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Unisys takes on the big names in x86 servers with mainframe technologies

Posted Sep 09, 2013 - 01:46 pm

Hardware security born in the mainframe will now secure Red Hat and Microsoft operating systems in secure containers.
Dell, HP
AMD pushes forward with new video cards and a few surprises

Posted Oct 02, 2013 - 12:37 am

Porting games between consoles and computers is not an easy task but AMD is trying to simplify it with a new developer architecture.
AMD, gpu
BRIC Nations Plan Their own "Independent Internet"

Posted Oct 04, 2013 - 02:19 pm

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.
Big Iron is (still) not dead

Posted Sep 27, 2013 - 02:57 am

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.
big data, cloud computing
Microsoft emerges as a CPU force with Xbox One and Kinect

Posted Sep 04, 2013 - 12:52 pm

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.
AMD, Microsoft
Same song, new refrain: AMD delays high-end processors.

Posted Aug 29, 2013 - 01:44 pm

Will AMD give more ground to Intel as it lets the release dates for its high-end products slip?
AMD, cpu
More details on Intel's Haswell CPUs released

Posted Jun 01, 2013 - 02:53 pm

Intel takes part of the wraps off its new CPU generation at the Computex show. The final portion comes in a few days.
cpu, gpu
Intel unveils ambitious supercomputing plans

Posted Jun 17, 2013 - 02:36 pm

The Xeon Phi will be the basis of the company's supercomputing plans, and it's already making waves in supercomputing circles.
Intel, supercomputing
Intel to discuss terabit networking at IDF

Posted Aug 21, 2013 - 01:05 pm

Next month's Intel Developer Forum will see a new type of fiber optic networking interconnect that enables terabit networking speeds.
Corning, fiber optics
The Hynix fire and memory prices: What you need to know

Posted Sep 20, 2013 - 01:27 pm

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.
hynix, memory

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