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10 Gig Ethernet promised on copper
TechWorld - Ethernet start-ups Solarflare Communications and Level 5 Networks will merge, to make 10 Gig Ethernet server adapters that can use low-cost common network cabling. Solarflare makes 10 Gig Ethernet chips and Level 5 makes network interface cards (NICs

Astute Networks Validates New Processor With Carbon's VSP(TM)
Market Wire - WALTHAM, MA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/20/2006 -- Carbon Design Systems -- a leader in virtual system prototyping -- announced today Astute Networks' success in validating both their embedded firmware and hardware, for their next generation storage

Living in a Parallels universe
Mac Central - The past month has been a heady time for Mac users looking to live in a cross-platform world. First, hackers came up with a method that let Mac users install and boot Windows XP on an Intel-based Mac . Then, Apple got into the act with Boot Camp

Slow Down, Simplify
WebProNews - Microsoft's most recent updates apparently caused problems more than a few users: Microsoft Patch Snafu Grows, Users Seek Workaround . My wife's XP has been running slowly since that patch, but a least it's still usable. I can probably just leave it

Does the OpenDocument religion make sense?
ZDNet Blogs - With news that the OASIS ODF (Open Document Format) is picking up steam, I had an opportunity to chat with Sun Microsystems and their StarOffice engineers in Germany this morning. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss ODF, OpenOffice.org and

Distrust for Windows Could Help Apple
Beta News - A new report out by market research firm Forrester suggests that Apple could double its market share through defections from the Windows platform alone. The firm said that much of this has to do with customers' deep distrust of Microsoft. Apple

SunFire X4200
TechWorld - List price: 1,650 base; as tested, 5,980 with dual single-core CPUs, 8GB RAM, four 73GB SAS 2.5-inch disks Made by: Sun Microsystems Pros: Built-in energy efficiency; scale from 32-bit to 64-bit; built-in hot swap functionality; develop and

Sandbridge Draws $22.5M
Unstrung.com - Startup Sandbridge Technologies Inc. , which designs digital signal processors (DSPs) announced today that Siemens Venture Capital (SVC) has invested in the company, bringing the total funding raised in its second round to $22.5 million. Sandbridge

AMD plans anti-hyperthreading
TechWorld - What's better than two processors? Normally the answer might be four processors but, according to a leak from AMD France, the processor maker is instead working on a multi-core CPU that looks like one CPU. Going in the opposite direction to current

HOME : APRIL 21, 2006 : SCREENS : GAMING & IDLING Gaming & Idling
Austin Chronicle - The debate over whether professional or collegiate sports is more exciting to watch lingers as a water-cooler topic and has no end in sight. Some argue that professional athletes are prima donnas who slack off once they've made their money and that