Full FeedToshiba to release Cell processor powered television
Toshiba is finally putting a Cell processor in a television and will show it off on October 5, 2009. Announced back in CES 2009, Japan gets this super-TV first. What purpose could having a Cell processor have in a television? Toshiba says they will use the processor to upscale standard… Continue Reading »
IBM to lay off more workers in their US based operations
According to the Wall Street Journal, IBM will be sending out another slew of pink slips, this time targeting their global business services department. The IBM employees’ union sent out a warning to workers that the layoffs are expected to be handed down as early as tomorrow. This latest round… Continue Reading »
News bits: Pioneer, Cisco, and OS X for your PC
When news falls through the cracks… wait, that’s “The Daily Show’s” bit. There’s lots of stories in the tech world and sometimes they get buried by Google, Microsoft, and Apple’s every move. Here’s a round up of stories that you may have missed. Pioneer wants to be in your car,… Continue Reading »
Sun of IBM? IBM in talks to acquire Sun
It was only a few years ago when Sun Microsystems was on top of everything. Just before the dot-com bubble burst, it was seeing huge sales and stock prices above $250. It’s sad to see just how bad the company is doing now, but it seems to be trying to… Continue Reading »
IBM proves printers and PCs not its game
IBM showed off some impressive numbers yesterday despite slower Q4 revenue. The company posted $4.4 billion profit in Q4 of 2008 vs $4.0 billion for the same quarter in 2007; that is a 12% increase to you and me. The company is proving it’s move to higher margin product focus… Continue Reading »
See your colleagues in high def with SCOPIA HD video conferencing
Have you ever wondered what your colleagues would look like in high def while attending a video conference? You can now find out with the use of HD video conferencing from Radivision. The high definition video conferencing will be available through IBM Lotus Sametime using the SCOPIA conferencing platform. Continue Reading »
Supercomputer race gets faster
Supercomputers are great, in fact even the name is great: conjuring images of CPUs in red capes flying to the help of damsels in distress. However, in the real world they are hundreds of cabinets stuffed full of computer stuff and do in fact loo incredibly dull. The opposite can… Continue Reading »
Google, Microsoft, IBM to report Q2 2008 earnings later today
The US has been having tough times lately on Wall Street. Meanwhile, it’s rumored that the “tech giants” may not be following suit (that’s a good thing). Google, Microsoft, and IBM are expected to report their second quarter (Q2) 2008 earnings later today. How do you think they’ll do? Read… Continue Reading »
IBM’s chip plant to get $1 billion investment
A semiconductor plant producing precious IBM chips is set for business expansion. This chip plant is located in East Fishkill in New York, USA. IBM or the International Business Machines Corporation has spoke of its plans of investing $1 billion over the next three years. This is for the expansion… Continue Reading »
IBM cools solar farm
Heat has long been a major problem for semiconductors. Years of research produced technological leaps that have enabled computer chips to diminish in size, increase performance, and withstand the heat generated by packing circuits in impossibly cramped space. Now, IBM is applying years of experience in semiconductors to cooling solar… Continue Reading »
Experience what it’s like to download at unlimited speeds from a massive collection of over 800 Terabytes of user uploads. You’ll max out your Internet connection downloading a file in… Continue Reading »
Palm Pre Information & Updates
Palm just introduced their next-gen smartphone, the Palm Pre, and next-gen operating system, Palm webOS. Gadgetell's got the latest Pre and webOS information and news for you right here.
