AMD joins Intel's open source MeeGo OS effort
In an effort to expand software compatibility for its upcoming Fusion chips, Advanced Micro Devices on Monday joined rival Intel's efforts to develop the open-source MeeGo OS.
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Update: EMC to buy NAS vendor Isilon for $2.25 billion
EMC announced Monday it is buying NAS (network-attached storage) vendor Isilon Systems for roughly $2.25 billion. Both companies' boards have approved the deal, which is expected to be finalized later this year. Isilon's NAS systems will be aligned with EMC's Atmos object storage products to provide a low-cost, scalable platform for managing large amounts of "Big Data," an industry term referring to the growing flood of information generated by utilities, online media companies and other verticals, according to a statement.
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Brocade's new Ethernet switches reduce network complexity, cost
Brocade Communication Systems today announced the release of a new line of Ethernet-based switches that will allow standard server traffic to share networks with data storage traffic, offering administrators a method of reducing network complexity and cost. Brocade's new VDX family of switches comes with an ASIC loaded with Brocade's Virtual Cluster Switching firmware, which allows up to 10 switches to be clustered together and managed under a single interface.
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New Stuxnet clues suggest sabotage of Iran's uranium enrichment program
Researchers have uncovered new clues that the Stuxnet worm may have been created to sabotage Iranian attempts to turn uranium into atomic bomb-grade fuel. According to Eric Chien, one of three Symantec researchers who have dug into Stuxnet, the worm targets industrial systems that control very high speed electrical motors, such as those used to spin gas centrifuges, one of the ways uranium can be enriched into fissionable material.
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China rockets to top of supercomputer list
A new supercomputer installation in China has rocketed to the top of the twice-annual ranking of the world's most powerful supercomputers. In the latest ranking, released Sunday, the Tianjin National Supercomputer Center's Tianhe-1A system benchmarked a performance of 2.67 petaflops (quadrillion floating-point calculations per second), surpassing the former top achiever, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility's Cray XT5 Jaguar system, which clocked in at 1.75 petaflops in this round.
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The 2010 Geek IQ Test
And we're back again for our annual tribute to the members of the Geek Tribe. Re-tape your glasses, take a big suck on that bucket of Red Bull next to your desk, and dig into the 20 questions below. Answer enough correctly, and we'll agree you've got your geek on. Answer too many wrong, and we may have to buy you some pom poms. 1. What does httpd stand for? a. "HTTP ... Damn!"b. Hypertext Transfer Protocol Destinationc. Hypertext Transfer Protocol Daemond. HTTP is Dead
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Windows Phone 7 mobiles from Dell, HTC suffer Wi-Fi glitch
If you're the owner of a shiny new Dell Venue Pro and can't seem to connect to a secure wireless network, you're not alone.
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