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Asus to introduce Eee PC with USB 3

April 28th, 2010
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Asus has more Eee PC netbooks than our office has 80mm fans, and we’ve just cleared out the labs and found crates and crates of them. The latest Eee PC is the 1018P that differentiates itself with a luuurvely brushed aluminium shell.

We’d expect the 10in form factor machine will still sport the usual netbook features such as an Intel Atom CPU, although we couldn’t turn up much more detailed CPU information other than it has “Pinetrail-M”. Other features include Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth 3.0, and it’s only 18mm fat and 1.2kg in weight. New for a netbook is USB 3 support, which may seem a tad OTT but it could be extremely useful for such a small machine, given how likely it is you’d need external storage to complement the hard disk.

Obviously this doesn’t address the problems of Atom’s laggardly performance in the first place, but with all the recent reports of Arrandale shortages, at least Intel (and its manufacturing partner, TSMC) can actually make these CPUs in volume.

Care for your new laptop to be decked out in aluminium? Looking for a USB 3 netbook? Let us know your thoughts in the forums.

Source:-http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2010/04/28/asus-to-introduce-eee-pc-with-usb-3/1

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Apple snatches up intrinsity for arm cpu design

April 28th, 2010
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When Apple debuted the iPad earlier this year, Steve Jobs announced that the A4 CPU was a custom job made specifically for the new tablet device. Upon closer inspection, including some pretty crafty teardowns, it was revealed that it was a custom package-on-package ARM with integrated memory and GPU.

It’s now revealed by the New York Times that Apple has purchased the chip firm that many believe to be responsible for some of the A4’s design – Intrinsity of Austin, Tex.

While neither Apple nor Intrinsity are commenting on the deal, analysts estimate that the deal was worth around $121 million.

Together with PA Semi, Apple has amassed a considerable amount of CPU talent – no doubt with the intention to focus more heavily on in-house development of technology that its competitors can’t have.

Source:-http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/arm-ipad-iphone-ipod-intrinsity,news-33354.html

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UPDATE 1-chipmaker lsi beats street shares steady

April 28th, 2010
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 28 (Reuters) – LSI Corp (LSI.N) reported better-than-expected results as demand increased among its business customers.

The company, whose chips are used in hard drives and networking hardware, said on Wednesday net income rose to $22.52 million, or 3 cents a share, in its fiscal first quarter ended April 4 compared with a loss of $103.55 million, or 16 cents, a share in the year-ago period.

Excluding items, LSI earned 14 cents a share, ahead of the average analyst estimate of 9 cents a share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

Revenue rose 32 percent to $637.18 million from $482.28 million the previous year and above the Wall Street target of $629.77 million.

LSI forecast earnings for the current quarter of 8 cents to 14 cents a share, excluding items, on revenue of $635 million to $665 million.

Analysts are expecting earnings of 9.5 cents per share and revenue of $642.83 for the second quarter.

The shares of Milpitas-based LSI closed at $6.39 on the New York Stock Exchange and remained flat in extended trading.

Source:-http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2818196520100428

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Breaking through endpoint security’s traditional barriers

April 28th, 2010
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The endpoint has been the Achilles heel of enterprise security management for far too long. The flexibility and highly personal nature of endpoint systems have driven their success. At the same time, this has also made it difficult for large organizations to balance the level of control required to secure the business, while giving users the flexibility they need. The malicious recognize these facts all too well.

Today, however, the technologies of hardware-enabled virtualization are giving enterprises powerful new tools for defining control over the business environment, while at the same time offering flexibility that supports the value of personal computing. In this Advisory Note, EMA examines the capabilities of hardware-enabled virtualization that have the potential to transform the nature of endpoint security management in the enterprise.

Source:-http://dvd.consumerelectronicsnet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=1060728

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Lustre 2.0 support limited to Oracle hardware customers

April 28th, 2010
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Oracle is limiting paid support for the open source Lustre clustered file system to Oracle hardware. According to a report from sister site Enterprise Storage Forum, Sun Lustre Storage Systems built with Lustre 2.0 will include the core file system, along with other components which “may or may not be open source.”

“Beginning with the full release of Lustre 2.0, paid support will be limited to those purchasing Lustre bundled with Oracle hardware, and the company won’t provide an upgrade path for 1.8 users who desire support. That means that Lustre 2.0 users who want paid support will need to replace their hardware.

“Oracle says it will continue to host the open source Lustre community, and Lustre 2 will be available as an open source download, just not supported unless it comes bundled with Oracle hardware. Versions 1.8 and 2.0 will be interoperable, but users won’t be able to move from 1.8 to 2.0 with support unless they replace their existing infrastructure, even for legacy Sun hardware configurations. Oracle will continue to support Lustre 1.8 users with software-only service contracts and give them a renewal option.”

Source:-http://www.infostor.com/index/articles/display/0520563978/articles/infostor/storage-management/2010/april-2010/lustre-2_0_support.html

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Demonoid faces major downtime once again

April 28th, 2010
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Demonoid is one of the biggest torrent sites around. Now safely hosted to the west of Russia in Ukraine, the site has previously received unwanted attention from several anti-piracy outfits. So, when the site goes offline a lot of people start to think of the worst, especially if there is little or no warning.

