News - Data Center
HP unveils prefab data centers
HP says using prefabricated building components can cut the upfront cost of designing and constructing a data center in half while also reducing energy consumption.
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HP says prefab data center cuts costs in half
Hewlett-Packard thinks it can build data centers faster and more cheaply by using standard, pre-built components that are assembled on site in a "Lego-like" fashion.
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News - Servers
Lab tested: 21.5- and 27-inch Core i3 iMacs/3.2GHz
With Apple's recent update of the iMac line, all new models now feature discrete graphic subsystems and Intel Core i3 and Core i5 processors. The two systems in this report are a step up from the $1199 21.5-inch 3.06GHz Core i3 iMac we tested on Wednesday. These two new systems use 3.2GHz Core i3 processors and have 1TB hard drives (up from 500GB on the new entry-level iMac) and the same 4GB of 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM standard in all of the new iMacs. The 21.5-inch version is $1499, while the 27-inch version is $1699.
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Ballmer pushes slates but reveals few details
Microsoft's chief executive on Thursday sought to address some common questions raised by analysts, but his answers may not have been exactly what they were looking for.
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News - Security
Black Hat gets its video feed hacked
A security expert found a way to catch the talks at Black Hat for free, thanks to bugs in the video streaming service used by the security conference.
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U.S. should seek world cooperation on cyber conflict, says ex-CIA director
The U.S. needs to consider working with other leading nations to develop rules of engagement in cyberspace, retired general and former director of the CIA Michael Hayden said during a keynote address at the Black Hat conference here on Thursday.
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