IBM released eight-core Power7 processor
IBM this week unveiled its latest Power7 processors. This processor, adding more cores and improved multi-threading capabilities in order to facilitate the running time of the server require higher improve its performance.
IBM said that, Power7 processor has eight cores, each core can run 4 threads can run 32 threads simultaneously. Power7 the number of processor cores is Power6 four times the number of threads running on Power6 cores more than eight times.
IBMPower systems division general manager Ross Mauri Monday at a news conference in New York, said, Power7 running speed of 3.0GHz to 4.14Ghz. Power7 chips will be configured 4, 6 or 8 cores.
Power7 chips will use 45-nanometer process. IBM has done the memory level of improvement, should be able to make faster Power7 processor to perform tasks.
Mauri said, Power7 system than the old Power6 system performance doubled, but the energy efficiency fourfold. The system will run the AIX operating system, as well as Red Hat and Suse provides Linux.
Power7 chip also uses TurboCore technology that allows users to provide wholesome activities for the speed of the kernel in order to improve performance. This technology can enable eight cores of memory and bandwidth user support four core activities in order to enhance the performance of each core.
IBM also introduced the four Power7 processor-based servers. IBM Power 780 and Power 770 high-end server uses a modular design, a maximum configuration of 64 Power7 cores. IBM Power 755 will support up to 32 Power7 cores. IBM also introduced the Power 750 Express server. Power 750 Express and 755 servers will begin shipping February 19, while the Power 770 and 780 will be shipped March 16.
IBM introduced Power7 processors will provoke a new high-end microprocessor market competition. IBM in this market and the provision of Intel Itanium processors, and the provision of Sparc processors, Sun Microsystems Inc. to compete.
Acer plans to expand its server sales to compete with Dell, Hewlett-Packard
The world's second-largest personal computer retailers and Acer said that this year plans to expand its server business to gain more profits, while competition for business with Hewlett-Packard and Dell Computer customers.
Acer President and CEO Gianfranco Lanci (Gianfranco Lanci) 2 Yue 5 interview, said: "Can not Zhizuo for the consumer market, computer makers, to all-round development of the market. This year will see us in the commercial computer field action. "
In the third quarter, Acer launch low-cost Internet access for the consumer market and high-end of the Aspire One Ferrari notebooks, Dell's promotion jumped over the world's second-largest computer maker. Lanci said Acer's server sales accounted for 4% of total sales this year, but its profit margin of up to twice as many other products.
Daiwa analyst Calvin Huang (Calvin Huang), said: "Acer sounds ambitious, if they can successfully carry out the server business, will be very beneficial to its." He will be Acer's stock rating raised to "buy" (Buy) , "Enterprise users will increase, then the development of Acer is equal to have a (personal computer outside of) the second engine."
Acer's share price last year, the Taiwan Stock Exchange rose 128% over the volume-weighted price index issued by (TAIEX) 78% gain. This year, fell 12%, in line with the TAIEX declines.
Lanci said Acer was released in November last year, blade servers and modular servers, and plans to release at the end of this quarter, a full line of servers. This also will help Acer PC customers win more business.
Ferrari Notebook
Acer released in June 2008 low-cost Internet access to this Aspire One, and so doing in the global economic downturn under adverse conditions, to seize market share. Acer Ferrari series notebooks offer up to 2000 U.S. dollars.
Lanci said: "We first develop the consumer market, and then expand the commercial market, this decision is correct. Turn to do the market will be a disaster."
U.S. market research firm IDC 12 monthly report said by the global economic downturn and corporate impact of budget cuts in the third quarter of worldwide server shipments decreased by 17.9% year on year. IBM revenue continued to hold the first place, followed by Hewlett-Packard and Dell. Excluding the global computer server shipments increased by 2.3%, Acer with 14% market share followed by Hewlett-Packard, ranked second.
Server revenue
Lanci said the server's gross profit margin of 15% to 20%. Acer's third-quarter gross margin was 10%.
KGI Securities analyst Angela item (Angela Hsiang), said: "Acer may want the server market in the next few years of rapid growth, they also want a share of them." She will be Acer's rating raised to " outperform "(Outperform). "It will take some time. Because Acer has not done server products, they need strong R & D capabilities."
