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...

AUO to Acquire Toshiba LCD Plant in Singapore

From PC World: Taiwanese LCD maker AU Optronics (AUO) has signed a deal to acquire Toshiba's LCD manufacturing plant in Singapore, the company said Wednesday.

Under terms of the agreement, AUO will acquire all of the shares in AFPD, a TFT-LCD screen maker owned by Toshiba Mobile...

Firefox coders propose fast-graphics deadline

From CNET News.com: Competition among browser makers is getting fiercer, and Mozilla programmers are pushing a schedule in one hotly contested area, hardware-accelerated graphics.

On Windows, this takes the form of support for Direct2D and DirectWrite, technology to tap into the...

Report: AT&T helped Apple with iPhone issues

From CNET News.com: AT&T executives, apparently feeling the heat of iPhone users' complaints about poor service, have reportedly been working with Apple to resolve the issues.

Since Apple's iPhone launched exclusively on AT&T's network more than two years ago, customers have been...

GE Launches WiMAX Smart Meter Pilot Program

From DailyTech: GE is a major company with a wide range of products and operations around the world. The company has announced that it intends to start a new trial using smart meters in homes and WiMAX 4G service to optimize energy delivery/consumption.

The new pilot program is the...

LG Aims to Grab One-Fourth of 3DTV Market

From DailyTech: LG Electronics plans to sell 1 million 3DTV models by the end of the year, which will give it roughly one-fourth of the developing market. LG is the No. 2 TV brand in the world, and sees the growing 3D market as a key industry business. The South Korean company also...

Sony Disables Linux from PlayStation 3

From X-bit Labs: Sony Computer Entertainment announced Monday that its PlayStation 3 game console would no longer support installation of third-party operating systems, including Linux. The move is unlikely to reduce popularity of the PS3 in general, but it will almost certainly...

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