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Mozilla blasts Microsoft for anticompetitive behaviour with Windows RT

Mozilla has accused Microsoft of withholding APIs necessary to build a competitive browser for Windows RT, saying Microsoft's behaviour "may have antitrust implications."
HP launches ultrabook for the enterprise

HP has today launched its first business-class ultrabook, the EliteBook Folio 9470m, with a thin and light design that aims to tap into the consumerisation trend while still providing enterprise functionality and security features.
AMD buys SeaMicro and enters server hardware business

AMD announced yesterday it is buying low-power server vendor SeaMicro, a move that puts AMD in the systems business and disrupts Intel by acquiring one of its close partners.
HP releases thin clients for "power users" with AMD processors

Calling a thin client a device for power users may seem like an oxymoron, but Hewlett-Packard is giving it a try.
HP announces new range of all-in-one PCs

Hewlett-Packard may be looking to spin off its personal computer unit, but that didn't stop the company from announcing seven new all-in-one PCs. HP refreshed its Omni, TouchSmart and HP Pro lineups.
AMD taking microprocessor market share from Intel

Strong demand for Fusion chips helped Advanced Micro Devices take global microprocessor market share from Intel in the second quarter this year, Mercury Research said in a study released on Thursday.
MSI to release Android and Windows 10 inch touchscreen tablets

Taiwanese PC maker Micro-Star International (MSI) said on Thursday it would target business users with the release of three new 10.1-inch touchscreen tablet PCs on June 1, two with Windows 7 and one with Google's Android Honeycomb OS.
AMD challenges Intel for laptop chip market

Advanced Micro Devices is trying to build momentum for its laptop chips in an attempt to improve its weak market position and gain ground on rival Intel, analysts said.
Citrix releases Xen 4.0

Xen.org's hypervisor has been upgraded to support a range of new features
Lenovo to use AMD chips in Thinkpads

Lenovo is to shun long-term partner Intel when it comes to its new Thinkpads

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A simple guide to overclocking your CPU

Overclocking refers to pushing your computer components harder and faster than the manufacturer designed them to go. The initial pitch is seductive: Buy a slower, lower-cost CPU; juice up the clock speed; and presto! You have a cheap, high-end processor.
How to buy a new PC: The specs

Once you've determined the type of desktop system you want, a compact PC, a budget system, a mainstream all-purpose model, or a performance crackerjack, you need to know what components to look for.
A history of Intel's antitrust woes

The Federal Trade Commission's antitrust lawsuit against Intel marks the latest development in one of several antitrust cases that have dogged the world's largest chip maker for years. Here's a rundown of Intel's brushes with antitrust investigators and lawsuits around the world since 1990:
Rackspace: a realistic green pioneer

Rackspace is building a brand new datacentre and hopes to save 20 percent of expected power costs through more efficient cooling. It's going green at a pace that makes business sense.
Dell's view of the storage world

A review of Dell's storage products shows that Dell has moved quickly, innovatively and promptly in developing storage product offerings. Maybe these attributes of Dell's storage operation are coming to the fore in the new Dell, Dell 2.0.
Linux-kernel virtualisation -- finally on the fast track

Progress in the virtualisation world sometimes seems slow. But with KVM, the speed with which the KVM developers have been able to add relatively advanced features is impressive.
IT on a chip

Embedded functions in micro-processors are helping do things from improving security to virtualising servers
KVM beats Xen to Linux kernel

Could KVM be the technology to come out of nowhere to beat Xen and other virtualisation solutions to the Linux kernel?
Time to welcome Draft N?

Draft N may not be a final standard, but it's solid now, says Mike Hurlston of Broadcom.
US puts money on ultra-fast supercomputers

The US Government plans to spend hundreds of millions, to address the most challenging problems facing science, national security and industry.

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