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Andy Patrizio
Member since: April 2013
Bio:
Andy Patrizio is a freelance journalist based in southern California who has covered the computer industry for 20 years and has built every x86 PC he’s ever owned, laptops not included.
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All Internet traffic flows through the U.S. since that's where the Internet originated. That's what allowed the rampant NSA spying. Some of the emerging economies want to do away with that.
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Porting games between consoles and computers is not an easy task but AMD is trying to simplify it with a new developer architecture.
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Even though x86 systems have greatly improved in reliability and scalability, you just can't beat a mainframe for big loads, and they are taking on work that was previously thought unthinkable.
1 week 2 days ago
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They were once busy, bustling sites with lots of traffic and personal interaction. Then the users went away. What happened?
1 week 3 days ago
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It's hard to gauge the impact of the fire at Hynix's plant in China because the company has been so mum on details. So everyone is operating on speculation, which can be both dangerous and expensive.
2 weeks 2 days ago
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For the forthcoming Internet of Everything, with billions of connected devices, Cisco has the chip to handle billions of transactions.
2 weeks 6 days ago
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There are many would-be replacements to NAND flash but they won't be anywhere near as cheap for at least a decade, and thus not viable.
3 weeks 4 days ago
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Hardware security born in the mainframe will now secure Red Hat and Microsoft operating systems in secure containers.
3 weeks 6 days ago
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Intel drove the adoption of USB and WiFi when PC vendors couldn't bother, making them standards we can't live without. Now Chipzilla seems prepared to do the same for the data center.
4 weeks 2 days ago
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Microsoft is not new to hardware, and it's some old, failed technologies that led to the Xbox One and Kinect in the first place.
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Will AMD give more ground to Intel as it lets the release dates for its high-end products slip?
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The iPhone could be one-third faster and a lot prettier, according to this week's rumors.
5 weeks 6 days ago
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Next month's Intel Developer Forum will see a new type of fiber optic networking interconnect that enables terabit networking speeds.
6 weeks 4 days ago
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Unisys isn't known as a major player in servers, but it will be first out of the gate with new custom chips from Intel.
6 weeks 5 days ago
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One breakthrough promises an enormous leap in capacity while another promises a giant leap in speed. Combining the two into something great might take a little longer.
8 weeks 2 days ago
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Smartphone sales could start trailing off, at least in the U.S. So which chipmaker will likely feel the pinch of reduced sales?
8 weeks 6 days ago
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AMD can't compete with Intel for raw performance, but it does have a trick up its sleeve in the form of Fusion.
9 weeks 6 days ago
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Nvidia's Tegra has been a little lacking, given how good the company's PC GPU are by comparison. That gap is about to close.
10 weeks 2 days ago
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At a recent data center strategy meeting, Intel talked up Atom as much as Xeon, showing it's ready for a server fight with ARM.
10 weeks 4 days ago
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I tore my main computer apart just to replace a Sandy Bridge chip with a Haswell. Here's what I got for the effort.
11 weeks 3 days ago
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SSD drives can and will wear out. The best way to reduce wear is reducing the amount of disk swapping, and more memory can do that.
11 weeks 4 days ago
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The Galaxy Tab 3 will not set performance records, although that's not entirely Intel's fault.
11 weeks 5 days ago
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Samsung has quietly built the third largest chip foundry business in the world and wants more. So if Apple will leave, it will go for Apple's competition.
12 weeks 2 days ago
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Apple is taking its manufacturing to a company already overloaded and chronically unable to deliver needed product. That's not a smart move.
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ARM has 100 licensees but one, Qualcomm, is the company that's giving Intel fits. Here's why.
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I’ve been into video games my entire life. I’ve saved up and purchased just about every console platform and generation since the original NES. I currently own a PS3 and Xbox 360 but both are collecting dust now that I’m over thirty years old, married, baby and career laden. I want a reason to buy a nex-gen console this year but so far I can’t find that reason.
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Using the GitHub Archive to see what cities commit the most code
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Using the GitHub Archive to see what cities commit the most code
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CERN launches a line mode browser emulator to recreate the experience of the first cross-platform browser
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They were once busy, bustling sites with lots of traffic and personal interaction. Then the users went away. What happened?
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DIY electronics is entering a golden age with the help of powerful, cheap, programmable devices like the Arduino micro controller and Raspberry Pi mini computer. But the DIY potential of these new platforms isn't limited to consumer applications. Here's a look some security tools you can make yourself.
1 week 6 days ago
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It's hard to gauge the impact of the fire at Hynix's plant in China because the company has been so mum on details. So everyone is operating on speculation, which can be both dangerous and expensive.
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Great article here. http://www.itworld.com/data-center/373357/beyond-box-notes-6-best-free-n... Do others have experience with these apps, or have another favorite? I'm testing a couple of these now, and would be interested in your experience. Thanks!
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No matter how much disk space you add to a system, sooner or later you're going to run short. But watching disk space get slowly used up is a lot like watching grass grow. How do you avoid a disk space crisis and avoid being lulled into a data stupor?
2 weeks 5 days ago
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Box today announced what looks to be an impressive free app for taking notes and sharing and collaborating with others. But Box isn't alone, there are plenty of other note-taking and sharing apps for mobile devices, the cloud, and desktops and notebooks. Here are the five of the best free ones you can get, all of them multi-platform.
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jnaze commented on Is eBay warming up to Bitcoin?It was probably 8,400 views. Today, it's at 9,800 views. I've fixed the article. Thanks for the head's up!
Auction giant eBay wants to know how you feel about Bitcoin.4 weeks 2 days ago
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Want to create an environment to nurture budding tech entrepreneurs? Here's a look at what St. Louis has put in place to support innovative tech ideas.
4 weeks 3 days ago
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The unfortunate story of a Wall Street programmer who went to jail for code theft also demonstrates how one man became a million dollar developer
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Why hiring managers encourage you to use LinkedIn and other facts they want you to know about the application process.
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For enterprises trying to get a handle on password management, the good news is that there are products that can help implement stronger password policies for end users logging into corporate and personal Web-based services, as well as for employees who share a local server login.
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Here are the significant issues that can distinguish one password manager product from another. You'll probably make a similar list of requirements as you do your own research for password managers.
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On the surface, Bitcoin seems to be a great way to hide cash. Actually, it's a terrible way to launder money.
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