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AMD Beats Intel in 36 of 57 Power Efficiency Tests
Recent tests by Neal Nelson & Associates, an independent computer performance consulting firm, have reported that in 36 of the 57 cases tested, an AMD Opteron based server delivered better power efficiency than a comparably configured Intel Xeon based server.
The tests were performed on servers configured with 2, 4, 6 and 8 gigabytes of main memory at various transaction processing load levels. The results show that, for certain configurations and at certain load levels, the Intel Xeon based server was 2.4 to 11.7 percent more power efficient while in other cases the AMD Opteron based server was 9.2 to 23.1 percent more power efficient. In addition, when the systems were idle and waiting for transactions to process, the AMD server was 30.4 to 53.1 percent more power efficient.
Posted by | Fri, Aug 31, 2007 - 06:28 AM
OCZ Announces Vanquisher CPU Cooler
OCZ Technology Group recently announced the OCZ Vanquisher CPU cooler, a much-anticipated expansion of their cooling product line. Using a highly efficient and compact design, the Vanquisher is an enthusiast-grade thermal solution for the latest high performance processors. Catering to the needs of gamers and enthusiasts, the Vanquisher will become an integral addition to any extreme-performance gaming rig.
The OCZ Vanquisher aggressively cools your CPU thanks to a pure copper base plate and three copper heat pipes that rapidly transfer heat away from the processor up to the dense, aluminum fin array where the thermal load is quickly dissipated by the included 92mm fan. The efficient heatpipe design moves so much heat that the fin array is able to transfer up to 200 Watts. The Vanquisher also utilizes a unique low speed fan mounted with rubber connectors to effectively decrease vibration and noise, ensuring minimal distractions at your workstation.
Posted by | Fri, Aug 31, 2007 - 06:20 AM
Sony introduces first U.S. video Walkman player
Consumer electronics maker Sony Corp. on Thursday said it introduced a new U.S. version of its Sony Walkman that includes the ability to play digital video, the latest potential rival to Apple Inc.'s dominant iPod media player.
The Japanese company, one of the world's biggest electronics makers, said its NWZ-A810 and NWZ-S610 series of Walkman digital music players would be available in September. The devices will support an open platform -- which means they will play a variety of music formats such as MP3 and Microsoft Corp's WMA, providing more choices for downloading and managing music and video collections online.
Posted by | Thu, Aug 30, 2007 - 01:42 PM
AMD Highlights AMD-V Extended Migration Using VMware
In a new white paper made available this week and at an industry address at KVM Forum 2007, AMD today disclosed details about "AMD-V Extended Migration," a feature dating back to the First-Generation AMD Opteron processor that enables virtual machines to migrate between different versions of AMD processors.
AMD-V Extended Migration provides the necessary support for virtualization software to mask the differences between CPU generations, facilitating the safe live migration of virtual machines between servers running different generations of AMD processors. This includes existing single-core and dual-core processors and all future AMD processor revisions, including the upcoming "Barcelona" Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors, the first native x86 quad-core microprocessor.
Posted by | Thu, Aug 30, 2007 - 09:59 AM
AMD Introduces the SSE5 Instruction Set
AMD today announced further plans to innovate the x86 architecture by introducing SSE5, a new extension of the x86 instruction set that is designed to allow software developers to simplify code and achieve greater efficiency for the most performance-hungry applications. SSE5 will give developers additional capabilities to help maximize the performance of applications that have daily impact on consumers and enterprises, including high performance computing, multimedia and security applications. By making the SSE5 specification available to developers today, AMD expects to ease the adoption of the new instructions for tool providers and software vendors who develop these performance-intense applications.
"Chip advancements and software improvements go hand-in-hand, to the benefit of consumers and enterprises alike," said Phil Hester, senior vice president and chief technology officer, AMD. "The impact of our designs are best realized when AMD-based servers, PCs and devices enable software to more effectively solve every-day problems and enhance every-day experiences. By announcing our plans to add SSE5 instructions to the x86 instruction set -- and by making the specification available today -- we are enabling open and collaborative software innovation that will bring AMD's advancements to life for our customers and end-users."
Posted by | Thu, Aug 30, 2007 - 09:58 AM
Researchers say Sony software makes PCs vulnerable via Root Kit
Software included with high-end memory sticks sold by Sony Corp can make personal computers vulnerable to attack by computer hackers, according to researchers with two Internet security firms.
Sony's MicroVault USB memory stick and fingerprint reader includes software that creates a hidden directory on the computer's hard drive, researchers with Finnish security software maker F-Secure Corp reported on the company's blog on Monday. Such software that hides itself, which is known as a root kit, leaves room for hackers to secretly infect personal computers, they said.
