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Microsoft Longhorn Server Slated For Second Half Of '07
At its Management Summit, Microsoft narrows down Longhorn Server's release date and reveals Vista security will come with strings attached. Longhorn Server, the next version of the Windows Server operating system, will ship in the second half of 2007. Microsoft also introduced a new scripting language for controlling Windows applications, and said some of Windows Vista's security features will require additional Microsoft products.
During a speech at the conference in San Diego, Microsoft senior VP of servers and tools Bob Muglia demonstrated features of the upcoming Windows Vista operating system he said could lower administrative costs for IT departments, including rolling out, securing, and monitoring the performance of PC networks. "Vista will be, without a shadow of doubt, the most secure version of Windows we've ever released," Muglia said. Microsoft is designing new versions of its Operations Manager and System Management Center products for distributing Vista to PCs, Muglia added. The desktop operating system is scheduled to ship early next year.
Posted by | Wed, Apr 26, 2006 - 06:40 AM | Comments
Antec Launches Five New PC Cases In Their Solution Series
Antec has recently launched five new cases in the Solution Series. The new cases include the NSK 6500, NSK 4400, NSK 3300, NSK 2400 and NSK 1300. Designed to meet a wide range of computing needs, each case has its own unique innovative features. Follow the link below to read the full press release in the Legit Forums.
NSK 6500 features seven expansion slots and nine drive bays - four front accessible 5.25" and five internal 3.5" removable hard drive trays with silicone grommets in a removable HDD cage to isolate vibrations. This results in overall quieter operation. Similarly, NSK 4400 features seven expansion slots and eight drive bays - three front accessible 5.25", two front accessible 3.5" and three internal 3.5" with rubber grommets. Both NSK 6500 and NSK 4400 have an advanced cooling system. The cases come equipped with one rear 120mm TriCool(tm) three-speed adjustable fan and one Advanced Chassis Air Guide with a mount for an optional 80mm fan. NSK 6500 also features two front mounts for optional 92mm fans, while NSK 4400 has one front mount for an optional 80mm fan. Both cases are constructed of 0.8mm cold-rolled steel for maximum durability and accommodate up to standard ATX motherboards.
Posted by | Wed, Apr 26, 2006 - 06:34 AM | Comments
Skype rings up ringtones deal
Skype, eBay's Internet telephone subsidiary, announced a deal Tuesday with music publishers that will make audio clips from artists like Madonna, Green Day and Red Hot Chili Peppers available to its users as ring tones. Although not an original idea it's great to see that Skype is jumping on the ringtone battleship. Now if we can just get penny ringtones.. oh wait that is what Wal-Mart is for!
Skype, eBay's Internet telephone subsidiary, announced a deal Tuesday with music publishers that will make audio clips from artists like Madonna, Green Day and Red Hot Chili Peppers available to its users as ring tones. Clips from Madonna songs will be available Wednesday for $1.50 each, with other artists to follow, Skype said. The deal is with EMI Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Warner/Chappell Music and the British association for author and publisher rights, the MCPS-PRS Alliance.
Posted by | Wed, Apr 26, 2006 - 06:31 AM | Comments
The 2006 CPL World Tour Has Been Canceled
The 2006 World Tour organized by the Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) has been cancelled for 2006, leaving many pro-gamers wondering how to make their lifestyle pay. This is a serious blow for gaming and could be the first major stumble for professional gaming. Let's see how the gamers and the industry respond.
Although there has been no official announcement from the CPL that the World Tour has been cancelled, the organisation's founder, Angel Munoz, has said in interviews that it will not now take place. "It is a shame that the CPL World Tour was cancelled. I thought it was a good thing for e-sports," said Michael O'Dell, manager of the UK's Team Dignitas. "Pro-gaming has taken a step backwards, for this year at least," said Philip Wride, one of the managers of the Four-Kings Intel clan.
