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  • 10 September 2011

  • Opinion: How a Google Drive Revival Would Help Your Work

    Long ago Google internally tested a file storage service code-named Platypus, but the world referred to it as Google Drive or Gdrive. In 2008 they killed off the project, instead allowing users to upload files to Google Docs in the familiar interface we use today.

  • 09 September 2011

  • News: Nvidia CEO: Intel ousted company from chipset market

    Nvidia concluded that it would exit the chipset business as Intel made it impossible for the company to operate in the market, the company's CEO Jen-Hsun Huang said this week.

  • 08 September 2011

  • Opinion: Geek 101: What Is Arduino?

    If you've been reading this blog for a while, you've probably seen us refer to the Arduino microcontroller on a number of occasions. This little circuit board is at the heart of many DIY projects, from robotics to art projects and just about everything in between.

  • News: AMD ships 16-core server chips, servers due in Q4

    Advanced Micro Devices this week said it has shipped the first 16-core chips for servers, which is a positive step ahead for the company as it tries to reverse its sagging fortunes in the server market.

  • News: Even more Thunderbolt results

    With Speedmark 7 development behind us, Macworld Lab can once again focus on other Mac-related performance stories. On the top of the list of projects is a follow-up on previous Thunderbolt performance stories (Thunderbolt versus FireWire and USB 2.0, Target Disk Mode and more). This time around, we look at Lion versus Snow Leopard performance, MacBook Air performance, and update our eSATA comparison results using a 6Gbps ExpressCard from StarTech.

  • News: Intel, Microsoft's Wintel alliance faces test at IDF

    The strength of the once-prosperous Wintel alliance could be tested at Intel's developer show next week as the chip maker and Microsoft adapt to a market shift from PCs to mobile devices such as tablets, analysts said this week.

  • News: Intel invests $24 million in seven software firms

    Intel has invested US$24 million in seven software companies building products in areas it sees as important to its future, mostly to do with cloud-based services, the company announced Thursday.

  • Opinion: IBM, 3M Stick Silicon Towers Together (Sans Scotch Tape)

    IBM is teaming up with 3M, the parent company of the Scotch Tape and Post-It brands, to develop a special adhesive that would allow the companies to stack semiconductors. The companies are looking to jointly develop microprocessor bricks comprised of 100 stacked layers of separate chips.

  • Opinion: Dell Fits Over 1TB of SSD Storage in Mobile Workstation

    Solid State Drives, or SSDs for short, are taking the laptop world by storm. They've been most widely used in Apple's latest Macbook Airs, giving a solid performance boost to even the most basic configurations.

  • News: Intel 'fully committed' to MeeGo, exec says

    Intel said Thursday it was "fully committed" to its MeeGo mobile OS despite its main partner, Nokia, having jumped ship earlier this year to partner with Microsoft.

  • 07 September 2011

  • News: IBM's futuristic storage aims for speed, density

    IBM is working on both super-fast and super-dense storage media that should reach enterprises before the end of this decade, and demand in some industries looks likely to keep pace with the advances.

  • News: Hitachi Data Systems buys NAS-vendor BlueArc

    HDS today announced it has purchased high-end NAS vendor BlueArc. The deal builds on a 5-year reseller agreement the companies already had.

  • News: Seagate to offer 4TB external drive for $250

    Seagate is preparing to ship the industry's first 4TB external drive. The drive also represents the first product redesign for Seagate's GoFlex family.

  • How-Tos: Can you use a PCI Express card in a PCI card slot?

    QUESTION I have a Dell Dimension 2400 PC running Windows XP SP3. Can I use a TP-Link TL-WN781ND PCI Express card in its PCI slots? Jim Melvin

  • 06 September 2011

  • News: Hitachi announces 1TB-per platter drives

    Hitachi today announced that is has achieved yet another milestone by squeezing 1TB capacity onto a single disk.

  • News: Are costly SSDs worth the money?

    With 5,000 employees and 280 branch offices, Associated Bank is a prime example of a medium-sized business with big data demands.

  • News: Macworld's new Speedmark 7 benchmark suite

    Now that the Mac OS has entered the Lion era, its time to bring Macworld’s overall system performance test suite, Speedmark, up to date. With this latest version, Speedmark 7, we’ve updated all of the applications to their current versions, increased files sizes that some tests use, and changed our 3D game test to a more recent title.

  • 04 September 2011

  • News: Multiplayer gaming goes full screen with LG TV

    Hoping to boost sales of its 3D televisions among gamers, LG showed off technology that lets traditional split screen multiplayer games be played full screen.

  • 03 September 2011

  • News: Sony shows 3D images with glasses -- without the TV

    Sony's Personal 3D Viewer, introduced at the IFA consumer electronics show, will offer consumers an alternative to 3D televisions and will be available by the end of this year, according to the company.

  • 02 September 2011

  • News: Syncplicity expands its cloud storage to the iPad

    The cloud-storage service Syncplicity has revamped its iOS app, expanding the previously iPhone-only offering into a iPad-friendly universal version that will let users access their documents from just about any device they own.

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