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Charlie Demerjian
Jul 26, 2012
11

CFI has a really really really big PC case

Computex 2012: From HPTX to mini-ITX, two in one

Need a big case for your PC? No, think bigger than that, CFI has the case for you.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jul 25, 2012
4

Seagate’s USM Slim is a really useful addition to laptops

Computex 2012: Finally, a use for those worthless optical bays.

At Computex, Seagate showed off a whole host of machines with USM slots, and one very interesting new idea, USM Slim.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jul 24, 2012
3

VMTurbo joins the OpenStack Community

How to do open source the right way, and make money doing it

VMTurbo, maker of cloud management software, has announced that they are joining the OpenStack Community.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jul 24, 2012
5

Synaptics has three new interface goodies to show

Computex 2012: NFC, active pens, and controllers

Synaptics is finally starting to emerge from their shell, and are talking about the spiffy new UI technologies they have to offer.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jul 24, 2012
54

AMD loses two senior execs, Ben Williams and Bob Feldstein

Broken records repeat the same sorry song

To lose one senior executive may be regarded as misfortune, to lose two looks like carelessness.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jul 23, 2012
51

100W over USB is here with the new Power Delivery spec

Finally we can use a USB port for just about everything

At long last, the USB 3.0 Promoter Group has approved the Power Delivery spec for up to 100W over a USB cable.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jul 20, 2012
4

LSI shows off Sandforce powered goodies

Computex 2012: 19 and 20nm flash and PCIe SSDs

LSI may have bought Sandforce, but at Computex, all that changed was the odd sticker and logo.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jul 20, 2012
6

Intel and ASML – A lead is a double edged sword

Analysis Part 2: You get what you pay for

This is where the second part of Intel’s spending comes to bear, they bought or promised to buy 15% of ASML.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jul 19, 2012
9

Corsair shows DSP PSUs and DDR3/3000

Computex 2012: Memory, SSDs, and lots of toys

Corsair had a lot of solid evolutionary products at Computex, and one new idea to top it off.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jul 19, 2012
15

The implications of Intel’s ASML buy are massive

Analysis Part 1: A full node lead is a double edged sword

Intel’s investment in ASML last week has massive implications for both Intel and the rest of the industry.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jul 18, 2012
28

Trinity’s system architect turns up at Apple

Gettin the band back together

Remember when we were rather critical about the AMD mass knifings a few months ago?
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Charlie Demerjian
Jul 18, 2012
11

Calxeda lets you test drive an ARM server cloud

ARM or x86 head to head, same software stack

Ever wonder how the upcoming wave of ARM based servers will stack up against their x86 competition?
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Charlie Demerjian
Jul 18, 2012
2

Need 240TB in an external storage case for your portable cloud?

Computex 2012: AIC has both, but not in a single box yet

Need more than 239TB in a single convenient storage box?
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Charlie Demerjian
Jul 17, 2012
17

Viewsonic easily had the best device at Computex

Computex 2012: Not one but three standout items

What was the best thing shown at Computex 2012? That is easy, the Viewsonic VP3280-LED monitor was by far the best.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jul 16, 2012
12

Supermicro goes GPU compute crazy

Computex 2012: Hot servers, hot data centers, and scary bandwidths – Updated

In a Computex filled with not much new, Supermicro had three categories of new stuff, and some other bits.
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