Dell on Thursday announced that Michael Cannon, the current president and CEO of electronics maker Solectron, will head a newly formed group that will oversee much of the company’s operations, including manufacturing, procurement and suppliers. Continue reading “Dell hires Solectron CEO, Michael Cannon”.…more
In papers presented at the International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) today, IBM revealed an on-chip memory technology that features what the company claims are the fastest access times ever recorded in eDRAM (embedded dynamic Continue reading “IBM reveals embedded DRAM breakthrough”.…more
The Targus Voice Recording Presenter with Laser Pointer incorporates four individual products into one small, convenient form factor. Functioning as a laser pointer, presenter, voice recorder and SD memory card reader, this compact product includes all of the features needed for a boardroom or classroom presentation. Read on as we use this device for classroom presentations and give our thoughts on this pointer!
Google has created a searchable index of Google Earth data files, a feature that should make it easier for users to find and adopt third-party overlays for this popular mapping application. “Users can now search Continue reading “Google Earth gets overlay search”.…more
Scientists have captured an image of the AIDS virus in a biological handshake with the immune cells it attacks, and said on Wednesday they hope this can help lead to a better vaccine against the Continue reading “AIDS virus weakness detected”.…more
Ryan Brant, the former chief executive of video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to criminal charges related to backdating of stock options. Brant, who in 1993 founded the company best known Continue reading “Take-Two founder pleads guilty to options charges”.…more
Tweaktown have the scoup on Gigabytes new DQ6 Rev. 3.3 motherboard, which has native support for 1333MHz FSB! This and more can be found in the Legit Forums. Today we will explore the revision 3.3 Continue reading “Thursday’s News from Around the Web”.…more
A court on Tuesday ruled in favor of Belgian newspapers that sued Google Inc., claiming that the Web search Internet search leader infringed copyright laws and demanded it remove their stories. The Mountain View, Calif.-based Continue reading “Belgian newspapers win claim against Google”.…more
I’m sure you’ve heard of LAMP, the popular open-source infrastructure stack featuring the Linux operating system, the Apache Web server, MySQL’s database, and the Perl, Python and PHP scripting languages. This server is an example Continue reading “Sun puts Unix in open-source stack – Enter SAMP”.…more
Opera Software today announced that the Opera browser for mobile phones has been selected by ASUSTeK to bring the Web to the company’s Vodafone deliveries. Opera 8.65 for Mobile will be initially integrated on the Continue reading “Opera Mobile browser selected by ASUS”.…more