Stealthy startup launches virtual CPU cores that hope to trounce traditional processors

	Your next fridge could charge all your mobile devices | Dell takes one last shot at selling Windows 7 Home Premium PCs
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	Stealthy startup launches virtual CPU cores that hope to trounce traditional processors Backed by a who's who list of big names in the chip industry, startup Soft Machines is launching a chip that spreads workloads out over a CPU's cores. Read More WHITE PAPER: Kaminario Testing of VMware View VDI on Kaminario K2 storage This technical report covers detailed performance and efficiency tests for the Kaminario K2 array supporting VMware Horizon View virtual desktops that quantify its ability to support a range of critical VDI workloads. Learn More>> In this Issue Your next fridge could charge all your mobile devices Dell takes one last shot at selling Windows 7 Home Premium PCs Apple mum as Mac owners wrangle with Yosemite's Wi-Fi problems OS X Yosemite uptake climbs to 13% in first week 5 great iPhone, iPad accessories for busy people Toshiba Chromebook 2 review: An attractive Chrome OS experience China develops its own homegrown servers amid cybersecurity concerns Wireless price war's good for consumers, but challenges carriers Researcher works to make 3D-printed metals stronger, customizable 5K Retina iMac supply tightens WHITE PAPER: NetBrain Technologies Why Legacy Diagramming Fails Our Businesses Accurate network diagrams are the Holy Grail in enterprise network management – most network teams know they should be documenting their networks but haven't found a universally good way of doing it. Learn More Your next fridge could charge all your mobile devices Consumer appliance maker Haier has signed a partnership wth Energous to embed wireless charging technology in home appliances that will be able to transmit up to 4 watts in a 15-foot radius. Read More Dell takes one last shot at selling Windows 7 Home Premium PCs Just days before Microsoft orders OEMs to stop building new PCs with Windows 7 Home Premium, Dell tried one last time to spur sales using the lure of the five-year-old consumer OS. Read More Apple mum as Mac owners wrangle with Yosemite's Wi-Fi problems Mac owners whose Wi-Fi connections went haywire after upgrading to OS X Yosemite are filing a steady stream of complaints about the problem in discussion forums, blogs and social media sites. Read More OS X Yosemite uptake climbs to 13% in first week A week after its release, Apple's OS X Yosemite powered 13% of all Macs in the U.S. and Canada, about the same uptake rate seen last year by Mavericks. Read More 5 great iPhone, iPad accessories for busy people I've identified some cool accessories I think will be useful for people wanting to get the best from their iPhone or iPad while on the move. Livescribe 3 Smartpen and Moleskine notebook Livescribe is the best way I've found to sketch and take notes using iOS. It's a real pen that writes real ink on a real Livescribe notebook -- which also communicates what you write or draw to an app on your iOS device, creating an instant and immediate digital copy that can be archived, edited and shared. The Moleskine notebook (c.$16)just adds a touch of rather nice luxury. I really like these things and find them invaluable when sketching art ideas for various projects -- and set-up and reliability are a breeze, as you'd expect from a premium product of this kind. If you simply want to input notes into your iPad you might also try Wacom's Bamboo series of styluses and iOS apps. (Livescribe, from $149; Wacom Bamboo stylus from c.$30)To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More : McAfee Needle in a Datastack Report The volume of security-related data today can make identifying a threat like looking for a needle in a haystack. Yet collecting more data also plays a transformational role in information security. Organizations need to learn how to harness and sift through this wealth of information to protect themselves from the threats they face every day. Learn more >> Toshiba Chromebook 2 review: An attractive Chrome OS experience Toshiba's new Chromebook 2 offers admirable build quality and outstanding speakers and display. However, its less-than-sterling performance makes it an imperfect package. Read More China develops its own homegrown servers amid cybersecurity concerns China's Dawning Information Industry, also known as Sugon, has developed the nation's first entirely homegrown servers. Read More Wireless price war's good for consumers, but challenges carriers More than any time in the past decade, wireless customers are reaping the benefits of a carrier price war over smartphones and tablets, as well as monthly data service contracts.The news isn't as good for the major wireless carriers, based on earnings reports earlier this week from Verizon Wireless and AT&T. Sprint is expected to be the hardest hit when it reports earnings Nov. 3.While it is just a single quarter, Verizon slightly missed profit estimates in its latest report on Tuesday. Its earnings were 89 cents a share, a penny below the average analyst estimates of 90 cents compiled by Bloomberg, even as sales climbed 4.3% to $31.6 billion.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Researcher works to make 3D-printed metals stronger, customizable A scientist at Worcester Polytechnic Institute is working on a way to change metal 3D printing that could revolutionize the way products are customized.Diran Apelian, a professor of mechanical engineering at WPI, is researching the use of so-called semi-solid metals, instead of powdered metals, in additive manufacturing. His work could give manufacturers more metals to work with and ultimately create 3D-printed products that are stronger and longer lasting.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More 5K Retina iMac supply tightens Ship times for Apple's new 5K Retina iMac continue to slip, proof that the company's problem syncing supply and demand is getting worse. Read More
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