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1. Mammoths weren't killed off by meteor

   (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

   Friday, 20 November 2009

   And we didn't eat them all, eitherA new study into the North American landscape 15,000 years ago has debunked several theories about why giant sloths, mastodons and mammoths died out. Researchers from ...

2. Nvidia showcases Fermi-based Tesla GPUs

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Tuesday, 17 November 2009

   2.5 TFlops of raw compute power Nvidia has debuted an advanced line of Fermi-based Tesla GPUs for the high performance computing (HPC) market. An Nvidia spokesperson told TG Daily that the Tesla 20 ...

3. Semiconductors to bound back next year

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Monday, 16 November 2009

   Chips with everything Two things aren't going to go away unless there's a world wide catastrophe - semiconductors and the internet. Gartner has started to believe this too. According to a report it issued ...

4. Leonid meteors promise great display tonight

   (Space/Space Features)

   Monday, 16 November 2009

   Asia has the best seats in the houseThe annual Leonid meteor shower will peak tonight, with up to 300 shooting stars per hour. The display will be most visible in Asia, where it takes place in the early ...

5. Weekly hardware roundup

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Saturday, 14 November 2009

   Analog joystick mouse and crashing Hackintoshes This past week was a busy one at TG Daily. We covered a number of hardware-related topics, including the very first OpenOffice joystick mouse, crashing ...

6. Google slashes price on Picasa storage

   (Networking/Networking Features)

   Wednesday, 11 November 2009

   Picture this Google said it's dramatically reduced the price of Picasa storage - that's where your cherished family pictures are all in a cloud. In a blog posting, Google said that it's "dramatically" ...

7. NASA displays the heart of our galaxy

   (Space/Space Features)

   Wednesday, 11 November 2009

   Giant photos to go on display nationwide Combining pictures from three great observatories, NASA has released a dramatic picture of the heart of the Milky Way. To commemorate the International Year of ...

8. DDR2 "shortage" causes DRAM prices to soar

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Monday, 09 November 2009

   Hello. Now what was that about DDR3?Contract prices of DDR2 memory chips lifted by nearly 14 percent in the first half of this month due to a shortage of the chips. That's according to DRAM Exchange, ...

9. Smartphone market: Android and iPhone continue to grow

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Thursday, 05 November 2009

   The phoney wars continueFigures from market research firm IDC indicate that smartphones have weathered the economic storm. IDC said that sales of converged mobile devices – that’s smartphones to you and ...

10. Why Apple should license Windows 7

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Tuesday, 03 November 2009

    Let's start out by saying that hell would likely freeze over before this happened... Let's start out by saying that hell would likely freeze over before this happened but then I can recall just a few years ...

11. Apple iTunes update disables Palm sync

    (Software/Software Features)

    Friday, 30 October 2009

    Apple has released an updated version of its iTunes software. Predictably, iTunes 9.0.2 blocks the Palm Pre's ability to sync media files with the popular application.Apple has released an updated ...

12. Strike!

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 30 October 2009

    Column My one experience with a union was unpleasant. The union boss came into the restaurant I worked at as a teenager and told the manager that she either had to cut my hours or I had to join the union. ...

13. Control your enthusiasm

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 28 October 2009

    Column We were delighted to have reported the fantastic growth of Q3 (21.4% over Q2, 7.3% year-to-year.) That clearly indicated the recession was over for graphics chips, and since they are a predictor ...

14. Shortage of chips threatens LED supplies

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 27 October 2009

    Strong demand for LEDs for backlit applications and lighting has created a shortage in the supply chain that will last until the first quarter of 2010.Strong demand for LEDs for backlit applications ...

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

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Tuesday, 27 October 2009

    Opinion: Apple was blindsided by Windows 7. It wasn’t the product which they saw coming, it was the sustaining marketing budget and positive reviews from Apple loyalists like Walt Mossberg they ...

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

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 27 October 2009

    MSI chairman Joseph Hsu let slip that the company is currently working on an Nvidia Tegra-based e-book reader, but details won't be released until sometime in the first half of next year. MSI chairman ...

17. Nvidia: Windows 7 "dramatically improves" GPU performance

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 22 October 2009

    Nvidia has welcomed the official debut of Microsoft Windows 7. A company spokesperson explained that the new operating system will significantly accelerate system performance by using the DirectCompute ...