Yesterday, Demonoid once again disappeared leaving its users behind with lots of questions and in a mild state of panic. As is often the case, Demonoid’s admins have remained silent and rumors of a hostile intervention have quickly grown. Thus far, however, there is no reason to assume that the downtime is caused by ‘legal’ reasons. It has to be assumed that the site is facing hardware or network problems.

On the positive side, we can report that Demonoid’s trackers appear to be working just fine. This is no guarantee that the site itself will make a quick return though. Last September the site vanished into thin air and although the tracker returned early November, it took until Christmas before the site was fully operational again.

Last year’s downtime was not unique either. Since 2007 the site has been offline for more than 13 months in total, due to all kinds of problems including issues with the Canadian equivalent of the RIAA. Hardware issues and trouble finding a reliable hosting outfit were some of the other explanations that were given in the past.

In a rare interview with Demonoid’s current hosting provider a few months ago we found out that DDoS-attacks and legal issues are unlikely to take the site offline, so we can only guess what the real reason for the ccurrent outage is. The wait has started, once again.

Source:-http://torrentfreak.com/demonoid-faces-major-downtime-once-again-100428/

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Two technologies inc präsentiert hydrus luna rfid

April 28th, 2010
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Gröbenzell b. München, Two Technologies, Inc. ®, einer der führenden Hersteller von robusten Handcomputern präsentiert Hydrus™Luna RFID. Ein leistungsstarker, ultra-robuster Handcomputer mit 13,56 MHz RFID und eingebauter 5MP Kamera mit XENON Blitz. Er wurde für höchste Ansprüche an Betriebsdauer, Robustheit und Zuverlässigkeit in schwierigsten Umgebungsbedingungen entwickelt. Die Akkukapazität von 5000 mAh ermöglicht Einsätze von über 40 Stunden.

Mit seiner Schutzklasse IP67/68 gegen Wasser und Staub geschützt, ist Hydrus Luna RFID ideal für den Außeneinsatz bei extremen Umweltbedingungen zu Land und Wasser. Das doppelwandige Gehäuse aus GE XENOY® bietet der Elektronik zuverlässigen Schutz gegen Umwelteinflüsse wie (Salz-)Wasser, Staub und Hitze, sowie gegen Schläge und Stürze. Ein weiteres bemerkenswertes Ausstattungsmerkmal ist das 320 x 240 (QVGA) 3,7′große querformatige Display mit integriertem Touchscreen welches auch bei Sonne beste Ablesbarkeit garantiert.

Hydrus Luna RFID verfügt über ein HF 13, 56 MHz r/w Modul welches voll gekapselt im Hydrus PACK eingebaut ist. Es werden alle gängigen ISO 15693 und ISO 14443 A&B Transponder unterstützt, incl. MIFARE, I-CODE, Tag-it™ und my-d®.

Hydrus Luna RFID ist ideal für Auto-Id Anwendungen wie z.B. Zugangskontrolle, Security, Wäschereien, Waschanlagen, Lebensmittelindustrie, Forstbetriebe, Landwirtschaft und anderen rauhen, staubigen, oder nassen Umgebungen.

Eine integrierte 5 Megapixel (4MP Software) Kamera mit mechanischem Verschluß, verschiedenen Blenden, Motor-Autofokus und XENON Blitz liefert Farbbilder auch bei schwierigsten Lichtverhältnissen und liest 1D und 2D Barcodes. Dem Anwender eröffnet sich dadurch die Möglichkeit z.B. beim Kunden Bilder mit Datensätzen zu verknüpfen und sofort an die Zentrale zu übertragen.

Das Gerät besitzt ein 55 Tasten alphanumerisches Tastenfeld mit 8-Positionen Joystick und grafischen Symboltasten. Die einzeln gelagerten Tasten mit taktiler Rückmeldung erlauben sichere Bedienung auch mit Handschuhen. Das Tastenfeld kann jederzeit nach Kundenvorgaben individuell angepaßt werden. Mit eingebautem Mikrofon und Lautsprecher ist das Gerät für vielfältige Sprachanwendungen vorbereitet. Eine ‘Audio-Bridge’ ermöglicht die Weiterleitung der Audio Signale zu verschiedensten externen Geräten.

Die Kommunikation kann drahtlos via Bluetooth®, WLAN 802.11b/g oder mit USB und Seriell RS-232 erfolgen. Integriertes GPS ist optional erhältlich. Das PACK Modul ermöglicht die Integration zusätzlicher Hardware, z.B. LF/UHF RFID, IR oder Hardware des Kunden in das Hydrus Luna.

Hydrus ist ein Leistungsstarker Computer mit einem Marvell® XScale®PXA270 Prozessor mit 624 MHz und 256 MB SDRAM. Der Speicher kann bis zu 32 GB erweitert werden. Das Betriebssystem ist Microsoft® Windows® CE.NET 5.0. Eine weitere Besonderheit des Hydrus Luna RFID ist das Doppel Akku System. Der Mikroprozessor in den Akkus überwacht den Ladezustand.

Source:-http://www.online-artikel.de/article/two-technologies-inc-praesentiert-hydrus-luna-rfid-46217-1.html

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