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• 16 November 2011

• News: Qualcomm's quad-core Snapdragon chips to hit tablets next year

  Qualcomm on Wednesday said its quad-core Snapdragon chips, designed to run Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 OS, will appear in tablets in the second half of next year.

• News: Jury rules against Rambus in antitrust case

  A San Francisco jury has rejected a US$4 billion antitrust claim by Rambus against rival RAM makers Hynix Semiconductor and Micron Technology, a California court announced Wednesday.

• Opinion: Smartphone Battery Breakthrough Coming ... In 3 to 5 Years

  Although iPhone 4S battery drain was a real problem, it also brought up the need for a smartphone battery breakthrough--something so significant that you'll never have to worry about getting through the day on a single charge, even if the battery's not behaving properly.

• News: Exascale computing seen in this decade

  There is almost an obsessive focus at the supercomputing conference in Seattle on reaching exascale computing, a level of computing power that is roughly 1,000 times more powerful than anything running today, in this decade.

• Opinion: Happy Birthday, 4004! Intel's First Microprocessor Turns the Big 4-0

  On Tuesday November 15, Intel held an event in San Francisco to celebrate the fortieth birthday of its 4004 microprocessor--the first complete single-chip central processing unit. At the event, a panel of Intel executives talked about the history of the microprocessor and its future. Federico Faggin, the principal designer of the 4004, was an honored guest who spoke about his work on the project.

• News: Intel's 'Knights Corner' chip hits supercomputing speed

  Intel has produced a new chip that can operate at a sustained speed of one teraflop -- the type of supercomputing speed the U.S. government paid $55 million for 15 years ago.

• News: Elpida broadens DRAM patent lawsuits against Nanya

  Elipda said Wednesday it has sued Nanya in the U.S. and Taiwan for DRAM patent infringements.

• 15 November 2011

• News: Western Digital unveils its first array

  Western Digital today announced its first storage array for small- and medium-sized businesses. The array comes in 4TB and 8TB capacities.

• News: Intel pushes 50-core chip, mulls exascale computing

  Intel is drumming up support for its latest 50-core Knights Corner and Xeon E5 server chips, which are key elements in the company's plans to scale performance while reducing power consumption moving toward an exascale supercomputer by 2018.

• News: 40 years ago today: The Intel 4004 launches digital era

  Love your smartphone? How about your laptop, your GPS, your car, even?

• Opinion: Lighter, More Efficient Solar Cells Look Like Your Retina

  Solar cells for your handheld devices may yet be around corner. A recent discovery in the exotic optical effects on the nanoscale allows thinner and lighter solar cells to absorb a broader spectrum of light.

• Feature: Thai floods lead to surge in UK PC prices

  The price of PCs is set to rocket after the series of floods in Thailand sent hard disk drive (HDD) costs through the roof. PC Advisor investigates.

• News: Cloud service Syncplicity adds file sharing for Android

  Cloud storage provider Syncplicity announced it has enabled file-sharing capabilities on Android OS smartphones and tablets.

• News: Western Digital's New NAS Box Touts Easy Setup

  WD has returned to the consumer and small-business NAS market with its Sentinel DX4000, a 4-bay box that leverages Microsoft's Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials operating system.

• News: AE Smith looks to business analytics for competitive edge

  Australia’s largest privately owned mechanical services contractor has rolled out business analytics software across its business to increase its competitive edge.

• News: Fusion-io to release 10TB PCIe flash module

  Fusion-io today announced a new in-server flash module that offers up to 10TB of capacity and 1.3 million I/O's per second performance.

• Test Centre: Group test: what's the best processor?

  PC Advisor reviews the best PC processors you can buy.

• News: Panasonic to sell TV panel factory to new Japan Display venture

  Panasonic said Tuesday it will sell one of its main domestic TV panel factories to a new joint venture focused on producing smaller screens, as Japan's big-name manufacturers continue to seek relief from deep losses in their display businesses.

• 14 November 2011

• News: Huawei buys out Symantec in joint venture

  Huawei Technologies will buy out the rest of a joint venture with Symantec for US$530 million, the companies announced on Monday.

• News: Cloud Engines unveils Pogoplug Cloud mobile cloud storage

  Storage and sharing company Cloud Engines on Monday launched a new service called Pogoplug Cloud--a secure, cloud-based online space for storing and streaming content to and from mobile devices. Designed to integrate mobile devices with Pogoplug's existing cloud-based hardware and software storage products, Pogoplug Cloud allows users to customize their cloud experience.

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