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Intel Launches Core i5 Ivy Bridge For Ultrabooks and Desktops->

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MojoKid
MojoKid writes "Today Intel is lifting the embargo veil off of a number of Core i5 Ivy Bridge processors for both the desktop and mobile segments. In the mobile arena, a new 17 Watt variant of Ivy Bridge has shipped offering solid performance for Ultrabooks, along with a lower price point. The new Core i5-3427U has a base frequency of 1.8GHz with a Turbo Boost speed of 2.6GHz, 3MB of L3 shared cache and integreated Intel HD 4000 graphics. On the desktop, the new Core i5-3470 is a quad-core processor, but it lacks HyperThreading support. The Core i5-3470’s base clock speed is 3.2GHz, it has a max Turbo frequency of 3.6GHz, and there is 6MB of L3 cache. The Core i5-3470’s TDP is 77W and it’s outfitted with an Intel HD 2500 series graphics engine. Although it is still DX11-capable and has the same feature set as the higher-end HD 4000 series, the HD 2500 series graphics engine has only 6 execution units, though it can scale up to 1.1GHz."
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Intel

Intel Launches Core i5 Ivy Bridge Chips For Mobile and Desktop-> 1

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MojoKid
MojoKid writes "Today Intel is lifting the embargo veil off of a number of Core i5 Ivy Bridge processors for both the desktop and mobile segments. In the mobile arena, a new 17 Watt variant of Ivy Bridge has shipped offering solid performance for Ultrabooks, along with a lower price point. The new Core i5-3427U has a base frequency of 1.8GHz with a Turbo Boost speed of 2.6GHz, 3MB of L3 shared cache and integreated Intel HD 4000 graphics. On the desktop, the new Core i5-3470 is a quad-core processor, but it lacks HyperThreading support so it cannot process 8-threads like Core i7 Ivy Bridge-based chips. The Core i5-3470’s base clock speed is 3.2GHz, it has a max Turbo frequency of 3.6GHz, and there is 6MB of L3 cache. The Core i5-3470’s TDP is 77W and it’s outfitted with an Intel HD 2500 series graphics engine. Although it is still DX11-capable and has the same feature set as the higher-end HD 4000 series, the HD 2500 series graphics engine has only 6 execution units, though it can scale up to 1.1GHz."
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Games

Doom 3 Remastered For Decrepit Xbox 360 and PS3 Platforms-> 6

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MojoKid
MojoKid writes "Bethesda Softworks, designers and distributors of historically excellent titles, are bringing out a "new" version of Doom 3, Doom 3: BFG. The new package includes "remastered" graphics, the Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil add-on, seven new levels thrillingly titled "The Lost Mission", support for 3D, 5.1 surround sound, a checkpoint save system, some improved lighting, and the first official implementation of the Duct Tape mod, which allowed you to simultaneously see the game and shoot things. However, the version of Doom 3 id Software built for the original Xbox was a far cry from the PC version; the GeForce 3-era GPU inside Microsoft's first console couldn't handle the necessary levels of detail to make the two comparable. When Bethesda says this new version is remastered, what they really mean is "looks great by 2004 standards.""
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Seagate to Buy External Drive Maker LaCie->

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Lucas123 writes "Hard drive maker Seagate today announced an exclusive agreement to acquire a controlling interest in external drive maker LaCie. The all-cash transaction would be worth about $186 million, or $5.17 a share. LaCie Chairman and CEO Philippe Spruch is expected to join Seagate to run its consumer storage products organization. Seagate Chairman Steve Luczo said LaCie's products would compliment Seagate's own drive products and allow it to expand its line by adding a "premium-branded" direct-attached storage (DAS) line. The move will also help Seagate develop better software."
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Networking

Physicians Find Social Networking To Be Bad Medicine->

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Lucas123 writes "Medical students and physicians face the choice of either not using social media or using pseudonyms that only friends know in order to avoid violating privacy rules and to steer clear of inappropriate contact with patients. One growing trend sees doctors switching to private professional networking sites, which allow them to discuss medical cases in professional forums, seek out colleagues for remote consultations and read up on the latest treatments and outcomes.But the forums, which promote 'curbside consultations', can also be problematic, particularly when it comes to liability for care gone wrong."
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Data Storage

60TB Disk Drives Could Be Reality In 2016->

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CWmike writes "The maximum areal densities of hard disk drives are expected to more than double by 2016, according to IHS iSuppli. Hard drive company Seagate has also predicted a doubling of drive density, and now IHS iSuppli is confirming what the vendor community already knew. Leading the way for greater disk density will be technologies such as heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR), which Seagate patented in 2006. Seagate has already said it will be able to produce a 60TB 3.5-in. hard drive by 2016. Laptop drives could reach 10TB to 20TB in the same time frame, IHS iSuppli stated. It said areal densities are projected to climb to a maximum 1,800 Gbits per square inch per platter by 2016, up from 744 Gbits per square inch in 2011. Areal density equals bit density, or bits of information per inch of a track multiplied by tracks per inch on a drive platter. From 2011 to 2016, the five-year compound annual growth rate for HDD areal densities will be equivalent to 19%, IHS iSuppli wrote in its report. This year, hard drive areal densities are estimated to reach 780Gbits per square inch per platter, and then rise to 900Gbits per square inch next year. '"The rise in areal density will pave the way for continued growth of the [hard disk drive] industry,' said Fang Zhang, an analyst for storage systems at IHS."
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60TB Hard Drives In Four Years->

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Lucas123 writes "The areal density of hard drives is expected to more than double over the next four years, leading to 60TB desktop and 20TB mobile drives, according to drive manufacturers and market research firm iSuppli. The capacity increases means a continued robust market for hard drives for many years to come, especially for unstructured data such as video. While perpendicular magnetic recording is approaching the upper limits of its ability to pack more bits into a square inch of platter area, other technologies, such as heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR), are expected to enable drives with 1,800Gbit per square inch of areal density. That compares with 744Gbit per square inch limit reached in 2011."
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Government

America's Cybersecurity Czar Howard Schmidt Steps Down-> 1

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wiredmikey writes "In December of 2009, after months of waiting, the Obama Administration named Howard Schmidt as the White House Cybersecurity Coordinator. After more than forty years in the IT community, the nation’s first cyber czar will retire at the end of the month. Schmidt, after just over 2 years of government service, said that he would retire in order to spend more time with his family and to entertain teaching opportunities in the cyber field.

Schmidt was at the reigns when the White House introduced its international strategy for cyberspace, and also helped create the controversial National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace, an initiative that would allow people to obtain a single credential as a onetime-password (on a token or mobile device) to do business on the Internet.

Schmidt will be replaced by Michael Daniel, currently the head of the White House budget office’s intelligence branch."
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