Cloud to power research number-crunching
More academic institutions will look to the cloud for compute power at a lower price, to drive research efforts, says Singapore university professor.
Find more stories in: Cloud computing, grid computing, SETI@Home, distributed computing, Hewlett-Packard Co., Cloud, Computer, Virtualization, Nanyang Technological University, Xen
Ceasefire in the China-Taiwan chip war?
After years of legal feuding between Taiwan's TSMC and China's SMIC, chipmakers' latest round of fighting may be coming to an end.
Find more stories in: Processors, Multiprocessor servers, Global strategic management, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Co., Taiwanese chipmaker, California, Chip, Chip Company, Hong Kong, Shanghai
Portables, China boost APAC PC market
Asia-Pacific PC market grew 18 percent to hit 23.4 million units in third quarter, boosted by government procurements in China and Taiwan, IDC finds.
Find more stories in: Personal Computers, Hewlett-Packard Co., International Data Corp., Asia-Pacific, Sales, Japan, ASUS, Pakistan, mini-notebook, China
ARM to wrestle x86 as low-cost PCs thrive
By end-2011, ARM will become a significant PC processor architecture chipping away at x86's dominance in the industry, says Gartner.
Find more stories in: Processors, Mobile processors, Notebooks and tablets, Google Inc., Netbook, Notebook, Intel X86, Notebook Pricing, Google Android, Mobile processors
Japanese researchers downplay super CPU effort
Alliance aims to create software standard for multicore chips in devices, including mobile phones and car navigation systems.
Find more stories in: Mobile processors, Processors, NEC Corp., Intel Corp., Embedded System, CPU, Chip Company, API, processor, researcher
Asian firms still like their desktops
Despite rising popularity of notebooks and netbooks, desktops still have a place in region's consumer and commercial markets, say industry watchers.
Find more stories in: Personal Computers, Sales strategy, Product marketing, Hewlett-Packard Co., International Data Corp., Asia-Pacific, Graphics, Notebook, Japan, Lenovo Group Ltd.
E-reader trend needs common standards
More players eye piece of e-reader market, but consumers benefit only if readers are built to support one common standard, say industry players.
Find more stories in: Notebooks and tablets, Standards, E-book, Spokesperson, Standards, Korea, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., digital-rights management, public domain, Notebooks and tablets
APAC HPC users eye solid-state drives
update Some supercomputing users in the region are trialing flash memory for added boost, says a vendor, but an analyst notes SSDs won't be common "anytime soon".
Find more stories in: Supercomputing, Memory, NEC Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., Computing, e-mail, I/O, hard drive, high-performance, flash memory
Firms bring projector mobiles closer to reality
update Singapore semiconductor turnkey provider and Israeli chipset maker gear to debut projection technology on phones and laptops, to aid presentations on the move.
Find more stories in: Processors, Development/design, Handhelds, Notebooks and tablets, Chief Scientist, Mobile Device, Singapore, Israel, projector, Micron Technology Inc.
Chartered merger 'huge step' for Globalfoundries
Proposed buyout of Singapore semiconductor player by key owner of Globalfoundries helps address "glaring weaknesses", says analyst.
Find more stories in: Processors, Mobile processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., iSuppli Corp., Manufacturing, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Globalfoundries, shareholder, alliance, merger
Mainframes fall short on technical skills
Availability of IT professionals with mainframe capabilities is shrinking in Asia, despite ongoing need for such expertise, say market observers.
Find more stories in: Mainframes, Recruiting, Trends, Mainframe, Computer Associates International Inc., IBM Corp., GUI, Asia, India, IT Professional
S'pore forms group to boost 3D chips
New consortium seeks to advance Singapore's 300mm wafer manufacturing capabilities by focusing on through-silicon via for 3D integrated circuit packages.
Find more stories in: Processors, R&D, Integrated Circuit, Manufacturing, Semiconductor, Chip, Singapore, 3D, consortium, transistor
S'pore chip foundry sold to Abu Dhabi
Advanced Technology Investment Company will pay US$1.8 billion in cash for Singapore's Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, reports say.
Find more stories in: Mobile processors, Processors, Acquisitions, Mergers, Chartered Semiconductor, Microsoft Xbox, Abu Dhabi, United Microelectronics Corp., Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd., Fitch Ratings
Getting the green on 'green' PCs
ZDNet Asia finds out from experts what companies should look out for when they evaluate "green" PCs, and what savings to expect from an energy-efficient machine.
Find more stories in: Personal Computers, Green IT, IT budgeting, Budgeting/cost control, Business, Hewlett-Packard Co., International Data Corp., Power Supply, Asia-Pacific, computer
Analyst: Tardiness in SSD game hurt Seagate
Hard-drive maker's impending closure of manufacturing facility in Singapore, which includes 2,000 layoffs, was in part due to its late adoption of solid-state drives.
Find more stories in: Storage, Memory, Sales/revenue, Western Digital Corp., Manufacturing, Seagate Technology LLC, Singapore, net income, financial, analyst
AAC Acoustic opens global HQ in S'pore
Miniature acoustics components maker will also invest US$13.8 million over next five years on research and development in Singapore.
Find more stories in: Development/design, Sound, Corporate Training, Singapore, mobile handset, Sound, Support Services, product development, R&D, agency
APAC PC market returns to the black
After two quarters of decline, region's PC shipments saw 19 percent sequential, and 8 percent year-on-year, jump in the second quarter, says IDC.
Find more stories in: Personal Computers, Sales/revenue, Hardware, Region, International Data Corp., Asia-Pacific, Small Business, Sales, Back-office, Notebook
HDS: 'Clean up' before hitting cloud
update Firms moving storage onto cloud must first get their "house in order", or existing problems will be transferred into new business model, urges CTO Hu Yoshida.
Find more stories in: Storage, Investments, Hitachi Ltd., Google Inc., International Data Corp., Singapore, Storage, De-duplication, provisioning, Amazon.com Inc.
Asia's 'bright' HPC future will take time
Region's high-performance computing has promising future but it will take some time for Asia to catch up with the West, industry watchers say.
Find more stories in: Supercomputing, Cloud computing, NEC Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Corp., Region, Asia, India, Australia, Japan
HP unveils new offering for 'scale-out' setting
Built for cloud computing and high performance environments, the new portfolio includes ProLiant SL server family and aims at cost and resource savings.
Find more stories in: Data centers, Servers, Business applications, Hewlett-Packard Co., Singapore, HP Compaq ProLiant, Environment, Server, partnership, R&D
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