The world's largest PC supplier HP server revenue last year accounted for 13% of total revenue, server, operating profit sector accounted for 11.3% of total operating profit, accounting for 24% of the total gross margin. The world's third-largest computer retailer, Dell's third-quarter revenue of servers and network sectors accounted for 12% of total revenues. The world's largest retailer, IBM 2005 years will the server personal computer business to Lenovo, which launched its personal computer market.
Expenditures
Analyst Calvin Huang said: "Acer may need to establish a distribution network server, so the start may not have much profit."
Acer's vice president of marketing Jianpiye Romo Biro (Gianpiero Morbello), said in an interview, excluding sponsorship spending will increase by 30% of Acer's marketing budget, to help the server sales. Acer is now the Ferrari F1 race, the Italian soccer team Inter Milan, as well as class sponsor of the Olympic Games.
Lanci said Acer's revenue is expected to grow 15% this year, notebook shipments will exceed 4 million units, an increase of 35% to 40%. Acer will be published this week, a preliminary financial results in 2009, Lanci said that sales in 2008 was essentially flat.
Analysis of the expected net profit last year, Acer 11.8 billion new Taiwan dollars (about 367 million U.S. dollars), an increase of less than 1%. This year net profit is expected to grow to 16.4 billion Taiwan dollars.
The United States District Court accepted the appeal court ruled that Dell class action
United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday, the district court must entertain the sale of defective laptop computers to the Dell case of a class-action lawsuit.
United States District Court in 2008 dismissed the class action lawsuit, and asked to settle disputes through arbitration, but then the plaintiff appeals. Week 5, San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals announced the ruling rejected the United States District Court continued to hear the case.
Dell has not yet reached for comment.
This case the plaintiff alleged Dell Inspiron notebook computers sold in the cooling system, electrical system, and defective motherboard, which violates California consumer protection laws. They said that these defects result in laptop computers did not warn the case of a sudden shut down, unable to restart, or aging rapidly.
These notebook computer purchase date of July 2004 to January 2005, it is unclear the exact number of affected users.
In Friday's ruling, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge lyles Terrom (Lyle Strom) that local veto is abuse of power, out of considerations of public interest and should allow the the case continues to trial. Strom said that in the consumer's purchase contract to impose an arbitration clause is "unreasonable" because the user may no longer be a separate price of these computers 1200-1500 U.S. dollars a separate claim.
Plaintiffs attorney Sea (Jonathan Selbin), said: "Dell has been very, very tough. We are asking the court to consider the case, which is our primary goal."
United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals had referred the case back to district court for further proceedings.
HP EDS to deceive users by 200 million U.S. dollars was ordered to pay interim compensation
British High Court judge Wednesday announced that Hewlett-Packard should be within 14 days of the British Sky Broadcasting Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "BSkyB") to pay 200 million U.S. dollars in temporary compensation. Last month the court ruled that before the acquisition by Hewlett-Packard, EDS sold to BSkyB customer relationship management (CRM) system exists to deceive the user's behavior.
British High Court Judge Vivian Ramsey (Vivian Ramsey), said: "The defendant should be February 17, 2010 Wednesday 4:30 p.m. prior to the plaintiff to pay a 200 million U.S. dollars in compensation." The court held that,HP EDS through the fraudulent misleading won a contract from BSkyB's CRM system. Although EDS is not in the sales process on the system cost and construction time to make misleading, but the EDS system construction of an employee is given time dishonest argument.
EDS responded by saying, is seeking permission to prepare an appeal. Hewlett-Packard spokesman said: "This is actually related to EDS in 2000, when the business legacy. HP's acquisition of EDS in 2008 after the succession of the problem. As the world's largest technology company, Hewlett-Packard through strong corporate governance, as well as the compliance with the highest ethical standards established a good reputation. "
Supreme Court of England will continue to determine the final amount of compensation Hewlett-Packard. Pinsent Masons LLP lawyer David Maikeweien (David Mcllwaine), said: "This means that HP's ultimate losses will be more than 200 million U.S. dollars, the court will not make less than 200 million U.S. dollars compensation for the final decision because it would require BSkyB to return to the Hewlett-Packard partial compensation. "
Maikeweien said that HP faced with this situation would usually make a final decision in court, before the seek reconciliation. However, the British asked HP for a temporary compensation for the Supreme Court's decision to make the reconciliation has become more difficult. If you reach a settlement, HP can batch the payment of compensation, rather than a large one-off payment of compensation.
