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Missed the Boat

Posted by Ted Pollak on June 28th 2008 | Permalink
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The loudest complainers about PC Gaming seem to have one thing in common - a failed strategy in this market.

Attempted rapprochement

Posted by Jon Peddie on June 20th 2008 | Permalink
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Rumor has it there was an attempt at rapprochement. Long annoyed with The Inquirer’s loose cannon Charlie Demerjian, Nvidia has been shunning him and took him off the invitee list of most events. Water to a duck in the case of Charlie, he has so many sources the only reason he goes to any event is to score food and babes – he does better on the food as not many babes go to those things either. So Derek Perez, Nvidia’s boss of PR and infamous for having a knife fight with a former competitor and now employee Brian Burke, thought…

This is a rant about spin - Intel extends command in fast-computers tally

Posted by Jon Peddie on June 18th 2008 | Permalink
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The annual supercomputer conference was just held in Dresden Germany. At it they show off the top 500 supercomputers. Usually there are two or three new ones at the top and the rest shift downward till they fall off. Look at how the AP reported this event: Intel extends command in fast-computers tally Associated Press 06.18.08, 9:14 AM ET Microprocessors from Intel Corp. run more of the world's fastest computers than ever, according to a report released Wednesday that tracks progress in the computing industry. The latest list of the world's 500 most powerful computers, published twice a year by academic…