Globalfoundries Delays Plans to Build Fab in Abu Dhabi

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Technology Investment Company, the main owner of contract chip maker Globalfoundries, said that it would not start construction of its new megafab in Abu Dhabi. The company blames uncertain global economic outlook for the delay, however, major problems with...

Kingston HyperX 120GB Upgrade Kit Review (Page 1 of 10)

"If you can't beat them, join them." Some call that team stacking, others call it cowardly, but let me ask you a question: When has being the last one standing ever brought anyone victory? Indeed, in the business world, we just call this -- for a lack of better terms -- getting with the times. After all, being in business is just about making money, and it is important to make a product that sells well. In the past, Kingston has...

Cooler Master Storm Trooper Review (Page 1 of 4)

After losing many countless hours to a particular Elder Scrolls game, it is time to review another computer chassis. The Cooler Master Storm Trooper isn't a case that should be taken 'lightly'. First thing that comes to mind when I hear the words 'Storm Trooper' is Star Wars, but I guess that is what you would expect in this modern age. However, a quick history lesson would reveal that the term comes from Germany in World War I...

Verizon's Galaxy Nexus price: $199.99?

From CNET News.com: A holiday-themed Flash ad makes it appear that Samsung's Galaxy Nexus, the phone that's carrying Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich" to market, will cost $199.99 through Verizon.

The phone has gone on sale in the United Kingdom, but has yet to appear in the United...

NVIDIA Tesla GPUs Power World's Greenest Supercomputer

From DailyTech: NVIDIA announced this week that it has the most energy efficient supercomputer capable of petaflop class performance, and that machine is powered by NVIDIA Tesla GPUs. The computer is the Tsubame 2.0 system that is in place in the Tokyo Institute of Technology.

The...

HP's Project Odyssey to Wed Itanium with Xeon Processors

From X-bit Labs: HP has announced “Odyssey”, a project that promises to redefine the future of mission-critical computing with a development roadmap that will unify Unix and x86 server architectures to bring industry-leading availability, increased performance and uncompromising...

Intel recasts Pentium chip for servers

From InfoWorld: Intel is giving new life to its Pentium processor for servers, and has started shipping the new Pentium 350 chip for low-end servers.

The dual-core processor operates at a clock speed of 1.2GHz and has 3MB of cache. Like many server chips, the Pentium 350 lacks...

Apple yanks first subscription-based game app

From CNET News.com: Despite considerable fanfare from Big Fish Games as having the first subscription-based game on the App Store, it turns out the company was breaking Apple's rules, and has since paid the price.

As picked up on by iLounge earlier, Big Fish's software called Play...

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