Intel sampling Penryn chips ahead of Q4 launch

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News: Intel sampling Penryn chips ahead of Q4 launch
News: Government, contractors hit in targeted attack
News: Oracle adds Google Maps to Field Service
News: No plans for network operations center in Asia, RIM says
News: Sanyo restarts chip plant after earthquake
News: Rapid growth seen for India's mobile market
News: Data recorder stores 48 terabytes
News: FBI, military names being used in e-mail scams
News: Big Blue enters mid-market BI with Datamirror buy
News: Microsoft adds Ask.com ad keyword purchases to Office Live
News: DRAM market pauses in price drop, analyst says
Gadgets: TOKYO EDGE: July's coolest gadgets
Gadgets: Microsoft photo technologies aim big
Gadgets: Microsoft Research inventions are wacky and useful
ITWhirled: Top ten funny franchise names (that mean business)


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Intel sampling Penryn chips ahead of Q4 launch
Intel Corp. is making samples of its Penryn server chips widely available to computer makers ahead of a planned product launch during the fourth quarter, a company executive said Wednesday.


Government, contractors hit in targeted attack
Computers belonging to the U.S. government, contractors and companies in the transportation industry were hit by a targeted computer attack in July that yielded password information for hundreds of Internet and intranet Web sites, a computer security vendor said Tuesday.


Oracle adds Google Maps to Field Service
Oracle Corp. is integrating one of its applications with Google Inc.'s mapping service to help service providers locate customers more quickly.


No plans for network operations center in Asia, RIM says
Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) has no plans to set up network operations centers outside Canada, despite growing demand for the BlackBerry in Asia and other markets.


Sanyo restarts chip plant after earthquake
Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. has restarted chip production at a factory that automatically stopped when a powerful earthquake hit on Monday.


Rapid growth seen for India's mobile market
New research has confirmed that India's mobile phone market is set for a period of fast growth, with revenue from cellular services expected to jump by more than 18 percent each year for the next five years.


Data recorder stores 48 terabytes
Network Instruments has brought out an expandable version of its GigaStor network data recorder, capable of storing up to 48 terabytes of network traffic.


FBI, military names being used in e-mail scams
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is warning of fraudulent e-mails that appear to come from the FBI and U.S. military.


Big Blue enters mid-market BI with Datamirror buy
IBM's C$170 million (US$177 million) acquisition of a Markham, Ont.-based business intelligence company may not dramatically change its product portfolio, however, the investment will fill previously lacking areas of expertise, according to an analyst.


Microsoft adds Ask.com ad keyword purchases to Office Live
Microsoft Corp. has added the ability for subscribers of its Office Live small-business hosted service to purchase paid-search advertising from Ask.com from directly within the service.


DRAM market pauses in price drop, analyst says
Struggling memory chip vendors may see a ray of hope in the near future, as prices for DRAM (dynamic RAM) chips stopped their long slide during the first half of July, according to a report released Tuesday.


GADGETS

TOKYO EDGE: July's coolest gadgets
Bringing together existing technologies can often make a new product more useful, as can be seen with a few of the gadgets coming out of East Asia this month. Casio Computer Co. Ltd. has added a YouTube function to its newest digital still camera, so you can just shoot, connect and click to upload video to the popular Web site, while Sony Corp.'s PSP is getting a mobile digital TV tuner.


Microsoft photo technologies aim big
Microsoft Corp. is working on a variety of innovative photo projects, ranging from experiments with its 3D maps offering to massive panoramic photos that users can zoom into for details.


Microsoft Research inventions are wacky and useful
Flying bikes, cell phone robots, smart walking sticks and audio speakers that defy logic are inventions all on display Tuesday at Microsoft Corp. Redmond, Washington, headquarters.

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