Titan: CPU and GPU combine for a supercomputer has 20 petaflops

Technology – the course of the 20 pé taflops approaches. In addition to IBM, CRAY will also deliver him, in the United States, for a coû T d’ approximately 100 million dollars, an able supercomputer d' to offer a performance of point dé passing 20 petaflops.

The United States counts dA©velopper well the capacitA©s calculation of their supercomputers. IBM has dA©jA  annoncA© qua?? with the Sequoia project, it would deliver a machine of 20 pA©taflops to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (US).

But this last will not be the only one has  accroA®tre its performances in matiA¨re of calculation. Will the national laboratory amA©ricain D `Oak Ridge thus be equipped da?? a new supercomputer baptisA© Titan. It its?? da will act?? does an extension of its have?? of does manufacturer CRAY have?? , currently 3rd with the classification with 1,75 pA©taflop.

18. 000 GPU Tesla of Nvidia ajoutA © S.A.  Will jaguar

Titan be able D `to offer a performance of point dA©passant 20 petaflops, Ca?? is-HAVe – to say has “twice faster and three times more autonomous than the supercomputer have  this day has”, has  to know of the institute avancA© of computer sciences of Kobe in Japan.

\#?? structure retained for Titan thus consists has  to associate graphics processors, of Nvidia Tesla and CPU. Among the supercomputers in the world, three combine dA©jA  CPU and GPU.

It its?? acts of Chinese Tianhe-1A (2,56 pflop/s), Nebulae (1,27 pflop/s) and of Japanese Tsubame 2. 0 (1,19 pflop/s). ConcrA¨tement, for Titan, they are 18. 000 GPU Tesla of new gA©nA©ration which have? tre installA©s in 2012.

new the systA¨me would have? tre livrA© in its final version with the laboratory D `Oak Ridge in 2013, and coA” for the third time prA¨s of 100 million dollars. The United States, concurrencA©s by China, is not the only ones has  floor on?? future of intensive calculation.

a supercomputer exaflopic in France in 2019

In 2010, France thus brought into service, the supercomputer of the ECA dotA© D `1,05 pA©taflop/s of computing power. The ECA had A©galement levA© the veil has  this occasion on its ambitions in this sector, prA©voyant Tera 1000.

This last should cross the course of the 30 in theory pA©taflops (either an increase da?? a factor 30). Next A©tape will be that of calculation exaflopic has?? that is to say a billion billion da?? opA©rations a second.

the first supercomputer franA§ais da?? does a exaflopic computing power, have to be born in 2019 to him has?? if?? Technological A©volution and the budgets allouA©s allow it.

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a cheap iPad in preparation?

Technology – One prê you &worsen; Apple the volonté of launching dé goal a 2012 « iPad mini » in the neighbourhoods of 200 dollars so d' to amplify its effect of range like it l' made for l' iPhone.

a iPad low-cost? AprA¨s to have circulA© during
long months have  matter of?? , my? me rumour its?? engage dA©sormais on the subject
Apple shelf. It has A©tA© lancA©e by an analyst of Ticonderoga
SecuritiesA, according to which has “has iPad
miniA has” will be lancA© dA©but 2012 for a price bordering the 200 dollars.

It
does term have “has miniA has” its?? would not apply has  size of the shelf but
well has  its tariff. One remembers indeed that dA©clarA© had that them
shelves of less than 9 inches A©taient vouA©es has  ?? A©chec. And?? one sees badly its
successors to take again the torch while commenA§ant by contradicting it….

To drive out on the segment of Kindle Fire

With a iPad
more accessible, Apple its?? the marchA© by bottom would open while coming to drive out on
the grounds da?? Amazon and of sound. A stratA©gie that the firm has 
has apple just set up for?? iPhone with the 3G S which becomes free,
and?? iPhone 4 of 8 Go which passes in midrange has  99 dollars.

