VMware is challenging Google for Silicon Valley’s most-coveted prize: computer-programming talent.VMware, which went public last week and has a market value one-seventh of Google’s, is wooing code writers with salaries that recall the dot-com heyday Continue reading “VMware goes on hiring spree – Great Pay with Stock Options”.…more
Adobe Systems plans to take its popular Flash Player technology to the next level Tuesday, unveiling an update codenamed “Moviestar” equipped with high-definition video technology. Moviestar will support the H.264 codec video compression standard now Continue reading “Moviestar debut brings high-def video to Flash”.…more
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) spokesman Edmund Ding has confirmed that the company will set up a PC assembly plant in Russia, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report. The planned joint Continue reading “Foxconn confirms they will set up plant in Russia”.…more
Further strengthening its leadership in providing the worlds most energy-efficient computing platforms, VIA Technologies, Inc. today announced the VIA pc3500 Mainboard, a low power, feature-rich platform that enables OEMs and System Integrators to build Windows Continue reading “VIA Introduces New pc3500 Mainboard”.…more
The 1800MHz DOMINATOR CAS latency 7 memory kit was designed to be the ultimate over-clocking DDR3 solution from Corsair and Legit Reviews puts that claim to the test using the latest computer hardware to find the limits of this DDR3 memory kit. Corsair is using the latest memory ICs from Micron and have been able to pull off 7-7-7-20 timings at 1800MHz, which shows the true performance potential of DDR3 memory. Read on to see if this kit is right for you.
IBM and TDK will work together to develop higher-capacity, more compact MRAM chips, the companies said Monday. IBM and TDK will study how to use “spin momentum transfer” to make the cells that store data Continue reading “IBM, TDK to work on compact MRAM chips”.…more
People using CIA and FBI computers have edited entries in the online encyclopedia Wikipedia on topics including the Iraq war and the Guantanamo prison, according to a new tracing program. The changes may violate Wikipedia’s Continue reading “CIA and FBI computers used for Wikipedia edits”.…more
Intel recently increased the number of 45nm-based CPUs it plans to launch for desktop PCs to nine, according to sources at motherboard makers. Within the nine CPUs, five will be dual-core processors (Wolfdale) and the Continue reading “Intel lines up nine 45nm CPUs for the desktop”.…more