Intel pushes savings with new 10-core server chips

From InfoWorld: Intel has announced the Xeon E7 series of chips with 10 cores, which the company said could help cut power and maintenance costs in data centers while adding more processing power.

The Xeon E7 chips, formerly code-named Westmere-EX, will be 40 percent faster than...

Twitter Redesigns Homepage Yet Again

From PC World: As any Twitter enthusiast knows, the hardest part of turning new people onto the service is explaining why they'd want to use it in the first place.

Five years later, Twitter's still trying to nail that explanation itself. Yet another homepage redesign, reportedly...

Dish Network to buy Blockbuster for $228 million

From CNET News.com: Dish Network announced today that it will be acquiring the movie rental chain for $228 million. The satellite provider participated in a bankruptcy court auction for Blockbuster, making a winning bid of $320 million. With adjustments for cash and inventory, the...

Nikon D5100 D-SLR Debuts With Support for ISO 102,400

From DailyTech: Nikon has unveiled the new D5100 which is an entry-level D-SLR offered in a kit with an 18-55mm VR lens starting at a MSRP of $899.95. For that price, the camera offers a slew of nice features and specifications for a D-SLR beginner.

The D5100 has a 16.2-megapixel DX...

Intel: Itanium Plans Not Affected by New Xeon Family Chips

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. on Tuesday again reaffirmed that even though Xeon microprocessors are gaining RAS [reliability, availability, serviceability] capabilities, Intel Itanium platform, which was mainly designed for mission-critical servers with RAS features, will remain...

Intel Launches New Xeon Chips with Up to Ten Cores

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. on Tuesday officially released a new family of Intel Xeon processors designed for enterprise applications. The new chips feature up to ten cores, up to 30MB of cache as well as advanced security and reliability features. The Xeon E7-series chips are...

Intel, Micron to double SSD density by summer

From InfoWorld: Intel and Micron plan to further shrink NAND circuitry, doubling the density of their flash chips and further reducing the cost of SSD (solid state drive) storage.

IMFT (IM Flash Technologies), Intel and Micron's joint venture, released 25 nanometer (nm) circuitry a...

Sony PlayStation Tablet Faces Rough Road Ahead

From PC World: Sony CEO Howard Stringer and Bloomberg have confirmed that the Android-powered PlayStation gaming tablet is real, and coming sometime before the end of 2011. However, with the company's wobbly financial record, product delays, and the incredibly tough competition it...

Report: Dell Windows 7 tablet due in the fall

From CNET News.com: Dell's upcoming Windows 7 tablet might not hit store shelves until fall, a new report claims.

Citing an anonymous source, Forbes is reporting that Dell plans to launch its 10-inch Windows 7-based tablet as early as September.

Dell hasn't confirmed exactly when...

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