Rambus is Transitioning to Fabless Chip Production

Going in a different direction Rambus is a name we haven’t heard in some time, though it’s one we certainly remember. The company has made numerous headlines over the years, many of which were related to litigation over IP disputes. That’s because the Rambus of old built a business around licensing DRAM technology and accusing…

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Windows 10 May Punt You From Playing Pirated Games

Respect Windows 10’s authoritah! Have you read through the End User License Agreement (EULA) for Windows 10? If not, you might be in for a surprise if Microsoft decides to follow through terms outlined in Section 7b, which warns that Windows 10 can automatically check for and block access to illegal software, including counterfeit games,…

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Dell and Google See Market for Premium Chromebook 13

Not your average Chromebook Chromebooks are most popular in the education segment. That’s because they’re cheap, connected devices that haven’t really drawn the attention of malware makers, and they’re fairly capable if you’re willing to dive into Google’s ecosystem. For around $150, these machines allow students to hop on the web, research topics, hammer out…

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Samsung Renders Your SSD Puny with 16TB Model

Raising the storage ceiling I didn’t attend the 2015 Flash Memory Summit in Santa Clara, California, but in my head, Samsung trotted out to the show floor and announced to attendees, “Ladies and gentlemen, we present you the PM1633a, a 16 terabyte solid state drive in a 2.5-inch form factor.” What I imagine happened next…

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Apple Boot Camp 6 Now Supports Windows 10

There’s an Apple support page revealing that Boot Camp 6 for Mac is compatible with Windows 10. What’s that mean to you? The ability to use Microsoft’s new platform on a supported OS X “Yosemite” Mac machine. Unfortunately, Boot Camp only supports the 64-bit version of Windows 10. According to the Support page, Boot Camp…

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TP-Link Unleashes Mega Fast Tri-band Router

TP-Link launched on Thursday a great networking solution that’s ideal for small businesses and homes that are pushing 4K video streaming to multiple devices. Called the Archer C3200, this router provides three Wi-Fi bands instead of two, coughing up a combined speed of 3.2 Gbps. The new Archer C3200 features one 2.4 GHz band providing…

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