Intel works on 48-core processors, shares first results
Futuristic 48-core design of Intel’s latest processor concept may sound like company got involved into an arms race with AMD, particularly since Intel Xeon 7500 designed for servers has 8 cores versus Opteron 6100’s 12 cores from AMD. But as it appears, limited edition of 48-core processors has come into that world only as a [...]
Rumor: Apple Planning To Acquire ARM For $8bn?
This is still very much a rumor at that point in date, so we’d propose you take it with a pinch of salt. Word is going around the ARM Holdings, the company behind the popular ARM processors, could be acquired by Apple for around $8 billion dollars. Despite it still being a rumor, shares of [...]
General Electric Energy Smart LED bulb
General Electric has come up with an LED replacement for 40-watt bulbs, where that candidate is good for up to 17 years while outputting 450 lumens of brightness. Known as the Energy Smart LED bulb, it shares somewhat similar output as a 40-watt incandescent although consuming a mere 9 watts of juice while it is [...]
Verizon gains on new iPhone talk, BBC iPhone apps on hold, new eBay app seller tools
BBC has announced that it has put all of its iPhone app development on hold. that was done after other news organizations complained about the possible effects on the market the apps could have. Verizon has gained in stock price on new talks of an iPhone coming to the network. At the same moment, the [...]
StarTech Mini DisplayPort adapters ready to rock and roll
StarTech has a sort new bunch of Mini DisplayPort adapters that will see action on both Windows and Mac platforms, where the first of the three new additions would be the Mini DisplayPort to VGA adapter. Using that, one can connect a VGA monitor or HDTV at resolutions of up to 1,920 x 1,200, which [...]
Emblaze Sues Microsoft And Apple For Patent Infringement
Nowadays it’s rare to see a day go by where some big company isn’t being sued for patent infringement or something along those lines. Now it seems that Emblaze, the folks behind the Else, which was on display at CES 2010, have served both Microsoft and Apple with a lawsuit, claiming that both companies infringe [...]
Netgear MBRN3300 shares your 3G connection
Netgear’s latest MBRN3300 is the outcome of a collaboration with Ericsson, where the device is capable of using an internal 3G modem which includes HSPA+ at roughly 20Mbps, while sharing that link via either 802.11n Wi-Fi or through a quartet of 100Mbps Ethernet ports – it all depends on what your home network setup is [...]