 SanDisk Releases Solid-State Drives Aimed at Ultra Low-Cost PCs June 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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SanDisk Corporation today introduced a line of flash memory-based solid-state drives (SSDs) that are designed for an emerging new category of portable consumer electronics – called Ultra Low-Cost PCs (ULCPC) ... | |
 Toshiba's New 1.8-inch SATA HDD Achieves 160GB June 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Toshiba Corporation today announced a new line-up of 1.8-inch hard disk drives adopting a serial ATA interface, including the industry's first drive of this type with a capacity of 160 gigabytes. The new 160GB ... | |
 AMD Delivers ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 GPU January 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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AMD today announced the immediate availability of the ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 graphics processor, expanding the visual boundaries of PC entertainment well beyond the 1080P High Definition (HD) threshold. The ... | |
 Epson Develops Long-life OLED Display System Capable of Reproducing 'the Ultimate Black' October 15, 2007 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Seiko Epson Corp. has developed an organic light-emitting diode ("OLED") display system capable of producing "the ultimate black." Having resolved the problem of achieving long life for the device, a longstanding ... | |
Panasonic Releases World’s First 32GB SDHC Memory Card With Class 6 Speed February 12, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Panasonic, today announced the release date of the world’s first 32 Gigabyte SD High Capacity (SDHC) Memory Card with Class 6 speed specification. With a global release in April 2008, the new SDHC Memory Card, RP-SDV32GU1K, ... | |
 Samsung Develops 40nm 32 Gb NAND Flash September 11, 2006 | User rating: 1.9 / 5 after 77 vote(s)
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Samsung Electronics today announced that it has developed the industry’s first 40-nanometer memory device. The new 32 Gigabit (Gb) NAND flash device is the first memory to incorporate a Charge Trap Flash (CTF) ... | |
 Intel to debut Core 2 Duo chips in August July 19, 2006 | User rating: 2.4 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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Despite the inevitable complaints and grumbling from some quarters, change is a necessary thing -- especially in the microprocessor industry. This August, Intel will release the Intel Core 2 series of chips. ... | |
 Red Storm upgrade lifts Sandia supercomputer to 2nd in world, but 1st in scalability, say researchers November 15, 2006 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 38 vote(s)
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A $15 million upgrade to Sandia’s Red Storm computer has increased its peak speed from 41.5 to 124.4 teraflops in a computing terrain in which a single teraflop was a big deal only 6 years ago. | |
 Standardized battery wants to appeal to all gadgets February 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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All plug-in electronics use the same power cord, and all battery-operated devices use one of a few standard sizes. Even computer accessories mostly all have USB capabilities. So why not standardize rechargeable ... | |
 AMD Releases New Desktop Processors February 20, 2007 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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AMD today introduced desktop processors designed for users seeking the ultimate in energy-conscious or high-performance computing. | |
 Samsung 4 GB solid state disk to eliminate hard drive delays in Windows Vista-powered PCs July 26, 2006 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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Samsung Electronics today announced that a 4GB solid state disk (SSD), now being readied for production, will also serve as a high speed NAND flash cache for notebooks and PCs in conjunction with the Microsoft ... | |
Memjet Customers, Roadmap Start Taking Shape March 27, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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PC OEMs and camera makers could be among the customers for Memjet's revolutionary inkjet printers that were first disclosed last week. Meanwhile, the company has already ... | |
 Intel Ships First-Ever Extreme Edition Mobile Processor; Adds New Desktop Chip July 17, 2007 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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Intel today introduced its first Core2 Extreme mobile dual-core processor -- the world's highest-performing mobile processor -- adopting the brand from the company's flagship desktop offerings. The company ... | |
 Hitachi develops finger vein authentication technology for steering wheels October 25, 2007 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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Hitachi, Ltd. announced today the development of finger vein authentication technology which provides authorized driver verification in a fraction of a second just by gripping the steering wheel. | |
1 million trillion 'flops' per second targeted by new Institute for Advanced Architectures February 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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Preparing groundwork for an exascale computer is the mission of the new Institute for Advanced Architectures, launched jointly at Sandia and Oak Ridge national laboratories. | |
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