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Will Intel and USB make fiber optics mainstream?

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:02:20 -0700

Will Intel and USB make fiber optics mainstream?:

The powerful chipmaker hopes its Light Peak project will bring fiber optic speeds to ordinary computer users, and USB is the logical path to get there.

Whirlpool leaps into Smart Grid game with 1M smart dryers by 2011

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:02:19 -0700

Whirlpool leaps into Smart Grid game with 1M smart dryers by 2011:

Since the move toward a cleaner, more efficient electrical grid picked up speed last year, it’s been a land grab for goliaths like General Electric, IBM, Intel and Cisco Systems. Today,…

Three-year effort knocks ThinkPad boot time down to 30 seconds

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:02:17 -0700

Three-year effort knocks ThinkPad boot time down to 30 seconds:

Lenovo, the world’s fourth largest PC maker, is rushing to claim the fastest boot-up and shutdown times for Windows 7 on its ThinkPad laptops and ThinkCentre desktop machines.

Why does a…

Exclusive: Apple dictated Light Peak creation to Intel, could begin migration from other standards as early as 2010

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:10:18 -0700

Exclusive: Apple dictated Light Peak creation to Intel, could begin migration from other standards as early as 2010:

Remember how Intel showed off its new, advanced optical standard — Light Peak — this past week on a Hackintosh? Well it turns out there’s more to that story than you probably know,…

Gov. rolls out preliminary Smart Grid standards

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:06:57 -0700

Gov. rolls out preliminary Smart Grid standards:

The Department of Commerce rolled out a list of 77 initial standards (PDF) meant to make Smart Grid technologies more interoperable. One of the biggest challenges confronting the move…

Microsoft confirms no Windows 7 restrictions for netbooks

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:06:57 -0700

Microsoft confirms no Windows 7 restrictions for netbooks: Fears that netbook manufacturers would be forced to install a cut-down version of Windows 7 on their machines have been allayed by Microsoft.

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Freecom announces world's first USB 3.0 hard drive, the XS 3.0

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:06:57 -0700

Freecom announces world's first USB 3.0 hard drive, the XS 3.0:

It might not look like much — in fact, we’re not sure what it’s trying to look like — but that there is what Freecom purports to be the world’s first SuperSpeed USB 3.0 hard drive….

U.S. Leading the Global Mobile Data Boom

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:34:24 -0700

U.S. Leading the Global Mobile Data Boom:

China and India may be well on their way to dominating the voice world with billions of users, but when it comes to mobile data, U.S. companies are leading the charge, showing strong growth…

Microsoft spins new embedded OSes

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:34:23 -0700

Microsoft spins new embedded OSes:

Microsoft is using today’s Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) in Boston to launch three new embedded operating systems. The new products include Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3, Windows Embedded…

Tiny new module brings embedded mobile broadband to more devices

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:34:22 -0700

Tiny new module brings embedded mobile broadband to more devices:

By Tim Conneally, Betanews

In March, Ericsson launched an always-on mobile broadband chip for notebooks which could leverage the power of a persistent HSPA/GPRS/EDGE connection on remote…

Residential gateways and home networks to open new revenue streams for service providers

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:34:21 -0700

Residential gateways and home networks to open new revenue streams for service providers:

Service providers will see a quick return on investment and be able to build new profits through residential gateway (RG) deployments, which will account for over 50% of all global home networks by…

Yet another app store, this time for Intel Atom-based netbooks

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:34:20 -0700

Yet another app store, this time for Intel Atom-based netbooks:

By Tim Conneally, Betanews

The app store bubble continued inflating today, with Intel’s announcement of the beta of its week-old Atom Developer Program. It’s a system which will ultimately…

Intel announces 22nm chips for 2011

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:34:20 -0700

Intel announces 22nm chips for 2011:

Paul Otellini just held up a 22nm wafer at his Intel Developer Forum keynote, saying that chips with the technology would be out in the second half of 2011. Take a good look, kids: that’s…

Paul Allen's Digeo sold for $20m

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:34:19 -0700

Paul Allen's Digeo sold for $20m:

The assets of Kirkland-based Digeo Inc., a home-entertainment technology company backed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, are slated be sold for $20 million to ARRIS Group Inc. under an agreement

Intel shows off Larrabee graphics chip for first time

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:34:18 -0700

Intel shows off Larrabee graphics chip for first time:

Chipmaker demonstrates Larrabee—the company’s first discrete graphics processor in about 10 years—at the Intel Developer Forum.

Trilliant, ABB partner to make Smart Grid technologies interoperable

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:34:17 -0700

Trilliant, ABB partner to make Smart Grid technologies interoperable:

Trilliant, provider of communications infrastructure used to beam energy consumption data between so-called smart meters, utilities and their customers, announced today that it is…

Microsoft: Over 30 Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphones launching before year-end

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:34:16 -0700

Microsoft: Over 30 Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphones launching before year-end:

Does WinMo butter your biscuit? Do you chuckle, not cringe, at the antics of Microsoft’s CEO? Then lean in close, we’ve got something that’s going to make your day. Benjamin Tan,…

Siemens, Silver Spring announce Smart Grid interoperability

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:34:13 -0700

Siemens, Silver Spring announce Smart Grid interoperability:

Interoperability is the elephant in the room that is the Smart Grid industry. As large companies, startups and utilities alike strive to create a cleaner, more efficient electrical grid —…

Akamai Expands Into Virtual Desktop Delivery

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:13:29 -0700

Akamai Expands Into Virtual Desktop Delivery:

Network specialist Akamai has developed a managed service for optimizing the delivery of virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) over WANs. The solution, a derivative of Akamai’s IP…

Rambus and Kingston build a threaded module prototype, claim 50 percent better memory throughput

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:13:28 -0700

Rambus and Kingston build a threaded module prototype, claim 50 percent better memory throughput:

How do you thread memory tasks and are women naturally better at it than men? Such were the questions that roamed our limitless minds as we sought to understand what exactly Rambus and…