Archives: 2008 May

Taiwanese chipmaker Via Technologies announced its new line of low-powered Nano processors, formerly codenamed “Isaiah,” Thursday. The new processor family offers up to four times the performance of Via’s C7 processor line while featuring the same power requirements, the company said. Aimed primarily at the low-cost PC and ultra mobile PC markets, the Nano will […]

Apple has completed a major security overhaul of its Leopard operating system. The fix addresses more than 40 crucial security flaws, including one in iCal that allows hackers to attack the computer remotely. Plugging the iCal hole was the most immediate need Apple had to address. Besides the iCal flaw, the patch addresses collaborative functions […]

Jupiter analyst's comments on Windows 7 are amusing.

A random walk around the web to see what's brewing vis-a-vis open source.

An Android demonstration took center stage this week at the Google I/O event in San Francisco attended by 2,900 developers. The latest version of the mobile platform was introduced amid nearly 100 in-depth technical sessions about Google’s developer products and general Web application development.

“The demo was very impressive in terms of showing off yet […]

An Android demonstration took center stage this week at the Google I/O event in San Francisco attended by 2,900 developers. The latest version of the mobile platform was introduced amid nearly 100 in-depth technical sessions about Google’s developer products and general Web application development.

“The demo was very impressive in terms of showing off yet […]

Via Technologies has introduced a new VIA Nano processor family that offers as much as four times the performance within the same power range over the company’s previous-generation C7 processor lineup.

In particular, Nano paves the way for notebook manufacturers to deploy Via’s chips in computer designs optimized for Blu-ray Disc video playback and more […]

Via Technologies has introduced a new VIA Nano processor family that offers as much as four times the performance within the same power range over the company’s previous-generation C7 processor lineup.

In particular, Nano paves the way for notebook manufacturers to deploy Via’s chips in computer designs optimized for Blu-ray Disc video playback and more […]

Intel and Micron Technology announced Thursday that they have developed the first under-40-nanometer NAND flash-memory device, which could make possible smaller, higher-capacity solid-state drives.

At 34nm, the 32-gigabit multilevel chip is the smallest NAND available. The companies said the new NAND chip is the only monolithic device of this density that will fit into a standard […]

Intel and Micron Technology announced Thursday that they have developed the first under-40-nanometer NAND flash-memory device, which could make possible smaller, higher-capacity solid-state drives.

At 34nm, the 32-gigabit multilevel chip is the smallest NAND available. The companies said the new NAND chip is the only monolithic device of this density that will fit into a standard […]