18. DRAM makers bang DRAM shortage drum again

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 21 October 2009

    Manufacturers of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) are attempting to raise the price of modules yet again by predicting shortages of chips this year and next.Manufacturers of dynamic random access ...

19. Researchers find 32 more planets - some like Earth

    (Space/Space Features)

    Monday, 19 October 2009

    Researchers at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) said today that they'e discovered 32 more planets - or exoplanets as they're called.Researchers at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) said ...

20. Arctic sea ice melting at rapid pace

    (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

    Thursday, 15 October 2009

    A study conducted by the Catlin Arctic Survey and WWF has concluded that Arctic Ocean sea ice is rapidly thinning. The accelerated meltdown could create an ice-free Arctic Ocean within a decade. A study ...

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

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Wednesday, 14 October 2009

    Giant telephone company AT&T sent a lengthy letter to the Federal Communications Commission yesterday attacking Google by accusing it of double standards for openness.Giant telephone company AT&T ...

22. Windows 7 to trigger notebook replacement sales

    (Software/Software Features)

    Wednesday, 14 October 2009

    The launch of Windows 7 at the end of October is set to give a boost to the notebook market, according to a report from DRAM Exchange.The launch of Windows 7 at the end of October is set to give a boost ...

23. Intel, ASML bring cheer to the chip market

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 14 October 2009

    Unexpectedly good results for Intel's third quarter combined with ASML turning in a profit for its third quarter is bound to bring some hope that the semiconductor industry is on the turn.Unexpectedly ...

24. Microsoft risks wrecking Family Guy’s reputation

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 13 October 2009

    In case you’ve been on the Moon for the last few months, watching out for crashing spacecraft, you’ll know that Windows 7 is about to bound onto store shelves around the world. Sadly, Microsoft is putting ...

25. IBM moves to eliminate patent trolls

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 09 October 2009

    IBM has voiced its support for the "swift passage" of patent reform legislation. According to Big Blue, the Patent Reform Act of 2009 will help bolster US competitiveness in the global economy and stimulate ...

26. Sony debuts ultra-thin Vaio X notebook

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Thursday, 08 October 2009

    Sony has debuted its ultra-thin Vaio X notebook line. The X series - which is housed in a lightweight carbon-fiber chassis - weighs 1.6 pounds and is just over a half-inch thin. Sony has debuted its ultra-thin ...

27. Gateway takes on Apple's iMac

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 07 October 2009

    Gateway has taken on Apple's iMac with its multi-touch, all-in-one (AIO) desktop. The ZX - which resembles a sleek, flat-panel TV - is expected to offer PC users an "entirely new computing experience."Gateway ...

28. Windows 6.5: Living in a Post iPhone World is a Bitch

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 06 October 2009

    In watching Microsoft deal with the world since the iPhone launched you have to wonder if the Robbie Bach and the other Microsoft executives leading the Windows Mobile Effort think they somehow dropped ...

29. AT&T ends controversial ban on iPhone VoIP apps

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 06 October 2009

    AT&T has ended a controversial ban on wireless VoIP applications for the iPhone. The decision was reached just months after the carrier pledged to "take a fresh look" at the iPhone's VoIP capabilites. ...

30. Chips showed stronger sales in August

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 02 October 2009

    Figures from the WSTS for chip sales in August showed that while they were down 12.9 percent year on year, figures are better than expected.Figures from the WSTS for chip sales in August showed that ...

31. Oak Ridge National Labs plans Fermi-powered supercomputer

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 30 September 2009

    Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has announced plans to design a supercomputer powered by Nvidia's next-generation Fermi GPU. The machine - which will be used to research topics such as energy and ...

32. Apple's new Macs better be cheap

    (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

    Tuesday, 29 September 2009

    ... effect, to wait for the new ones. Last time Apple updated its consumer line of personal computers it cut prices, but buyers continued to pay a premium for the Apple logo. Opinion: It's no surprise that ...

33. DDR3 memory shortage set to end

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 22 September 2009

    Samsung has decided to end the current shortage of DDR3 chips by maxing out its production. Samsung has decided to end the current shortage of DDR3 chips by maxing out its production. Oh-Hyun Kwon, ...

