News: Hardware

• New display technologies won't replace LCDs any time soon
  Carla Thornton, The Industry Standard
  Jan 08 2009
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  • Hardware

  Liquid crystal displays might be getting a little long in the tooth, but the technology will continue to be the display of choice in cell phones, gaming devices, PDAs and other handheld devices for ...

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• USB 3.0 at CES: "The implications are tremendous"
  Lincoln Spector, The Industry Standard
  Jan 07 2009
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  • Hardware

  A new USB flavor is being previewed at CES this week. Seagate and Symwave are jointly demonstrating the first consumer application of USB 3.0 in Las Vegas, showing a Seagate FreeAgent drive running ...

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• Microsoft bangs 'Apple tax' drum once again
  Gregg Keizer, Computerworld
  Jan 07 2009
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  • Hardware

  Microsoft Monday again pushed its claim that consumers pay an "Apple tax" when they buy Mac hardware rather than PCs running the Windows operating system. In an e-mail to reporters ...

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• New AMD processor aims for middle ground between netbooks and laptops
  Lincoln Spector, The Industry Standard
  Jan 06 2009
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  • Hardware

  AMD has officially announced its Yukon chip, but it's not for netbooks. More powerful and power-hungry than Intel's Atom or Freescale's just-announced i.MX515, the newly-renamed Athlon Neo is ...

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• Expensive computing power: Universities face a cost crisis
  Sindya Bhanoo, The Industry Standard
  Jan 05 2009
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  • Hardware

  Academic institutions have long been the nation's premier centers for research and development. Over time, academic departments have come to require more computing power that demand more space and ...

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• Long-promised Internet-connected TVs are finally here
  Jordan Golson, The Industry Standard
  Jan 05 2009
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  • Hardware

  Internet connected televisions, long promised by the "foward-thinking" technological futurists, might just be here. Last week, Cisco announced it was making a push into the home, with new ...

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• Freescale challenges Intel's hold on netbook market
  Lincoln Spector, The Industry Standard
  Jan 05 2009
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  • Hardware

  Freescale Semiconductor announced a new processor this morning that could result in $200 netbooks with eight hours of battery life. Designed as a one-chip solution, Freescale's i.MX515 processor will ...

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• Larger Asus netbook to be shown at CES
  Lincoln Spector, The Industry Standard
  Dec 31 2008
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  • Hardware

  A new portable computer from Asus is testing the netbook/laptop divide. The forthcoming Asus Eee PC S121 may be the netbook for grownups, with a 12.1-inch screen and full-sized keyboard. Most ...

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• New iMac and Mac mini rumors surface
  Lincoln Spector, The Industry Standard
  Dec 24 2008
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  • Hardware

  Despite Apple's traditional pre-Macworld silence about product updates, evidence has come to light that suggests new versions of the iMac and Mac mini are being prepared early 2009 release. The ...

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• Three deals symbolized storage trends in 2008
  Stephen Lawson
  Dec 22 2008
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  • Hardware

  The storage story of 2008 was growth: An accelerating explosion of information, much of it in the form of video, led IT administrators to try to make better use of their capacity and staff. ...

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