By Scott M. Fulton, III August 31, 2009
There are three "rails" of wattage in AMD's architectural plan for its CPUs: its higher-performance SE line, its lowest-power EE line, and its hybrid HE line that trades some performance for power savings. Two months ago, AMD introduced its first six-core Opterons in the SE flavor first, setting the general trend for future rollouts; last month, it trotted out the HE hybrid line in that same series. Today, as expected, the company is announcing stage 3 of its plan: the rollout of its first ultra-low-power six-core Opteron series, including the model 2419 EE, with 40 watts of average power consumption (ACP) clocked at 1.8 GHz. This time, AMD's value proposition is this: Server centers that already have quad-core 75W Opteron-based units can replace them for dropped in 40W six-core units, and see better performance per watt while gaining two cores per socket in the process. "We're still able to achieve up to 30% higher performance, as well as just above 30% higher performance-per-watt in that particular processor," stated AMD Senior Product Manager Brent Kirby in an interview with Betanews. Another formula that works to AMD's advantage in this demonstration: A rack with 24 servers, all using AMD's current line of six-core Opteron SEs at the 75W power range, could be traded for a rack of 42 servers using new six-core Opteron EEs at 40W, and stay within the same power envelope.
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Monday, August 31, 2009
GScreen's Dual-Screen Spacebook Coming Soon
By Joanna Stern,Thu Aug 27 2009
The Alaska based company, started by Gordon Stewart (yep, that is where the G in gScreen comes from), is aiming its dual screen laptops at professional designers, filmmakers, photographers and really anyone who can't live without a dual screen for everyday productivity. They have also been in talks with the military. The chassis (which we expect is at least 12 pounds) is built around the 15.4 inch screen (though the first units that come to market will have 16-inch or 17-inch screens) and its twin, identically sized screen slides out from behind the first using a uniquely designed sliding mechanism. "We designed this knowing that many may not need the extra screen at all times," Gordon told me. But when you do use both screens you'll get about 30-inches of screen space. GScreen plans to release dual 13-inch models at some point. Gordon plans to have the first Spacebooks being sold through Amazon.com by December of this year. Currently they are making tweaks to the power source and to the screen slider.
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The Alaska based company, started by Gordon Stewart (yep, that is where the G in gScreen comes from), is aiming its dual screen laptops at professional designers, filmmakers, photographers and really anyone who can't live without a dual screen for everyday productivity. They have also been in talks with the military. The chassis (which we expect is at least 12 pounds) is built around the 15.4 inch screen (though the first units that come to market will have 16-inch or 17-inch screens) and its twin, identically sized screen slides out from behind the first using a uniquely designed sliding mechanism. "We designed this knowing that many may not need the extra screen at all times," Gordon told me. But when you do use both screens you'll get about 30-inches of screen space. GScreen plans to release dual 13-inch models at some point. Gordon plans to have the first Spacebooks being sold through Amazon.com by December of this year. Currently they are making tweaks to the power source and to the screen slider.
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Apple's Sept. 9 Event: 5 Hot Bets
By Jeff Bertolucci, Aug 31, 2009
Now that Apple has confirmed it’s planning an invitation-only bash September 9 in San Francisco, our time to speculate is running short. What new stuff is coming? First, let’s scratch the much-anticipated Apple tablet off the list. While there’s little doubt that Cupertino is cooking up some sort of iPod touch-on-steroids device -- or perhaps something more sophisticated -- the latest rumors say the device won’t debut before next year. Besides, the caption on Apple’s September invite reads: “It’s only rock and roll, but we like it.” A clue? “I think that’s a bit of a hint that it’s not going to be a tablet,” says Michael Gartenberg, an analyst for market researcher Interpret. “This is a music event, not a tablet introduction.” Which means an iPod-themed event. “It is September. The leaves start to turn, and that’s typically when Apple refreshes a new bumper crop of iPods,” Gartenberg adds. So what’s coming? “I expect the iPod line up to get fully refreshed,” says IDC analyst Danielle Levitas. “I'm leaning toward an iPod Touch with a camera.”
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Now that Apple has confirmed it’s planning an invitation-only bash September 9 in San Francisco, our time to speculate is running short. What new stuff is coming? First, let’s scratch the much-anticipated Apple tablet off the list. While there’s little doubt that Cupertino is cooking up some sort of iPod touch-on-steroids device -- or perhaps something more sophisticated -- the latest rumors say the device won’t debut before next year. Besides, the caption on Apple’s September invite reads: “It’s only rock and roll, but we like it.” A clue? “I think that’s a bit of a hint that it’s not going to be a tablet,” says Michael Gartenberg, an analyst for market researcher Interpret. “This is a music event, not a tablet introduction.” Which means an iPod-themed event. “It is September. The leaves start to turn, and that’s typically when Apple refreshes a new bumper crop of iPods,” Gartenberg adds. So what’s coming? “I expect the iPod line up to get fully refreshed,” says IDC analyst Danielle Levitas. “I'm leaning toward an iPod Touch with a camera.”
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