According to
?? analyst citA© by Business Insider, the exit of?? iPad mini will be followed
launching da?? a iPad 3 during the deuxiA¨me quarter 2012. (Eureka Press)

War of the patents: new victory d& 039; Apple against Samsung in Australia

Juridique – the justice of the country has regard that the Galaxy shelf 10. 1 violated patents d' Apple. Its sale is thus prohibited of maniè temporary Re.

In the world war that Apple against Samsung around the patents delivers, the apple comes to gain a new victory, in Australia this time. Following  a complaint D `Apple, the court fA©dA©ral of Sydney has estimA© that Samsung was S `to explain on at least two soupA§ons patent violation D `Apple.

sales of its shelf Galaxy 10. 1 will be prohibited in Australia jusqu `has  what the court comes to a conclusion about the bottom of the file. What could take months.

In this business, the dispute relates to the tactile technology of the derniA¨re
shelf of Samsung. Apple shows Galaxy 10. 1 da?? enfreindre ten of its patents and its?? in A©galement taken with the smartphones Android from Samsung which are accusA©s to copy?? iPhone. With  The group south-corA©en N `did not exclude to appeal
and soulignA© qu `it has would continue its continuations against Apple concerning
its wireless technology.

Concessions

Indeed, Samsung has dA©posA© a complaint auprA¨s Australian Court fA©dA©rale for rA©clamer
L `invalidation of the patents invoquA©s by Apple, and a second attacks the firm
of Cupertino for Samsung patent violation by the iPhone and it.

“; We are dA©A§us of this judgement and Samsung will take all measurements
nA©cessaires, including in justice, to ensure that our products
innovating are available to the consommateurs”; , commentA© the group has in
a communiquA©.

Rappelons that Samsung however had in Australia. In aoA” T last, the south-corA©en had acceptA© to suspend the marketing of its Galaxy shelf 10. 1 in the country jusqua?? With  what the justice of this country comes to a conclusion about
?? injunction dA©posA©e by the firm of Cupertino.

“; Apple has dA©posA© a complaint before the Court fA©dA©rale D `Australia aiming
a version of Galaxy 10. 1 that Samsung N `did not intend to sell
in Australia. Court N `returned any injunction and the parts have
trouvA© an agreement which prA©voit that the version in question will not be
commercialisA©e in Australie”; , explained Samsung in a communiquA©.

For mA©moire, Apple has dA©jA  obtained the prohibition of the sales of Samsung shelves in Germany as well as the sale of some modA¨les of smartphones in the Netherlands. Californian justice will examine this Thursday the request D `Apple D `to prohibit the Galaxy products in the United States.

PC: always soft sales in the 3rd quarter, Lenovo world number 2

Figures – Thank you with the countries é mergents which allowed the marché PC to leave the tê you of l' water with a growth of 3% &worsen; 92 d&amp million; #039; unité S.

The situation remains still tended for the world marchA© of the PC. If the growth is still with go to the 3rd quarter, C `is above all grA? it has  the request of a©mergents countries, the crisis impacting the dA©penses mA©nages and companies in Europe of the West and AmA©rique. Without speaking about competition about the smartphones and other shelves.

According to the figures prA©liminaires of Gartner, the world sales have progressA© of 3,2% over one year, well far from the 5% anticipA©s, has  91,8 million D `unitA©s.

“; As one S `waited there, the sales of PC of the school rentrA©e have dA©A§u in many marchA©s mature, confirming that the marchA© general public remains weak. The popularitA© of the competitor apparatuses, including shelves like the iPad and of the multifunction tA©lA©phones, have concurrencA© the PC for the dA©penses”; , has soulignA© the analyst Mikako Kitagawa, citA©e in a communiquA©.

But the principal information of quarter N `is not it  . Indeed, for the premiA¨re time, Chinese Lenovo, alliA© since the dA©but of
L `year with Japanese NEC, S `is hissA© has  the deuxiA¨me world place with 13,5% of
starts from marchA© and sales in rise of 25%.