Posted by | Wed, Apr 26, 2006 - 06:27 AM | Comments
Rambus awarded $306.5m in Hynix patent case
Rambus has won its month-long patent infringement trial against South Korean rival Hynix Semiconductor. A San Jose, California jury yesterday awarded compensation to the US chip interface designer in the sum of $306.5m.
"We are very pleased with today's result ? and very thankful for the considered attention of the jury and the court in this lengthy trial," Rambus senior vice president and general counsel John Danforth said. This case was originally filed by Hynix against the Los Altos, California-based company in August 2000. Hynix sought declaratory judgments that 11 patents were invalid and not infringed.
Posted by | Wed, Apr 26, 2006 - 06:21 AM | Comments
We Send 60 billion e-mails a day
A recent study showed that Internet users around the world send an estimated 60 billion e-mails every day, but many of these are spam or scam attempts. No big shock on that front!
"This figure was new for me as well ? worldwide there are around 60 billion e-mails sent every day," Telekom Chief Executive Kai-Uwe Ricke told an Internet security conference. "A large percent of it is spam," Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer added. German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble warned of the recent growth in "phishing" ?fishing for passwords, often via fake e-mails that especially target online banking.
Posted by | Wed, Apr 26, 2006 - 06:20 AM | Comments
Rumor: Microsoft Corp Plans to Buy Game Ad Maker Massive Inc
Microsoft Corp plans to pay $200 million to $400 million for Massive Inc., a privately held company that places ads in videogames, the Wall Street Journal said on Wednesday. I guess in-game advertising is on the battle plans to help fight the mighty Google marketing machine.
The deal to buy the two-year-old start-up highlights the increasing importance of advertising in nontraditional media, the report said. It noted Massive's clients include Coca-Cola Co., Honda Motor Co. and other advertisers that are boosting spending on ads in videogames.
Posted by | Wed, Apr 26, 2006 - 06:16 AM | Comments
TiVo Rolls Out Double-Duty DVR
Digital video recorder outfit TiVo said it is launching a digital video recorder that can record two shows at once. I don't even own a TiVo, but know that this is pretty darn cool. Now you have a reason to go out and upgrade the TiVo without getting in trouble with your other half!
"We've been hearing from our subscribers that they wanted a TiVo DVR that could record two shows at once," said product marketing VP Jim Denney. "With the TiVo Series2 DT DVR, we've delivered that capability to our customers at a very affordable price." After activation and rebate, the new product will retail at $100.
Posted by | Wed, Apr 26, 2006 - 06:14 AM | Comments
UMC said to have Nvidia 90nm G7 graphics chips orders
Sources at motherboard makers indicated that United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) will start sampling 90nm-made Nvidia G7 graphics chips in May! Anyone else ready for the next generation of graphics cards?
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) will start sampling 90nm-made Nvidia G7 graphics chips in May to makers for validation with volume production to commence in the second half of 2006 at the earliest, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report.
Posted by | Wed, Apr 26, 2006 - 06:11 AM | Comments
Del Mar College Bans MySpace.com
Del Mar College students now have to use computers outside the school's system if they want to visit the popular Web site MySpace.com. The community college has blocked the site in response to complaints about sluggish Internet speed on campus computers. This reminds me of when I was in college and Napster was blocked! I think I just aged myself. :(
An investigation found that heavy traffic at MySpace.com was eating up too much bandwidth, said August Alfonso, the school's chief of information and technology. Forty percent of daily Internet traffic at the college involved the site, he said. ''This was more about us being able to offer Web-based instruction, and MySpace.com was slowing everything down,'' President Carlos Garcia said.
Posted by | Mon, Apr 24, 2006 - 06:00 AM | Comments
ULI Drivers Now On Nvidia's Corporate Site
Looking to upgrade your ULI chipset driver that is found on your ATI based motherboard? Head on over to nVidia as they have started hosting ULI driver downloads.
