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The European Commission's dawn raids across Europe on Intel should come as good news to consumers, according to AMD executive vice president Thomas M. McCoy. The raids aim to uncover the truth about Intel's anti-competitive abuses, which have raised prices, threatened innovation, and harmed consumers. This
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As Apple Computer prepares to report its quarterly earnings, analysts are cautioning that the company's iPod sales may be nearing their peak. Despite enjoying an 18% stock price increase over the past year, Apple is facing increasing competition from other manufacturers and concerns about the saturation of the
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The Bull NovaScale 5160 server has achieved a groundbreaking performance of 13,769 QphH@1000 GB under the TPC-H Business Intelligence benchmark, running the latest preliminary version of the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 database. This remarkable result not only sets a new world record in terms of price/performance, but
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DVN Holdings is developing a new set-top box that allows users to beam movies and other content from their personal computers to their televisions, capitalizing on the convergence of computer technology and living room entertainment. The innovative device, set to be marketed in China, will utilize Wi-Fi wireless technology and
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The past week saw significant upsets and surprises in the realms of technology, business, and finance, with the US Supreme Court ruling on file-sharing, a high-profile acquittal, and regulatory battles between industry giants. The Supreme Court's decision may have far-reaching implications for the Internet, while a surprise acquittal
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AMD filed an antitrust complaint against Intel in the U.S. federal district court for the district of Delaware, alleging that Intel has engaged in worldwide coercion of customers from dealing with AMD, inflating computer prices and limiting choices for businesses and consumers. The 48-page complaint details Intel's
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Absoft Corporation has announced the general availability of its new High Performance Computing (HPC) Software Development Kit (SDK) optimized for clusters and servers based on 64-bit-Intel(R) Xeon(TM) processors running Linux. The HPC SDK is a comprehensive solution for software developers to compile, run, debug, and optimize high-performance software
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Bull and Oracle recently announced a record-setting TPC-H one terabyte data warehousing benchmark, outperforming other systems in both performance and price. This achievement was made possible by running Oracle Database 10g Release 2 on a Bull NovaScale 5160 server with 16 Intel Itanium 2 1.6 GHz processors and the
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Silicon Valley was abuzz last week with the news that Apple would be ending its 14-year association with IBM to switch to Intel microprocessors. The move was a surprise to many, but not to those familiar with Apple's history of innovation and its desire to disrupt the status
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Apple's Steve Jobs is making a bold move by ending the company's 14-year relationship with IBM and partnering with Intel for its computer chip needs, sparking speculation about the company's future plans. The move could potentially place Apple in direct competition with Microsoft and
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In a major shift in its strategy, Apple has announced that it will be dropping IBM-manufactured chips used in its Macintosh products and switching to Intel processors. This move is expected to result in cheaper, faster, and more powerful machines, with analysts predicting that prices could be cut by between
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In a highly active Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index experienced significant fluctuations, with the Nasdaq Composite Index firmly above the 2,000 level. The market continues to show resilience, despite recent headwinds. The Schaeffer's Midday Options Update highlights key trends,
