Thursday, August 21, 2014

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Intel to buy MediaTek prediction

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 02:39 AM PDT

entrailsThe fortune-tellers at RBC Capital Markets have emerged from their blood-stained temples with a dark prediction for MediaTek.

Analyst Doug Freedman, after seeing the liver of a particularly well fed Ram, claims that Intel will write a cheque for $27 billion to buy wireless chipmaker MediaTek within three years. more»

AMD slashes prices

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 02:38 AM PDT

The_Pit_and_the_Pendulum_(1961_film)_posterAMD appears to have been going on a campaign of price cutting to take out  Intel's Core i5 "Devil's Canyon".

According to Xbit Labs,  Intel wants to cut prices of its AMD FX-9000 "Centurion" microprocessors in a bid to make them more competitive "Devil's Canyon" and several other chips from its rival. more»

Ebooks worse than paper

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 02:37 AM PDT

kindle-waterBad news for readers of ebooks, a team of boffins have worked out that if you read information on a tablet you are less likely to take it in.

A new study which found that readers using a Kindle were “significantly” worse than paperback readers at recalling when events occurred in a mystery story. more»

Torvalds still dreams of desktop Linux

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 02:36 AM PDT

torvaldsLinus Torvalds told his open saucy mates at  LinuxCon that he still wanted to see Linux running on the desktop.

Linux kernel developer Greg Kroah-Hartman moderated the discussion and commented that Linux already runs everywhere, but asked Torvalds where he thinks Linux should go next. more»

Half of users share their passwords

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 02:34 AM PDT

face-palmMore than half of users risk their computer being hacked because they share their passwords or sign up for automatic log on to mobile apps and services.

Research by security outfit Intercede said that while more than half of users thought security was important they putting their personal data at risk by sharing usernames and passwords with friends, family and colleagues. more»

Intel replays marketing card

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 12:24 PM PDT

Intel-logoBecause Intel has so few products to show at its expensive upcoming Intel Developer Forum in September in San Francisco, it will play its old three card trick and show off new logos and marketing plans instead. Ailing Intel, it seems, has run out of “innovation”. more»

AMD releases Radeon R7 SSDs

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 06:01 AM PDT

small_radeon-ssd-5AMD announced a new technology partnership with OCZ to build AMD Radeon branded Solid State Drives (SSDs).

Starting today, users can buy the AMD Radeon  R7 Series SSDs in 120GB, 240GB or 480GB capacities online retailers.

The AMD Radeon R7 Series SSDs are designed for gamers looking to upgrade their system's overall responsiveness with something a little cheaper. more»

Apple’s smart watch launch slips

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 02:59 AM PDT

stop-watchThe Duke Nukem  of mobile products , Apple's Smartwatch is set to be delayed yet again, according to the latest report from KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.

Kuo has been telling anyone who will listen that Apple is having production issues surrounding its new smartwatch. more»

Ballmer quits Microsoft board

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 02:58 AM PDT

ballmerThe shy and retired CEO of Microsoft Steve "there is a kind of hush" Ballmer has announced that he is leaving the company completely.

Ballmer was Microsoft’s 30th employee, its first business manager and was the top Vole for over a decade. more»

Microsoft takes on Chrome

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 02:57 AM PDT

Chrome-4-Wallpaper-Background-HdSoftware giant Microsoft appears to be attempting to give the Chromebook a run for its money.

Vole has arranged a few deals with some of its hardware partners to create $199 to $249 Windows laptops which are based around cloud storage systems. more»

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