Intel President and CEO Paul Otellini announced today that Intel will spend $7 billion over the next two years to build advanced manufacturing facilities in the United States for deployment of their 32 nanometer (nm) manufacturing technology that will be used to build faster, smaller chips that consume less energy.
The next-generation 32-nanometer chip process is [...]
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Intel Will Invest $7 billion for 32nm Chips
BlackBerry Storm Now Available for Under $100
RIM’s first attempt at creating a touchscreen BlackBerry smart phone has seen better days. Subject to mediocre reviews, lackluster performance and other negatives factors, the BlackBerry Storm is now available on Amazon.com for an extremely low price. You can buy the Storm after an instant rebate and by signing up for a 2-year Verizon Wireless [...]
Amazon Kindle 2 Official Pictures, Pricing & Details
New Amazon Kindle 2 is one sexy looking e-reader, if you’re into that.
Following in the footsteps of their highly successful Kindle e-book reader, Amazon has officially released the second generation of their new portable ebook reader, the Kindle 2. Although it won’t ship until February 24th, we have all the details.
According to TechCrunch, the first Kindle [...]
Porn Sites battle with New Forms DDoS Attacks
Porn Sites use malicious Denial of Service attacks to try and shut one another down
One well known streaming pornography site maliciously took the other down today by sending a new form of a Distributed Distributed Denial of Service attack its way. The relatively new variant of DDoS took the site and ISP down for hours.
This [...]
More than a half million jobs lost in January
Tech sector feels the effects of a hemorrhaging economy as more than 100,000 jobs are lost and unemployment rises to 7.5%
More than a half million American jobs were lost in January as the U.S. economy further weakened during the start of the new year. Analysts continue to say that we’re in for several more months of job [...]
IBM Sequioa Supercomputer to research America’s deteriorating nuclear supply
IBM Supercomputer pushes ahead with 20 petaflops or the power of 2 million laptops for nuclear weapons research.
A frequent record setter and pioneer in the world of supercomputing, IBM today announced that their new “Sequoia” project, built in co-operation with the U.S. Department of Energy for their next generation supercomputer will be installed at the [...]
Google M-Lab, Gmail offline reviewed, Gdrive leaked and is Google the greenest?
Google launches Gmail Offline, measurement tools to improve the Internet and refutes inaccurate article from The Times.
Google made headlines this week by launching a new diagnostics initiative called M-Labs, released new offline Gmail service, leaked info on their secretive upcoming Gdrive service and took criticism for their large carbon footprint from their massive data centers [...]
Amazon Reports Strong 4th Quarter Earnings
Amazon.com on Thursday posted a 9% increase in fourth-quarter net income as the Internet giant’s aggressive pricing led to strong sales in a dismal economy.
Amazon’s better-than-expected Q4 revenue and earnings, along with a strong sales outlook for the current first quarter and a better than expected holiday shopping season, helped boost shares 12% in extended-hours [...]
