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All Desktop Computing News - September 2006

Intel plans terabyte chip

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Author: Antony Savvas
Date: 28 September 2006

Intel has built a prototype processor equipped with 80 cores which can exchange data at one terabyte (1TB) per second.

Itanium alliance launches Solaris migration programme

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Author: Tash Shifrin
Date: 26 September 2006

The Itanium Solutions Alliance has launched a programme aimed at easing migration from legacy Sparc Solaris platforms to Intel Itanium 2 architecture.

Virgin eases laptop ban

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Author: Tash Shifrin
Date: 26 September 2006

The Virgin Atlantic airline has lifted its ban on battery powered Dell and Apple laptops – but passengers must still have battery serial numbers checked to ensure they are not from a batch hit by a fire hazard warning.