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Chips and processor hardware
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May 02, 2017
02
May'17
Intel urges business to patch critical remote-execution flaw
Intel advises business customers to apply a security update for some versions of its administration firmware for vPro processors to fix a remote execution flaw
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April 26, 2017
26
Apr'17
Demo shows GPUs are more than simple accelerators
Graphics processor units have helped to accelerate a reservoir simulation program, showing that the technology could be applied to complex code
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February 10, 2017
10
Feb'17
MWC 2017: 4G still has plenty of mileage, say mobile analysts
5G is likely to be a hot topic at this year’s Mobile World Congress, which kicks off at the end of February, but operators should be paying more attention to getting more out of their 4G networks
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October 12, 2016
12
Oct'16
PC market in longest period of decline since records began, says Gartner
PC shipments across the globe enter an unprecedented period of decline, Gartner reveals
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August 18, 2016
18
Aug'16
Intel Developer Forum: Silicon Photonics boosts datacentre connectivity
Microsoft Azure datacentres increase connectivity to 100Gbps thanks to Silicon Photonics interconnect
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May 18, 2016
18
May'16
Nike and BMW pilot HP Inc's first 3D printer
HP Inc rolls out its first 3D printer, with hopes that it will revolutionise manufacturing
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May 04, 2016
04
May'16
IBM develops quantum as a service
IBM starts the ball rolling on what it would mean to program a universal quantum computer
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April 15, 2016
15
Apr'16
BBC turns micro:bit computers into IoT devices
The BBC and Nominet demonstrate a new use case for the micro:bit computer and hope to turn Britain’s schoolchildren into internet of things pioneers
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March 08, 2016
08
Mar'16
Virgin supplies Ethernet connectivity to Met Office supercomputer
The Met Office has awarded the contract to provide Ethernet connectivity for its next-generation supercomputer to Virgin Media Business
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January 15, 2016
15
Jan'16
Intel share price drops despite strong results
Despite growth in Intel's key datacentre and IoT businesses, investors remain concerned by falls in its core PC chip business amid market declines
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June 29, 2015
29
Jun'15
The rise of general-purpose AI and its threat to humanity
Socially aware general-purpose artificial intelligence in the form of a dog could be the ideal form factor to take over the world
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April 08, 2015
08
Apr'15
Juniper Networks goes after finance market with switch-integrated compute
Juniper launches a compact compute-integrated network switch to boost performance of sensitive applications for financial institutions
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February 24, 2015
24
Feb'15
ARM unleashes internet of things potential with starter kit
Chip-maker ARM has collaborated with IBM to launch the mbed IoT Starter Kit, pitched at SMEs and application developers
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January 28, 2015
28
Jan'15
Wellcome Trust builds 1,728-core grid for DNA analysis
The Wellcome Trust Centre has deployed a high-performance computing cluster based on Fujitsu servers
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December 19, 2014
19
Dec'14
Price cuts and posturing in the public cloud war
The price battle among commodity cloud players is set to rage on, but how much impact is it really having for enterprise customers?
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November 18, 2014
18
Nov'14
Intel merges PC and mobile divisions
Intel plans to merge its profitable PC group with the loss-making division that sells chips for smartphones and tablets
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November 14, 2014
14
Nov'14
Amazon unveils Docker-friendly container service and EC2 instance
Amazon has launched its free, Docker-friendly EC2 container management service
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November 04, 2014
04
Nov'14
Airbus interview: research, innovation and the future of aviation
IT plays a substantial role in creating the aircraft of the future, with research and innovation at the core of the Airbus business strategy
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October 28, 2014
28
Oct'14
Met Office supercomputer to increase weather forecast accuracy
Met Office buys £97m Cray supercomputer to help predict disruptive weather events with a far greater degree of accuracy
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October 28, 2014
28
Oct'14
Government replaces Becta education IT procurement framework
Government seeks up to 20 suppliers to form a £300m procurement framework for ICT services to public-sector education organisations
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October 21, 2014
21
Oct'14
Why Shell, BP and PwC teamed up to launch platform-neutral IT4IT Forum
Lack of IT integration and workload interoperability is pushing enterprises such as Royal Dutch Shell to collaborate with IT providers to develop standards
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October 20, 2014
20
Oct'14
IBM operating income falls by 18% as it offloads semiconductor unit
IBM reported lower-than-expected earnings for the third quarter of 2014, with revenue down by 4% year-on-year
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October 13, 2014
13
Oct'14
Embedded SIMs key to unlocking internet of things
GSMA’s eUICC Embedded SIM Specification will help M2M communications and the IoT become mainstream, say analysts
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August 12, 2014
12
Aug'14
Intel unveils first 14nm processor aimed at mobile computing devices
Chipmaker's first processor based on 14nm micro-architecture will be thinner, cooler and aimed at tablet PCs
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August 11, 2014
11
Aug'14
Intel watches ARM as low-powered computing thrives
As the PC market continues to decline, ARM is proving that non-x86 chips have a long and prosperous future
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April 10, 2014
10
Apr'14
TCG releases TPM 2 specification for improved security
The Trusted Computing Group has published an updated specification for the Trusted Platform Module
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February 25, 2014
25
Feb'14
Interview: Prepare for the end of the silicon era
IT breakthroughs are governed by the insights of Intel's Gordon Moore in 1965. IBM fellow Bernie Meyerson believes Moore’s law no longer holds true
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January 06, 2014
06
Jan'14
Accenture: get ready for the smart tech revolution
Consumers are gravitating towards wearable devices like smart watches to complement their digital lifestyle, a new study from Accenture has found
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December 16, 2013
16
Dec'13
Nvidia delivers GPU grid to power Citrix virtual workstations
Nvidia has released vGPU grid technology for Citrix XenDeskop and Xenserver to support remote, hardware accelerated graphics processing.
