More Intel Dual-Core CULV CPUs Coming
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From Tom's Hardware: Progress is inevitable, especially in the world of silicon. According to Digitimes, Intel will be replacing most of its processor line that's meant for ultra-thin and light laptops. Later in this quarter, Intel will be moving most of the CULV chips to dual-core... |
Globalfoundries on Track for 50% Natural Yield by Year End with 32nm Process Technology
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From X-bit Labs: Globalfoundries, a joint-venture between Advanced Micro Devices and Advanced Technology Investment Company, said that it would provide additional details about its progress with 28nm and 32nm fabrication technologies at the forthcoming the Global Semiconductor... |
Nvidia Gives a Glimpse on Next-Generation “Fermi” Graphics Processors
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From X-bit Labs: Nvidia Corp. on Wednesday officially disclosed the first details about its next-generation graphics processor, which was previously known as G300, GT300 or NV60 code-names. Apparently, the new family of chips is called Fermi and it is architected to provide rather... |
Microsoft's Security Essentials scores 'very good' with independent tester
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From InfoWorld: Microsoft's free Security Essentials antivirus software identified 98 percent of over half a million malware samples, an accuracy rating an independent testing company called "very good" today. Germany-based AV-Test.org tested Security Essentials, the free software... |
Amazon Settles Kindle "1984" Lawsuit
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From PC World: That didn't take long. Two months after a high school student sued Amazon for removing George Orwell's "1984" from his Kindle e-reader, along with all his notes, Amazon has settled the lawsuit. Techflash dug up the the settlement, which was filed in Seattle on... |
Apple buys map service to compete with Google?
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From CNET News.com: We may now have a better idea of why Apple objects to Google Latitude. It appears that Apple has purchased PlaceBase, a company that produced a maps API called Pushpin and offered a mapping service much like Google Maps. The evidence, dug up by ComputerWorld's... |
Cisco to buy video firm Tandberg for $3 billion
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From CNET News.com: Through its latest acquisition offer, Cisco Systems is hoping to grab a bigger slice of the growing video communications market. Cisco announced Thursday that it will offer $3 billion in cash to acquire Tandberg, a global supplier of video communications... |
Wi-Fi Alliance Unveils "Wi-Fi Certified N" Logos
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From DailyTech: Products supporting 802.11 draft-n speeds have been on the market for a while now. Routers, PC cards, and USB adapters have been hitting the market that were based on the draft-n specification for well over a year. The IEEE finally ratified the 802.11n specification... |
Nvidia Reportedly Limits PhysX Support to Nvidia-Only Graphics Sub-Systems
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From X-bit Labs: In spite of the fact that Nvidia Corp. once promised to enable processing of physics effects made using PhysX application programming interface (API) on any graphics processing units (GPUs), the company recently started to disable PhysX support on systems that use... |
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