AMD and Rambus Renew Patent License Agreement

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices, the world’s second largest supplier of central processing units and leading vendor of graphics processors, and Rambus, on Wednesday said that the two companies had renewed patent licensing agreement and that AMD and its ATI unit will continue...

Asustek primes Eee Pad to rival Apple's iPad

From InfoWorld: Netbook pioneer Asustek Computer will debut its first tablet computing device at Computex Taipei this June, making it one of several Taiwanese companies planning to reveal their iPad-killers at the trade show.

Asustek is working on at least two tablet devices, a...

Netflix has quick fix for possible mail troubles

From CNET News.com: The postman, an often overlooked low-tech part of Netflix's Web movie-rental business, may walk off the job--at least on Saturdays.

The U.S. Postal Service, founded in 1775, wants to drop Saturday mail delivery as part of a plan to cut costs, according to reports...

What's Google planning for Chrome 5?

From CNET News.com: After a year and a half, Chrome has come a long way toward matching the features of better-established browsers. Now, with version 5 coming together, a lot of Google's work focuses on advancing the state of the browser art.

The new Chrome 5 is available in beta...

Google Changes Name to Topeka in Elaborate April Fools' Ruse

From DailyTech: Across the country cities are competing to become the first to receive Google's trial deployment of 1 Gbps fiber optics, which is part of Google's initiative to bring high speed internet to the entire world. Many cities are so desperate to score the bid that they've...

Server vendors focus on memory in Nehalem-EX servers

From InfoWorld: Orthodox server designs are receiving a face-lift with Intel's Nehalem-EX processor, with vendors implementing new memory features to boost application performance.

Intel on Tuesday announced new Nehalem-EX processors, which will include up to eight cores and are...

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