Feb 23, 2011
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Intel’s E7 series of Xeon processors look impressive

More of everything, but it’s not really new technology

WE’RE FAIRLY CERTAIN that Intel couldn’t possibly be any more confusing when it comes to its CPU line-ups these days and that’s just the standard desktop parts, but today we’re going to take a closer look at Intel’s Westmere-EX line of Xeon E7 processors. The E7 series of Xeon processors are those that are above the Sandy Bridge-EP socket 2011 parts and they use the older socket 1567, confused yet?
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Feb 23, 2011
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Apple set to launch Light Peak next week?

Something called Thunderbolt is coming

APPLE IS EXPECTED to unveil its next generation iPad as well as several new MacBook SKUs next week at an event the company is hosting on the 2nd of March. However, for those more interested in technology than the actual devices there’s something far more interesting being announced, namely something Apple calls Thunderbolt and what is thought to be Intel’s Light Peak.
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Feb 23, 2011
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Acer unveils a comprehensive server line

Goes from nothing to everything in a day

ACER IS JUMPING back into the server market in a big way with the launch of six separate lines of products and a comprehensive support network. This is not just a simple launch, Acer is taking the server market very seriously, intending to mirror their success in laptops and desktops.
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Feb 22, 2011
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The iPad is a game console

the business model its shows true colors

APPLE HAS A business model for the iPad as lucrative as printers with abusively priced toner, something that you can only do with absolute control.Their 30% “tax” on apps actually makes sense, at least for Apple, but will it spread to their other products over the long term?
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Feb 22, 2011

Intel’s C200 E3-series Xeon chipsets detailed

Cougar Point for workstations and servers

WE’VE SEEN MOST, if not all, of Intel’s consumer chipsets for the LGA-1155 platform for this year, but Intel is planning three additional versions of Cougar Point for its E3-series of Xeon processors which shares the same socket. What we’re looking at is the Intel C202, C204 and C206 chipsets, all of which are similar, but quite different to what Intel is offering for its desktop consumer platform.
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Feb 22, 2011

LucidLogix Virtu on its way to motherboard makers

Still a shortage of Sandy Bridge motherboards

LUCIDLOGIX HAS STARTED to ship its Virtu GPU virtualization software to motherboard partners that will enable automatic switching between the onboard graphics in Intel’s Sandy Bridge sorry, second generation Core processors and a discrete graphics card. Despite it having been nearly two months since the initial announcements, thanks to a little SATA bug, it seems like LucidLogix didn’t need to rush out its software, as currently there’s something of a shortage on suitable motherboards in the shops.
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Feb 21, 2011
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Intel updates Itanuim architecture with Poulson

Masses yawn approval

INTEL IS FINALLY starting to talk about the upcoming Poulson chip, the first real update to the Itanium architecture in years. While the chip may be huge and technically complex, it is hard to see anyone other than die-hard HP big iron shops actually caring.
Update: Die size corrected
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Feb 21, 2011
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Corsair claims 25nm Flash ICs not as reliable as 34nm

More overprovisioning sorts out the problem

ANYONE INTERESTED IN getting an SSD have been looking forward to more affordable 2Xnm Flash memory as it’s been promising lower prices for consumers for the same size drives, but now it seems like things might not be as rosy as first thought, at least not if Corsair is right. The company has posted a long statement on its blog explaining the difference between 34nm Flash and 25nm Flash and it suggests that the newer 25nm ICs aren’t as reliable as the older 34nm ICs.
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Feb 21, 2011

Gigabyte details its X58A-OC motherboard

Highly specialized niche board for overclockers

GIGABYTE IS ABOUT to launch what is the first motherboard that has been specifically designed by an overclocker for overclockers in the shape of the X58A-OC. This board is not intended for your average consumer, nor high-end users that want a lot of features as it has been purely designed to allow overclockers to reach as high clock speeds as possible.
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Feb 18, 2011

ST-Ericsson announces SoC with PowerVR Series6 graphics

Won’t be ready until the end of this year

ST-ERICSSON MIGHT NOT be a name that many of us are affiliating with high-end SoC’s for mobile devices, but as of lately the company has changed gears and is getting ready to take on the big players such as Qualcomm and TI. The latest announcement from ST-Ericsson includes a wide range of new models, but the most interesting one is the upcoming Nova A9600 SoC which should be sampling towards the end of the year with PowerVR Series6 graphics.
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Feb 17, 2011

Intel’s first SATA 6Gbps SSDs coming in March

Still using 34nm NAND Flash memory

INTEL IS SET to upgrade its line of SSD drives come March the 1st and it’ll be Intel’s first entry into the SATA 6Gbps SSD market space. Although the new SSD’ will be using Intel’s first SATA 6Gbps SSD controller, they won’t get new NAND Flash quite yet, as these consumer focused 510 series drives will continue using older 34nm NAND Flash.
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Feb 17, 2011

ST-Ericsson and STMicroelectronics demo MYDP

Display Port for mobile devices with a trick up its sleeve

ALTHOUGH THERE’S NO real problem as such with today’s micro HDMI connector found on many mobile devices, a better alternative has been co-developed by ST-Ericsson and STMicroelectronics which relies on the royalty free DisplayPort standard. This might seem as an odd move in a way, but let us explain the advantages of what the MYDP standard has to offer over HDMI.
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Feb 16, 2011

Industry leaders discuss the future of mobile computing

Some of it makes sense, other parts not so much

WE’VE ATTENDED A FEW, well, let’s call them briefings at the Mobile World Congress, all hosted by various industry leaders ranging from chip and device makers to service and content providers and some of what was said was very interesting while other parts were almost laughable. What became painstakingly clear though, mostly based on comments from the hardware makers, is the fact that the cost of wireless access isn’t where anyone but the network providers wants it to be.
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