-fi (see what I did there?) will run those on flights under three hours $9.95 for the entirety of the flight. Any flights that go [...]

Despite economic slowdown, Intel on track with 32nm of win

Posted on December 11th, 2008 by admin
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As IDF begins, Intel, IBM tout next-gen process technologies

Bad news continues to pour in from all sides of the semiconductor industry, but Intel, while it has had to trim its own Q4 projections,
is still on track as far as R&D is concerned. The CPU manufacturer announced today that it has completed developing its 32nm [...]

IBM Selling a “Microsoft-Free” Software Suite

Posted on December 7th, 2008 by admin
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IBM is looking for people to break their Microsoft addiction by launching a Linux-based collection of virtual desktop applications that run on a server – without the need of desktop hardware.
Given current economic pressures, IBM predicts that this virtual route of computing could save some corporate customers up to $800 per user. [...]

Where do all those used computers go?

Posted on November 25th, 2008 by admin
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Worldwide server shipments up 12 percent in Q2

PC industry continues to grow globally and at home despite economy

The developing world's ever-growing demand for computers, particularly in the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) countries, has been a major factor in the steady growth of US OEMs and the IT
industry. As the market for new [...]

Semiconductor industry group predicts chip slump in 2009

Posted on November 20th, 2008 by admin
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The tech industry has weathered the economic storms of 2008 to date with remarkable aplomb, but signs indicate that the market turmoil of the past three quarters is finally
about to take its toll. Yesterday, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) issued a statement projecting a drop in semiconductor sales for 2009. The association hasn't
predicted a year-on-year [...]

Game on: NVIDIA, PS3 hardware in Top 500 Supercomputers list

Posted on November 18th, 2008 by admin
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