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Microsoft Research to Showcase Future Technologies at Silicon Valley Road Show

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — May 15, 2008 — On Thursday, May 22, Microsoft Corp. will offer a sneak peek of some of its latest technologies at the fourth Microsoft Research Silicon Valley Road Show. The road show, which is open to the public, will feature keynote addresses by Rick Rashid, senior vice president of research, and Roy Levin, director of the Silicon Valley lab. The event also will have 12 interactive demonstration booths where researchers will be on hand to discuss their work and how Microsoft Research is advancing computing. Read the rest of this press release »

Computer, Technology | May 15th, 2008

Middle East on Path to Digital Future Says Intel Chairman

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 8, 2008 – Speaking at the U.S.-Arab Economic Forum in Washington, D.C., Intel Corporation Chairman Craig Barrett shared his vision on the role of technology and education in driving a digital transformation in the Middle East. Read the rest of this press release »

Computer, Technology | May 9th, 2008

Sony selects Opera 9.5 SDK for Devices to power its new digital photo frame

Tokyo, Japan and Oslo, Norway — May 8, 2008
Opera Software today announced that the Opera 9.5 SDK for Devices has been ported to Sony’s new digital photo frame VGF-CP1. With the WiFi-enabled device, users can now retrieve photos not only from their PC or memory card, but also from online image portals such as Google’s photo album, and Photozou. Read the rest of this press release »

Computer | May 9th, 2008

Opera Dragonfly on the prowl

Oslo, Norway — May 6, 2008
Much to the dismay of bugs lurking within pages of the World Wide Web, Opera Software today unmercifully unleashed the anticipated Opera Dragonfly. True to Opera’s embodiment of One Web, the developer tools with Opera Dragonfly will debug Web pages, Widgets and Web applications on any device. Opera Dragonfly is firstly available in Opera 9.5 beta 2. Today’s alpha release will upgrade automatically and includes a JavaScript Debugger, DOM and CSS Inspectors, Error Console and Command Line. To test Opera Dragonfly, download Opera 9.5 beta 2 from http://www.opera.com/download, launch the browser and go to Tools/Advanced/Developer Tools. Read the rest of this press release »

Computer, Technology | May 7th, 2008

AMD Senior Vice President of Manufacturing, Doug Grose, Highlights Operations Efficiency in Keynote Address

CAMBRIDGE, MASS — May 5, 2008 –In a keynote speech at the Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference, Doug Grose, AMD (NYSE: AMD) senior vice president for Manufacturing, Technology Development & Supply Chain Management, outlined a number of steps the company has taken to improve its manufacturing efficiency and customer-responsiveness. Read the rest of this press release »

Computer, Technology | May 5th, 2008

Sun Microsystems Hosts Second Annual CommunityOne Open Source Developer Conference for World’s Technology Communities

SAN FRANCISCO, CA CommunityOne Developer Conference, May 5, 2008 In his opening keynote at the annual CommunityOne open source developer conference, Ian Murdock, vice president for Developer and Community Marketing at Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA), will discuss the increasing role communities play in the software industry, how technologies and the companies and communities that create them are increasingly interconnected, and how the power of community can and should play a role in next generation platforms. Additional Sun executives keynoting at the event include Jonathan Schwartz, CEO and president, and Rich Green, executive vice president of Software. Read the rest of this press release »

Computer | May 5th, 2008

HP to Present Live Audio Webcast of Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call

PALO ALTO, Calif., May 1, 2008

Computer | May 3rd, 2008

Rockstar Games Announces Grand Theft Auto IV Now Available Worldwide

The first next generation iteration of the groundbreaking Grand Theft Auto franchise available in stores today. Read the rest of this press release »

Computer, Gaming and Casinos | May 3rd, 2008

Dell XPS 730 H2C: Four-Barreled Gaming Horsepower

Round Rock, Texas, May 1, 2008
Dell XPS 730 H2C

• Play Crysis at full 1920×1200 resolution and 30+ FPS with Quad Graphics
• Enhanced optional patent-pending H2C cooling solution keeps gamers in the red zone, CPUs out
• Choice of Painted Anodized Aluminum H2C chassis or Silver Brushed Aluminum air-cooled chassis with optional X-View clear panel for under-the-hood cooling Read the rest of this press release »

  

  Computer | May 1st, 2008