IBM's New Optical Chipset Delivers 1Tb/s Transfer Speed

From X-bit Labs: IBM scientists have unveiled a prototype optical chipset, dubbed “Holey Optochip”, that is the first parallel optical transceiver to transfer one trillion bits – 1Tb (125GB/s) – of information per second.

At 1Tb/s, IBM’s latest advance in optical chip technology...

Mozilla Begins Windows 8 Firefox Development

From PC World: A Mozilla engineer says development of a touch-centric version of Firefox for Windows 8 has begun in earnest and also highlighted a few interesting details about Web browsing in Windows 8.

A proof of concept version of Firefox for Windows 8 is scheduled to be up and...

Nokia to launch Windows 8 tablet later this year, says report

From CNET News.com: Nokia could hit the Windows 8 tablet market later this year with its own 10-inch device.

Citing "sources at upstream component suppliers," DigiTimes says that Nokia will likely debut a dual-core Windows 8 tablet in this year's fourth quarter at the earliest...

Intel to Integrate PCI Express 3.0 Support into Thunderbolt

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. said earlier this week that it had begun works on improving speed and features of Thunderbolt interconnection to PCI Express 3.0 levels. Intel does not disclose any actual details of implementations or set dates at this point.

"We are working on...

G.Skill Debuts 2.66GHz Quad-Channel DDR3 Memory Kit

From X-bit Labs: G.Skill, a leading maker of ultra high-end memory modules, unveiled the industry's fastest 2.66GHz quad-channel memory kit for Intel Corp.'s Core i7-series "Sandy Bridge-E" microprocessors at CeBIT trade-show. The 16GB kit is aimed at no-compromise enthusiasts, who...

SilenX Effizio EFX-12-15 Review

Have you ever wondered if using air cooling for your computer will be effective in the future with all the concern about global warming? What exactly is causing global warming is up for debate; however, it would be hard for anyone to ignore the climate change we are seeing today. While I don't think global warming is a fair reason to ignore the benefit of adding fans to your chassis, it leaves me wondering how much benefit it...

Incredibly shrinking AOL is laying off 40, report says

From CNET News.com: AOL plans to layoff as many as 40 employees, and the cuts will come mostly from the company's instant-messaging and e-mail units, according to a published report.

Eric van Miltenburg, senior vice president of operations, and Jason Shellen, who was overseeing AIM...

Lenovo Recalls 50,000 ThinkCentre M70z, M90z AIOs Due to Fire Risk

From DailyTech: Lenovo and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission have announced a voluntary recall of about 50,500 Lenovo all-in-one computers. The machines being recalled include the ThinkCentre M70z and M90z all-in-one machines. The recall states that consumers who own the...

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