We hear that you can now download ULI drivers from Nvidia's web page. It is kind of natural as Nvidia acquired ULI some time ago. What makes this quite interesting is that some ATI-based boards might need a driver that you can get from Nvidia's web site.
Posted by | Mon, Apr 24, 2006 - 04:59 AM | Comments
BlackBerry Versus RedBerry in China?
If you think you are done hearing about BlackBerry devices in the news you will be shocked to learn that a Berry battle has started in China. China Unicom, has launched it own push email service, named Redberry to go heads on with the BlackBerry. The battle of the berries is just starting, but no matter who wins at least it will taste good! ;)
"China Unicom's RedBerry brand not only incorporates people's familiarity with the BlackBerry brand name, but it also fully embodies the symbolic meanings of China Unicom's new red logo," the company said. It acknowledged that RIM's BlackBerry is the most successful application of push email technology.
Posted by | Mon, Apr 24, 2006 - 04:57 AM | Comments
Notebook Downturn: Mitac suffers falling margins in 1Q
After posting a revenue drop in the first quarter, Mitac Technology admitted that a downturn in the notebook industry has dragged down its gross margin significantly. The delayed launch of the Windows Vista operating system (OS) and more aggressive competition between Intel and AMD over pricing and platform transition strategies have made maintaining good margins a major issue for Taiwan?s notebook manufacturers in 2006
Mitac generated a gross margin of 5.2% in the first quarter of 2006, down from an average of 8.6% in 2005. Tsai attributed the decrease to a notebook inventory pile-up in Europe, as well as increase competition from international brands that are squeezing its share in the clone market. Mitac shipped 1.59 million notebooks in 2005, with 50% going to the clone notebook market in Europe. Despite the pressure from leading brands, Mitac projects its notebook shipments will grow 15-20% this year.
Posted by | Mon, Apr 24, 2006 - 04:51 AM | Comments
750GB Barracudas on the way, and 960GB in the works.
Word on the net has a Seagate pdf showing the new 750GB 7200.10 Barracudas. The pdf document can readily be accessed on Seagate's website at http://www.seagate.com/pdf/marketing/po_barracuda_7200_10.pdf. And even more interesting, there are rumors of a 960GB Barracuda in the pipeline. To drool for? Most definitely. Now all that's left is the pricing.
KEY FEATURES AND BENEFITS • Highest capacity in a single disc drive—up to 750GB of digital storage space • The first 3.5-inch drive to support vertically-stored data bits, enabling industry-leading capacity in existing standard form factors • A range of options from 8- or 16-Mbyte cache to interface choices of ATA/100, SATA 1.5Gb/s or SATA 3Gb/s to meet your specific needs • Seagate SoftSonic™ motor enables whisper-quiet operation • Enhanced G-Force Protection defends against handling damage • Unprecedented five-year warranty KEY SPECIFICATIONS • Family of capacities from 200GB to 750GB • Interfaces: SATA 3Gb/s, SATA 1.5Gb/s, Parallel ATA 100 • 8- and 16-Mbyte cache buffer options • Maximum sustained data transfer rate: 78 Mbytes/sec • Operating shock: 68 Gs
Posted by | Fri, Apr 21, 2006 - 10:29 PM | Comments
Some H-P, Compaq laptop batteries recalled
Hewlett-Packard Co. is recalling about 15,700 H-P and Compaq notebook computer batteries worldwide for a burn and fire hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday.
H-P has received 20 reports of batteries overheating, including two in the United States, with one report of a minor burn injury, the agency said. The recall is for lithium ion rechargeable batteries manufactured in early January 2005 and used with various H-P and Compaq notebook computers. The affected batteries have a bar code label starting with L3, the agency said.
Posted by | Fri, Apr 21, 2006 - 08:14 AM | Comments
Sony cuts price of PlayStation 2 by 20 Dollars
Sony has cut the price of its best-selling PlayStation 2 (PS2) by $20 in the US. The price drop was widely expected, coming ahead of the planned November launch of Sony's new PlayStation 3. Can't beat $20 off if you still want a PS2.
