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NEWS ABOUT: computer servers

computer servers stories: 9 news summaries

Web Users Worldwide Help Iranians Thwart Censors

Expatriates, Pirate Bay work to get information on protests out of Iran

Jun 18, 09 5:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iranians are using every trick in the book to get information past the country's tight censorship of the Internet and to the outside world—and the outside world is doing its best to help, CNET reports. Sympathizers have set up a huge number of proxy servers to help disseminate information... More »

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Iran • Internet • protests • The Pirate Bay • computer servers • Internet censorship • web censorship • Twitter • Iranian election

 IBM to Nab Rival Sun for $7B 

Deal would let IBM rule Unix server market

Apr 3, 09 7:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - IBM looks set to buy rival Sun Microsystems in a $7 billion deal that would make IBM king of the lucrative Unix server market, the New York Times reports. The $9.50-per-share agreement, already approved by IBM’s board, insiders say, could be announced today—though next week is more... More »

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IBM • Sun Microsystems • software • acquisition • computer servers • computer hardware

(Newser) - Intel has rolled out a new chip for servers that will more than double the effectiveness of systems but consume no extra power, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Xeon 5500 excels at “virtualization,” allowing multiple operating systems and applications to run on one server—which Intel... More »

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Dell • Intel • IBM • Apple • recession • computer servers • chip • Hewlett-Packard • performance • chipset

Apple Server Meltdown Foils Launch of  iPhone 3G

Customers unable to activate new toy, in store or at home

Jul 11, 08 3:56 PM CDT
(AP) - The launch of Apple's hotly anticipated iPhone 3G turned into an IT meltdown today, as customers were unable to get their new phones working. A global problem with Apple's iTunes servers prevented the phones from being activated in-store, as planned. Employees implored buyers to perform the last step on their... More »

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iPhone • iTunes • Apple • computer servers • iPhone 3G

Web Crashes Take Bigger Toll, Fuel Bigger Outrages

One engineer has a site to check whether favorite sites are actually down

Jul 5, 08 7:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - A crashing website once was no big deal, but now it can cost a company millions and send customers into fits of rage. In a sign of the times, one San Francisco web engineer has started downforeveryoneorjustme.com, allowing visitors to see whether a site is down or if it's... More »

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Internet • website • computer servers • Amazon • Twitter

Site Will Email Buddies After
You Depart in Rapture

Youvebeenleftbehind.com costs $40 a year

Jun 10, 08 3:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new website will email godless friends and family left behind after you’ve been taken to heaven in the Rapture. For $40 per year, Youvebeenleftbehind.com will store any emails and documents for you, ABC reports—then send them about six days after the Lord hath taken away. The... More »

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Internet • email • evangelism • computer servers • rapture

Zuckerberg Pal Quits as Facebook CTO

Expanding site borrowing $100M for more servers

May 12, 08 6:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a surprise move, Facebook’s Chief Technology Officer is leaving the company, CNET reports. Adam D’Angelo, 23, felt the job no longer suited his skills and interests, sources told BoomTown. But there were also rumors of increasing tension between D’Angelo and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who have... More »

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social networking • Facebook • Mark Zuckerberg • computer servers

Google's Juicy Addiction: Cheap Electric

Not-so-green tech giants show
insatiable appetite for power

Feb 18, 08 5:04 PM CST
(Newser) - No industrial smokestacks rise from that cute Google logo, but each click of the search button takes an environmental toll, Harper's reports. Google and its competitors are guzzling electricity to power ever-larger server complexes, and a renewable-energy initiative is more about making amends than benevolence. A new taxpayer-subsidized Google center... More »

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Google • Microsoft • nuclear power • data centers • fossil fuel • electricity • renewable energy • computer servers • AT&T • tech giants • environmental impact • industrial pollution

Sun Posts Strong Profits

Services pick up the slack from core hardware divisions

Jan 24, 08 6:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Sun Microsystems today reported a profit of $260 million for the quarter ending Dec. 30, MarketWatch reports. Though total revenue was $3.62 billion, Sun’s service and sales were responsible for most of the gains, growing to $1.37 billion from $1.31 billion in the same quarter last... More »

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earnings reports • Sun Microsystems • software • emerging markets • quarterly results • computer servers

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