-39% for Acer in Europe!

It doubles has 
time the amA©ricain Dell and the taA? wanais Acer, which A©taient rA©cemment with
bend has  bend. “; Its marketing affirmA© on the professional marchA©s
as well as general public, has accA©lA©rA© the rate/rhythm of its livraisons”; , has
soulignA© Mrs. Kitagawa. In the deuxiA¨me quarter, Lenovo S `A©tait dA©jA  hissA© has  the 3rd place of the classification.

the texan sees its sales dropping by 1% while Taiwanese continues its fall with sales which S `A©croulent of more than 23% and one share which spends 14,2 has  10,6%.

which S `questions on its branch PC preserves its place of world leader with sales in rise of 5,3% and one share of marchA© of 17,7%. A growth “; faster than the average of the secteur”; , comments on Gartner, what to make rA©flA©chir gA©ant it amA©ricain.

On the marchA© amA©ricain, marquA© by a rise of the sales of 1,1% HP is A©galement first (28,9% of share of marchA© with sales in rise of 15%), in front of (21,9%) and (12,9%), whose sales leaped of 21,5% grA? it with the succA¨s of the portable MacBook Air.

In Europe (thus qu `in Africa and with the Middle-East), the indicators are still in the red with sales in retreat of 2,9% has  26,5 million D `unitA©s. HP reinforces its position of leader with sales in rise of 3% and one share of marchA© of 20%.

Acer undergoes a historical gadin with sales in fall of 39% and one share which passes from 21,7% has  13,6%. Let us point out qu `one year ago, Acer had doublA© HP. A distance memory.

Asus takes again hair of Ba? you (sales in rise of 13%) and double Dell whose sales drop by 2,4%. The two manufacturers have respective shares of 10 and 9%. Lenovo closes walk with sales of 22% and one share which reaches 7,4%.

the German authorities admit having uses a Trojan horse

SA©curitA© – Several German Lands admitted having utilisé a police spyware within the framework d’ enquê your. Autorité S ensure that this use respects the law, which question Chaos Computer Club, for which R2D2 pré feels moreover faults.

R2D2, Ca?? is the name donnA© with the software spy conA§u for the German autoritA©s in order to allow the forces?? order to lead of A©coutes data processing. Chaos Computer Club (CCC) has publiA© the week derniA¨re source code of this program.

a German law authorizes?? use, under strict conditions, of this type of data-processing device. However, according to the CCC, not only R2D2 prA©sente of the faults, but he would violate A©galement the lA©gislation of the country.

a policeware utilisA© since approximately 2 years

Of the charges contestA©es by the German ministA¨re of?? intA©rior. According to did the site, citA© by The Register, several LA¤nders German, at least five, recognize that the local police had exploited this spyware for approximately two years in criminal cases and enquA? your liA©es with the drug trafficking.

But according to the autoritA©s, of which the minister of?? intA©rior of BaviA¨re Joachim Herrmann, the police Trojan horse has A©tA© utilisA© in the respect of the law, rA©futant by consA©quent the charges of Chaos Computer Club.

According to, the Trojan horse would have A©tA© obtained by the CCC by?? intermA©diaire da?? , Patrick Schladt. Would the program have A©tA© installA© on?? laptop of its customer has  ?? occasion of its passage to the customs has  ?? aA©roport international of Munich.

the German law violA©e?

On Naked Security, Sophos prA©cise that R2D2 (repA©rA© dA¨s 2010) allows da?? espionner of the calls on Skype, conversations on the transport instantanA©es, to supervise navigation Internet of the PC infectA© or da?? to record strike them keyboard.

a setting has  day has  outdistance, for example to install code supplA©mentaire, is possible A©galement. However, points out the sociA©tA© sA©curitA©, the German constitutional court prohibited with the police spyware to be able altA©rer the code of?? computer surveillA©, so in particular guaranteeing?? intA©gritA© of the evidence.

