AMD Saves Energy With Five New Server Processors
May 12, 2008
Boston (dbTechno) - Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) unveiled five new quad-core Opteron processors on Monday. All five processors are energy-efficient, consuming around 55-watts on average.
The server processors are designed to work with two, four, as well as eight-way rack servers and blades. Read more
Powerset Search Engine To Focus On Meaning, Not Words
May 12, 2008
New York (dbTechno) - Powerset made the huge announcement on Monday that they have released the latest beta build of their search engine to the public. This new search engine relies on meanings to questions, rather than keywords.
Their new product is a search engine which does not focus on words like your typical search engines. Instead, it relies on meaning when it looks up stuff on the Internet. The technology is called natural language technology, based on patents from PARC. Read more
Microsoft Releasing Office 2007 SP1 Via Auto Update In June
May 10, 2008
Washington (dbTechno) - Microsoft has announced that they will release the Office 2007 Service Pack 1 via automatic update this June. This comes five months after Office 2007 SP1 was made available to customers.
Microsoft has been waiting nearly a half-year to put Office 2007 SP1 as an automatic download over their update service. Read more
Review: Kensington Contour Balance Notebook Case
May 6, 2008
Kensington Contour Balance Notebook Case
Review
Manufacturer: Kensington
MSRP: $79.99
We got the privilege to test out a new notebook bag from Kensington called the Contour Balance Notebook Case. This bag is geared towards women and according to Kensington, “Fits like your favorite pair of shoes.” So are they lying or are they telling the truth?
The Contour Balance Notebook Case is an extremely stylish bag which certainly looks great. It comes in brown or black in terms of color choices and has a very elegant design to it. It is simple but looks extremely classy, more like a high-priced pocket book than a notebook case. Read more
Review: Kensington Contour Balance Notebook Backpack
May 6, 2008
Kensington Contour Balance Notebook Backpack
Review
Manufacturer: Kensington
MSRP: $69.99
Let’s face it, for the majority of women out there, it is hard to find a nice backpack for your notebook. Many of the most secure backpacks lack a lot of style, while the ones that do have style do not do much to protect your expensive investment. Kensington has stepped into fix this with the Contour Balance Notebook Backpack.
The Contour Balance Notebook Backpack is pegged as the backpack that is “made for a women both in fit and style.” Read more
Xobni Starts Public Beta, Organizing Your Outlook E-Mail
May 5, 2008
Washington (dbTechno) - Xobni has entered into public beta, allowing all of those who want to try out the product, the ability to do so for no cost. Xobni is an e-mail organizer that has the ability to hook up with Microsoft Outlook.
Xobni is geared towards the users of Microsoft Outlook and has quite a few features that users of the e-mail program will likely fall in love with. Read more
Microsoft Unveils Live Mesh, Linking All Devices To The Web
April 23, 2008
Boston (dbTechno) - Microsoft has revealed its new Live Mesh platform to the world. Live Mesh is a new platform which will connect all devices so that they can seamlessly share information with each other. Microsoft aims at using the platform to unify the way people get their PCs and other devices on the internet.
Microsoft will launch the pilot software this week to allow users to synchronize their computers and handheld devices via an internet-based application. Read more
Western Digital Begins Shipping VelociRaptor Hard Drives
April 22, 2008
Washington (dbTechno) - Western Digital has announced that they have started shipping their fastest hard drive yet for the PC and Mac, the VelociRaptor.
The VelociRaptor runs at 10,000 RPM and can hold up to 300 GB of data. Read more
Microsoft Begins Shipping Windows XP SP3 To Manufacturers
April 22, 2008
Washington (dbTechno) - Microsoft has confirmed that they have started shipping out the first versions of Windows XP Service Pack 3 to PC manufacturers. Users of XP will be able to download SP3 on April 29.
Microsoft stated that Windows XP SP3 will contain all of the past updates since Windows XP SP2 released in 2004. Read more
AT&T Launches Microsoft Surface At Retail Stores
April 18, 2008
Washington (dbTechno) - AT&T became the first retail store chain to showcase and utilize the Microsoft Surface.
AT&T has rolled out the Microsoft Surface in five locations in four different cities, with 22 devices in total being sent to the stores. Read more
