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HP, Yahoo and Intel Create Compute Cloud

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:30:51 -0700

From the page: "The cloud will comprise six physical locations where mostly HP servers containing between 1,000 and 4,000 mostly Intel cores will run Apache Hadoop. The goal of the project is to give cloud access to academics and research institutions trying to build out services and work within the clouds. HP also hopes to use the testbed project to develop tools and software to push its Everything as a Service idea. Researchers will be able to access the cloud through a proposal process later this year."

eHealthNews.EU Portal - NVIDIA Dramatically Accelerates the Search for a Cure

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:10:50 -0700

From the page: "Stanford University's distributed computing program Folding@home has become a major force in researching cures to life-threatening diseases such as cancer, cystic fibrosis, and Parkinson's disease by combining the computing horsepower of millions of processors to simulate protein folding. The Folding@home project is the latest example in the expanding list of non-gaming applications for graphics processing units (GPU). By running the Folding@home client on an NVIDIA® GeForce® GPU, protein-folding simulations can be done 140 times faster than on some of today's traditional CPUs. "

Talking Business - Apple's Culture of Secrecy - NYTimes.com

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:40:06 -0700

From the page: "No one wants to die,said Apple's chief executive, Steven P. Jobs. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it."

Intels Nehalem To Launch Sooner - Toms Hardware

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:13:54 -0700

From the page: "Originally scheduled to launch in November or December this year, Intel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Corporation �s Nehalem-based Bloomfield processors will now launch in September along with X58 chipsets, sources at motherboard makers revealed. However, the sources pointed out that CPUs and motherboards will not officially appear in the channel until early October."

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's Full Memo to the Troops About New Reorg | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:09:16 -0700

Here is the full memo Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sent out to the troops about the big changes in its organization, including the departure of Platforms and Services Division President Kevin Johnson, in which he addresses Apple, Yahoo, Google and more:

The Rebirth of Multi-GPU Graphics - Review Toms Hardware : AMD and Nvidia Platforms Do Battle

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:35:29 -0700

However, multi-GPU graphics is in the middle of a rebirth, going all the way from the high end down to the mainstream and budget segments. The chipset solutions from AMD and Nvidia, together with the two ASRock motherboards we looked at, are perfect examples of how graphics will be handled in the future.

Nvidia unveils new GeForce 9700M, 9800M mobile GPUs - TechSpot News

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:23:01 -0700

Nvidia's mobile GPU lineup has expanded today with the introduction of five new high-end products in the GeForce 9M series: the GeForce 9700M GT, 9700M GTS, 9800M GTS, 9800M GT, and 9800M GTX. Not only these new cards promise improved gaming performance, but also to help save power and increase battery life.

http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/7/steve-jobs-health-worries-won-t-go-away-time-for-a-succession-plan-aapl-

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:19:41 -0700

Concerns about Steve Jobs' health aren't going away.

Apple component orders hint imminent MacBook upgrade | 9 to 5 Mac

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:02:34 -0700

Looks like Apple is moving to accelerate its delayed laptop range upgrade, according to reports emanating all the way from Taiwan.

Login to DIGITIMES archive & research

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:02:16 -0700

From the page: "As Apple is said to have increased its procurement of notebook-use printed circuit boards (PCB) by 20% on quarter in the third quarter, with most of the ordered PCBs being high-interconnect density (HDI) boards, fellow PCB makers in Taiwan are expected to see big boost in corresponding sales and profit, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report."