http://news.cnet.com/8300-13512_3-23.html en-us Peter Glaskowsky dissects the latest high-tech designs 2009 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:29:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-13512_3-10397873-23.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=SpeedsandFeeds Peter Glaskowsky wraps up the Speeds and Feeds blog with the announcement that he has been hired by Intel. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13512_3-10397873-23.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:29:00 PST Peter Glaskowsky http://news.cnet.com/8301-13512_3-10397098-23.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=SpeedsandFeeds It isn't enough that all our devices are efficient, reliable, rugged, and secure. They still need to learn to work together more conveniently. Here's how. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13512_3-10397098-23.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:41:00 PST Peter Glaskowsky http://news.cnet.com/8301-13512_3-10396126-23.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=SpeedsandFeeds PCs and the Internet provide only fragmented support for secure storage and communications. Technology and standards are available to provide security by default. What are we waiting for? http://news.cnet.com/8301-13512_3-10396126-23.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:01:00 PST Peter Glaskowsky http://news.cnet.com/8301-13512_3-10394897-23.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=SpeedsandFeeds Rugged laptops are available from several manufacturers, but they're too bulky and expensive for mainstream consumers. We need rugged consumer notebooks; here's how we'll get them. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13512_3-10394897-23.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:10:00 PST Peter Glaskowsky http://news.cnet.com/8301-13512_3-10393137-23.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=SpeedsandFeeds Personal computers aren't as reliable as they could be. Creating truly reliable PCs will take a lot of work and a growing share of the system transistor budget, but it'll be worth the cost. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13512_3-10393137-23.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:00:00 PST Peter Glaskowsky http://news.cnet.com/8301-13512_3-10392159-23.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=SpeedsandFeeds Laptop battery life is increasing steadily, but what we really need is for laptops to work like cell phones: always on, always running, and able to stay awake longer than we do. It is possible. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13512_3-10392159-23.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:10:00 PST Peter Glaskowsky http://news.cnet.com/8301-13512_3-10388025-23.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=SpeedsandFeeds A new family of CPUs from Tilera with 16 to 100 cores per chip will set new complexity records for general-purpose microprocessors. It will also teach a lesson about what "general purpose" means. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13512_3-10388025-23.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:45:00 PST Peter Glaskowsky http://news.cnet.com/8301-13512_3-10384858-23.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=SpeedsandFeeds Whoever heard of an Internet-based device with no Internet access? Or of a single-function electronic device in these days of the digital convergence? Enter the WikiReader. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13512_3-10384858-23.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:01:00 PDT Peter Glaskowsky http://news.cnet.com/8301-13512_3-10379859-23.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=SpeedsandFeeds Nook, the new Barnes & Noble e-book reader, is a direct attack on Amazon's Kindle. What are its advantages and disadvantages, and how well will it do in the market? http://news.cnet.com/8301-13512_3-10379859-23.html Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:01:00 PDT Peter Glaskowsky http://news.cnet.com/8301-13512_3-10377542-23.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=SpeedsandFeeds A query prompts a detailed review of several ways to connect a laptop to 3G mobile broadband networks and some of the potential gotchas associated with it. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13512_3-10377542-23.html Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:01:00 PDT Peter Glaskowsky