AMD Opteron™ 6000 Series platform

AMD Sets the New Standard for Price, Performance, and Power for the Datacenter

AMD Opteron™ 6000 Series platform with Direct Connect Architecture 2.0 delivers more cores, more memory for less money.

Up to 119 percent improved performance while maintaining low price and power.

QUOTE (SUNNYVALE @ Calif. —3/29/2010)

AMD (NYSE: AMD) announces availability of a new server platform featuring the world’s first 8- and 12-core x86 processor for the high-volume 2P and value 4P server market. The AMD Opteron™ 6000 Series platform addresses the unmistakable needs of server customers today - workload-specific performance, power efficiency, and overall value - while delivering more cores and more memory for less money.  Leading OEMs including HP, Dell, Acer Group, Cray, and SGI are introducing new systems based on this highly scalable and reliable platform.

http://www.amd.com/us/press-releases/Pages...-29mar2010.aspx

http://www.amd.com/us/products/server/proc...s-platform.aspx

A closer look at ReadyBoost features in Win7.

ReadyBoost is a still a part of the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system, so Greg Shultz examines its features in more detail:

http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/window-o...225&tag=nl.e132

Four Things Firefox Could Learn from IE, ... and Chrome too.

QUOTE (Joe Brockmeier)

It’s popular to hate on IE8, and easy to do! But the truth is, Firefox could take a few cues from stodgy old Internet Explorer. From user-friendly features to deployment tools, there are still a few things that IE does better.

http://www.linux-mag.com/cache/7709/1.html

Get your own jet pack!

QUOTE (SmartPlanet)

SmartPlanet: For $75,000, you can own a jet pack. It's light weight, so you don't need a pilot's license. After 40 solid minutes of training, you could be flying in no time...

http://www.smartplanet.com/technology/blog...n-jet-pack/341/

Ethernet over power lines, Netgear makes major improvements.

QUOTE (TR)

Using in-house electrical wiring for networking computers usually only happens if wires can’t be run or Wi-Fi connections are less than adequate. Netgear’s new Ethernet over power-line devices may change that...

http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/networki...704&tag=nl.e102

The Cisco CRS-3 Carrier Routing System

QUOTE (Cisco)

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 9, 2010 – Cisco today announced a major advancement in Internet networking - the Cisco® CRS-3 Carrier Routing System (CRS) - designed to serve as the foundation of the next-generation Internet and set the pace for the astonishing growth of video transmission, mobile devices and new online services through this decade and beyond. With more than 12 times the traffic capacity of the nearest competing system, the Cisco CRS-3 is designed to transform the broadband communication and entertainment industry by accelerating the delivery of compelling new experiences for consumers, new revenue opportunities for service providers, and new ways to collaborate in the workplace...

http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2010/prod_030910.html

Preview: Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini and X10 mini pro

QUOTE (HWG.sg)

Probably laying claim to the world's smallest Android phone to date, we offer our initial thoughts of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini and X10 mini pro in this preview...

http://www.hardwarezone.com.sg/tech-news/view/7411

Newegg sold counterfeit Intel Core i7 CPUs

Kindly take note, it says "sold" and not "sells". Though we are really not sure how many of these got out.

QUOTE (ZDnet)

It’s not often that a reputable retailer is duped into passing on dodgy goods to customers, but it seems that Newegg managed to end up with counterfeit Intel Core i7 920 CPUs in its supply chain...

http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=7596&tag=nl.e019

How nanotechnology helps Bluetooth and Wi-Fi work together

Bluetooth and Wi-Fi share frequencies in the 2.4 GHz ISM band, causing signal degradation when both are enabled in the same device. That’s no longer an issue, thanks to antenna systems based on nanotechnology.

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Opera 10.50 now live DL.

Opera Software today released Opera 10.50, the fastest Web browser thus-far produced for Windows computers. Opera 10.50 also includes a sleek and refined new design, as well as private browsing, where Opera hides all traces of sites you visit. Opera 10.50 is available completely free from www.opera.com..

NVIDIA next-gen ION netbook graphics processor

NVIDIA introduces the next-generation ION netbook graphics processor:

http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=7515&tag=nl.e589#

Change and customize Windows 7's Logon screen wallpaper

Don't you think the windows 7 logon screen background is kinda girlish?

Anyways, you can change the default windows 7 logon screen wallpaper, without using 3rd-party applications. It just involves slight registry editing and folder/file creation.

Go here for the complete walkthrough:
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/window-o...135&tag=nl.e132