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Small Intel Deal Points to Bigger Chip TrendTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:50PMAcquisitions that are announced without financial terms tend to be dismissed as too small to care about. But sometimes they hint at broader trends, and Intel's latest purchase is a case in point.

Intel Gets Its Data Center OnTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:48PMBy Stacey Higginbotham, GigaOM Surely but slowly, Intel is coming to the realization that cloud, not PC, is where computing's future lies. And perhaps there is no better testament to this move than the most recent acquisition of an Ethernet silicon company. As data centers become increasingly important hubs of computing, companies from an earlier era -- from Verizon to Intel -- are making bold ...

Huge leap in profits predicted for AppleTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:11AMThe site says record buying of the iPad and Mac hardware made up for weaker demand for the aging iPhone 4.

District of Columbia Selects PURVIS Systems for Fire Station Alerting SystemTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:05AMPURVIS Fire Station Alerting System to provide effective, reliable and secure communications to assist in efficiently mobilizing fire and EMS personnel for faster incident response. [PR.com]

Mobile Flat Panel Display operates on one USB cable.Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:57AMFeaturing 10.4 in. display and polycarbonate case, FP10-USB has VESA mounting pattern and accommodates needs of mobile, industrial, and POS applications. This 7.54 x 9.43 x 1.42 in. display, with 230 nit LED backlighting, offers power consumption under 2.5 W, 600:1 contrast ratio, and 800 x 600 resolution. Operating over 0 to +40°C range, display can be used as secondary or duplicate display ...

The next battlefield: Cyberspace and military readinessTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:51AMLast week, the Pentagon announced a plan for "operating in cyberspace," clearly marking out a new terrain in the world of national defense. John Joyner breaks down the document and what it means for future cybersecurity measures.

Tiny Wi-Fi device server ships with Linux SDKTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:09AMLantronix is now shipping a wireless device server module with a Timesys LinuxLink software development kit (SDK). The PremierWave EN includes a 400MHz Atmel ARM9 processor, an Ethernet port, and a dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n modem, and ships with Linux-based Lantronix firmware -- offering secure tunneling, configuration, diagnostics, LAN bridging, and remote access applications.

The Unix revolution—thank you, Uncle Sam?Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:07AMThis November, the Unix community has another notable anniversary to celebrate: the 40th birthday of the first edition of Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie's Unix Programmers Manual , released in November 1971. Producing the document was no easy task, because at that point the Unix operating system grew by the week; budding aficionados added new commands and features to the system on a regular ...

Facebook and the Epiphanator: An End to Endings?Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:46PMI do not enjoy Facebook — I find it cloying and impossible — but I am there every day. Last year I watched a friend struggle through breast cancer treatment in front of hundreds of friends. She broadcast her news with caution, training her crowd in how to react: no drama, please; good vibes; videos with puppies or kittens welcomed. I watched two men grieve for lost children — one man I've only ...