34. SGI introduces Octane III 'personal' supercomputer

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 21 September 2009

    SGI has introduced a "personal" supercomputer capable of accommodating up to 80 high-performance cores and nearly 1TB of memory. According to SGI CEO Mark J. Barrenechea, the Octane III will help enable ...

35. EU publishes lurid details of Intel antitrust ruling

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 21 September 2009

    The European Commission has finally gotten around to publishing a non-confidential version of its Intel Decision, dating back to 13 May 2009 that found Intel broke EC Treaty antitrust rules by engaging ...

36. IBM develops dense, fast, 32 nanometer DRAM

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 18 September 2009

    IBM Microelectronics said that it has successfully created what it claims is the smallest, densest and fastest on chip DRAM device.IBM Microelectronics said that it has successfully created what it claims ...

37. Kingston, Rambus claim multicore thread shows speed boost

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 17 September 2009

    Memory IP company Rambus has teamed up with Kingston Technology to produce the development of a threaded DDR3 DRAM technology which will boost data throughput by 50 percent and reduce power consumption ...

38. 2TB SSDs released

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 16 September 2009

    Super Talent has announced that it will be releasing one of the largest solid-state drives (SSDs) in the world. Super Talent has announced that it will be releasing one of the largest solid-state drives ...

39. ESO unveils zoom-in images of the entire night sky

    (Space/Space Features)

    Tuesday, 15 September 2009

      Never one to be outdone in the pretty picture stakes, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has released an interactive, 360-degree panoramic view of the entire night sky. Never one to be outdone ...

40. Apple flash flood leaves NAND drought for others

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Sunday, 13 September 2009

    Increasing demand from Apple for large supplies of NAND memory has left other players in the lurch with severe shortages in store.Increasing demand from Apple for large supplies of NAND memory has left ...

41. New Hubble instruments take dramatic images

    (Space/Space Features)

    Wednesday, 09 September 2009

      NASA has released its first images from the newly-serviced Hubble Space Telescope, and jolly impressive they are too. NASA has released its first images from the newly-serviced Hubble Space Telescope, ...

42. Microsoft sued over Windows Genuine Advantage

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 04 September 2009

    ... program.The class action alleges that the WGA was dramatically expanded in April 2006 and altered the means which the program delivered, "violating the law".Instead of identifying the WGA as an anti-piracy ...

43. IFA and 3D Wars: Blu-Ray is Once Again Obsolete

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 03 September 2009

    Column IFA is the big consumer electronics conference in Europe and it is vastly better timed than CES coming before the holiday season so you can get excited about stuff to buy rather than right after ...

44. Scifi writers powering weapons against Google

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 03 September 2009

    ... to countering the evil empire of Google's Book Settlement. San Francisco, Earth - US science fiction and fantasy writers have joined forces with Microsoft and Amazon in an unlikely coalition of librarians, ...

45. DRAM faces a not very early death

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 31 August 2009

    It's too early to declare that DRAM (dynamic random access memory) is dead or even dying, but the writing is on the wall and it eventually will be displaced. It's too early to declare that DRAM (dynamic ...

46. In July, chips bursting out all over

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Sunday, 30 August 2009

    Signs of a recovery in the important semiconductor market continued in July, with the WSTS reporting improvements on a number of chip fronts.Signs of a recovery in the important semiconductor market ...

47. 'Heroes' tops illegal download list

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 28 August 2009

      Visits to torrent sites have doubled over the last year, with TV drama Heroes the most popular illegal download, according to research firm Big Champagne. Visits to torrent sites have doubled ...

48. IBM uncloaks eight core Power7 processor

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 26 August 2009

    Hot Chips Big Blue has officially uncloaked its nascent Power7 processor. According to William Starke of IBM, the 8-core chip is expected to feature 1.2B transistors and will be capable of achieving ...

49. Twitter makes it harder for users to get lost

    (Software/Software Features)

    Friday, 21 August 2009

      Twitterers will soon be able to deluge their friends with even more pointless information, following the news that the company is launching a new API allowing developers to add latitude and longitude ...

50. TSMC puts money into solar power

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 20 August 2009

    Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has struck a deal with Powerchip Semiconductor (PSC) to buy the DRAM maker's 9.7 percent stake in Neo Solar Power.Taipei, Taiwan - Taiwan Semiconductor ...