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David Politis of Xi3 Microcomputers ) presents the Xi3 Modular Computer. It is an extremely small form factor and operates on only 20 watts of power, yet contains a dual-core AMD Athlon x86 processor operating at 2 gigahertz. The standard model ships with 2 gigabytes of DDR 2 RAM and 8 gigabytes of solid SSD solid state drive memory. The
AMD earlier announced a processor it hopes will challenge the Atom in the mobile space - the Fusion, which promises up to 10 hours of battery life. Now they are going for the throat with their big guns. They have just announced the Phenom II 2.9 and 3.6 GHz processors. The 3.6GHz Phenom II X4 975 and 2.9GHz Phenom II
Can you believe planning is already underway for CES 2011. Crazy as it may sound we have our first meeting on Saturday.. We are really ramping it up this year by adding a 4th component to the content. Lots of tech news tonight and hopefully the oil leak remains sealed until they can get a final fix in. What a
Big apologies for not making my normal schedule, all is explained in the show. We are extending the Ring Central giveaway submit why you want the prize!, You have a chance to win a Roku in tonight's show. Important I will be including a link to download and vote on the Geek News Central iPhone application in the show notes
Ars Technica reported that in a secret bunker somewhere below the depths of Redmond, versions of Windows 8 and 9 are being planned. The big technology advance with them? 128 bit versions. Interesting, especially since we've been so slow on getting to 64 bit software. Windows 7 will be shipped in 32 and 64 bit versions, but how many people
Not surprisingly Apple dominated the news but not to worry I have a great variety of content tonight for you. My day started early but I am energized by a early morning meeting I had which I will discuss. I should note that I take a few minutes to remember 9-11, please take a few moments out of your day
A couple weeks ago I changed out my computer to a new Quad Core machine. I won't go into details because I talked about it in a previous post called Changing out to a new computer. Nonetheless, I have been impressed with the new functionality and possible energy savings that I am getting. It does get me to wondering -