HardwareCyber Cynic – Bummed that the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 starts at $349 with Ubuntu Linux or $399 with Windows XP? No worries, youll soon be able to get it for cheaper, or perhaps even free, with a Wi-Fi contract. [...] read more
T1 Rex’s Business Telecom Explainer – Telecommunications infrastructure is rapidly changing from circuit switched time division multiplexing technology to packet switched IP technology. Standard telecom circuits for voice and data services now find their territory being encroached upon by upstart MPLS and Metro Ethernet connections. But this is more about entry level services such as T1 lines, right? There is no real competition for [...] read more
SciScoop Science Forum – Hitachi and a Japanese university has developed a new chip containing both logic (arithmetic unit) and an MRAM (spintronics-based) chip. Placing memory and logic together makes it quicker and the MRAM means that the memory does not have to be refreshed all the time (it’s non-volatile) [...] read more
