Hardware, System Updates and Innovations

Storage maker builds fast SSD to prepare for life after NAND flash
http://www.itworld.com/storage/430095/storage-maker-builds-fast-ssd-prepare-life-after-nand-flash?page=0,0

Uses PCIe slot on motherboard to bypass SATA III SATA Revision 3.0 port bottleneck.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_ATA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI_Express

Do not use the terms "SATA II" or "SATA III," which are incorrect and have no meaning.
https://www.sata-io.org/sata-naming-guidelines

Got it. Post has been fixed. ;D

Tiny chip mimics brain, delivers supercomputer speed
http://phys.org/news/2014-08-tiny-chip-mimics-brain-supercomputer.html
IBM to spend $3 bn aiming for computer chip breakthrough
http://phys.org/news/2014-07-ibm-bn-aiming-chip-breakthrough.html#inlRlv

Another step forward for diamond-based quantum computers
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/11/another_step_forward_for_diamondbased_quantum_computers/
5 Ways IBM’s Smart Chip Will Revolutionize Technology
http://www.inc.com/jill-krasny/ibm-truenorth-chip-technology.html
Intel to push Broadwell into fanless tablets thinner than iPad
http://www.networkworld.com/article/2463742/intel-to-push-broadwell-into-fanless-tablets-thinner-than-ipad.html#tk.rss_all

Best Graphics Cards For The Money: August 2014
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107.html#xtor=EPR-8886
Best Gaming CPUs For The Money: August 2014
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106.html#xtor=EPR-8886
AMD Reveals FX-8300 and Athlon X4 860K CPUs
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-athlon-fx-8300-cpu,27365.html#xtor=EPR-8886

Microsoft pulls updates, recommends uninstall
http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-pulls-updates-recommends-uninstall-7000032678/
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2982791

Seagate targets data centres with first 8TB hard disk drives
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2361906/seagate-targets-data-centres-with-first-8tb-hard-disk-drives

Dell expands stable of ARM server prototypes, but is not shipping products yet
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2692274/components-processors/dell-expands-stable-of-arm-server-prototypes-but-is-not-shipping-products-yet.html

Post-Sony Vaio Aims for Japan Market Niche
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/10/07/post-sony-vaio-aims-for-japan-market-niche/

Intel planning thumb-sized PCs for next year
http://news.techworld.com/personal-tech/3587048/intel-planning-thumb-sized-pcs-for-next-year/

9 key enterprise tech trends for 2015 and beyond
http://www.infoworld.com/article/2851469/cloud-computing/9-enterprise-tech-trends-for-2015-and-beyond.html

Quantum systems approaching general release to market: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/ibm-google-quantum-computers-commercialization,33817.html