The PS2 will now sell in the US for around $130 (£73). Sony has told the BBC News website it has no plans to trim the current UK price of £104.99. "While we continue to innovate and design groundbreaking new products, we remain dedicated to our long-term vision for the PlayStation 2 platform," said Kaz Hirai, president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America in a statement.
Posted by | Fri, Apr 21, 2006 - 08:13 AM | Comments
Vietnam's tech sector hails Gates' visit
Vietnam's fledgling high-tech industry gets a major vote of confidence with the arrival Friday of Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, whose visit says much about the country's success in establishing itself as a new player on the technology map. I find it interesting that Bill Gates is meeting with many countries in the news politically lately, but at the end of the day it's all for IT development...
Vietnam has been anxious to jump-start its high-tech sector, which got a big boost earlier this year when Intel Corp., the world's largest chipmaker, announced plans to build a $300 million chip assembly and testing plant in the country. "The decision of Intel (to build) a plant in Ho Chi Minh City, and now Bill Gates' visit is confirming the recognition of Vietnam's potential for IT development," said Truong Gia Binh, CEO and president of the Corporation for Financing and Promoting Technology, or FPT, the country's leading software and computer maker. "This is a major opportunity for Vietnam," he said.
Posted by | Fri, Apr 21, 2006 - 08:11 AM | Comments
Apple Computer profit rises by 41 percent
Apple Computer Inc. said Wednesday its second-quarter profit rose 41 percent, beating Wall Street estimates, as sales of its iPod players continued to soar and Macintosh computer shipments increased by 4 percent.
Revenue for the quarter was $4.36 billion, up 34 percent from $3.24 billion in the year-ago quarter, but fell below the projections of analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial, who, on average, expected revenue of $4.54 billion. The analysts' consensus earnings forecast was 43 cents per share.
Posted by | Thu, Apr 20, 2006 - 07:29 AM | Comments
Microsoft loses patent suit to Z4 Technologies
Microsoft Corp. and Autodesk Inc. must pay $133 million to a Michigan man who claimed he was owed royalties for inventions to prevent software piracy, a jury ruled. The $115 million coming from Microsoft is the second-largest patent loss for Microsoft in history. I'm guessing this one will be appealed, if it already hasn't been.
The Tyler, Texas, jury Wednesday awarded Z4 Technologies, founded by David Colvin of Commerce Township, Mich., $115 million from Microsoft and $18 million from Autodesk. Colvin claimed two patents were infringed by software including Microsoft's Office and Windows XP and Autodesk's AutoCAD. The verdict is the second-largest patent loss for Microsoft, the world's biggest software maker.
Posted by | Thu, Apr 20, 2006 - 07:28 AM | Comments
Apple CFO says iPod prices to decline
Apple Computer Inc. expects the average selling price of its iPod digital music players to decline in the current quarter from the prior period, the company's CFO said on Wednesday. If you haven't received one as a gift now might be the time to pick one up for yourself!
We expect them to be down a little bit in the June quarter," Apple's Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer said. He also told Reuters that the gross margins on iPods in the just-completed March quarter were "above 20 percent," consistent with his past comments about iPod gross margins.
Posted by | Thu, Apr 20, 2006 - 07:25 AM | Comments
Paris Hilton to star in mobile video game
Paris Hilton is going to featured in an upcoming mobile video game published by Gameloft. In a deal between Paris Hilton Entertainment and Gameloft, Paris's blonde image will appear in a game geared for teens. No titles or release dates have been mentioned yet, but we wouldn't expect it to come out till later in the year.
Gameloft said there will be series of simple games including puzzles and card games. Gameloft are not saying much more and with Paris involved we can't see how it can be too intellectually challenging. Hilton herself, clearly reading from a press release, said that her phone had become an all-in-one entertainment device and mobile games are an integral part of that.
