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The IBM board of directors today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.55 per common share, payable March 10, 2010 to stockholders of record February 10, 2010. With the payment of the March 10 dividend, IBM will have paid consecutive quarterly dividends every year since 1916. IBM also announced that its next annual meeting of stockholders will be held April 27, 2010 at the Midwest Airlines Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Intel has launched the industry's first 10GBase-T server adapter to support SR-IOV for advanced network virtualization. This adapter's energy-efficient design allows it to support two 10GbE ports. Why two ports? 1) Two ports provide redundancy - one takes over if the other fails, and 2) ports can be combined into one bigger virtual pipe, providing 20GbE of networking bandwidth. Based on the Intel® 82599 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller, the Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter X520-T2 supports connectivity over distances of up to 100 meters and includes enhancements for I/O virtualization and iSCSI. Learn more about the X520-T2.
How the hell do you find yourself at a party where Bill Gates is dancing to / with Kid Rock and you don’t have a video camera? Oh well, at least there are pictures:
For those of you interested, here is a twenty two minute video interview with Craigslist Founder Craig Newmark.
Cooling
Xigmatek Balder SD1283 CPU Cooler @ Tweaknews
ETC.
AMD Athlon II X2 255, X3 440, X4 635, Phenom II X2 555, and X4 910e @ OCC
AMD's January Budget Refresh @ PC Perspective
Samsung P2350 23" LCD Monitor @ HotHardware
Memory/ Storage
QNAP Network Media Player NMP-1000 @ Ninjalane
MSI Computer, a leading manufacturer of computer hardware products and solutions, is proud to announce the availability of the MSI Wind U135 netbook. These special edition netbooks commemorate the millions of Wind models sold globally and are the first to feature the powerful, yet efficient Intel Pine Trail Platform with the Atom™ N450 processor . Available in Silver, Charcoal, Ruby and Sapphire, the newest addition to the Wind family also features a 160GB or 250 GB hard drive, 1 GB of DDR2 memory and Windows 7 Starter and start at $309.99.
Air New Zealand has stepped things up a notch with beds, power sockets and iPod connectors on its Boeing 777s. Now that is flying in comfort! Thanks to Edward Cabarles for the linkage.
It's not just for the suit-clad first class and business class passengers either. 11 Skycouches that turn into flat beds for two will make those weeks in the air fly past quickly, with the other seats providing extra leg room and comfort. But that's not the best bit—the power sockets, iPod connectors and USB ports on each seat will blow people's minds.
The Pentagon is searching for Digital DNA to catch hackers? Sounds like a bad plot to a crappy crime drama (Washington D: CSI).
"In other words," The Register’s Lew Page notes, "any code you write, perhaps even any document you create, might one day be traceable back to you - just as your DNA could be if found at a crime scene, and just as it used to be possible to identify radio operators even on encrypted channels by the distinctive ‘fist’ with which they operated their Morse keys. Or something like that, anyway."
Want to ask the president some questions? Well, if you watch his "State of the Union" speech on YouTube you’ll have the chance to submit questions that will be answered online next week. If you were selected, what would you ask?
"From our live webstream to a free iPhone app, the White House is using technology to make sure the president's State of the Union address reaches as many people as possible," Phillips said. "Now we are excited to announce how President Obama will also be using the Web to offer the public a direct and participatory way to communicate back to him," he said.
God of War Collection to Release Separately in Europe @ Joystiq
Halo Reach Screenshots Touch Down @ Shacknews
Mass Effect 2's Downloadable Companion Delayed @ Kotaku
StarCraft II Beta Nears? @ Blue’s News
If you are in the market for a new motherboard, I highly recommend you read our evaluation of the ASUS Maximus III Gene.
Simply put, I really enjoyed working with this board. I'm not generally a huge fan of the smaller boards, but I have to say this board impressed me from start to finish. Everything worked flawlessly and easily. From the unboxing to setting up the system to OS installation were all a breeze. It was as perfect a computing experience as I can remember.
It looks like print media bigwigs have their own ideas for Apple’s rumored iTablet…the ability to finally charge for content. What a great idea! 
People who have seen the tablet say Apple will market it not just as a way to read news, books and other material, but also a way for companies to charge for all that content.
