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1. Internet users do have friends

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

   ... a variety of internet activities were associated with larger and more diverse core discussion networks - groups of friends, to you and me. The size of core discussion networks is 12 percent larger than ...

2. Parallels takes on VMware

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... 3 supports Aero, Flip 3D, OpenGL 2.1 and DirectX Shader Model 3 for 3D gaming. Finally, Fusion 3 is fully optimized for Snow Leopard with a 64-bit core engine that was specifically designed to function ...

3. Nvidia may be moving into X86 market

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... mainstream and low performance areas rather than the Core i7 end of the market.  ...

4. AMD discovers several Fusion mantras, disses Larrabee

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... doesn’t need to do that, does it? Said Bergman: “We’ll have a breadth of Fusion solutions and one of them will be a quad core.” That’s going to give good X86 performance, he reckons. And in between now ...

5. AMD culls Phenoms

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... the second quarter of 2010. DigiTimes also claims that AMD will also bring forward the launch of its six-core desktop CPU codenamed Thuban to the second quarter of 2010. Thuban uses a 45nm process and ...

6. Why Apple should license Windows 7

   (Software/Software Opinion)

   ... So it shouldn't be surprising that impossible things can happen between these two companies. Apple vs. Microsoft Core Differences While Steve Ballmer and Steve Jobs are often compared to each other the ...

7. Maingear Shifts into overdrive with hard-core gaming machine

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... by choosing an Intel processor (Core i7/Xeon) and selecting an Nvidia or ATI GPU.
 Additional specs include:
 Silverstone power supply - up to 1.2KW. Closed-loop watercooling - up to 4.GHz. Kingston ...

8. Apple drops Atom bomb on Hackintosh netbook rebels

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... against the rebellion - whose ranks were recently bolstered by the introduction of Psystar's $50 Hackintosh patch. The patch, known as Rebel EFI, is apparently compatible with Intel Core 2 Duo, Core 2 ...

9. Unidentified bug causes massive CPU spike on 27-inch iMacs

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... core. Doing anything within the browser creeps and is very sluggish. The only why I found to temporary resolve the issue is to either restart or have the system sleep by pushing the power button." Unsurprisingly, ...

10. Intel: Windows 7 offers "improved" performance and stability

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... coalescing and core parking. The former improves efficiency by automatically extending idle periods and the latter loads tasks onto a specific core, allowing the others to idle when possible." He noted ...

11. VMWare tempts Mac users with "ultimate" Windows 7 experience

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... VMWare, Fusion 3 is fully optimized for Snow Leopard with a 64-bit core engine that was specifically designed to function alongside Windows 7's 64-bit kernel. Fusion 3 also supports Windows Aero, Flip ...

12. Ubuntu is still rubbish

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... something. Version 9.10 is due for unleashment in a couple of days and it's, err, just as crap as the last version I tried. This machine has a Core 2 Duo, 4GB of RAM and three SATA hard disks. The C: ...

13. Is Windows 7 too good for Apple to FUD?

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    ... strengths. Apple is trying to do this with one current spot that focuses on their better customer satisfaction scores but they seem to be focusing too much on what Microsoft used to do wrong rather than ...

14. MSI plans Tegra e-book, talks up notebook shipments

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... 20 percent of notebook shipments in the first half of 2010 and 30 percent in the second half as Intel starts to ship dual-core CPUs for the segment later this quarter. Gigabyte says that while it will ...

15. TG Daily: A readers' Guide

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Opinion)

    ... But, more crucially, experience. When we receive a press release evidently written by a six-year old child, containing such terms as 'solution', 'world-class', 'leverage' and 'core competency', we reach ...

16. Kingston accelerates Windows with 40GB SSD

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... score of 13,883, while a standard 7200RPM hard-disk only managed to rack up a score of 3,708.  The test system comprised an Intel DG45ID desktop motherboard, Core 2 Duo E6550 desktop process @ 2.33 ...

17. Tilera challenges X86 architecture with 100 core-processor

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ...  "The TILE-Gx line, available with 16, 36, 64 and 100 cores, employs Tilera's unique architecture that scales well beyond the core count of traditional microprocessors," Tilera spokesperon Bob Doud told ...

