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Tuesday, 8-January-2008 11:37:09 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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Bill Gates used his keynote speech at CES to announce he will no longer be working full-time at Microsoft. He also outlined his vision of the future, and played a funny "behind the scenes" video. There's an edited Q&A session too.
ARN have a story about Nintek's recent closure. A spokesperson from the administrators of Perth-based online retailer, Nintek, has suggested toughening market conditions and inadequate management skills could be behind its demise.
PopularScience has a guide to 2008 in Science. Jellyfish invasions, Internet auctions, god particles: Read about the year's biggest science stories before they happen.
Intel's big announcement at CES is about more 45nm CPUs. Only four processors from Intel's 'second wave' are set for servers as Penryn makes its march into the mainstream. Headlining the show are seven desktop chips: four in the new E8000 dual-core series and three in the new Q9000 quad-core line. More info here.
NVIDIA meanwhile showed off some new chipsets. The 780a, Hybrid SLI and even a new PureVideo HD feature are all discussed in our coverage. More info here.
AMD has some new goodies too. The new Mobility Radeon HD 3600 and Mobility Radeon HD 3400 GPUs feature support for DirectX 10.1 graphics, PCI Express 2.0 connectivity, and Avivo HD video acceleration.
A few people pointed out this giant curved monitor from Alienware. Lit by LEDs, this 2880x900 monster is well over three feet wide and is said to have an other-worldly .02ms response time, great for gaming.
Apparently Boeing's 787 Dreamliner may be vulnerable to hackers, thanks Craig. The computer network in the Dreamliner's passenger compartment, designed to give passengers in-flight internet access, is connected to the plane's control, navigation and communication systems, an FAA report reveals.
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