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  • RFID round-up: Still in the trough

    Despite its clear benefits in stock tracking and the success of early, isolated pilot tests in tracking high-value assets, RFID technology is still spinning its wheels as ongoing high costs and unclear return on investment continue to keep once-enthusiastic customers away in droves.

  • This is your brain on a microchip

    Cognitive computing experts say the day that computers work like brains is getting closer.

  • Intel's mantra: Let's make a deal

    Would you avoid buying a PC with an Advanced Micro Devices chip inside because it wouldn't let you host an Internet conference call with six of your friends?

  • RFID: Can it help your business?

    In 10 years almost everything will be tagged, say the experts. So what are these little chips that are soon to be so pervasive, and how will they take over your business?

  • Gates: Passwords passe

    Passwords will soon be a thing of the past, replaced by biometric and smart-card technology, Bill Gates reiterated on Tuesday.

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  • Dual-core desktop duel: AMD vs. Intel

    AMD and Intel both have dual-core CPUs out on the market, but which chip maker's technology is truly the best? To find the answer, we built two testbeds as nearly identical as we could and ran each chip through a battery of tests.

  • China reveals massive smart ID card plan

    China's 960 million citizens will be issued with digital smart ID cards, starting from next year.

  • How Intel plans to make a wireless everything

    Commentary: Everything has a cheap microchip inside, so Intel's CTO figures everything can have a wireless connection, too. Is he an industry visionary? Or a corporate kook? Apparently, even Intel wondered.

  • Transmeta notches up notebook security

    The chipmaker will help notebook owners tighten the security of their personal data by incorporating into its Crusoe line features that protect sensitive information.

  • RFID tags: Big Brother in small packages

    Retailers may love the concept of tiny radio tags for tracking products, but consumers should beware the potential for exploitation by corporations, criminals and the government.

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