Posted by | Thu, Apr 20, 2006 - 07:23 AM | Comments
Intel to push BIOS replacement with 'Centrino 4'
Intel will drive the adoption of the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) with the introduction of 'Santa Rosa', the next generation of its Centrino notebook platform, it has been claimed. So far, the only Intel-based machines on the market that use EFI instead of older BIOS technology are Apple's latest desktops and notebooks. Bring on EFI as enthusiasts are ready and waiting!
Come Q1 2007, that situation may change. According to BIOS specialist American Megatrends, its EFI-compatible Aptio system has been selected by Intel as a key component of the chip giant's Santa Rosa reference boards. In the short term, the company said, Intel will "test and validate" Aptio for compliance with both EFI, Unified EFI (UEFI), and the Intel Platform Innovation Framework, the chip giant's own implementation of EFI and UEFI.
Posted by | Thu, Apr 20, 2006 - 07:20 AM | Comments
A-Data: NAND flash prices to bottom
Despite seeing its margins eroded by sharp falls in the price of memory in the first quarter, Taiwan-based memory-module maker A-Data Technology is projecting that healthy trends in the pricing of both NAND flash and DRAM, in the second quarter and the company?s revenues should grow by 20% on-quarter, said company chairman Simon Chen at an April 17 investors conference.
A-Data is reporting that its quarterly revenues dropped by 14.9% on-quarter to NT$7.34 billion, with profits almost halved to NT$203 million in the first quarter of 2006. Chen explained that a sequential quarterly drop of over 50% in margins was the result of a sharp fall in the average selling price (ASP) of NAND flash, in the first quarter. Chen noted that drops in the price of NAND would reach their maximum rate in the first quarter, implying that price drops in the second quarter would be limited. He also emphasized that ASPs should edge to their lowest levels in the second quarter, on warming demand.
Posted by | Thu, Apr 20, 2006 - 07:18 AM | Comments
Rumor: ATI X1900 GTO postponed
ATI planned to release its X1900 GTO cards by the end of the April and - at least according to a few partners - those plans will have to be put on hold.
We know that most ATI partners already sold out of all their X1800 GTO cards, based on the R520 chip, and it is about time we saw R580-based X1900 GTO cards. The X1900 GTO is even more expensive to produce, but it is meant to hold its space until the new golden kids named RV560 and RV570 come to market. ATI simply wants to shake up Nvidia's mainstream dominancy and it is doing it fine.
Posted by | Wed, Apr 19, 2006 - 09:29 AM | Comments
AT&T to offer Television Service and Movie Downloads This Summer
AT&T announced Tuesday that it will team up with San Mateo-based Akimbo to allow customers to download movies and shows over the Internet through AT&T's upcoming television service this summer.
The new AT&T service, called Homezone, is set to start in California and 12 other states by late summer. The partnership brings the phone company a step closer to realizing its long-held desire to serve all of a customer's entertainment needs with one, Internet-linked set-top box. It also highlights the massive shift the telecommunications industry has undergone in recent years, as phone companies -- seeing their traditional phone-line sales diminish -- are branching out into television.
Posted by | Wed, Apr 19, 2006 - 06:43 AM | Comments
Oracle Plugs 36 Holes in Critical Patch Update
Oracle patches multiple security flaws, including one that was at the center of a debate on disclosure at the Black Hat Federal briefings. One fix closes a gaping flaw in the Oracle PL/SQL Gateway that has been around for over six months!
Database server giant Oracle on April 18 shipped its scheduled quarterly critical patch update with fixes for 36 security vulnerabilities in several enterprise-facing products. The mega update includes a fix for a gaping flaw in the Oracle PL/SQL Gateway that was reported to Oracle more than six months ago and was the subject of a war of words between Oracle and database security expert David Litchfield at the Black Hat Federal security conference earlier in 2006.
