http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/622/all xx http://www.itworld.com/networking/84749/amd-and-intel-patch-things-hp-buys-3com We had a blockbuster deal this week, with Hewlett-Packard saying it plans to buy 3Com, and a blockbuster settlement, with Advanced Micro Devices and Intel ending a long-running legal dispute. By midnight tonight, Google, the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers are supposed to file a revised book-search settlement proposal, which could add to our top stories list for the week. For now, though, what follows are our top IT headlines of the moment. http://www.itworld.com/networking/84749/amd-and-intel-patch-things-hp-buys-3com#comments Business Government Internet IT management/strategy Legal Networking Operating systems Personal tech Security Software Windows Opinion 3Com AMD Google HP Intel Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:09:55 -0500 ITworld staff 84749 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/hardware/82956/emc-teams-intel-power-efficient-cloud-storage EMC is working with Intel on a more energy-efficient version of EMC's Atmos cloud storage system that should be available in the second half of next year, the companies said Thursday. http://www.itworld.com/hardware/82956/emc-teams-intel-power-efficient-cloud-storage#comments Green IT Hardware Server and data center Storage News cloud storage EMC energy efficiency Intel Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:44:18 -0400 ITworld staff 82956 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/networking/82507/ten-signs-companies-point-upturn Some of the more interesting clues about what's ahead for tech many be in the results of companies with a specialized market focus. Here are 10 data points about the most recent third quarter. http://www.itworld.com/networking/82507/ten-signs-companies-point-upturn#comments Business Business intelligence Hardware Internet Networking SaaS Software News Apple economy environment IBM Intel Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:16:51 -0400 ITworld staff 82507 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/hardware/82463/intel-releases-windows-7-ssd-optimization-toolbox Intel today released a firmware upgrade and set of tools for Windows 7 operating systems to monitor and optimize performance on its X25-M consumer-class solid state disk drive. http://www.itworld.com/hardware/82463/intel-releases-windows-7-ssd-optimization-toolbox#comments Hardware Windows News disk drive Intel SSD Windows 7 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:05:24 -0400 ITworld staff 82463 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/hardware/81055/intel-cmu-add-muscle-wimpy-processors Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Intel Labs Pittsburgh have built an experimental energy-efficient computing cluster that combines flash memory and the sort of processors used in netbooks. Their name for it? Fast Array of Wimpy Nodes (FAWN). http://www.itworld.com/hardware/81055/intel-cmu-add-muscle-wimpy-processors#comments Green IT Hardware Storage News cluster flash memory Intel Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:29:19 -0400 ITworld staff 81055 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/hardware/78719/intel-ports-linux-netbook-os-desktops Intel has expanded the scope of Linux-based Moblin by porting the OS from netbooks to mobile devices and desktops, where it could compete with Microsoft's Windows OS. http://www.itworld.com/hardware/78719/intel-ports-linux-netbook-os-desktops#comments Hardware Open Source Operating systems News Intel Linux Moblin Linux Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:39:05 -0400 ITworld staff 78719 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/hardware/78685/intel-shows-laptop-four-screens Intel is showing off a prototype laptop this week that has four screens, increasing the display area so that multiple applications can be viewed simultaneously. http://www.itworld.com/hardware/78685/intel-shows-laptop-four-screens#comments Hardware News Intel laptop Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:06:32 -0400 ITworld staff 78685 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/hardware/78511/intel-launch-atom-app-store Intel CEO Paul Otellini unveiled some interesting tidbits in his keynote address this week at the 2009 Intel Developers Forum. He revealed a next-generation 22nm chip for 2011 and addressed recent developments in the EU antitrust case against Intel, among other things. The thing that caught my attention though was Otellini announcing that Intel is rolling out an app store. http://www.itworld.com/hardware/78511/intel-launch-atom-app-store#comments Hardware Opinion IDF Intel Paul Otellini Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:37:06 -0400 ITworld staff 78511 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/hardware/78663/dell-alienware-invade-core-i7-laptops Well, you knew it was only a matter of time. Last week we reported on HP's lines of laptops hitting the streets this fall, and today, as Intel officially lifts the lid on the mobile Core i7 processor (the artist formerly known as "Clarksfield"), Dell follows suit. http://www.itworld.com/hardware/78663/dell-alienware-invade-core-i7-laptops#comments Hardware Opinion Alienware Core i7 Dell Intel laptop Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:16:49 -0400 ITworld staff 78663 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/hardware/78664/hands-intel-core-i7-920xm-laptop This morning, Intel has just unveiled its newest mobile processor. Surprise! Okay, not really. We've heard about this chip for what feels like ages. Well, today we're gonna tell you how a Core i7 laptop performs in initial tests. http://www.itworld.com/hardware/78664/hands-intel-core-i7-920xm-laptop#comments Hardware Product review Core i7 Intel laptop Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:15:59 -0400 ITworld staff 78664 at http://www.itworld.com