Week in IT: The GIMP reviewed, DDR4 coming, and the cloud office shootout

News · 05-12-12, 12:00 PM

There's a new type of RAM coming down the pike, but there are not too many places to use it. Also, a venerable open-source image-editing tool was updated and reviewed. Here, you'll find a roundup of all that was new and notable from the Technology Lab, the section of Ars devoted to all things technical.

Hands-on: testing the GIMP 2.8 and its new single-window interface
We go hands-on with the latest update of the venerable open source image editor.
DDR4 memory is coming soon'maybe too soon
The next generation is coming this year, but there's no place to plug it yet.
The Great Ars Cloud office suite shootout
Can any cloud office suite really compete with Microsoft Office?
North Korea pumps up the GPS jamming in week-long attack
Taking out its frustrations with its failed satellite launch?
Microsoft goes green: data centers, offices to be carbon neutral come July
A company-wide carbon fee will hold divisions accountable for their own energy usage.
Attackers target unpatched PHP bug allowing malicious code execution
Attackers are targeting a PHP bug that can be used to remotely hijack websites.
How Amazon saved Zynga's butt'and why Zynga built a cloud of its own
Zynga's cloud runs just like Amazon's, but it's all in-house.
Coolest jobs in tech: from the pits of Le Mans to the dugouts of Fenway Park
The geeks have entered the locker room.
Are you really getting ripped off on printer ink?
Questions raised about the amount of hydrophobic foam inside the cartridges.
Passpoint WiFi tech promises cellphone-like handoff between hotspots
The plan: make WiFi networks a "true extension" of service provider networks.

05-12-12, 12:00 PM	#1
News Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 34,623	Week in IT: The GIMP reviewed, DDR4 coming, and the cloud office shootout There's a new type of RAM coming down the pike, but there are not too many places to use it. Also, a venerable open-source image-editing tool was updated and reviewed. Here, you'll find a roundup of all that was new and notable from the Technology Lab, the section of Ars devoted to all things technical. Hands-on: testing the GIMP 2.8 and its new single-window interface We go hands-on with the latest update of the venerable open source image editor. DDR4 memory is coming soon'maybe too soon The next generation is coming this year, but there's no place to plug it yet. The Great Ars Cloud office suite shootout Can any cloud office suite really compete with Microsoft Office? North Korea pumps up the GPS jamming in week-long attack Taking out its frustrations with its failed satellite launch? Microsoft goes green: data centers, offices to be carbon neutral come July A company-wide carbon fee will hold divisions accountable for their own energy usage. Attackers target unpatched PHP bug allowing malicious code execution Attackers are targeting a PHP bug that can be used to remotely hijack websites. How Amazon saved Zynga's butt'and why Zynga built a cloud of its own Zynga's cloud runs just like Amazon's, but it's all in-house. Coolest jobs in tech: from the pits of Le Mans to the dugouts of Fenway Park The geeks have entered the locker room. Are you really getting ripped off on printer ink? Questions raised about the amount of hydrophobic foam inside the cartridges. Passpoint WiFi tech promises cellphone-like handoff between hotspots The plan: make WiFi networks a "true extension" of service provider networks. Read more on Ars Technicaâ?¦ More...

05-12-12, 02:19 PM	#2
Galvin Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 241	Re: Week in IT: The GIMP reviewed, DDR4 coming, and the cloud office shootout DDR4 is nice but haswell won't even support it. So this may get supported after haswell, so around 2014 march or so.