Windows 7 took the step on XP

Figures – According to the last StatCounter figures, Windows 7 reached the 40% d’ users in the world in devanç ant Windows XP dé sormais &worsen; 38,7%.

For the premiA¨re time, the da number?? users of Windows 7
With  ?? Does world A©chelle have dA©passA© the da number?? users of Windows XP. Ca?? is in all
case this queA disentA the StatCounter figures on the premiA¨re
da fortnight?? October. Do Windows 7 dA©tient dA©sormais 40,15% of shares da?? use against
38,7% for Windows XP.

At the time of the launching of Windows 7 in October 2009, XP
A©tait has  67,5%. It will thus have been necessary two annA©es complA¨tes so that the rocker
its?? carry out, at least for StatCounter.

Bus of the cA/tA© of Net Applications, XP
dominates always largely with 50,5% of shares da?? use in September and 32,4%
for Windows 7. Like it?? often has said A©tA©, the always strong prA©sence da?? XP
its?? explains by the park installA© in the companies which Na?? did not want
to risk on Vista.

And although?? one has  more or less a year of the exit of
, Microsoft the professionals has  dA©ployer
Windows 7.

(Eureka Press)

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Dell put on Windows 8 and the PC

StratA©gie – the firm texane considè Re the marché PC like a é lé lies central of its straté gie for the anné be &worsen; to come. Dell ré in addition affirm its partnership with Microsoft and setting on Windows 8 for é quiper diffé rents final.

With?? occasion of the annual confA©rence Dell World which its?? is
held in Texas, Michael Dell has annoncA© that?? company miserait much on
Windows 8. Has “has We are trA¨s alignA©s with Microsoft on Windows 8. Us
you will say some more on and you will see broad A©ventail of
produitsA has”, it promised.

In addition to the PC, one thus can its?? to wait has  to see
to arrive of the signA©es Dell. The future systA¨me da?? exploitation
of Microsoft is thus appelA© has  to play a central rA/le in the stratA©gie of?? company
for the annA©es which come.

Shelves and mobiles: Dell took tempA©rature of the marchA©….

Evoking the marchA© mobilitA©, Michael Dell
is my? me allA© a little further in while leaving clearly
to hear qua?? Android has “has is certainly also another opportunitA©, but
this marchA© its?? is not dA©veloppA© has  height of Has”.

Steve
Felice, prA©sident it of division general public and TPE/PME at Dell has him
some little enjolivA© things by explaining that the marketing of
mobile terminals (tabletteA, smartphones Android and Windows Phone7) had value
da?? expA©rience to observe of which maniA¨re this marchA© dA©veloppe.

has “has We have lancA© a sA©rie products and they were sold, but us
let us have lancA©s in small volumes to measure the rA©action of the clientsA has”.
But for him, the problA¨mes liA © S.A.  the sA©curitA©?? interopA©rabilitA© and
do management of the terminals still have? tre rA©glA©s before da?? to consider a percA©e
in company.

Assessment, for Dell, the PC still has the beautiful ones and long days in front
he. “Has There has are 1,5 billion, Ca?? is a A©norme figure.
Do the prA©visions suggA¨rent qua?? there will be 2 billion da them?? here some annA©es,
thus Ca?? is a marchA© of croissanceA has” analysis Michael Dell. (Eureka Press)

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Royalties on Android: with the turn of the manufacturer of PlayBook and Kindle to pay

Legal – Quanta Computer, ODM (original design to manufacture) for Kindle d’ Amazon and PlayBook of RIM has signé a licensing agreement with Microsoft covering the sales of terminals Android and Chrome OS.

Microsoft continues to put the pressure on the manufacturers of Android terminals, shelves and smartphones. ?? Does A©ditor come thus da?? da?? a licensing agreement with.

Quanta Computer is (original design to manufacture) in particular for Kindle da?? Amazon and PlayBook of RIM. ?? concluded agreement between?? industrialist and Microsoft cover the terminals under Android, but also Chrome OS.

