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Video: How a Williams Formula 1 Wind Tunnel Works
HARDWARE, ENTERPRISE NEWS
In the past couple of years, we witnessed a trend of F1 teams engaging with supercomputers of impressive magnitude, and shifting wind tunnels from 50% to 60% size.
On 10/5/2012 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more
GlobalFoundries Readies the 20nm Process Node
HARDWARE, BUSINESS ANALYSIS
During Computex Taipei 2012, we got an opportunity to talk with Jason Gorss and Subramani Kengeri, Head of the Advanced Technology Architecture at GlobalFoundries to discuss the latest news from the company.
On 6/19/2012 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

VoIP is disappearing; Jail Time Threatened for Using Skype
SECURITY, SOFTWARE NEWS
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is disappearing, at least in one country. As unbelievable as it may sound, VoIP use can land you in jail for up to 15 years.
On 6/19/2012 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more
Google's Cloud Throws a Thunderbolt to Gmail Users
CLOUD COMPUTING, SOFTWARE NEWS
AFTER WARNING its Gmail users that the previous user interface could be used but only "temporarily". Google has by now forced many -if not all- of its Gmail users to the "New look" by now.
On 4/24/2012 by Fernando Cassia... Comments (0) Read more

Philips Spins off Its TV Business to TPV Group (AOC)
HARDWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
Royal Philips Electronics finally decided what the company will do with their TV business. RPE announced that the TV business will be spun off into a JV with TPV Technology Ltd.
On 11/2/2011 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more
IBM "Dr." Watson says: Take Two Aspirin
CLOUD COMPUTING, SOFTWARE NEWS
IBM’s Watson is moving from being a TV personality on Jeopardy to becoming a medical librarian and physician’s assistant. His data base is being prepared to assist in diagnosis and treatment of illness.
On 5/24/2011 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more

PlayStation 3 Beats IMAX to Cars 2
DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
In advance of the theater release of Cars 2, the Disney Interactive Studios production will launch as a video game on Sony’s PlayStation 3. The video game is 3D friendly: racing, spying, and even menu interfaces are all in 3D.
On 4/3/2011 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more
Intels Cloud Ideas Could Become Industry Standards
CLOUD COMPUTING ANALYSIS
Intel invited a group of journalists to their Hillsboro Oregon campuses for a "Day in the Cloud" to talk about cloud computing. The big problem with the "cloud" is the lack of a commonly accepted definition.
On 3/8/2011 by John Oram... Comments (0) Read more

Colors, Dreams, and Gaming
SOFTWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT
Why when you mix paint colors, you get a dark blob, but the reflection of overlapping stained glass colors appear brighter? There’s a game that teaches you why.
On 9/23/2010 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more
nVidia GF100 Architecture: Alea iacta est
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE ANALYSIS
Just as CES 2010 was winding down, nVidia gathered technical journalists to reveal its desktop take of their Fermi architecture and the subsequent NV100 silicon. In the case of the desktop boards, these were known as GF100.
On 1/18/2010 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

ROV records volcano erupting on ocean floor
HARDWARE, BLOGS NEWS
Molten lava spewing into the ocean from an underwater volcano has been recorded on video for the very first time. An ROV [remotely operated vehicle] named Jason was 4,000 feet below the surface near the Fiji Islands.
On 12/22/2009 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more
TSMC to launch stress-resilient chip manufacturing for cars
HARDWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
TSMC just announced that it will launch a process qualification specification and service package for automotive-grade semiconductor manufacturing, a first for the auto-industry.
On 11/28/2009 by Chris Barton... Comments (0) Read more

nVidia not involved in the Lucid MSI Dispute at all
HARDWARE ANALYSIS
After the big issue with Lucid and MSI we have finally heard form all parties. In the end the only thing we can be certain of is that nVidia is not involved and that they have no plans to block or hinder the production of Hydra.
On 11/13/2009 by Sean Kalinich... Comments (0) Read more
GlobalFoundries details HKMG for 22nm and beyond
HARDWARE, BUSINESS NEWS

At VLSI 2009 conference in Kyoto, GlobalFoundries disclosed its way of deploying High-K Metal Gate transistors aimed at 32nm, 28nm, 22nm and beyond.

On 6/15/2009 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

Is TSMC getting nervous about GlobalFoundries?
BUSINESS ANALYSIS

There are lots of behind the scene maneuvers by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) to maintain their top ranked status in the fab world. The threat of GlobalFoundries is above their heads...

On 6/15/2009 by Thomas Gordon... Comments (0) Read more
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