by Bestofmedia Team May 23, 2009
In an interesting move, Friday, Cyberdyne Systems Corporation opened up bidding for its next generation chip production of the much-anticipated “T” line. The main contenders for the bid are shaping up to be Santa Clara-based Intel, Armonk-based IBM, and Sunnyvale-based AMD. Speculation abounds as to AMD’s upper hand in the bid due to its shared geographic location and similar corporate culture. “We’re entering an exciting new era of AI chip design,” said Dr. Miles Bennett Dyson, head of Cyberdyne special projects. “Having such an experienced and motivated group of contractors available to assist in the development and production is a real credit to the industry. The new T-series chips will revolutionize the way we interact with our machines; everything from new military applications unmanning the front lines to more intelligent, modern kitchens will soon be every-day realities, as opposed to science fiction.” Cyberdyne Systems leapt to prominence in the chip design industry in the mid-1980’s. Before that time, it was best known for its large-scale industrial hydraulic presses. “We saw the writing on the wall,” commented Dyson. “We just had a feeling that microprocessors were going to be the way of the future and we gambled with a massive investment in R&D. With a lot of hard work, and a bit of luck, that gamble has paid off big!”
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Monday, May 25, 2009
Nvidia scores first major customer for Ion graphics platform
By Dean Takahashi May 25th, 2009
When Nvidia launched its Ion graphics platform for netbooks and small laptops in December, it landed with a thud. But today, the company is announcing that Lenovo is going to use the platform to create a small laptop with 10 times more graphics horsepower than typical laptops. Ion is a chip that combines an Nvidia graphics chip with a chip set. It’s meant to be paired with low-cost processors such as Intel’s Atom microprocessor in low-power computers such as netbooks, which surf the web and are smaller than laptops. Although the graphics chip is an older model, it is more powerful than typical Intel integrated chip set graphics. Until now, Intel had locked up the Atom market with its own chip sets. Nvidia executives suspected foul play. They’d heard that Intel wasn’t playing fair, pricing its bundle of Atom with an Intel-branded chip set with Intel integrated graphics at a lower price than for a stand-alone Atom. Nvidia hasn’t sued for antitrust, but it has complained loudly about it. Intel denied the allegations.
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When Nvidia launched its Ion graphics platform for netbooks and small laptops in December, it landed with a thud. But today, the company is announcing that Lenovo is going to use the platform to create a small laptop with 10 times more graphics horsepower than typical laptops. Ion is a chip that combines an Nvidia graphics chip with a chip set. It’s meant to be paired with low-cost processors such as Intel’s Atom microprocessor in low-power computers such as netbooks, which surf the web and are smaller than laptops. Although the graphics chip is an older model, it is more powerful than typical Intel integrated chip set graphics. Until now, Intel had locked up the Atom market with its own chip sets. Nvidia executives suspected foul play. They’d heard that Intel wasn’t playing fair, pricing its bundle of Atom with an Intel-branded chip set with Intel integrated graphics at a lower price than for a stand-alone Atom. Nvidia hasn’t sued for antitrust, but it has complained loudly about it. Intel denied the allegations.
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CircuitCity.com is Back From the Dead
The owner of TigerDirect.com hopes to begin Circuit City's revival with an online push
By Jason Mick - May 25, 2009
Systemax is a company with a penchant for acquiring toxic assets which few others would consider taking. The company, whose cornerstone is the very successful TigerDirect.com, first acquired CompUSA soon after the retailer began liquidating its stores in 2007. After Circuit City collapsed last year, Systemax bought the company for $14M USD, pairing the former competitors together. Now online observers are noting that since May 23, CircuitCity.com has been back online and offering products, courtesy of Systemax. The site's front page looks similar to the original front page, which will likely bring back memories for some. However, the rest of the site's pages are remarkably similar in look to Systemax's CompUSA.com and TigerDirect.com pages.
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By Jason Mick - May 25, 2009
Systemax is a company with a penchant for acquiring toxic assets which few others would consider taking. The company, whose cornerstone is the very successful TigerDirect.com, first acquired CompUSA soon after the retailer began liquidating its stores in 2007. After Circuit City collapsed last year, Systemax bought the company for $14M USD, pairing the former competitors together. Now online observers are noting that since May 23, CircuitCity.com has been back online and offering products, courtesy of Systemax. The site's front page looks similar to the original front page, which will likely bring back memories for some. However, the rest of the site's pages are remarkably similar in look to Systemax's CompUSA.com and TigerDirect.com pages.
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