Intel announced a new 32-core server chip based on a new high-performance computing server architecture that mixes general x86 cores with specialized cores for faster processing of highly parallel scientific and commercial applications.
The chip, called Knights Ferry, is Intel’s fastest processor ever and delivers more than 500 gigaflops of performance, Kirk Skaugen, vice president and [...]

With the Apple tablet due to be announced next Wednesday, we’ve been seeing a lot of possible price points thrown around. Will the tablet retail for $999? Or is a $699 or $799 unit in the cards? It’s really hard to say because as with all retail, both price and value depend a good deal [...]

Fox News posted an article Monday claiming that not only will next week’s now-confirmed Apple event play host to the long-rumored tablet unveiling, but it will also see the next iteration of Apple’s iLife software on show. Fox’s report also claims that Apple will discuss the next iPhone OS update.
The article by Fox News’ Clayton [...]

One of the most frustrating things in life is a slow computer.
Every few years, we buy an expensive new PC and love how fast it starts up, runs programs, and loads web sites. Inevitably, though it starts to slow down, until eventually we are pulling our hair out waiting for it to [...]

When you’re in front of your PC, waiting for something to transfer to removable media, that’s when seconds feel like minutes, and minutes feel like hours. And data storage scenarios such as that one is where the new SuperSpeed USB 3.0’s greatest impact will be felt first. As of CES, 17 SuperSpeed USB 3.0-certified products [...]

Microsoft and HP have teamed up to introduce a slate computer ahead of Apple’s much rumoured device launch.
The firms unveiled the Windows 7 powered touchscreen machine, also known as a tablet, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
The aim of the device is to bridge the gap between laptops and smartphones.
Apple are also [...]