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Steve Jobs: Born to Tweet?

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:37:00 +0000

The Apple CEO's infrequent e-mail to customers is typically brief and to the point -- well within 140 characters.

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Disney Netpal by ASUS

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:12:30 +0000

The Disney Netpal by ASUS netbook is loaded with useful tools for kids and parents alike.

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Intel: Chip in Brain Implants Are the Future

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:10:00 +0000

I just hope that our brains won't BSOD.

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Apple cult leader emails outside world

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:16:54 +0000

11 words from the Messiah's Jesus phone Apple cult leader Steve Jobs has communicated with the outside world.… Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

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Wrecking CRU: hackers cause massive climate data breach

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:51:39 +0000

Secretive scientists' source code goes walkabout The University of East Anglia has confirmed that a data breach has put a large quantity of emails and other documents from staff at its Climate Research Unit online. CRU is one of the three leading climate research centres in the UK, and a globally acknowledged authority on temperature reconstructions.… The power of collaboration within unified communications

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Intel wants to stick chips in your brain

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:30:33 +0000

Nick Farrell THE INQUIRER By 2020 > >

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Hynix announces 2Gb DDR3 DRAM chips

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:20:49 +0000

Ed Berridge THE INQUIRER Gets Intel approval > >

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Server upgrade and disposal plans

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:15:56 +0000

Data protection 1, reuse strategy nil? Poll Results This week we asked you a number of questions around whether you have any immediate plans to change your server estates, who influences any such changes and how you dispose of your old kit. Your answers reveal a wide range of options are under consideration.… The power of collaboration within unified communications

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Foxconn to Build JIL Handset for China Mobile

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:40:12 +0000

Foxconn will launch a mobile phone for China Mobile next year that was developed around the Joint Innovation Lab agreement.

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Intel Sees Future in Wind Power, Electric Cars

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:40:00 +0000

Now all we need are wind-powered cars.

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Write haiku, win home server

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:37:15 +0000

What's needed to win Microsoft and Intel schwag? Creativity Intel and Microsoft want to give you a home server in exchange for 17 syllables of poetic artistry.… What is your recession sales strategy?

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Intel EU invests in exafloppy future

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:18:52 +0000

'Calcul Intensif,' indeed Intel has announced that it is joining forces with a trio of French institutions to create a European research center focused on the development of supercomputers with exaflop-level performance.… The power of collaboration within unified communications

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Dell's 'Mr. A' is a key figure in Intel defense

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:42:00 +0000

An unnamed high-ranking Dell executive is cited liberally in the European Union ombudsman's review of the decision to fine Intel on antitrust charges. Originally posted at Nanotech - The Circuits Blog

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HP workers eye walkout over engineer jobs dispute

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:40:30 +0000

'Sacrificial offering on the altar of stock exchange' Hewlett-Packard workers have voted in favour of strike action in the UK, following a ballot among members of the Unite union who complained about 150 customer engineers being shunted over to a subsidiary company.… What is your recession sales strategy?

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Intel Labs Europe tackles large-scale computing

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:06:00 +0000

The chipmaker is spending millions of euros over three years in partnership with three French groups investigating mammoth supercomputers. Originally posted at Deep Tech

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Intel, AMD agree to get along

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:33:00 +0000

Can Intel and Advanced Micro Devices, Silicon Valley's version of the long-squabbling Hatfields and McCoys, really get along?

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Intel cash pays down AMD debt

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:34:12 +0000

Good news. For Intel Less than a week after accepting $1.25bn from Intel in exchange for dropping its legal actions against Chipzilla, AMD has announced how it plans to use that windfall.… What is your recession sales strategy?

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MSI adds notebook to netbook range

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:09:38 +0000

Ian Williams THE INQUIRER Intel CULV gets Wind > >

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US data firm blows s**t out of server

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:02:49 +0000

Hail of lead does for innocent box This will cheer up those backroom boys among you who've ever had a strong desire to let a server have it with an arsenal of weapons, but didn't have a Springfield Armory M14, Heckler & Koch MP5 or IMI Uzi to hand:… Offloading malware protection to the cloud

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CEO: Data Warehousing Vendor Dataupia Will Live on

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:00:13 +0000

Contrary to recent reports, data warehousing vendor Dataupia will live on, says founder and CEO Foster Hinshaw.

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Ombudsman slams EC Intel probe

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:33:49 +0000

Where's your working out? Intel, hit by the largest ever fine by the European Commission, can find a little solace today as its complaint about how the investigation was carried out has been upheld.…

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T-Mobile Customers Suffer Data Breach

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:17:00 +0000

The latest indignity and hassle for T-Mobile customers is unauthorized release of personal data in the UK.

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Intel offers non-Jewish Saturday workforce in Israel plant row

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:21:05 +0000

Compromise plan after ultra-Orthodox protest Intel has offered to field an entirely non-Jewish Saturday workforce at its Jerusalem chip plant, after unruly demonstrations by ultra-Orthodox Jews there at the weekend.… Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

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T-Mobile coughs to data theft

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:21:33 +0000

But can't understand all the fuss T-Mobile has admitted it was the operator whose staff sold customer data to competitors, but can't understand why the Information Commissioner decided to share the information.… The power of collaboration within unified communications

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EU Ombudsman Faults EC's Intel Antitrust Ruling

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:50:12 +0000

The European Ombudsman accused the European Commission on Thursday of "maladministration" during its antitrust investigation of Intel.

