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, 02 Nov 2009 05:45:00 PST 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 http://news.cnet.com/8301-13512_3-10372709-23.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=SpeedsandFeeds A factor-of-two advantage, even if it's an inherent, persistent advantage, isn't enough to unseat an incumbent solution in the face of even the mildest competitive disadvantage. Part three of three. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13512_3-10372709-23.html Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:55:00 PDT Peter Glaskowsky http://news.cnet.com/8301-13512_3-10372708-23.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=SpeedsandFeeds Ever wonder why new chip designs fail in the market, even though they offer real advantages? Or why others succeed in spite of serious disadvantages? It's apparently due to a secret. Part two of three. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13512_3-10372708-23.html Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:01:00 PDT Peter Glaskowsky http://news.cnet.com/8301-13512_3-10372689-23.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=SpeedsandFeeds Ever wonder why new chip designs fail in the market, even though they offer real advantages? Or why others succeed in spite of serious disadvantages? It's apparently a secret. Part one of three. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13512_3-10372689-23.html Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:45:00 PDT Peter Glaskowsky http://news.cnet.com/8301-13512_3-10369441-23.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=SpeedsandFeeds Now that the chipmakers have started talking about their next-generation products, we can begin to see how the competition will play out in the marketplace. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13512_3-10369441-23.html Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:07:00 PDT Peter Glaskowsky http://news.cnet.com/8301-13512_3-10364017-23.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=SpeedsandFeeds At the Intel Developer Forum, OEMs learned how to design laptops around the new Core i7-920XM Extreme Edition that could consume as much as 250 watts of power. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13512_3-10364017-23.html Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:40:00 PDT Peter Glaskowsky http://news.cnet.com/8301-13512_3-10362882-23.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=SpeedsandFeeds The Turbo Boost technology in Intel's new Core i7 Mobile processor is positioned as a way to run the cores faster under certain circumstances--but that's not really why the technology exists. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13512_3-10362882-23.html Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:46:00 PDT Peter Glaskowsky