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SATA 3.0 standard ratified; 6Gbps, isochronous SATA inbound

The SATA International Organization, the industry consortium governing Serial ATA interfaces, yesterday released a finalized version of the SATA 3.0 specification, which features 6.0Gbps data transfers and a number of improved features while remaining completely backwards-compatible with existing drives, controllers, connectors, and cables. While current hard disk drives can’t saturate SATA 2.0’s 3Gbps data rate, [...]

Windows 7 will feature “XP mode”

Redmond is taking a page from the early days of Mac OS X with Windows 7. Similar to Classic—Mac OS X’s emulation-based support for Mac OS 9 (and earlier) apps—the newly confirmed “XP Mode” that will appear in Windows 7 will use a VM for backwards compatibility with a previous-generation OS.
Win7’s XP Mode uses VirtualPC [...]

AMD pulls in six-core CPU, announces 16-core for 2011

Sunnyvale (CA) – AMD updated its server processor roadmap with several surprises. The new monolithic six-core Opteron version, code-named Istanbul, will be introduced in June. We will also see a new integrated memory controller technology, 12-core processors in 2010 and a 16-core CPU in 2016.
Following Intel’s Nehalem Xeon 5500 fireworks, AMD issued a rather surprising [...]

Tesla Model S: $50,000 EV sedan seats seven, 300-mile range, 0-60 in 5.5s

PRESS RELEASE
At a Glance: Production Model S
With a 300-mile range and 45-minute QuickCharge, the $49,900 Model S can carry five adults and two children in quiet comfort – and you can charge it from any outlet, without ever stopping for gas. World’s first mass-produced electric vehicle offers performance, efficiency and unrivaled utility with twice the [...]

Windows 7 RC download page goes up early, coming in May

It looks like someone flipped the switch a little early. The Windows 7 Release Candidate download page on TechNet has made a premature appearance, much like the beta download page did before the beta was released to the public. The public RC will apparently be coming in May 2009, and not in April as previously [...]

Nintendo GDC keynote: Wii Storage, new Zelda, world domination

What is going to interest gamers, however, is the expanded support for storage on the Nintendo Wii. The new update for the Wii Menu allows you to download and launch content straight from an SD card, and there is now support for SDHC cards, meaning you can cheaply add as much storage to your system [...]

Warner Bros. backs new game console

SAN DIEGO — Warner Bros. is among the financial backers of a new gaming venture, OnLive, that promises to leverage cloud computing and broadband connectivity to provide high-end play of the latest video games on PC, Mac or TV.
To be unveiled Tuesday at the Game Developer Conference in San Francisco, OnLive is the brainchild of [...]

Microsoft Announces Availability of Internet Explorer 8: New browser focuses on top customer needs, including security, ease of use and performance.

Today Microsoft Corp. announced the availability of Windows Internet Explorer 8, the new Web browser that offers the best solution for how people use the Web today. It can be downloaded in 25 languages at http://www.microsoft.com/ie8 starting at noon EDT on March 19. Internet Explorer 8 is easier to use, faster and offers leading-edge security [...]

New life for twisted-pair? 500Mbps over copper wiring

Telecom equipment maker Ericsson says the unthinkable is now the possible: 500Mbps transmission speeds over ordinary copper wiring. Looking at the details, though, it’s not clear that the news will give Verizon any reason to rethink its hugely expensive fiber-to-the-home strategy… or that such speeds will be coming to a DSL line near you anytime [...]

Google’s new behavioral ads already raising privacy worries

Google’s newest advertising strategy, behavioral targeting, has finally arrived. The strategy, referred to as “interest-based” advertising, will go beyond current targeted advertising practices and track your Internet usage habits in order to serve an ad that the search giant hopes is better suited for you. This means that, instead of visiting a music site and [...]