Nathan Eddy

Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices has demonstrated its CPU and GPU computing technologies on a single die and processor design, with planned OEM system availability in early 2011. The company’s Fusion Accelerated Processing Units, currently shipping to OEMs and coming to market in 2011, are built from DirectX 11-capable GPU technology and either low-power or […]

Networking solutions specialist Netgear announced four new models in its ProSafe Plus Switch family, which provide built-in cable test support, quality of service (QoS) prioritization for voice and video traffic, and virtual LAN (VLAN) configuration for network segmentation. In addition, the eight-port desktop GS108PE in the ProSafe Plus Switch family provides power over Ethernet (PoE) […]

Geek Out Your Office: The 4.0 Version by Nathan Eddy iPhone Coasters ($59.99) Keep your coffee cups off your desk with this set of 16 coasters designed after Apples iPhone application icons. They are made of plywood and are easily washable. Enter Key Doormat ($30.00) This recycled rubber doormat in the style of a keyboard […]

A new study has found that socioeconomic factors such as income and education levels-although strongly associated with broadband Internet use-are not the sole determinants of use. Even after accounting for socioeconomic differences, significant gaps persist along racial, ethnic and geographic lines, according to a study analyzing broadband Internet access and adoption across the United States […]

Storage solutions specialist Promise Technology announced the release of the VTrak Ex30 series of storage solutions. The 8Gb Fibre Channel, 6Gb SAS, 1Gb iSCSI and 10G iSCSI solutions incorporate the Intel Xeon C5500/C3500 processor, providing an increase in power and flexibility (up to 650K I/O ps). The VTrak Ex30 series also increases the performance up […]

Integrated silicon solutions specialist Marvell announced the release of its quad-core processing cloud computing platform, Armada XP (Extreme Performance). The Armada XP, an ARM processor, integrates four Marvell-designed ARM-compliant 1.6GHz CPU cores along with a host of I/O peripherals. The Armada XP is optimized to consume low power at 1.6GHz, delivering power to cloud computing […]

The space shuttle Discovery’s liftoff to the International Space Station was postponed for a third time because of a leak in the ground umbilical carrier plate at Launch Pad 39A, which prompted a scrub of Friday’s launch attempt, NASA officials reported. Discovery’s six STS-133 astronauts left NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in their T-38 jets Friday […]

Cloud computing solution provider Symform announced the release of Cooperative Storage Cloud, which works on the principle that each local computer contributes local storage in exchange for cloud-based storage. The exchange platform, aimed at small to midsize businesses and IT service providers, is available via Symform’s reseller partners, which in effect become micro data centers […]

IT systems management software developer Kaseya announced the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of ObjAcct, maker of the ObjAcct XML Accounting Suite. The acquisition, according to Kaseya, will allow IT professionals to analyze and report combined technical and financial data to assist in the alignment of IT with the overall business goals of […]

Consumers are increasingly making the choice to buy wireless printers, according to the NPD Group’s Retail Tracking Service. Since early 2010 more than 50 percent of multifunction printers (MFPs) sold at retail have been wireless, according to NPD’s report, which also found that consumers spend an average of 50 percent more on a wirelessly enabled […]

Search services specialist PicoSearch, a SAS company, announced a variety of enhancements to its hosted search application, designed to help small to medium-size businesses ensure their site visitors find the content they need. The company, which offers management of searchable pages and additional search analytics tools to monitor customer traffic, aims to help businesses enhance […]

The launch of the space shuttle Discovery encountered another delay due to a fuel leak, space agency NASA reported. Space shuttle managers scrubbed Discovery’s launch attempt due to a hydrogen leak at the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate, or GUCP. NASA officials said the next launch opportunity will come no earlier than Monday. The planned launch […]