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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

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Microsoft develops new tablet computer
Zend launches a simple cloud API
Two Indian Americans won $500,000 MacArthur fellowships program
Intel Ahead of Schedule With New Xeon Server Chips
Introducing Google Chrome Frame
Younus Khan set to miss Windies match
SGI Octane III personal supercomputer unveiled
iPhone 3GS Battery Issues

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 09:15 AM PDT

Microsoft is developing a product to rival Apple, a small tablet-style PC called Courier is still in the late prototype stage of development. Courier is reported to be a booklet-shaped device with dual 7-inch screens that are touch sensitive. Apple has long been expected to launch its own tablet PC but has so far failed to [...]

Zend launches a simple cloud API

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 09:00 AM PDT

PHP SPECIALIST Zend Technologies has launched an API for using cloud-based applications services without a lot of the associated hassles. It’s not all about Zend though. Contributors to the project besides Zend itself include IBM, Microsoft, Nirvanix, Rackspace and GoGrid, a range of firms that is supposed to provide easy access to a wide array of [...]

Two Indian Americans won $500,000 MacArthur fellowships program

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 08:52 AM PDT

Two Indian Americans, one a computer scientist and the other a mathematician, are among 24 winners of the prestigious MacArthur fellowships offering talented individuals unprecedented freedom and opportunity to reflect, create, and explore. Computer vision technologist Maneesh Agrawala, 37, and applied mathematics specialist L. Mahadevan, 44, will each receive $500,000 support over the next five years. MacArthur [...]

Intel Ahead of Schedule With New Xeon Server Chips

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 02:36 AM PDT

Intel is set to start production of its next-generation Xeon quad-core server chips ahead of schedule, which could then appear in systems as early as the first quarter of next year, a company official said on Tuesday. “We’re on track for production in the first quarter,” said Kirk Skaugen, vice president and general manager of Intel’s [...]

Introducing Google Chrome Frame

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 02:24 AM PDT

Google is releasing an early version of Google Chrome Frame, an open source plug-in that brings HTML5 and other open web technologies to Internet Explorer. We’re building Google Chrome Frame to help web developers deliver faster, richer applications like Google Wave. Recent JavaScript performance improvements and the emergence of HTML5 have [...]

Younus Khan set to miss Windies match

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 12:34 AM PDT

Skipper Younus Khan could sit out Pakistan’s opening Champions Trophy match against a depleted West Indies in Johannesburg on Wednesday. Younus hurt his finger in a warm-up game so Shahid Afridi is set to take over as captain for the Group A match. Paceman Mohammad Asif could play after a one-year doping ban ended on Tuesday. Chris Gayle, [...]

SGI Octane III personal supercomputer unveiled

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 12:09 AM PDT

SGI has launched Octane III personal supercomputer. The SGI Octane III is about the same size as a standard workstation PC, and it can handle up to 8- CPU cores, with up to 1TB of RAM, and up to 10 2.5 inch SATA II hard drives. SGI's Octane III offers a solution for workstation users wanting [...]

iPhone 3GS Battery Issues

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 11:20 PM PDT

There are number of reports of iPhone users experiencing battery problems since the latest iPhone update, iPhone OS 3.1, with lots of users reporting the problem on the Apple Discussions forum. Some users have reported that the battery seems to last about 25% less, than with iPhone OS 3.0, and some are even reporting that the [...]