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NASA shows off new star supercomputer

NASA shows off new star supercomputer

When it comes to shooting for the moon and Mars, NASA needs more than just vision and billions in funding, it needs a boost from an astronomically powerful supercomputer, namely one called Pleiades.
Sylvie Barak Nov 19 2008 6:45AM Hardware
Low-power CPU maker snatched

Low-power CPU maker snatched

Fabless Transmeta, creator of the Crusoe processor, is to be gobbled up by video processor company Novafora, itself a company that 'leads the video processing revolution' (even though it’s something of a silent revolution as no-one seems to know anything about the outfit).
Paul Taylor Nov 19 2008 6:45AM Hardware
Roadrunner still king in Supercomputer top 500 list

Roadrunner still king in Supercomputer top 500 list

IBM’s roadrunner pips Cray's XT5 Jaguar supercomputer to the post, narrowly holding on to its record as the world's fastest supercomputer, according to the bi-annual 'Top 500' supercomputing list, anyway.
Sylvie Barak Nov 18 2008 6:25AM Hardware
AMD vs Intel - How Shanghai shapes up

AMD vs Intel - How Shanghai shapes up

A couple of days ago we were alerted to what we were told was a Shanghai SAP score for an eight-socket machine, which looked to come in a full 30 per cent lower than the highest score, which incidentally seemed to be Intel’s Dunington.
Sylvie Barak Nov 17 2008 7:06AM Hardware
OLPC reboots Give One, Get One campaign

OLPC reboots Give One, Get One campaign

The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project that delivers low-cost laptops to children in developing and third world countries is relaunching its 'Give One, Get One' campaign, this time in Europe as well as the US.
Rosalie Marshall Nov 15 2008 10:20AM Hardware
Microsoft launches online store

Microsoft launches online store

Microsoft has launched an online store where customers can download the company's software, and where US residents can buy the company's hardware products.
Rosalie Marshall Nov 15 2008 10:20AM Hardware
Crucial shuttle mission good to go

Crucial shuttle mission good to go

The space shuttle Endeavour has been given the green light for takeoff tomorrow on a crucial mission that will double the crew size of the International Space Station (ISS).
Iain Thomson Nov 14 2008 3:18PM Hardware
Price-fixing scandal rocks LCD industry

Price-fixing scandal rocks LCD industry

Three of the world's biggest LCD manufacturers have admitted taking part in a huge price-fixing conspiracy to drive up the price of their products.
Iain Thomson Nov 14 2008 6:34AM Hardware
LCD manufacturers admit to price fixing

LCD manufacturers admit to price fixing

Three of the world’s biggest LCD manufacturers have admitted taking part in a huge price fixing conspiracy to drive up the price of their products.
Iain Thomson Nov 13 2008 2:54PM Hardware
Good green vendors are hard to find

Good green vendors are hard to find

HP, Fujitsu and IBM have topped one of the world’s first in-depth studies into the actual green credentials of ICT suppliers, as many of their counterparts were publicly named and shamed for their lack of action or refusing to even participate.
Ry Crozier Nov 13 2008 10:10AM Hardware
Cisco unveils high-traffic routers

Cisco unveils high-traffic routers

Cisco is unveiling a new line of routers designed to handle high demand data loads: up to 100Mbps speeds, capable of serving some 1.2 million separate, simultaneous video streams.
Shaun Nichols Nov 12 2008 3:26PM Hardware
Martian winter claims Phoenix probe

Martian winter claims Phoenix probe

Nasa has officially called an end to the Phoenix Mars mission, saying it has not heard from the probe for over a week.
Iain Thomson Nov 12 2008 3:26PM Hardware
Los Angeles engineers plead guilty to hacking traffic

Los Angeles engineers plead guilty to hacking traffic

Two Los Angeles traffic engineers have pled guilty to charges that they hacked into the city’s traffic control computer as part of a union dispute over wages.
Iain Thomson Nov 12 2008 3:26PM Hardware
WebCentral reveals capacity to run 653 virtual machines

WebCentral reveals capacity to run 653 virtual machines

WebCentral has provided a glimpse into its on-demand services architecture, revealing it is running 49 blade servers with the capacity to operate 653 VMware-based virtual machines.
Staff Writers Nov 12 2008 2:27PM Hardware
Cray XT Jaguar takes supercomputing lead

Cray XT Jaguar takes supercomputing lead

The Cray XT Jaguar at the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee will probably lead the top 500 supercomputers list that comes out next week.
Ian Williams Nov 12 2008 6:29AM Hardware
Internode launches chumby in Australia

Internode launches chumby in Australia

Cult Internet access device the chumby is finally available in Australia with ISP Internode announcing it will sell the cute little critter for under $300.
Staff Writers Nov 12 2008 12:05AM Hardware
Sun rolls out new storage systems

Sun rolls out new storage systems

Sun is rolling out the first models in its Unified Storage Systems line: 'Amber Road' bundles management and diagnostic software.
Shaun Nichols Nov 11 2008 3:42PM Hardware
Write hardware consolidation into purchase contracts

Write hardware consolidation into purchase contracts

Losing one of the remaining four large server vendors in a HP-Compaq styled merger could adversely impact current competitive pricing, Gartner has said.
Ry Crozier Nov 11 2008 3:29PM Hardware
HP shows off US$350,000 Halo video conferencing room

HP shows off US$350,000 Halo video conferencing room

HP demonstrated its US$350,000 Halo room, located in the company’s Rhodes office, that integrates audio, video and software in an end-to-end package for large enterprise businesses. See photos and more details.
Kathryn Small Nov 11 2008 3:24PM Hardware
First Shanghai benchmark numbers tip up

First Shanghai benchmark numbers tip up

It seems the first numbers from AMD’s soon to be launched Shanghai have tipped up online, although AMD is keeping them very quiet indeed.
Sylvie Barak Nov 10 2008 1:21AM Hardware

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