Posted by | Wed, Aug 29, 2007 - 10:42 AM
Legal woes mount for TorrentSpy
Hollywood has pounded TorrentSpy this past week, winning two important court decisions against the BitTorrent search engine that could hand the movie industry some powerful new tools in its fight against illegal file sharing.
Last week, U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper threw out the lawsuit TorrentSpy brought against the Motion Picture Association of America last year for allegedly purchasing copies of private e-mails belonging to TorrentSpy executives. Robert Anderson, a former business associate of one of TorrentSpy's founders, acknowledged "hacking" into the company's e-mail systems and rigging it so he would receive a copy of all outgoing and incoming e-mail correspondence. He later sold the information to the MPAA for $15,000.
Posted by | Wed, Aug 29, 2007 - 10:41 AM
DRAM market to take a turn for the worse in September
Following a brief respite, market conditions for DRAM suppliers are set to take a turn for the worse in September, iSuppli predicts. iSuppli previously forecasted that DRAM prices would undergo a downward correction in October, following the current period of relative strength that brought an end to a phase of severe erosion in the second quarter. However, iSuppli now believes the DRAM prices will begin to decline one month earlier, in September.
Near-term market conditions remain in a state of flux with a great deal of uncertainty in the supply chain as suppliers and distributors continue to work off a glut of DRAM inventory. Furthermore, sales momentum is waning in the DRAM spot market, as rising prices and falling supply of LCD panels cut into the available budget for memory in some PCs.
Posted by | Wed, Aug 29, 2007 - 10:39 AM
Hard-disk drive maker Seagate Raises Outlook
Hard-disk drive maker Seagate expects greater sales of its high-end devices to boost first-quarter revenue and profit above its previous estimates.
The company has been struggling with falling prices for its goods as rivals Western Digital, Hitachi and Samsung wage a vicious price war. Prices of hard-disk drives have also come under pressure as consumer electronics manufacturers such as Apple have designed portable devices with smaller, lighter Flash memory units.
Posted by | Wed, Aug 29, 2007 - 10:39 AM
Teen who hacked iPhone gets car for his efforts
The New Jersey teen who hacked the iPhone is going to get his wish - well, at least one of them. George Hotz, who last week found a way to manipulate Apple's new cell phone so that it will work on other networks besides AT&T's, is trading one of the two phones he hacked for a new car.
The teen said he is trading the iPhone to Terry Daidone, co-founder of CertiCell, a Louisville, Ky-based mobile phone repair company. In exchange, Daidone is going to buy him the car and will give him three brand new iPhones, which Hotz plans to hand out to members of his informal team that helped crack the iPhone. As part of the deal, Hotz will have a paid consulting job for CertiCell. He plans to visit the company's Kentucky offices later this week to demonstrate his iPhone hack in person.
Posted by | Tue, Aug 28, 2007 - 09:13 AM
Airlines body bids farewell to paper tickets
The global airlines body IATA said on Monday it had placed its last order for paper tickets, clearing the way for air travel to be based entirely on electronic ticketing from June 1, 2008.
The changeover from paper would not only cut airlines' costs by $9 for every traveler but would also mean the industry--criticized by environmentalists for its part in global warming--would save 50,000 mature trees a year, he said. Bisignani did not say whether the $9 in cost savings would or should be passed on to passengers.
Posted by | Tue, Aug 28, 2007 - 09:12 AM
Gateway Bought by Acer for $710 million
Taiwan-based computer vendor Acer has agreed to acquire PC maker Gateway for $710 million. I never would have guessed this eight years ago!
The deal values each share of Gateway at $1.90. Gateway closed Friday at $1.21, but was jumping 62 cents, or 51%, to $1.83 in premarket action Monday. The stock has traded between $1.13 and $2.44 in the past year. Acer said the acquisition will create a company with more than $15 billion in annual revenue and shipments in excess of 20 million PC units a year.
Posted by | Mon, Aug 27, 2007 - 11:17 AM
MSI Twin Turbo puts old twist on GPU overclocking
Micro-Star International's (MSI's) latest graphics card offering puts a twist on the trend of makers releasing Special Edition or overclock versions of their cards in order to offer slightly better performance.
The NX8600GT Twin Turbo carries not one but two vBIOS chips; this allows MSI to provide two sets of core and memory clock settings - normal and turbo - which can be switched between using a button on the back-plate of the card. It reminds us of PCs from the 386 and 486 era which also had a button on the case to adjust system speed "on the fly".
