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I don’t normally post gadget reviews, but this one is something I think is cool.  For the last 2 weeks,  I have been carrying around a thumbdrive that fits into my wallet. It was given to me by our principals in IBM as a new form factor for thumbdrives.  Thumbdrives are getting smaller, but it is not really great to put around your neck, and it creates a bulge in the pocket.  This thumb drive packs 512 megabytes into a card slightly thicker than your VisaCard, and you can put into your wallet. 

It is a great product, and I hope it can be introduced to the market soon.

ThinkSecret is reporting that Cingular just inked a deal with Apple to exclusively carry Apple’s new iPhone.

…Apple’s phone will feature a candy-bar design with a 2.2-inch display and 3 megapixel camera. Robust iTunes and iSync support will also be delivered with the phone….

Insiders say Apple is internally estimating that shipments of the iPhone will top a staggering 25 million in 2007 alone. Motorola’s RAZR, by contrast, has sold more than 50 million units since its launch in late 2004. Apple is betting a phone with Apple’s iconic design, elegant interface, and iPod-matching functionality will be a strong draw for users who currently carry both devices on them.

Source: InfoWorld

A district court judge in Delaware has dismissed part of Advanced Micro Devices’ lawsuit against Intel.
The dismissed claims relate to alleged business practices of Intel that AMD claims affected sales of its own microprocessors.

Jurisdiction Argued
Intel petitioned the court to have the claims dismissed because, it said, while AMD is headquartered in the U.S. it manufactures its processors in Germany and assembles them in Malaysia, Singapore, and China. AMD is already seeking damages through the Japanese courts, European Commission, and Korea Fair Trade Commission for the same business practices that are alleged in the U.S. lawsuit. Because the alleged harm was suffered outside the U.S. and because AMD is seeking redress overseas, Intel argued that the allegations fall outside the jurisdiction of the U.S. courts, according to a memorandum opinion from the court.

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The first benchmarks of Intel’s quad-core Kentsfield processor are here, and the chip is showing some impressive speed in multithreaded applications. As with the Core 2 Duo launch, Intel supervised testing at its preview events this week, so we’ll have to reserve our final take on performance until we can get a Kentsfield sample in our lab for testing with PC World’s usual slate of benchmarks.

Intel’s test setup pitted a 2.66-GHz Core 2 Extreme QX6700 (Kentsfield) chip against a 2.93-GHz Core 2 Extreme X6800 chip–the company’s previous high-end desktop processor. Both systems used a preproduction D975XBX2 motherboard, 2GB of Corsair memory running at DDR2 800 speeds, a 320GB Seagate hard drive, and an eVGA GeForce 7950 GX2 graphics board.

Test Results here

Cisco’s 3- to 5-year vision for growing business value through increasing investment in the network.

Organizations today are seeking ways to improve business processes, agility, security, and productivity. To help achieve these goals, Cisco offers a technology vision as well as segment-specific architectures for building an infrastructure that will meet these needs today and tomorrow.

This vision is the Intelligent Information Network (IIN), a strategy that addresses the evolving role of the network within your business and directly addresses your desire to align IT resources with business priorities. The resulting network delivers active participation, process optimization, service delivery, and application responsiveness, which results in better IT awareness.

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update Voodoo PC has agreed to be acquired by Hewlett-Packard, Voodoo founder and Chief Technology Officer Rahul Sood announced on his blog Thursday.

Details of the transaction were not released. Rahul Sood and his brother Ravi, currently the CEO of Voodoo, will take positions within a new game business unit in HP’s Personal Systems Group reporting to Phil McKinney, that group’s chief technology officer, according to the posting on Rahul Sood’s blog.

Voodoo makes expensive high-end PCs for gamers and PC enthusiasts, often with flashy designs and cases. This is a relatively small portion of the PC market, but it yields higher margins than the mainstream market. Customers of companies like Voodoo, Alienware and Falcon Northwest are thought to wield influence over less tech-savvy friends and colleagues.

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Get a chance to WIN MP3 Players, Microsoft Pens, T-Shirts, SM Movie Ticket and more… for every P2000 single purchase at NGenius IT Hub & HP Store SM City Cebu! Valid from September 29, 30 & October 1, 2006 only.

A maximim of 3 chances to pick a prize per single receipt.

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – September 26, 2006 – Lenovo today introduced several new desktop PCs including the new ThinkCentre M55p with Intel® vPro™ technology, which combines the industry’s most advanced PC processing features with rock-solid design, functionality and reliability. The new M55p is part of two lines of ThinkCentre desktops that, for the first time, offer the Intel Core™ 2 Duo processor, and provide enterprise users with high performance, enhanced security features and automation tools designed to help IT staff remotely manage systems.

The two lines of Core 2 Duo-enabled ThinkCentre desktops include the M55p, M55, M55e, A55 and A53 models and offer enterprises maximum choice for processor technology, graphics and form factors and the lowest total cost of ownership. The ThinkCentre M and A Series desktops are built for the way IT managers work and offer platform stability, industry-leading service and support and a common software image for easy fleet management.

To further enhance user experience, the new desktops are preloaded with ThinkVantage Technologies, a suite of software tools that help maintain user productivity and reduce costly and time consuming calls to the help desk. ImageUltra Builder and ThinkVantage System Migration Assistant make rollouts simpler and more efficient for IT departments. ThinkVantage Productivity Center guides the user to a host of information and tools to help set up, understand, maintain, and enhance their ThinkCentre desktop. All ThinkCentre M and A series desktops also feature ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery to help recover from crashes, quickly and easily

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HP LaserJet 1020  Printer

The HP LaserJet 1020 Printer, an excellent laser printer for the cost-conscious user, delivers high-quality LaserJet printing in a compact size, and at a price you can afford.

Specifications: Connectivity technology: USB 2.0, Horizontal B&W printing resolution: 1200 dpi …

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Kingston 128MB 

Get this for FREE for every purchase of HP LaserJet 1020! 

 Hurry, limited offer only!

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To choose the right notebook–one with the right set of features at the right price–you’ll need to figure out how you’ll want to use your machine. Match your needs to one of these user profiles to get started.
User types: Home user | Student | Frequent flier | Business power user |
Multimedia author or gamer

Home user

Home users are increasingly turning to notebooks as their primary PCs; they like that laptops can offer similar performance and features to those of a desktop PC and can be easily moved from room to room. Though of course almost any notebook will do for typical home use, there are two types of notebooks most suitable for home users: midsize notebooks, which tend to be budget-friendly, and desktop replacements, which are usually packed with features.

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Parallels Inc., which provides virtualization software for running Windows on Linux and Macintosh desktop operating systems, has struck a deal with Tech Data Corp. unveiled this week.

Under the terms of the agreement, Tech Data will provide Parallels software and tools to several markets, including the education and government verticals, as well as Fortune 500 and small to midsized businesses.

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IDC Research data showing Itanium building momentum. Sales of Itanium-based
systems generated $740 million in revenue in the second quarter, up 36.4 percent
from the year ago quarter. IDC reported in February that the market for Itanium
servers may reach $6.6 billion by 2009, up from $2.4 billion in 2005.  More …

The IT unit of the Tata Group, India’s biggest conglomerate, is
preparing to make the Philippines its new hub for global software
development and services, in recognition of the country’s vast pool of
skilled workers.

TCS Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. head and regional director Girijia Pande
said Tata Consultancy Services could benefit from the establishment of
a Philippine center similar to its existing operations in Singapore,
Uruguay, Brazil, Hungary, China and its home country, India.  More …