Archive for April 6th, 2007
“Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) has begun shipping two 3 GHz versions of its dual-core Opteron chip to server vendors, continuing a battle over multicore processing power with Intel Corp., the company said Wednesday. AMD plans to begin full-volume shipments by early May of the new Opteron 2222 SE chip for two-processor servers and the 8222 SE chip for eight-processor servers, said Patrick Patla, director of Opteron marketing for the company. The new chips are similar to AMD’s previous top-shelf, dual-core chip, but run as fast as 3 GHz instead of 2.8 GHz for customers with general-purpose servers and workstations who need the extra speed to handle larger databases or more complex technical computing tasks…” (Read full article here)
April 6th, 2007
“US computer and printer manufacturer Hewlett-Packard has unveiled plans it hopes will make it a major force in the global video and online gaming market. HP bought specialist gaming computer firm VoodooPC at the end of last year, and said it would now expand the hardware the firm was able to offer. Ideas on the drawing board are a curved computer screen and a handheld device that let users play on the move. The global computer gaming business is worth some $35bn (£18bn) a year…” (Read full article here)
April 6th, 2007
“VeriSign on Thursday said it that it will increase the fees it charges for Internet domains ending in .com or .net. Starting October 15, VeriSign will charge $6.42 for .com domains and $3.85 for .net domains, it said in a statement. The fees are charged to domain registrars such as GoDaddy and Tucows, which typically handle domain registration for customers. The new prices represent a 7 percent price increase for .com domains, for which VeriSign currently charges $6, and a 10 percent rise for .net domains, which cost $3.50…” (Read full article here)
April 6th, 2007
