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Asustek Computer's newest Eee PC mini-notebooks with Intel Atom microprocessors will be on store shelves across several countries in Asia this month, including Australia, Japan and South Korea, a company representative said Friday. [Network World] 04/07/2008 IBM and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology researchers are using an IBM BlueGene/L supercomputer to build intricate simulations of human bones, which could lead to earlier diagnoses of osteoporosis. [Network World] 04/07/2008 Taiwan's Asustek Computer (Asus), the leader of the mini-notebook category due to its early launch of the Eee PC, launched two new models of the family last month, the 901 and 1000, the first Eee PCs that use Intel's Atom microprocessor. [Network World] 03/07/2008 First International Computer (FIC), which manufactures laptop computers for other companies, estimates it will ship 300,000 netbooks this year, and predicts that figure will nearly triple in 2009. [Network World] 01/07/2008 Personal flying machines will be a reality, says home computer and electric car pioneer Sir Clive Sinclair. Patches expected for issues that affect voice servers -- VoIP PBXes -- and softphone software that runs on laptops and desktops. [ComputerWorld] 25/06/2008 Taiwanese computer maker Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has already signed up wireless service providers in Europe to distribute its G10IL netbook, which should be in stores by September or October, an ECS executive said Tuesday. [Network World] 24/06/2008 Computer experts and historians celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the birth of the first modern computer, known as Baby. At the Computer for Schools Kenya (CFSK) warehouse in Nairobi, Michael Ochieng switched on the radio, then turned and smiled as the presenter announced a song in Gikuyu, one of the local languages. [Network World] 20/06/2008 Computers containing information about 20,000 patients are stolen from a secure room in a south London hospital. A scratchy recording of Baa Baa Black Sheep is thought to be the oldest known recording of computer generated music. For the past six months, our offices have been part of the brave new world of virtualization. Not of servers, storage or networks, but of the next-generation desktop. [Network World] 17/06/2008 A supercomputer built with components designed for the Sony PlayStation 3 sets a new computing milestone. Advanced Micro Devices and Fujitsu Siemens Computers are developing an external graphics module that will boost the graphics performance of laptops based on its Puma chip platform. [Network World] 04/06/2008 Microsoft has extended the life of Windows XP so that computer makers can include the operating system on low-cost desktops. [ComputerWorld] 03/06/2008 |
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