Many IT service providers pay close attention to the case, because it may lead to the standard sales process is defined as fraud. However, experts believe that the verdict will be limited to an employee found a decrease of such an effect.
Magna Find Car Batteries Partners
Global auto parts giant Magna International Inc. (Magna International Inc.) Recently said that Magna electric vehicles in order to be able to achieve greater development in product areas, the company is currently looking for car battery partner.
Magna International Inc., said CEO Don Walker, Magna plans to produce car batteries, and battery pack in North America to establish a manufacturing facility. So Magna hopes to find a suitable battery manufacturers add their own production plans. Each vehicle is usually only need a battery pack, each battery from the battery composed of hundreds or thousands of pieces.
Walker also said that electric cars lithium battery technology is currently the most feasible, Magna is committed to research vehicle battery technology has for several years, it is clear what technology the best prospects for development.
At present, lithium batteries are mostly used in mobile phones and laptop computers. With the global popularity of electric cars, many industry sources believe that automotive lithium battery market in the next few years to develop rapidly.
Apple may release Second paragraph tablet PC in June
Sources recently said that Apple is developing a second paragraph of tablet PCs, and may be in June of this year's "Worldwide Developers Conference" (WWDC) on the release of the product.
Last Wednesday, Apple A1175，A1185 has just released the industry's long-awaited Tablet PC iPad, which is equipped with 9.7 inches display, with 1GHz processor, Apple's A4. But there is news that Apple is developing a larger flat-panel computer screens.
The sources said, the new tablet PCs will reach 15.4-inch screen sizes, with the current MacBook Pro notebook is similar, using the Intel processor and Mac OS X operating system.
Such positioning of a product should be a substitute for laptops, so the price could reach 1000 U.S. dollars, or even higher. If it is true, Apple will be held as early as June of this year's "Worldwide Developer Conference" posted on the product.
Sony: Apple iPad just scratching the surface of the PSP gaming experience beneficial
Sony's hardware marketing director Yuehankele (John Koller), said recently that Apple has just released the iPad would not pose a threat to Sony's PSP handheld, but will stimulate PSP sales.
Since Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch has been launched, with hundreds of high-quality games theme, has the Sony PSP and Nintendo DS handheld form a certain extent. With the release of large-screen iPad, Apple is expected to flex its muscles in the portable gaming market.
However, Kohler director of marketing for Sony's hardware, but do not think so, he said: "For Sony, Apple's entry into portable gaming market more profitable. When users need a true gaming experience, they will switch to PSP."
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata (Satoru Iwata) last week, also said: "iPad did not bring any surprises, in the performance of 3D and high definition technology in general, it is a large of the iPod Touch."
New energy automotive battery recycling is a long way to go green challenge
New energy vehicles, electric vehicles in stages to become and will continue to be a topic of discussion was used. The reason for this is because he was wearing a "green" hat. Zero emission electric vehicles seem to allow people to find the car of manufacture of carbon dioxide in the air path to protecting the environment. Auto electric shock, we want to pursue the ideal domain?
Policies, prices of cars double support
In 2009, China's auto market performance, see the policy curve market auto sales a powerful force. In the new energy, it is understood, is prepared and is expected in self energy again in 2010 in China, politics bakery include the development of pure electric vehicles is organized enforcement of conditions to capture the height of global standards. We learn that the new energy vehicles will also be good policy, introduced in the near future, people buying electric vehicles should get 6 million grant. In addition, relevant United Nations will take place in March 2010 to revise the standards of the automotive world, including hybrid and electric vehicles globally harmonized safety standards.
Began to manufacture the battery, and was walking to the edge of BYD electric vehicle R & D goes without saying. January 21, Chung-tai 2008EV hit the domestic market first mass produced electric car flags. This month's North American Auto Show, the BMW Group worldwide has started a BMWConceptActiveE electric cars. Ford is also a high profile, has announced a further 450 million U.S. investment in R & D to production of electric vehicles, according to incomplete statistics, so far nearly a hundred companies and national Foreign investment in R & D production of electric cars. There are indications that the new road vehicles energy technology has evolved quietly electric cars in 2010, the new energy vehicles to be in "full electric shock" period.
