These days, just developing a chip with a multi-core architecture doesn’t necessarily equate to higher performance, since many mainstream applications are not multithreaded.   As a result, big chip manufacturers like Intel and AMD are continually developing programming kits, compilers and various tools to equip software developers with the capability to tap mult-core processor resources for their roadmap product efforts.  However the task at hand, though seemingly straight-forward isn’t as easy,

Apple’s usually so very careful about updating its site, generally taking it down when they introduce a new product.  But the Swiss version of the Apple Store appears to have accidentally leaked information about an update to the Airport Express which adds 802.11n support.We had heard reliable reports that Apple will be launching a new version of their Airport Express next week, likely on Tuesday. Apple Retail stores should have stock of the new Airport Express by mid week. The new model will be priced

March 19, 2008 – New reports have surfaced regarding Dell’s plans to get back in the handheld game with an upcoming smartphones and/or PDAs running Windows Mobile. A new DIGITIMES report, which cites anonymous sources from the Taiwanese tech market, indicates that Dell is working with Foxconn Electronics to develop the devices. Foxconn plays a major role in design and production for some of the biggest names in consumer electronics including Apple, Sony, Nintendo, Motorola and Hewlett-Packard, as well as Dell itself.

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This little palette of portable processing certainly won’t compete with the likes of the Asus Eee PC or the XO-1 from OLPC from a price standpoint but if you’re the type that likes to keep things diminutive, the new SR8 from Kohjinsha is impressive.  Built on Intel’s S45GU chipset and sporting an 800MHz Intel A110 processor, along with 1GB of DDR2 memory and a 60GB hard drive, the SR8 is also the first UMPC of its size that sports an integrated DVD super multi-drive.  Its 7″ TFT LED

The four major Japanese ISPs, under considerable pressure by movie, music and software industries, have agreed to take drastic action against file sharers.In 2006, a Japanese ISP decided to plan measures to stop their subscribers using file-sharing software, by tracking their activities and disconnecting them from the Internet. The plan didn’t come to fruition as the government stepped in and said that such monitoring might have privacy implications.Now, under huge pressure from the movie, music and software

They say that beggars can’t be choosers, but apparently consumers can be.  The choice that consumers are likely to be faced with in the near future is not whether to go down the SSD route, but which type of SSD do they want.“Faster drives and a falling cost-per-gigabyte should help bring drive costs down from the stratosphere and into a price bracket more consumers can afford, but the focus in the manufacturing world right now is on boosting storage capacities and performance, not reducing costs. It’s very

Global warming got you down?  Concerned about rising gas prices and our over-dependency on fossil fuels?  Before you declare that the sky is falling and reach for your favorite tree to hug in what some call the last few days of earth’s existence, remember there are some pretty smart cookies and valiant visionaries still working on some of heavy lifting that will provide solutions for ensuring mankind doesn’t strip the earth down to a baron wasteland… “IwamotoScott envisions the city as Hydro-Net,

The controversial 700MHz spectrum auction has closed, raising $19.59 billion, a record for a spectrum auction in the U.S., the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday. The FCC, however, failed to sell off a swath of spectrum that was set aside for a public safety network. That block did not receive a bid that met the FCC's $1.3 billion reserve price. The agency is evaluating its options for the spectrum, it said.

The 700MHz auction was the first to require anonymous bidding, and the FCC has not yet revealed which companies won the rights to the bands that were sold. While Google was instrumental in pushing the so-called open-access rules for the auction, it is still unknown if the search giant bid for or won any of the licenses.

Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has unveiled its G10IL netbook (mini-notebook) available with either a 10.2- or 8.9-inch glossy display. Not much more is known about this notebook, but they do have a picture!

The netbook features a built-in tri-band HSDPA and HSUPA modem to allow a download speeds up to 7.2Mb/s or 2Mb/s. It also comes with three USB 2.0 ports, Ethernet networking, a 56kbps analog modem, WLAN, Bluetooth, a four-in-one card reader, and 1.3-mega pixel camera. And ECS representative said pricing for the G10IL will be available in April.