18. Psystar bootlegs Snow Leopard for the masses

    (Software/Software Features)

    Psystar has introduced a $50 software suite that allows OS X Snow Leopard to run on generic Intel-based hardware. The suite - known as Rebel EFI - is reportedly compatible with Intel Core 2 Duo, Core ...

19. How Microsoft blindsided vulnerable Apple with Windows 7

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... one of the strongest marketing companies in any industry and Steve Jobs is a considered to be a master while Microsoft in recent years hasn’t really seemed to be in their league. This goes to the core, ...

20. Acer introduces Aspire 3D laptop

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... price point of $800, also offers an Intel Core 2 Duo processor T6600 (2 MB L2 cache, 2.2GHz, 800 MHz FSB), Dolby surround sound and Windows 7 Home Premium. Additional specs include: ATI Mobility Radeon ...

21. ARM multicore chip challenges Intel's hegemony

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Microprocessor design company ARM said it has introduced the Cortex A5 MPCore CPU, a low power chip designed to make the internet available on a wide range of devices. Microprocessor design company ...

22. Apple refreshes iMac lineup with 21.5 and 27-inch displays

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Apple has refreshed its iMac lineup with 21.5 and 27-inch widescreen displays. The new iMac line - starting at $1,200 - features a wide range of Intel processors, including the Core 2 Duo, Core i5 ...

23. Massachusetts aims to boost interest in science and tech careers

    (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

    ...  Despite leading the nation in math test scores, Massachusetts students don't have a lot of interest in STEM careers. According to 2009 SAT data, only 22 percent of all SATs students in Massachusetts ...

24. AMD optimizes Athlon II processors for Windows 7

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... high-performance, low-power dual-, triple- and quad-core processors to meet a [variety] of computing needs." However, Barry emphasized that AMD remained "focused" on delivering a "real" PC experience ...

25. Analysts spout crap, charge megabucks

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    ... a mystery as to where the figure of almost two thousand bucks a seat to upgrade to Windows 7 comes from. Especially when a quick glance at Dell’s site tells us we could buy any number of quad core, 4GB ...

26. Acer Liquid Android has a super screen

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... Snapdragon chipset, and an ARM core that runs at 768MHz, weighs 135 grams and has a rather nifty 3.5-inch WVGA 800x 480 capacitive screen.It supports a heap of networking stuff including wi-fi, Bluetooth, ...

27. Mac users cast into outer darkness

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... during normal East Coast business hours, Monday through Friday. The Chosen System requirements include Windows 7, Vista or XP and a dual core processor (mandatory), although our limited knowledge of ...

28. AT&T slates Google Voice: nun today, nun tomorrow

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    ... underscores why the Commission cannot rationally exempt Google or any provider of Internet based information services from any rules designed to preserve a 'free and open Internet'."  ...

29. Rumor: Nintendo selects Tegra processor for new DS

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... work on the new device and plans to debut it in late 2010 during the Tokyo Game Show. "Given the fact that Nintendo DS hardware is based upon 16-bit and 32-bit ARM cores, it looks like next-gen DS could ...

30. Sun and Fujitsu upgrade SPARC processor

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Sun Microsystems and Fujitsu have introduced an advanced line of quad-core SPARC64 VII processors. The retooled chips - which run at 2.53GHz and 2.88GHz - reportedly deliver up to 25 percent "better ...

31. Cisco buys Starent for $2.9 billion

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... internet applications and infrastructure. Starent provides core network functions and services to manage access from 2.5G, 3G and 4G radio networks to mobile operators' packet core networks, It's applicable ...

32. Windows, users, guns and stupidity

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    ... didn’t bother to read the story before posting a comment on it. It occurred to us that we hadn’t told the full story and had omitted to include what happened on a Mitac 1.66GHz Core 2 Duo laptop with ...

33. HP takes on Apple with music notebook

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... a PC. There are two stereo outputs plus an ultraloud output level. Based around an Intel Core i7 mobile processor, it weighs 5.19 pounds and is just an inch thick. There's a choice of two 15.6-inch ...