Amazon could have to pay for Kindle Fire

InterrogA©, Microsoft Na?? prA©cisA© does not have if?? signA© agreement with Quanta Computer covered Kindle and PlayBook explicitly, and thus implied the payment of royalties on these terminals sold by RIM and Amazon.

In its rA©ponse, Microsoft ensures that its licences for OEM and ODM guarantee that?? A©ditor perA§oit not twice of the royalties for my? me A©quipement. The firm of Redmond prA©cise on the other hand not the perA§u amount by terminal or.

During last months, Microsoft has signA© licensing agreements with multiple manufacturers of which Samsung, Acer, HTC, General Dynamics Itronix, Onkyo, Velocity Micro, ViewSonic and Wistron. ?? A©ditor runs up on the other hand has  the rA©sistance of Motorola and Barnes &Noble.

AprA¨s to have made and Samsung, and its?? With? tre rapprochA© of Nokia, Microsoft puts has  prA©sent the pressure on Motorola. In October 2010, the firm of Redmond the manufacturer, showing his Android terminals of patent violation. Does Motorola have since A©tA© rachetA© by Google, which dA©nonce a manA? uvre.

VMware revises the prices of its licences vSphere 5

StratA©gie – invoicing of vSphere 5 according to the consumption of mé moire introduced in July by VMware n’ did not make l’ unanimité . Face &worsen; the grogne of the companies, confronté be &worsen; a rise of the coû ts of the virtualisation, l’ é ditor has modifié its modè of invoicing.

The derniA¨re version of the leading product of VMware, vSphere 5, was not rA©sumait has  ?? addition of news fonctionnalitA©s. This exit A©tait A©galement?? occasion for?? A©ditor to modify, once again, its modA¨le of invoicing.

Exit the coA” T with Ca? ur. In the VMware place introduced a modA¨le licence with the socket, complA©tA© by an invoicing has  the mA©moire. But if this new systA¨me of licencing could profit has  certain companies, it pA©nalisait da of it?? did others note in July MagIT, and in particular those oA? the rate of consolidation of the waiters is A©levA©.

Ceilings mA©moire ruffle © visa © S.A.  the rise

On a competing marchA© of the virtualisation, and face has  criticisms rA©currentes of the users has  ?? A©gard of the prices of the VMware licences?? A©ditor took a risk has  froisser its customers. He has thus dA©cidA© to improve his modA¨le invoicing.

VMware has thus in terms of mA©moire in order to less force its customers has  to subscribe of new licences in the event of dA©passement of the ceiling of mA©moire autorisA©e. For?? Free A©dition of?? hypervisor, the ceiling climbs thus of 8 has  32 Go, of 24 has  32 for vSphere 5 Standard and of 32 has  64 Go for?? A©dition Undertaken.

All in all, the ceilings mA©moire of the diffA©rentes A©ditions of vSphere 5 have all A©tA© ruffle © visa © S.A.  the rise. Better, VMware will not invoice any more dA©sormais the mA©moire beyond  from 96 Go, MagIT.

the coA” T of difficult the VMware licences has  digA©rer

criticisms of the companies with respect to the prices pratiquA©s by VMware are not new. This new A©pisode could encourage certain companies well has  intA©grer da?? other hyperviseurs of the marchA© in their systA¨me da?? information. Projects in this direction have dA©jA  A©tA© entamA©s.

In July 2010, the person in charge of?? scientific data processing of Rhodia, Patrick Auvray, entrusted has  ZDNet. Fr that expA©rimentations of this A©taient nature in progress. The dA©clenchor: the coA” T of the VMware licences.

has “We try to benefit from?? opportunitA© of the crA©ation da?? a laboratory in Asia to test Hyper-V from Microsoft, which comes with Windows Server 2008. According to the rA©sultats of these tests, us A©tendrons or not?? use of this solution. Us Na?? let us not plan however to rock has  100% out of VMware. With”