Andy Patrizio

After four acquisitions in the mobile computing space, nVidia today announced the end result of those purchases, the Tegra line of multicore chips for ultramobile PCs, mobile Internet devices and smart phones. The Tegra 650 and 600 processors combine an ARM processor, a GPU based on nVidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) technology, a media processor, a system […]

Sun Microsystems today announced it has licensed its UltraSparc T2 CMT (chip multi-threading) processor, a.k.a. Niagara 2, to Themis Computer, a maker of blade systems for the embedded market. On the surface, this seems like just another OEM licensing deal, but one analyst thinks it could have enormous potential consequences in the server consolidation drive […]

Trend Micro today announced Worry-Free Business Security 5.0 for small businesses, an update to its data loss prevention software designed to protect user data from being sent out without authorization. The Cupertino, Calif. company also introduced Worry-Free SecureSite, a hosted service that scans an e-commerce Web site daily for newly found vulnerabilities. Many of the […]

One year after it began reorganization with the return of Michael Dell as head of his namesake company, Dell is now seeing big payoff as it expands into retail and catches the wave of growth in emerging markets. Dell, which once sold almost entirely in the U.S., now says half its revenues come from overseas. […]

For years, chipmaker VIA Technologies has not competed with Intel and AMD in the desktop and notebook space, but now it’s challenging them with a very low power processor that even runs the notoriously taxing game Crysis. The VIA Nano, developed under the code name “Isaiah,” is a single-core, 64-bit superscalar x86-compatible processor with a […]

HP today announced a new cloud computing initiative designed to assist in building your own mini-cloud of a datacenter, complete with products and services for building out the center, not just delivering hardware. As part of the initiative, the company is also introducing the first of what it promises will be many blade servers as […]

Adobe Systems has released the first betas of new versions of Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and Soundbooth for users to download and evaluate, but once they install the software and start to use it, the software counts down to self-destruction in 48 hours. The betas will work until final code is released if you have a registered […]

Is the cable box about to go by way of the VCR? Sony Electronics and the National Cable and Telecommunications Association announced today that they have signed an agreement that would allow Sony to add many of the functions performed by set-top boxes to their TVs. Most TVs have a built-in coaxial connection, allowing you […]

Worldwide servers sales continue to grow in 2008, with international sales making up for U.S. softness while the once-looming threat of virtualization failed to dent server sales, according to IDC. The company said that during the first quarter of 2008, worldwide server sales totaled $13.0 billion, a 3.5 percent gain from the first quarter of […]

Since the end of the high-definition format battle, there have been stories in the press that Blu-ray is still not taking off with consumers. The latest to declare this is Microsoft. Shane Kim, head of Microsoft Game Studios, told Home Media magazine that Microsoft is “not seeing the format taking off.” Sour grapes, you say? […]

Like every other technology, solid state drives (SSDs) are expanding in capabilities as the price drops. Samsung, the top Flash manufacturer in the world, introduced a 256GB SSD drive at the Samsung Mobile Solution Forum in Taipei on Monday, with plans for both a 2.5″ and 1.8″ unit by year end. The 2.5″ drive is […]

As Nelson from “The Simpsons” would say… You’ve probably heard radio commercials from identity theft prevention service provider LifeLock, featuring CEO Todd Davis giving out his social security number of 457-55-5462, “the most famous Social Security number in the world,” according to LifeLock’s home page. Davis proudly proclaimed that with LifeLock, your SSN would be […]