34. Windows 7 boots fast enough for normal people

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    ... the detailed and no doubt peer-reviewed scientific research done by iolo, but I can put a stopwatch on this 2.66GHz Core 2 Duo machine with 4GB of RAM running the 64 bit version of Windows 7 build 7600 ...

35. Sun: Oracle is "committed" to SPARC architecture

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ...  "Although [the merger] is in a state of limbo, the big theme here is innovation. Our core is innovation, along with our technology," explained McNealy. "Combined, Oracle and Sun will have one of the ...

36. Free Software Foundation goes mad

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    ... to freedom and join a growing list of organizations who understand that sinking money and time into proprietary software is inconsistent with the core values of freedom and progress." The FSF also sent ...

37. Nanoradio takes on the giants: Forget Bluetooth!

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... it will bring down power consumption to very small numbers. He also claimed that its benchmarking showed it was two to six times better on this score than his closest competitors.He claimed his competitors ...

38. Gateway takes on Apple's iMac

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... MSRPWindows 7 Home OS20-inch HD widescreen Ultrabright LCDResolution: 1600 x 900 resolutionIntel Pentium Dual Core Processor T4300 (2.1GHz, 1MB L2 cache, 800MHz FSB)Intel GL40 Express ChipsetIntel GMA ...

39. High tech won't save the economy this time

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    ... capitalists I talk to are in despair. Yes, yes, there are a few big bright spots - Apple, Cisco, and Google come to mind. But these few giants can't spur the overall economy. There is no longer a core ...

40. Nvidia unshackles Visual Studio with Nexus GPU integration

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... tool for viewing GPU events (kernels, API calls, memory transfers) and CPU events (core allocation, threads and process events and waits) — all on a single, correlated timeline. The Nexus Graphics Inspector ...

41. Global broadband quality improves - but not enough

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    ... In terms of broadband leadership - a score created by weighting factors including quality and penetration - South Korea leads, followed by Japan, Hong Kong, Sweden and Switzerland. The US comes 15th. Overall, ...

42. Oak Ridge National Labs plans Fermi-powered supercomputer

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... is a true engine of science and with the support of national research facilities such as ORNL, the possibilities are endless." It should be noted that ORNL will also be forming a Hybrid Multicore Consortium ...

43. Nvidia showcases next-generation Fermi GPU

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... and DirectCompute. ECC, a critical requirement for datacenters and supercomputing centers deploying GPUs on a large scale. 512 CUDA Cores featuring the new IEEE 754-2008 floating-point standard, surpassing ...

44. ARM changes name of the netbook game

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... over 150 existing customers. But ARM's statement that it wanted its core designs in 15 million mini-notebooks is most interesting because it confirms that Intel will be up against a powerful set of chip ...

45. Microsoft finally gets anti-malware right

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... with minimal enthusiasm, but the new, no-cost, core anti-malware service launched this week looks set to fare rather better if initial experience is anything to go by. Security Essentials provides protection ...

46. Cosmic rays increase as sun hits solar minimum

    (Space/Space Features)

    ... against space radiation, protecting humans on the surface. Indeed, we've weathered storms much worse than this. Hundreds of years ago, polar ice cores show, cosmic ray fluxes were at least 200 percent ...

47. ARM confirms it's chatting to GlobalFoundries

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... ARM designed chip cores. Intel used to have an ARM license too, but flogged it to Marvell, which is doing, er, marvelously.GlobalFoundries is fast becoming a serious contender in the foundry business. ...

48. Dell Latitude Z charges wirelessly

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... to Dell, the Intel Core 2 Duo powered Latitude Z is targeted at educators, attorneys and creative professionals. "The Dell Latitude Z laptop combines a thin, lightweight design with full-featured functionality," ...

49. LucidLogix boosts GPU gaming with Hydra 200 parallel processor

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... it comes to GPU scaling," said Peddie. "And with multi-core graphics growing at a rate of ten percent year over year, it will be interesting to see what kind of momentum a mass market M GPU can have in ...

50. Nvidia teams up with Microsoft for HPC

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... and CPUs illustrates the enormous power and opportunity of multicore co-processing," said Dan Reed, corporate vice president of Extreme Computing at Microsoft. "Nvidia's work with Microsoft and the ...