Posted by | Wed, Apr 19, 2006 - 06:41 AM | Comments
Google to search inside business software programs
Google will help office workers dig deeper into business software programs and databases to find relevant information tidbits thanks to a new feature called "Google OneBox for Enterprise".
The new feature, known by the mouthful "Google OneBox for Enterprise," is built into boxes Google sells to businesses. They help create custom search systems for employees inside organizations or for consumers on the company's own Web site. "Google is becoming more and more savvy about what the enterprise needs in the way of search," said IDC analyst Sue Feldman, an expert in the enterprise search field. "It is taking commodity search, adding features, and making search more appealing" for business users, she said.
Posted by | Wed, Apr 19, 2006 - 06:39 AM | Comments
Rumor: AMD Moving Forward Socket AM2 Launch
Kristopher Kubicki has stated that AMD told him that they are moving up their Socket AM2 launch from June 6th to May 23rd. AMD has recently been getting nailed on DDR2 memory performance and the buzz around Intel's upcoming Conroe processor, so it only makes sense to bump up the launch to get some time in the spotlight!
We just got official confirmation from motherboard and chipset manufacturers in Taiwan -- AMD has moved the official launch date of Athlon 64 DDR2 up two weeks to May 23, 2006. AMD roadmaps have previously put the AM2 launch at June 6, 2006 (during Computex 2006), but since motherboards and CPUs are already completed, the launch will be pushed up. AMD insiders tell us Conroe's launch date was also a factor in pushing the AM2 launch date up, though even we do not know the exact date Intel's Conroe will launch.
Posted by | Wed, Apr 19, 2006 - 06:15 AM | Comments
Asustek to fulfill Dell notebook order at Shanghai plant in 4Q
Asustek Computer, which reportedly beat Samsung Electronics to become one of Dell's contract notebook makers, will start notebook shipments to Dell from its Nanhui plant in Shanghai in the fourth quarter of 2006 according to the Commercial Times. A contract for ~40,000 notebooks is a nice account to have!
Asustek will fulfill an order for a 12-inch slim-profile notebook model for Dell, with monthly shipments estimated at 30,000-40,000 units, indicated the paper. Asustek is striving for a second contract order from Dell, targeting 14-inch mainstream models, the paper added.
Posted by | Wed, Apr 19, 2006 - 06:09 AM | Comments
Never get a red light?
I don't know about you, but I would pay $50 every two years to avoid red lights! I think the $50 fine was well worth it! Here where I live, we have the craziest lighting system I have ever seen, so this thing would come in handy! I am headed to eBay now!
A man who said he bought a device that allowed him to change stop lights from red to green received a $50 ticket for suspicion of interfering with a traffic signal.
Posted by | Wed, Apr 19, 2006 - 05:49 AM | Comments
Go 7900 GTX? Yes, please.
Kicking off new laptops these days is somewhat of a non-event for us desk-dwellers, but on the rare occiasions where something more than just longer battery life, bigger screen, faster CPU, or brighter screen is introduced, they really start drawing our attention. Such is the deal today with the new XPS M1710 and the 512MB Go 7900GTX (500/1200). The XPS M1710 will feature the new Intel Core Duo CPUs, DDR2-677, and SATA hard drives. Interestingly enough, someone at Dell seems to have caught on to the average user's bane of buying a "Mega Corp" system, as the M1710 will have a NO pre-installed junkware option. Nice. Also available will be the 7900GS for those on a slightly lower budget.
The XPS M1710 Metallic Black model is available immediately worldwide starting at $2,600 with an Intel Duo Core T2400 processor, Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005, 256 MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS graphics, 1 GB DDR2 memory, nine-cell battery, 60 GB hard drive, and one-year limited warranty.7 The Special Edition Formula Red model is available in the United States and Canada only priced at $3,400 with an Intel Core Duo T2500 processor, 512 MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX graphics and 80 GB hard drive. For additional product details visit www.dell.com/xps. Photos are available at www.dell.com/photos.
