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Boeing disconnects Connexion
EE Times - 2 hours, 52 minutes ago
LONDON In a widely anticipated move, Boeing has confirmed it would phase out its Connexion in-flight wireless service by the end of the year. The move marks the final blow for a much-hyped six-year program for Internet access on board airliners that was beleaguered from the start.Save to My Web

Analysis: Mac Pro offers speedier 3D
Digit Magazine - Aug 17 2:49 AM
The new Mac Pro features a potential breakthrough in OpenGL performance that could dramatically enhance the speed of 3D graphics -- provided developers tap into it.Save to My Web

AMD inside Dell desktops
EE Times - Aug 17 4:08 PM
SAN FRANCISCO Three months after finally acknowledging that it would roll out new servers based on microprocessors from Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD), Dell said Thursday (Aug. 17) will launch its first desktop computers with AMD processors in September.Save to My Web

By Dana Greenlee, Technology Columnist
Tacoma Daily Index - 2 hours, 42 minutes ago
I remember visiting Disneyland as a child and digging Tommorrowland. When I was older, not only could I expect the promise of taking a Flight to the Moon and partaking in a Mission to Mars, but Id be using one of those spiffy video phones.Save to My Web

AMD intros new Opterons and promises 68W quad-core CPU
TG Daily - Aug 14 9:24 PM
AMD today unveiled its first answer to Intel's Core micro architecture. An updated version of the processor that is driving the firm's revenue growth and market share gains claims to not only close the gap to "Woodcrest" but even surpass it in speed and power consumption. And then there is the promise that quad-cores won't consume more power than today's dual-cores. Save to My Web

New Opteron Systems from IBM
IT-Director.com - Aug 16 11:41 PM
Opteron is no longer strictly new, but this announcement serves clear notice that at least Big Blue is no longer pigeonholing the processor to the narrowly defined realm of high-performance computing.Save to My Web

Cinema server makers adopt Thomson antipiracy scheme
EETimes - Aug 16 12:22 PM
Digital cinema server makers have adopted watermarking technology developed by French consumer electronics specialist Thomson.Save to My Web

ASX substantial shareholding notices - Aug 18
Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 17 2:15 PM
The following substantial shareholder notices were made to the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) yesterday. Santos Limited [STO.AX ] Change in substantial holding -- Santos Limited [STO.AX ] Ceasing to be a substantial holder -- Hastie Group Limited [HST.AX ] Becoming a substantial holder -- Computershare Limited [CPU.AX ] Change in substantial holding -- Billabong ...Save to My Web

Industrial PC suits space-constrained applications.
ThomasNet - Aug 17 6:30 AM
IPC-603MB industrial-grade compact 2U rack-mountable chassis is 12.2 in. deep and supports ATX and micro ATX motherboards and up to 3 half-sized PCI cards. Chassis includes diagnostic LEDs for power status, HDD activity, and reset, with front 1U-high 300 W ATX power supply and two 47 CFM cooling fans. Streamlined airflow design supports LGA775 Pentium 4 CPU of up to 3.8 GHz. Shock resistant disk Save to My Web