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With all the concern over data centers sucking up enormous amounts of power and worries about the many gallons of water required to make semiconductors, one would never think that chips could offer a solution to some of the world’s resource and environmental problems. But the […] Read more »

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Parallel processing isn’t just for supercomputers or GPUs anymore. Computer makers are throwing multiple cores at everything from servers to your printer. But the focus on horsepower misses a crucial problem associated with adding more processors. To really take advantage of them, you have to rewrite […] Read more »

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I may be a little late to the Skitch party, but I just had to try it out after coming across it last month. For anyone not yet in the know, Skitch is a Mac OS X-only image sharing application that does require that you download […] Read more »

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When it comes to semiconductors, everyone in the chip world is thinking green. But let’s face it: It’s a lot sexier to talk about “green” server chips used in data centers consuming 1.5 percent of the nation’s energy than about reducing plug loads with chips that […] Read more »

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Freescale should get ready for change. I visited the Austin-based chip maker yesterday to talk about wireless and networking chips as well as broad trends in the industry, and walked away realizing that the firm needs to split itself up in order to survive. The company […] Read more »

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Self-service site editor CushyCMS (which we looked at when they launched) has introduced a new Pro Account for web designers who want to maximize their use of the service. For $28 per month, designers can use their own logo, color scheme, and custom domain, essentially disguising […] Read more »

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Between the laptop and the mobile phone lies…something. Intel and Qualcomm may differ on what that something is, but both firms have determined to tap into growth — real or imagined — in the ultramobile PC space, following on the heels of device makers ranging from […] Read more »

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Don’t you just hate it when you spend $1 billion building something, only to find out it’s obsolete within a decade? That’s the fate of semiconductor managers who have old manufacturing facilities filled with old equipment. The question is how to make the best of a […] Read more »

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I spent my morning in a lecture hall here in Austin, Texas, listening to the heads of manufacturing at three different semiconductor fabrication plants talk about the future of their aging facilities. (Solar isn’t the only thing an older fab can be used for, but I’ll […] Read more »

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Microelectromechanical systems, or MEMS, have been around for a while, measuring everything from the air pressure in tires to the moisture in clothes dryers. But each new innovation leads to the possibility of selling millions of chips into popular consumer devices — and when it comes to applications or innovations, the market is wide open. Read more »

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So Leopard finally launched last Friday at 6pm. It’s great, it’s lame – no matter your stance, it’s here. And in case you were unaware, it’s at least a little better (and dare I say, technically advanced?) than Microsoft’s Vista which hasn’t received the warmest of […] Read more »

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I first detailed my experience trying to install Vista RC2 on the HP tc1100 and I have to admit I was a bit, well, defeated when I wrote it.  RC2 was kicking my butt with problems galore that I felt should not be issues at this […] Read more »

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Futurometer, which tracks popular phrases online and in media, takes a gander at Google vs Microsoft. Results are well, like the stock market.. (via) Read more »

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If all the apps for Skype are going to be as interesting as Qzoxy, then we got something. Stuart has an elaborate post which outlines the benefits of Qzoxy. Read more »

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PalmOne announced Treo 650, and the whole world has gone into a bit of a froth. Playing me pre-ordained role of the unofficial hype-buster, I will try to add some sense and sensibility to this madness. Treo 650, is not going to be in the market […] Read more »

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