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Semiconductor maker Hynix announced Monday that it has developed a smaller computer memory chip using a 60-nanometer process that -- at 800 MHz -- is the world's fastest. The improved DRAM reportedly delivers 1 GB capacity along with the blazing speed, which tops the performance of existing 667 Mhz ...
Intel showed off its latest WiMax Connection 2300 chipset in Hong Kong this week, aimed at extending both the range and capacity of 802.11 or WiFi wireless networks. Though other cellular wireless technologies are used more for applications such as mobile video, Intel touts WiMax capability for cont...
Cornell University researchers have created a robot capable of self-awareness, learning and adapting -- all keys to the intelligence and technology needed for robots to function in adverse and changing environments. The Cornell researchers said their robot did not rely on predetermined models of mov...
A Massachusetts Institute of Technology researcher has explained how the batteries of portable electronic devices could be wirelessly -- and safely -- recharged. Such a technological feat could be accomplished by matching the source and receiver in frequency, similar to radio, MIT Assistant Professo...
Intel this week began selling quad-core Xeon and Core2 Extreme chips, making good on its promise to deliver four-core computer processors ahead of rival chip maker AMD. Market uptake of the new chips may be limited to customers who need improved performance over that of dual-core processing. Nonethe...
Introducing a new, more sophisticated architecture intended to spiff up and speed up high-end PC gaming, Nvidia rolled out its latest graphics processing unit and a new media communications processor for Intel multi-core processors this week. Nividia said its GeForce 8800 GPU and nForce 680i SLI MC...
Intel this week unveiled SuiteTwo, a software bundle of Web 2.0 software services -- including collaboration, blogging, RSS, search and Wiki technology -- aimed at small- and medium-size businesses. Announced at the Web 2.0 Conference in San Francisco, SuiteTwo was produced by Intel's investment arm...
There was little fanfare but far-reaching ramifications for the PC industry this week as Dell rolled out its first notebook computers powered by processors from Advanced Micro Devices. Despite Dell's lack of marketing behind the move -- which follows on the PC giant's splashier offering of AMD deskt...
As founder, president and chief executive officer of custom PC maker Velocity Micro, Randy Copeland has seen a lot of change over his 15 years in the business. New consoles and online play were key additions to the industry. Perhaps most significant, however, is the purchase of competitors by PC g...
Election technology vendor Diebold suffered a leak of the original software code used to run older versions of its controversial e-voting machines late last week. The incident fueled doubts about the security of e-voting machines in general and raised concerns over voter confidence in the technology...
Sun Microsystems unveiled this week a unified plan to bring virtualization technology to enterprises. The company said it plans to offer virtualization technology and related support services, including virtualization technology for its Niagara T1 processor-based Sun Fire T1000 and T2000 servers; Xe...
Cutting-edge voice, speech and translation technology from IBM is getting a critical test from U.S. military personnel who are using the system to speak with Iraqi locals in their own language. The Multilingual Automatic Speech-to-Speech Translator, or "MASTOR," is activated by speaking and translat...
Just as dual-core processor technology is making its way into mainstream enterprise IT environments, AMD, Intel and Sun Microsystems are pushing for even more processor cores. Quad-core processing is on the way. The market is ready for this cutting-edge technology, though, thanks to IT architectures...
Browser maker Opera has released in Europe a specialized browser for the two-screen Nintendo DS handheld, touting features that let users comfortably browse the Web from either the DS or slimmer Nintendo DS Lite. Opera, which has decidedly set its sights on the mobile handset market with its Opera M...
Internet search giant Google delivered this week a new online search tool that combs publicly available software source code and connected documentation online. Always looking to extend its forte -- ferreting pertinent search results from billions of Web sites, pages and documents on the Internet --...
Hewlett-Packard aims to tap into the growing need among small and medium sized businesses for high-capacity, networked storage with its new StorageWorks All-in-One Storage Systems unveiled this week. The company's AiO Storage Systems align with Microsoft's storage products and servers and are aimed ...
A collection of wireless carriers from around the world have joined together to form the Next Generation Mobile Networks initiative. The wireless industry group includes China Mobile, Sprint Nextel, Vodafone and others, and hopes to plot a course to the next generation of mobile network technology....
The release of Microsoft's next-generation Windows operating system, Vista, may have been delayed until next year, but the software giant is already sending to market new Vista-ready peripherals, including new multi-function wireless mice and comfort-designed keyboards unveiled this week. Microsoft ...
Sun Microsystems showed off new server technology at a press event in New York this week where the firm took the opportunity to tout growth in its server business over consecutive quarters. As a backdrop to talk about its path to a positive future, Sun announced new Sparc-based Sun Fire workgroup s...
Samsung on Monday unveiled a prototype for what could one day become a less expensive substitute for flash memory and at the same time touted a healthy flash memory market with high demand and prices to match. The South Korea firm's new technology -- phase-change random access memory -- could eventu...
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