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OCZ unveils 1TB SSD Colossus

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:45:08 +0000

Enormous capacity - even bigger price Memory and storage specialist OCZ has unwrapped its latest SSD and it's a biggie: the Colossus packs in 1TB of solid-state storage.…

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Intel Capital Invests $25 Million in Tech Companies

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:00:13 +0000

Intel Capital, the venture capital arm of the world's largest chipmaker, announced seven new investments worth around US$25 million.

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Intel an investor in storage firm for Apple users

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0000

Chipmaker says it has invested in seven new companies through its global investment arm. Originally posted at Nanotech - The Circuits Blog

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AMD Gets Broader Rights to Outsource Chip Production

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:30:11 +0000

An updated cross-licensing agreement between Intel and Advanced Micro Devices extends the right to manufacture x86 chips under certain conditions.

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Antitrust Battle Will Go on Despite AMD-Intel Settlement

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:30:20 +0000

The antitrust battle between Intel and Advanced Micro Devices isn't over, despite a settlement agreement signed last week.

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Observations from an EMC analyst day

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:30:00 +0000

EMC has made VMware an integral part of its story in a dramatic departure from years past. Originally posted at The Pervasive Data Center

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Intel: 3D Web to save HPC

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:23:47 +0000

The super killer app SC09 Intel CTO Justin Rattner has a stark warning for the HPC community: Come up with a killer application or the business will stagnate.… What is your recession sales strategy?

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T-Mobile UK Employees Sold Customer Data

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:00:14 +0000

Employees at T-Mobile UK sold customer information to competitors of the operator.

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Intel brass sued over antitrust wrangle

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:49:17 +0000

Shareholder dubs board patsies Intel CEO Paul Otellni and a host of other top Intel brass past and present have been fingered by a shareholder lawsuit, accused of ignoring and pandering to antitrust misconduct that resulted in record fines for the company.… Offloading malware protection to the cloud

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14,673 council voters' personal data gets nicked

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:55:16 +0000

Alexandra Pullin THE INQUIRER Including the council leader's > >

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Intel's six-core Gulftown is performing well

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:29:00 +0000

Nebojsa Novakovic THE INQUIRER Analysis Likely to appear earlier than expected > >

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UK.gov hoovers up data on five-year-olds

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:02:02 +0000

What I did on my holidays, and all the other days The government obsession with collecting data has now extended to five-year-olds, as local Community Health Services get ready to arm-twist parents into revealing the most intimate details of their own and their child’s personal, behavioural and eating habits.… Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing

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'Ave a desktop says Avamar

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:26:26 +0000

EMC's Quantum and CommVault bludgeoning dedupe upgrades EMC's fifth version of Avamar has extended its capability from servers to desktop and notebooks, increased Data Store capacity by over 60 per cent and can write deduplicated data directly to tape.…

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Intel to tune Nehalem EX chips for HPC

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:02:02 +0000

NEC taps Intel for future super brains SC09 At the SC09 supercomputing trade show in Portland, Oregon, on Monday, chip maker Intel said that it would be tweaking its future eight-core Beckton Nehalem EX processors to make a special version aimed just at HPC customers.… Offloading malware protection to the cloud

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Nvidia CEO Wants Further Action Against Intel

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:50:00 +0000

Nvidia's CEO says that additional measures need to be taken against Intel.

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Intel unveils supercomputer chip, NEC partnership

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:35:00 +0000

Intel has disclosed a version of its Xeon processor line optimized for high-performance computing. The company also announces it's teaming up with NEC. Originally posted at Nanotech - The Circuits Blog

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Intel pushes supercomputing

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:41:00 +0000

Ian Williams THE INQUIRER HPC Nehalem-EX out next year > >

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AMD-powered Jaguar is 'Fastest Supercomputer'

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:01:00 +0000

Cray Inc.'s AMD-powered Jaguar system has snagged the coveted title of fastest computer in the world.

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Intel raising its dividend 12.5 percent

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:32:35 +0000

Intel Corp., the world's biggest chip company, says it will raise its dividend by 12.5 percent starting next year.

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Rumor: Four Arrandale CPUs Coming In January

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:02:00 +0000

Intel's next-generation 32-nanometer processor architecture will launch in January, according to rumors.

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Intel To Launch Four Arrandale CPUs In January

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:02:00 +0000

The 32-nanometer technology, previewed at IDF last spring, includes a Turbo Boost for some chips.

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QLogic gets vendor quartet for quad data rate gear

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:25:35 +0000

Dell, HP and others hop the InfiniBand train QLogic has revealed that Dell, HP, IBM and SGI have all signed up to take its quad data rate gear.… The power of collaboration within unified communications

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ICO chastises NHS over data losses

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:41:40 +0000

A very leaky vessel indeed NHS organisations were responsible for 30 per cent of the security breaches reported to the Information Commissioner's Office over the last two years.… The power of collaboration within unified communications

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Intel will launch four Arrandale CPUs

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:02:53 +0000

Ed Berridge THE INQUIRER Aiming for notebooks > >

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Appro: HPC's all about the GPUs

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:02:02 +0000

Magny-Cours as AMD 'comeback kid' SC09 In the supercomputer racket, you can be a niche player, a volume server maker with some HPC smarts, or a carcass that one of the other two feasts on.… What is your recession sales strategy?

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