Environmental protection, require a prerequisite
The use of clean energy, but its manufacturing process is clean at the same time? At present, China's coal-based power generation, followed by hydropower, nuclear power a very small Inspiron 9200 battery,Inspiron 9300 battery proportion. In 2003 the total production capacity of the country, thermal power accounted for 82.9%, hydropower accounted for 14.8%, nuclear energy accounted for only 2.3%. Coal-fired power plants in electricity production, emissions of carbon dioxide is much less than car fuel. However, as we had hoped, the number of electric vehicles soared, emissions of carbon dioxide is not a small figure. A report published last year, said that if Great Britain on 27 million vehicles converted to electric cars and charging every day, and the United Kingdom than it is today doubling food supply must be to satisfy demand. Although the figures show that car owners in China will exceed 130 million this year. Thus, the power of China must be multiplied several times? I fear it is not a simple multiplication and division will be able to calculate the results. Coal is a non-renewable resources, energy production in coal is not the proper way.
In recent years, the large-scale development of western China, is accelerating development of hydropower in the western region, the application of "west to east," China in the first half of the 21st century the potential to produce electricity in proportion to the hydro mix has increased. We hope.
Battery recycling is a difficult question
As we all know, the battery contains heavy metals, acids, alkalis and other substances. In the usual process of using these substances have been encapsulated in the shell, it will not harm the environment and the human body. But when the battery was abandoned because of the long-term effects of mechanical or corrosion, battery manufacturing and other heavy metals and acid leakage Out basis, it may cause serious pollution problems environment. In addition, some after the acquisition acquisition battery factory scrap, only a simple withdrawal, whichever is useful for some, but the rest will be released into the environment. The same thing may lead to serious pollution of the environment. If you can establish a unified recycling system for the regeneration technology is not perfect, or energy consuming, expensive too large, it is recommended a centralized approach to deep landfill. But the best way is still using the technology of recycling reasonable care to avoid waste of resources to achieve sustainable development goals.
Thus, the use of electric vehicles is far from easy for us to imagine. Does an environmental track, we have a long way to go.
new designer netbook from Asus
I got a chance to spend a few minutes with the new designer netbook from Asus . The Eee PC 1008P Karim Rashid Edition is pretty much a standard Pine Trail netbook for the most part, but it’s one of the first designer edition netbooks I’ve seen that has a pattern that not only incorporates the lid and keyboard area, but also the base of the computer.
And eagle-eyed Joanna Stern from Engadget noticed something that I missed: The designer edition has a removable 3 cell asus A31-S5 batterytery. Up until now, all Asus Eee PC 1008-series netbooks had built in batteries that could not easily be removed by users, which makes the batteries a pain to upgrade or replace.
You can check out a video of the new battery at Engadget. And there are more shots from the news conference as well as some promotional shots after the break.
Dell Tech Peeps Through Woman’s PC via Webcam
Here's a good reason why you shouldn't be sitting naked behind the LCD display.
Last week, a Texas NBC affiliate reported that a Dell laptop battery technician remotely turned on a woman's webcam via the Internet without her permission. The woman, Dianna Annunziato of North Richland Hills, originally called Dell Computer's customer support line after 9:30 pm because her new PC was having issues and was still under warranty. However, the online service call came to an abrupt halt.
"First, the technician started asking me what time of day it was," she told the Dallas-Forth Worth NBC affiliate. She then said that the technician activated the webcam a moment later—she could see herself peering back from a little box on the LCD monitor. She added that the technician did not ask for permission before activating the device.
Infuriated, Annunziato asked for a supervisor. Rather than receiving a sympathetic apology, she instead received laughter after explaining that she could have been sitting in her seat undressed when the device was activated. Shocked by the reaction, she decided to take matters to a higher level.
"We apologize for the issue and appreciate the customer bringing this matter to our attention," the company said in a statement. "An investigation is currently under way, and the company will administer appropriate action when complete PA3191U-3BRS."
As of currently, the NBC report is a bit sketchy on details. Did Annuziato accidentally hit a webcam/media button on her laptop? How was Dell able to access her computer through when she called by phone? Did her Dell come with remote access software designed for Dell technicians already in place? Why didn't Annunziato ask the tech what was going on? She didn't seem to mention if she even asked "did you just turn on my webcam?"
While Dell does offer remote access tech support, this could be a case of someone with an aim to extort some form of payment out of Dell.