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Build your own supercomputer out of Raspberry Pi boards
Who says you need a few million bucks to build a supercomputer? Joshua Kiepert put together a Linux-powered Beowulf cluster with Raspberry Pi computers for less than $2,000.
The death of the homebrew PC will be the death of the PC
The PC is, at its heart, a gestalt of components that come together to serve a purpose. Lose the ability to choose what goes into a PC, then a PC becomes nothing more than a black box, like a DVD player or a games console. And that's not a PC.
On PC homebrewing death and dying
Five years ago I went through the "denial" stage. And then "anger." And onto "bargaining" and "depression." I am now in full "acceptance" that building PCs for personal and business use no longer makes economic or business sense.
Apple's $100m made-in-the-USA Mac facility will be in Texas
Apple CEO Tim Cook has confirmed it will assemble a line of Macs in Texas, but whether that's the Mac Pro or Mac Mini remains unknown.
AMD unveils new A-series and E-series APUs offering more power and less power consumption
AMD debuts new silicon, including the world's first 28-nanometer, quad-core x86 SoC APU aimed at small touch-enabled notebooks, tablets and hybrids.
HP CEO says where enterprise software, storage units need to work harder
“For me, this all comes down to our willingness to win, and we are committed to winning,” HP CEO Whitman declared.
HP's Whitman reiterates 'multi-year journey' amid Q2 revenue miss
Wall Street was expecting earnings of 81 cents a share on revenue of $28.08 billion for the second quarter.
Nvidia Grid graphics tapped for Citrix virtual desktop environments
The virtual desktop is on its way to being spruced up as Nvidia sharpens its focus on the enterprise.
Inside the Xbox One
There's no doubt that the Xbox One is a games console, but it's a games console with a twist -- it's also an entertainment system.
EMC: Why it's becoming all about the software
How storage vendor EMC is building a business focused around software as margins on storage hardware decline.
Taiwan faces up to Open Compute Project's promise
Taiwan's Cloud Computing Association will be establishing a local chapter of the Open Compute Project to draw more local hardware makers to support Facebook's vision of an open data center.
Reports: Intel planning new devices unit led by former Apple exec
Rumors are swirling about what could be the first major move for Intel's brand new CEO.
Surface Pro arrives, but are businesses any closer to being ready for tablets?
Business has always had a love-hate relationship with the slate – so will anything be different for Microsoft's next assault on the market?
Cracking the 1,000-core processor power challenge
With the number of cores in mainstream processors predicted to scale to hundreds in the near future, a team of UK researchers is looking at how to stop their power consumption from spiralling out of control.
Best Buy Q1: Beats estimates after European exit
The consumer electronics retailer did better than expected in its first-quarter results. All eyes are on its post-EU recovery and if Samsung's in-store investment has paid off.