Posted by | Mon, Aug 27, 2007 - 11:15 AM
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“The Vantec 5.1 audio adapter isn't for everyone. If you already have a soundcard in your system capable of outputting 5.1 channels, you probably won't need this, which adds another external device to the mix. However, if you have a laptop or other portable system, most of which only have stereo outputs, this adapter will be helpful, especially if you watch movies a lot and would like to take full advantage of your 5.1 speaker system. Watching movies with a full 5.1 channels is far better than listening to them in down-converted stereo mode. This is the audio adapter's intended use, as it quickly and easily adds 5.1 output support to any system, and does it well.”
Posted by | Sun, Aug 26, 2007 - 06:16 PM
Mushkin Announces DDR3-1333 CAS 6 Memory Kits
Mushkin today announced the availability of HP3-10666 DDR3 modules available in 1GB single DIMMs and 2GB dual-channel kits, part numbers 991574 and 996574 respectively. Sporting 6-7-6-18 latencies, the new DDR3 modules are designed to give high-bandwidth, low-latency performance for current and future 3D gaming platforms.
“The focus for our enthusiast-grade DDR3 products is to offer high-bandwidth solutions that maintain Mushkin’s typical aggressive latency values,” said Brian Flood, Mushkin director of product development. “Many enthusiasts have expressed disappointment in the high standard latency values of DDR3. With the HP3-10666 modules, we have attained a CAS latency value that is a full 3 clock cycles below standard-rated DDR3-1333 DIMMs available on the market today, allowing for more efficient use of bandwidth.”
Posted by | Fri, Aug 24, 2007 - 08:36 PM
AMD Barcelona logo arrives before processors
The guys over at The Inq. think they have the latest AMD Barcelona logo and have posted it for all the world to see. It's nothing amazing, but hey it's breaking news!
For instance, we may have no Barcelona chips in hand, but we do have a "truly beautifully conceptualised" new logo for the Barcelona generation of Opterons, to be shown on 10 Sept announcement date - presumably not by Henri Richard.
Posted by | Fri, Aug 24, 2007 - 08:49 AM
Sony PlayStation 3 sales rise, but it's still in last place
A price cut seems to have boosted sales of Sony's PlayStation 3, but the floundering console is still trailing its rivals from Microsoft and Nintendo. U.S. retailers sold 159,000 PlayStation 3s last month, compared to 98,500 in June. The increase came as Sony cut the price on the game machine in early July by $100 to about $500.
Overall, July was a good month for the game industry with total sales of hardware, software and accessories up 37 percent from the same month last year to $925.5 million. The only downside for the business was in the portable market, where hardware sales fell 1 percent to $95 million and software sales dropped 1.5 percent to $106.1 million.
Posted by | Fri, Aug 24, 2007 - 08:47 AM
DRAM and NAND flash prices both sustain stability
DRAM and NAND flash prices both maintained stable in the contract market in the later part of August. However, industry players noted that DRAM transactions are currently relatively buoyant in China as system makers strive to bid for larger market shares prior to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
After experiencing an upward price trend for the past three consecutive updates, DRAM prices stayed flat on a sequential basis in the second half of August, according to figures posted by DRAMeXchange. The memory-trading firm reiterated that the growing DRAM content per box was the primarily factor sustaining the price stability.
Posted by | Fri, Aug 24, 2007 - 08:45 AM
Nokia battery case to cost Matsushita up to $172 Million
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co said on Friday that Nokia's replacement of mobile phone batteries made by the Japanese electronics maker is likely to cost it 10-20 billion yen ($86-$172 million).
Most Japan-based analysts had expected replacement costs to total somewhere between 10 billion yen and 50 billion yen, but some have suggested they could reach as high as 138 billion yen, weighing on Matsushita shares.
Posted by | Fri, Aug 24, 2007 - 08:45 AM
Razer Introduces the Lachesis 4000DPI Laser Mouse
Razer announced the Razer Lachesis high-precision 3G laser gaming mouse at Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany. Utilizing the brand new Razer 3G Laser Sensor, the Razer Lachesis is the pinnacle achievement in gaming mice. We usually don't post press releases on mice, but at 4000DPI this laser mouse has one of the most advanced laser sensors that we have seen to date!
Combining incredible precision of true 4000DPI and superior tracking speeds of up to 100 Inches Per Second (IPS), compared to other laser mice, the Razer 3G Laser Sensor provides vast improvements in tracking performance over any other laser sensor. The precision laser technology and the unprecedented speed at which the Razer 3G Laser Sensor tracks make it the optimal laser sensor for low and high sensitivity gamers. The Razer 3G Laser Sensor also stops tracking at much lower lift-off levels(a) than any other laser sensor, preventing tracking errors when the Razer Lachesis is lifted off its tracking surface.
Posted by | Thu, Aug 23, 2007 - 08:28 PM
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