Posted by | Tue, Apr 18, 2006 - 05:12 PM | Comments
Motorola Sells ~5 Million Slvr Phones In Q1
Motorola's lucky number Slvr is coming up big. Motorola is set to report first-quarter results after the market closes Tuesday, and some analysts expect blowout sales numbers, thanks in part to the early success of the ultra-thin Slvr phone. I'll have to admit the phone does look pretty darn cool.
Motorola sold about 5 million Slvr phones in the first quarter, according to an estimate by RBC Capital analyst Mark Sue. If those numbers are true, that would more than double the sales performance of Razr's debut quarter more than two years ago. Overall handset sales volume for Motorola in the first quarter was expected to be close to 40 million units. But estimates have been climbing lately.
Posted by | Tue, Apr 18, 2006 - 11:05 AM | Comments
AMD's Socket AM2 let down by DDR2
Those that already have samples of AMD's upcoming Socket AM2 processor are saying that the change over to DDR2 memory is nothing toget all worked up about. We have heard this from numerous sources over the past couple weeks and today The Inq. take a jab at it.
800MHz DDR 2 may work at CL4 ms, but faster implementations of DDR1 can work at CL 2ms latencies, at 400MHz. This is a trade-off that you simply have to accept. This lands AMD a problem. By moving to DDR 2 800 with an Athlon AM2 CPU, you won?t see a pants-busting performance boost. Stuff will run faster, but up to roughly five percent faster not much more than that. Funnily enough, the price of DDR 2 should be three to five percent higher than DDR 1 at launch time, so you can easily work out the price of performance.
Posted by | Tue, Apr 18, 2006 - 06:29 AM | Comments
Oracle CEO May Launch Own Linux Version
Oracle Corp. is considering launching its own Linux operating system and has looked at buying one of the main suppliers of open-source technology, Chief Executive Larry Ellison told a newspaper on Monday. Any guesses on who they are looking at buying? If you have an idea shoot me an e-mail!
Ellison told the Financial Times Oracle wanted to sell a full range of software that included both the operating system and applications, or what is known in the industry as a complete "software stack." "I'd like to have a complete stack," Ellison said in the interview. "We're missing an operating system. You could argue that it makes a lot of sense for us to look at distributing and supporting Linux."
Posted by | Tue, Apr 18, 2006 - 06:12 AM | Comments
Rumor: ATI to delay 80nm production at TSMC
With Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) not being able to improve yield rates on its 80nm manufacturing process, ATI Technologies will forego manufacturing its graphics chips on 80nm node this year, according to industry sources. This is huge news and a slight blow to our friends up North.
TSMC declined to comment on the report, citing customer confidentially, while ATI stated that its migration schedule to 80nm for 2006 has not changed, and it still plans to begin manufacturing on 65nm process technology in 2007. The sources indicated that ATI originally planned to produce its graphics chips (RV560, RV570, RV505 and RV535) scheduled for release in the third quarter of this year using 80nm process technology. However, due to TSMC not being able to improve its yield rates, ATI will use 90nm node to manufacture the mid-range RV560 and RV570 chips.
Posted by | Tue, Apr 18, 2006 - 06:09 AM | Comments
Kingston Brings Back DDR1 2-2-2-5 Memory With New Ultra Low Latency Line
Kingston Technology today announced the expansion of their Ultra Low Latency DDR HyperX modules and the introduction of Low Latency DDR2 HyperX memory modules. The Kingston HyperX 400 MHz (PC3200) CL2 DDR module specifications have been updated to support lower latency timings of 2-2-2-5-1 in 1-GB module and 2-GB kit memory configurations. HyperX 800-MHz (PC6400) CL4 DDR2 has been updated as well, to support 4-4-4-12 in 512-MB, 1-GB modules and 1-GB, 2-GB kit memory configurations. All of the kits have already shipped to retailers and are for sale today.