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October 25, 2013
25
Oct'13
Samsung reports record Q3 profits of £4.8bn
Samsung has reported record third quarter profits of £4.8bn driven mainly by revenues from memory chips
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October 08, 2013
08
Oct'13
Case study: Coca-Cola embarks on green IT strategy
Coca-Cola is aiming to reduce the carbon footprint of its IT. Kevin Sirjuesingh, director of IT strategic initiatives, discusses the plan
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September 13, 2013
13
Sep'13
Businesses hit digital roadblock due to paper processes
A survey of business and IT leaders has found that paper-based processes are creating inefficiencies
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July 18, 2013
18
Jul'13
Intel Q2 profits down, but in line with expectations
Chip maker Intel reported a second quarter profit of $2bn, down 29% from a year ago, roughly in line with analysts’ estimates
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May 29, 2013
29
May'13
AMD launches low-power server processors to rival Intel's Atom
AMD has launched Opteron X-Series low-power server processors that it claims “beat the top-performing Intel Atom processor”
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May 07, 2013
07
May'13
Microsoft to bring back the Start button in Windows 8?
Amid lacklustre take-up of Windows 8 and a declining PC industry, Microsoft may be set to reintroduce the much-loved Start button in Windows 8
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March 19, 2013
19
Mar'13
ARM CEO Warren East steps down
Warren East, CEO of semiconductor firm ARM, is retiring from the company after almost 12 years in the leadership role
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November 23, 2012
23
Nov'12
UKtech50 winner: Warren East, CEO of ARM
ARM CEO and UKtech50 winner Warren East talks to Computer Weekly about fostering the market innovation necessary for the digital age
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October 17, 2012
17
Oct'12
Intel sales and profits fall in third quarter
Computer chip maker Intel has reported falls in both sales and profits in the third quarter due to the "tough economic environment”
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August 16, 2012
16
Aug'12
IBM acquires Texas Memory Systems
IBM buys flash storage specialist Texas Memory Systems for an undisclosed sum and promises to invest in further product development
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August 07, 2012
07
Aug'12
Interview: Warren East, CEO of chip designer ARM
ARM chief discusses the growth of machine to machine technology, patent wars and why he hopes the company will stay independent
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July 25, 2012
25
Jul'12
Broadcom touts ‘5G Wi-Fi’ mobile chip
Semiconductor manufacturer Broadcom announces the first mobile chip based on the 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard, set to launch in early 2013
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July 18, 2012
18
Jul'12
Intel warns of slowdown amid falling PC sales
Chip maker Intel warned of a slowdown over the next quarter as it announced its sales and profit for its latest three-month period.
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June 26, 2012
26
Jun'12
Cambridge University turns to computer games to unlock secrets of the universe
Cambridge University is turning to technology developed for computer gaming to help it solve some of the fundamental problems of science
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June 20, 2012
20
Jun'12
Q&A: Why do we need exascale computers ?
Europe, the US, Japan and China are racing to develop the next generation of supercomputer – exascale machines - capable of a million trillion calculations a second.
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June 18, 2012
18
Jun'12
Asian scientists call for government action on supercomputers
Scientists in India, China, Japan, Korea and India have called on their governments to collaborate on supercomputer technology
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June 13, 2012
13
Jun'12
The cloud will move supercomputers into the mainstream
Cloud computing will move supercomputers out of the research labs into mainstream business, says Amazon
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June 12, 2012
12
Jun'12
Cisco UCS blade servers integrate Fusion-io PCIe flash cards
Cisco UCS signs an OEM deal with Fusion-io to incorporate PCIe flash cards directly into Cisco servers
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June 12, 2012
12
Jun'12
2012: Will this be the year TPM finally comes of age?
Will 2012 be the year that TPM finally delivers on its potential to provide a hardware-based "root of trust" for enterprise information security?
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April 12, 2012
12
Apr'12
European PC sales boosted by Windows 7 upgrades
European PC sales grew faster than expected in the first quarter of 2012 as corporate users started Windows 7 upgrades, according Gartner.
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April 03, 2012
03
Apr'12
STFC ploughs £30m into high performance computing centre with IBM
The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) has signed a £30m deal with IBM to develop high performance computing (HPC)