New processors from AMD and Intel will provide the horsepower for next generation desktop applications, that could previously only run on specialist workstations. Integrated chips used to be the poor cousins of dedicated systems. PC ...
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Nvidia plans to integrate CPU cores alongside graphics cores in Tesla high-performance chips, which is a change from current Tesla chips that have only graphics processors. Tesla is targeted at supercomputing and enterprise applications. ...
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Microsoft has revealed its Windows 8 operating system (OS) will launch on 26 October. The date was announced at Microsoft's annual sales meeting and was published on its blog shortly after, according to the BBC. The launch date also ...
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IDG News Service - Intel on Monday said it is developing high-performance server chips that in the future will serve up faster results from cloud services or data-intensive applications like analytics, all while cutting electricity bills in ...
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Advanced Micro Devices has lured Jim Keller from his role as platform architect at Apple to head its processor group as the struggling company tries to reshape its chip strategy and stem a loss in processor market share. Keller was part ...
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Windows 8 is finally here and the stakes are sky high for Microsoft. "We're so happy to be here today and to celebrate the global availability of a new era of Windows and Windows-powered PCs," said Steven Sinofsky, president of ...
IDG News Service - ARM showed strong growth in an otherwise weak semiconductor market, with robust demand for smartphone and tablet processors driving profit and revenue growth in the second quarter, the company said on Wednesday. The ...
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Computerworld - Fred Abounader, a performance systems engineer at chip maker AMD, recently deployed a 6TB all-NAND flash storage array into a virtual server test environment. The result, he said, was astounding. In AMD's virtualization ...
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Advanced Micro Devices is looking to speed up the delivery of virtual desktops through servers with its latest FirePro S9000 and S7000 graphics cards, which the company started shipping on Monday. The FirePro S9000 server graphics card ...
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Taipei, Dec. 21, 2012 (CENS)--Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is farming out chip-testing work to STATS ChipPAC Taiwan Co., Ltd. as its in-house testing capacity has been inundated by flooding orders for 28nm process foundry ...
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Lonza has received a contract from Intellect Neurosciences to develop and manufacture the antibody drug conjugate, Conjumab-A. Under the contract, Lonza will supply the preclinical study material for the drug optimization and drug ...
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Quanta QCT on Thursday announced a new low-power cloud server based on Intel's upcoming Atom processor code-named Centerton, and said the server would ship by the end of this year. The Stratos S900-X31A is the second major server to be ...
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Qualcomm saw a double-digit increase in sales this year and is now the world's third-largest chip maker, according to research firm IHS iSuppli. With a 27.2% growth in semiconductor revenue, Qualcomm is booming while seven of the top 10 ...
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While hardware and components makers face economic hurdles, the picture for software is getting brighter, according to earnings reports from major vendors and mid-year market research polls. Vendors and analysts lay much of the blame for ...
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IT managers in businesses and governments are taking steps to ensure that the Summer Olympics do not bust networks or budgets. The opportunity for problems is there. The Olympics will be live streamed, and London's time difference means ...
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