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Is Ubuntu Getting Slower?

An anonymous reader writes "Phoronix has a new article where they provide Ubuntu 7.04, 7.10, 8.04, and 8.10 benchmarks and had ran many tests. In that article when using an Intel notebook they witness major slowdowns in different areas and ask the question is Ubuntu getting slower? From the article: 'A number of significant kernel changes had went on between these Ubuntu Linux releases including the Completely Fair Scheduler, the SLUB allocator, tickless kernel support, etc. We had also repeated many of these tests to confirm we were not experiencing a performance fluke or other issue (even though the Phoronix Test Suite carries out each test in a completely automated and repeatable fashion) but nothing had changed. Ubuntu 7.04 was certainly the Feisty Fawn for performance, but based upon these results perhaps it would be better to call U

UAE banking sector likely to see slower growth next year

(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) UAE's banking system, which is under Central Bank's pressure to restrict loan growth to 10 per cent, is likely to see a slower growth of 10-15 per cent in 2009, investment bank EFG-Hermes said in its latest study.

Harnessing Slow Water Currents For Renewable Energy

Julie188 writes "Slow-moving ocean and river currents could be a new, reliable and affordable alternative energy source. A University of Michigan engineer, Michael Bernitsas, has made a machine that works like a fish to turn potentially destructive vibrations in fluid flows into clean, renewable power. This is is the first known device that could harness energy from most of the water currents around the globe because it works in flows moving slower than 2 knots (about 2.3 miles per hour). Most of the Earth's currents are slower than 3 knots. Turbines and water mills need an average of 5 or 6 knots to operate efficiently. Further details and a few brief movies of the technology are available, as well as a video explanation by Professor Bernitsas himself.

Ubuntu 8.10 vs. Mac OS X 10.5.5 Benchmarks

An anonymous reader writes "As a sequel to their Is Ubuntu Getting Slower? Phoronix now has out an article that compares the performance of Ubuntu 8.10 to Apple's Mac OS X 10.5.5. They tested both the x86 and x86_64 spins of Ubuntu and threw at both operating systems a number of graphics, disk, computational, and Java benchmarks, among others. With the Mac Mini used in some of the comparisons, 'Leopard' was faster, while in others it was a tight battle."

Nokias smartphone isnt getting faster

Nokia’s new Nseries smartphones are not getting faster, they are getting slower. The benchmark tests of Futuremark show that the best performing phone in Nokia line-up is still the N93 that first came to stores in the summer of 2006, over two years ago.

Oops! AVG Virus Scanner Crashes Computers

Many techs will agree: antivirus programs can be a hassle. Mostly, the issues tend to stem from slower performance and similar issues that result from using an antivirus program. Still, it’s a bit of a lesser of two evils deal: you can risk getting a virus, or you can deal with lags in performance. Usually, you can count on well-known antivirus programs to only touch malicious files, but this isn’t always the case.

Japan's economic recovery may be delayed: BOJ minutes

The Bank of Japan is adopting a more pessimistic scenario for the country's economy, suspecting its recovery may be slower than earlier expected, the minutes of the central bank's policy meeting last month showed Thursday.

Wireless bolsters Verizon profit despite economy

Strong wireless sales helped Verizon Communications Inc post a higher quarterly profit despite a fall in landline customers and worries of a slower U.S. economy, helping the shares rise 8 percent.

Telescopic nanotubes work on RAM-flash fusion

Random access memories require constant power to offer their fast access speeds, but can't be scaled to as small a size as slower nonvolatile

Telescopic nanotubes aim to combine virtues of SRAM, flash

Random access memories require constant power to offer their fast access speeds, but can't be scaled to as small a size as slower nonvolatile flash memories. Now researchers believe they can combine the high-speed of RAM with the nonvolatility of flash by using telescopic nanotubes.

AT&T to buy rural phone co Centennial for $944 mln (Reuters)

The deal, which the two companies announced on Friday, comes amid a wave of mergers in the rural telecoms industry, which is struggling with slower wireless growth and declining home phone lines in a weak economy.

Online Retail Sales Also Suffering From Economic Downturn

New numbers from Web research company comScore Inc. show that while retail sales at online stores are still growing, it's at a much slower rate.

BlackBerry-maker hit as subscriber growth slows (Reuters)

LONDON (Reuters) - BlackBerry smartphone maker Research In Motion Ltd cut its third-quarter profit and revenue outlook well below Wall Street expectations, pointing to slower subscriber growth, weaker margins and sharp currency swings.

BlackBerry-maker hit as subscriber growth slows

LONDON (Reuters) - BlackBerry smartphone maker Research In Motion Ltd cut its third-quarter profit and revenue outlook well below Wall Street expectations, pointing to slower subscriber growth, weaker margins and sharp currency swings.

BlackBerry-maker hit as subscriber growth slows

LONDON (Reuters) - BlackBerry smartphone maker Research In Motion Ltd cut its third-quarter profit and revenue outlook well below Wall Street expectations, pointing to slower subscriber growth, weaker margins and sharp currency swings.

BlackBerry-maker hit as subscriber growth slows

LONDON (Reuters) - BlackBerry smartphone maker Research In Motion Ltd cut its third-quarter profit and revenue outlook well below Wall Street expectations, pointing to slower subscriber growth, weaker margins and sharp currency swings.

BlackBerry-maker hit as subscriber growth slows

LONDON (Reuters) - BlackBerry smartphone maker Research In Motion Ltd cut its third-quarter profit and revenue outlook well below Wall Street expectations, pointing to slower subscriber growth, weaker margins and sharp currency swings.

BlackBerry-maker hit as subscriber growth slows

LONDON (Reuters) - BlackBerry smartphone maker Research In Motion Ltd cut its third-quarter profit and revenue outlook well below Wall Street expectations, pointing to slower subscriber growth, weaker margins and sharp currency swings.

Telescopic nanotubes aim to combine virtues of SRAM, flash

PORTLAND, Ore. —Random access memories require constant power to offer their fast access speeds, but can't be scaled to as small a size as slower nonvolatile flash memories. Now researchers believe they can combine the high-speed of RAM with the nonvolatility of flash by using telescopic nanotubes.

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