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Say it ain't so AVG, say it ain't so: AVG LinkScanner = Badware?
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:11:01 -0700
The Register covered a very interesting story about AVG.  Apparently AVG is spamming the Internet with traffic that looks to be coming from Internet Explorer.  AVG software pre-crawls search results to try to protect users, but uses a user agent that makes the software appear to be Internet Explorer.  This pre-crawling is flooding websites with...
Beaches and BBQs vs. Blackberrys: Holiday weekends of the IT set
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:48:48 -0700
"Weekend? What's a weekend?" While the rest of the country is escaping their offices for a leisurely weekend, many in IT could end up back at theirs at the beep of a Blackberry. by Deb Perelman
Airport security part 4: Attack of the body scanners!
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:52:00 -0700
If you read my blog postings semi-often, you know that I'm very, very critical of problems with airport security.  Nicole Wong of the Boston Globe reported that Boston's Logan International Airport will become the next airport to implement full-body scanners (thanks for the link from the LiquidMatrix guys!) that can see...
First look at Ubuntu 8.10 - Intrepid Ibex
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:01:09 -0700
On Saturday the first alpha release of Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid Ibex" was made available for download. So what's new on the horizon for Ubuntu users? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
Getaway day: How to secure your laptop for holiday travel
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:24:20 -0700
It's getaway day and as we prepare to hit the road, trudge through airport security and snag that car rental, spare a thought for the valuable data that travels with you on that trusty old laptop. According to a recent study by the Ponemon Institute, more than...
Amid ugly job picture, tech related employment holds up
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:55:20 -0700
The U.S. economy lost 62,000 jobs in June for the sixth straight month of employment losses with an unemployment rate of 5.5 percent, but underneath the technology sector is holding up well, according to Labor Department statistics. What a difference a downturn makes. Last...

 

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A Tech Trio's Hard Cell - IBM, Sony, and Toshiba hope designers will master new skills to tap the full promise of the jointly developed chip. History shows many obstacles. [BusinessWeek]
Meta Description: [ IBM, Sony, and Toshiba hope designers will master new skills to tap the full potential of their jointly developed chip. History says that's a big "if" ]

Cell Broadband Engine - Descriptions, information; technical document downloads, PDF format. [Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.]
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Cell Broadband Engine Technology - Software Development Kit, SDK, and resources. [IBM alphaWorks]

Cell Microprocessor - Growing entry, with links to many related topics. [Wikipedia]

Cell Supercomputer - Useful readings: descriptions, explanations, history, projections.
Meta Description: [ The Cell Processor is a multicore CPU under development by a joint venture between Sony, Toshiba, and IBM. ]

Cell Technology Enables New Defense Applications - Designed for next-generation digital media uses, the Cell has interested image processing designers for automatic target recognition and related systems. [COTS Journal]
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Holy Chip! - How Sony and IBM may remake entertainment. [Forbes.com]

IBM Discovers the Power of One - IBM's focus on one chip line makes it a contender in most markets; rivals Intel and AMD remain a threat. [BusinessWeek]
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IBM to Help Others Integrate Cell Processor - Will offer design services to help firms use Cells in many electronic products, more so where image use is high: industrial, medical, aerospace, defense. [Sci-Tech Today]
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IBM's Octopiler, or, Why the PS3 is Running Late - Cell's greatest strength and weakness: there's a lot of hardware on the chip, making programming hard, delaying PS3. New compiler intended to ease programming. [Ars Technica]

Introducing the IBM/Sony/Toshiba Cell Processor: Part I: The SIMD Processing Units - Technical analysis and overview. [Ars Technica]

Introducing the IBM/Sony/Toshiba Cell Processor: Part II: The Cell Architecture - Technical analysis and overview. [Ars Technica]

Linux on CBE-based Systems - Information on how to: run Linux on Cell Broadband Engine based computers, build kernels for CBE; other software related to CBEA. [Barcelona Supercomputer Center: BSC]

The Cell of a New Machine - Is the new chip as revolutionary as proponents claim? [Economist.com]

Will Big Blue Open Source the Coming Cell Chip? - Treats many of the speculations surrounding the Cell. [IT Manager's Journal]
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