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Computex 2010: Asustek shows off two tablets 

Computex 2010: Asustek shows off two tablets

by Nick Farrell  |  1 Jun 2010  |  Comment now
If you think the iPad will be an Apple only trend, think again. Windows "pads" are starting to appear, including Asustek's new Eee Pad
Bill Gates and Steve Jobs wanted to sue Sun 

Bill Gates and Steve Jobs wanted to sue Sun

by Nick Farrell  |  11 Mar 2010  |  Comment now
Former CEO of Sun, Jonathan Schwartz has been telling the world plus dog how he told Bill Gates and Steve Jobs to stuff it when they threatened the company with patent lawsuits.
AMD releases updated Catalyst drivers 

AMD releases updated Catalyst drivers

by Nick Farrell  |  18 Feb 2010  |  Comment now
Chip designer AMD's ATI graphics division released updated versions of its Catalyst drivers today.
Is Unix on its way out?  

Is Unix on its way out?

by Nick Farrell  |  10 Feb 2010  |  Comment now
Linux has become the strategic 'Unix' rival to Microsoft and while it does not have the years of development behind it, it is approaching and will soon equal Unix in performance, reliability and scalability
Irish Intel chips get fertiliser 

Irish Intel chips get fertiliser

by Nick Farrell  |  29 Jan 2010  |  Comment now
Intel had to shut part of its Irish plant for a while because of the extreme cold and the fact the local council polluted the water supply with fertiliser
Nvidia firms up Fermi 

Nvidia firms up Fermi

by Nick Farrell  |  20 Jan 2010  |  Comment now
Graphics chip firm Nvidia has been spilling the beans about its Fermi GF100 GPU. Here's what you need to know about the DirectX 11 hardware
IEEE 802.16m standard will be ready by midyear 

IEEE 802.16m standard will be ready by midyear

by Nick Farrell  |  19 Jan 2010  |  Comment now
The IEEE has announced that it will finalise the 802.16m standard in mid-2010, which provides 120Mbps downlink and 60Mbps uplink using 4x2 MIMO (Multiple-Input Multiple-Output) antennas on a 20MHz-wide channel.
Is it time for Intel to buy Nvidia yet?  

Is it time for Intel to buy Nvidia yet?

by Nick Farrell  |  1 Jan 2010  |  Comment now
Back in 2006 the rumour mill decided that Intel was going to buy Nvidia. But is it time to dust off that rumour once again, and would Intel and Nvidia really ever shake hands?

Kindle's best sellers are free  

Kindle's best sellers are free

by Nick Farrell  |  1 Jan 2010  |  Comment now
People buying Kindle ebook readers don't necessarily translate into ebook sales. In fact the most popular titles on the Kindle are ebooks that you don't even have to buy
Nvidia delays Fermi GPU chip  

Nvidia delays Fermi GPU chip

by Nick Farrell  |  31 Dec 2009  |  Comment now
Word on the streets of Taiwan is that Nvidia has pushed back release of its Fermi chip another whole quarter.
64GB embedded NAND flash memory hits the shops 

64GB embedded NAND flash memory hits the shops

by Nick Farrell  |  16 Dec 2009  |  Comment now
Japanese electronics giant Toshiba has announced the launch of what it is claiming is the highest capacity memory module in the world.
Seagate releases consumer SSD 

Seagate releases consumer SSD

by Nick Farrell  |  9 Dec 2009  |  Comment now
Storage maker Seagate has released its first solid-state disk (SSD) for the general consumer market and hopefully prices will relect this interesting move.
Microsoft attacks counterfeiters 

Microsoft attacks counterfeiters

by Nick Farrell  |  4 Dec 2009  |  Comment now
Microsoft is escalating its campaign against software counterfeiting by working with government agencies, law enforcement and others on more than 300 civil and criminal actions in 70 countries
Windows 7 can't stop Mac OS X  

Windows 7 can't stop Mac OS X

by Nick Farrell  |  3 Nov 2009  |  Comment now
Windows 7 can't stop Mac OS X The latest figures from Net Applications suggest that Windows 7 has failed to attract any interest and the Mac is set to become the dominant operating system in the world
Apple goes down the Dr Who route 

Apple goes down the Dr Who route

by Nick Farrell  |  2 Nov 2009  |  Comment now
Doctor Who fans will notice something chillingly familiar with a new patent that has come out from Apple.
Linux releases will go toe to toe with Windows 7 

Linux releases will go toe to toe with Windows 7

by Nick Farrell  |  26 Oct 2009  |  Comment now
While Window 7 was stealing all the limelight yesterday Canonical made available the Release Candidate (RC) of its latest Linux-based operating system, Ubuntu 9.10.
Apple's Time Capsule eats data 

Apple's Time Capsule eats data

by Nick Farrell  |  16 Oct 2009  |  Comment now
Apple's build quality goes from strength to strength with users of its expensive Time Capsule product complaining that it bricks their hard-drives.
Kraken is the most powerful academic supercomputer in the world 

Kraken is the most powerful academic supercomputer in the world

by Nick Farrell  |  12 Oct 2009  |  Comment now
NICS, the US National Institute for Computational Sciences has just upgraded its Cray XT5 supercomputer called Kraken. It's so powerful, it puts out petaFLOPS of peak power
Nvidia's bastille stormed by hackers 

Nvidia's bastille stormed by hackers

by Nick Farrell  |  6 Oct 2009  |  Comment now
Nvidia's refusal to let its users do what they like with the cards they have bought has sparked a backlash amongst hackers.
Nvidia reveals Fermi GPU architecture 

Nvidia reveals Fermi GPU architecture

by Nick Farrell  |  2 Oct 2009  |  Comment now
The Green Goblin has been showing off its Fermi architecture at its GPU Technology Conference in San Francisco.
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