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Ubuntu's latest release presents significant improvements in usability and performance. However, desktop Linux remains at around one percent market share due to a lack…
Major virtualization vendors have developed proprietary disk formats, leading to difficulties in cross-platform migration. While a standardized format is needed, vendor lock-in remains a…
NBC Universal and News Corp’s collaboration on a streaming site, initially ridiculed as "Clown Co.," has evolved. The beta platform offers licensed, ad-supported content,…
Bill Gates gives his last CES keynote, Blu-ray finishes off HD DVD, and the energy quietly drains from the living room toward the phone…
Intel 45nm shipped the first high-k metal gate transistor in volume, hafnium dielectric and metal gates built gate-last on dry 193nm litho, solving gate…
AMD's Barcelona quad-core chip has launched, but disappointing clock speeds around two gigahertz fall short of expectations and Intel's offerings. While its architecture promises…
Halo 3 launched September 25, 2007 and pulled roughly $170 million in 24 hours, out-grossing Hollywood and cementing Xbox Live as the place to…
Microsoft revealed a charge over $1 billion to extend Xbox 360 warranties due to the widespread "Red Ring of Death" issue. Meanwhile, Nintendo's Wii…
The Red Ring of Death was the Xbox 360's catastrophic hardware-failure crisis. In 2007 Microsoft took a charge of up to $1.15 billion to…
CES 2007 is all plasmas and the Blu-ray war, until Apple shows the first iPhone the same week and quietly points the whole industry…
Nintendo's Wii stands out with its unique motion controller and focus on casual gamers, contrasting sharply with the power of competitors like PlayStation 3…
The release of the Wii at $249 in North America contrasts sharply with the $599 PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360. This generation showcases…
Samsung's D830, initially marketed as the world's slimmest phone, lost its title to the X820 at 6.9mm just four months later. The pursuit of…
In July 2006, Microsoft enhanced the Xbox 360's game library with major titles and exclusive releases, addressing initial criticisms. Key titles like Gears of…
SMIC 90nm put the Shanghai foundry two nodes behind the leaders and closing, climbing alone on imported tools and hired talent while the settled…
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