"The new DDR400 Ultra Low Latency HyperX with its 2-2-2 timings make it the ideal module for gamers wanting high density, low latency configurations in today's AMD based desktop systems," said Mark Tekunoff, senior technology business manager, Kingston. "With the newest games on the market and high-end technology PCs arriving soon, 2-GB of HyperX memory will become the next must-have configuration for mainstream power users," continued Tekunoff.
Posted by | Mon, Apr 17, 2006 - 09:17 AM | Comments
Intel Demos 2GHz Quad-Core Server Chips
X-Bit labs is reporting that Intel has shown off a quad-core server processor code-named Clovertown. This is the company?s first microprocessor to feature four execution engines, or cores. The chip is designed for dual-socket servers and it is known that it is produced using 65nm process technology. Running 2GHz the processor was said to score 1723 in Cinebench while a single core 2GHz processor scored 362.
The prototype of the code-named Clovertown server processor utilizes two physical dice on a substrate, each of the units sport two processing engines and 4MB of unified cache, thus providing four executing cores and 8MB of cache in total. Intel Corp. has already demonstrated the new product in an attempt to show off its technological excellence. However, the company did not reveal any peculiarities of the Clovertown?s design earlier. The sample of the quad-core server chip Intel demonstrated at IDF Taipei worked at 2.0GHz.
Posted by | Mon, Apr 17, 2006 - 07:37 AM | Comments
Indians 'want hi-tech products' not dated slow junk
A close friend of mine works in the US Government and was trying to pitch me on the $100 wind-up crank laptop that has been designed by MIT. As an MIT alumni he took pride in MIT's recent laptop and how it will increase connectivity and bring computing to developing nations. Now it seems that India is having concerns about the PC makers dropping our left over junk on them at cheap prices. I don't blame them as I wouldn't want a Qwerty keyboard! Hindi has 36 consonants that can be modified to make 1,500 separate syllables. Try doing that on a Qwerty keyboard!
Ajay Gupta, who heads the Indian labs of Hewlett Packard, said it was a myth that Indians wanted cheap goods. Mr Gupta's comments came two weeks after chip maker Intel announced a computer specifically for the Indian market. The Intel Community PC is built to withstand the dust and humidity of many parts of India as well as the sometimes erratic power supply that can damage standard computers. It runs on open-source software and costs just over £300 ($525).
Posted by | Mon, Apr 17, 2006 - 06:43 AM | Comments
Professional video gaming set for TV debut on USA Network
Professional video gaming is set to debut on cable television later this year, potentially paving the way for the kings and queens of game controllers to become as familiar to American households as the faces of Johnny Chan or Annie Duke in televised poker. This is great news for the professional gaming industry!
Major League Gaming, the world's largest organized video gaming league, on Monday will announce a programming deal in which USA Network will air seven one-hour episodes in the fall, featuring the pro circuit and its players. Though video gaming fans have been able to follow competitions on game Web sites for years already, MLG's television deal marks the first time regular TV viewers would be able track the ups and downs of a pro tournament, watching video gaming as a new kind of extreme sport.
Posted by | Mon, Apr 17, 2006 - 05:39 AM | Comments
Beijing bans 'naked computers' and goes Microsoft
Sales of personal computers without software -- known as "naked computers" -- will be banned in the Chinese capital to reduce software piracy, the Beijing government said Friday. If you read the news post located here it seems that President Hu Jintao will be visiting Bill Gates this week about some Microsoft deals. Anyone else see a relationship between the two? ;)
Sales of personal computers without software -- known as "naked computers" -- will be banned in the Chinese capital to reduce software piracy, the Beijing government said Friday. The announcement came days before Chinese President Hu Jintao leaves for the United States, which is pressing China to crack down on rampant illegal copying of software, music and other goods. The ban will take effect by the end of the year.
Posted by | Mon, Apr 17, 2006 - 05:36 AM | Comments
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