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Microsoft dumps Vista virtualization limits
Microsoft Corp. on Monday dropped its prohibition on running the least-expensive versions of Windows Vista in virtual machines, doubling the choices for Macintosh owners who run the rival operating system in VMware Inc.'s Fusion or Parallels Inc.'s Parallels.
Beginning immediately, Vista Home Basic and Vista Home Premium can be run in a virtualized environment, Microsoft said Monday. The pair are the cheapest editions of the operating system available at retail, selling in full versions for $199 and $239, respectively. Previously, Microsoft only allowed Vista Business ($299) and Vista Ultimate ($399) to be installed in a virtual machine (VM).
Posted by | Tue, Jan 22, 2008 - 05:29 PM | Comments
World of Warcraft Reaches 10 Million Subscribers
With the developoment already under way on World of Warcraft's second expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. announced today that subscribership for its World of Warcraft franchise has climbed to over 10 million worldwide. World of Warcraft now hosts more than 2 million subscribers in Europe, more than 2.5 million in North America, and approximately 5.5 million in Asia.
Since debuting in North America on November 23, 2004, World of Warcraft has become the most popular MMORPG around the world. It was the bestselling PC game of 2005 and 2006 worldwide, and finished behind only World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade(R), the first expansion pack for the game, in 2007.(a) In addition to being the bestselling PC game of 2007 in both North America and Europe, The Burning Crusade holds the record for fastest-selling PC game of all time, with nearly 2.4 million copies sold in its first 24 hours of availability and approximately 3.5 million in its first month.
Posted by | Tue, Jan 22, 2008 - 03:33 PM | Comments
HBO To Test Online Movies
It seems that more and more players are entering the "on demand" market. Besides all the cable companies, we now have Apple iTunes, and Apple TV, Netflix on demand. Now Home Box Office (HBO) announced that they will be offering their movies and their original television series available via the internet.
First, the basics: You can watch the live HBO feed online, choose from more than 350 movies, and download and store such TV shows as Sex & the City, The Sopranos, and Entourage. It will set reminders for you when things are on, allow you to preset to record movies and TV shows when they air on the cable network, and suggest new stuff that maybe you would like to watch.
Posted by | Tue, Jan 22, 2008 - 01:25 PM | Comments
eBay CEO stepping down
After 10 years, the eBay chief looks to be stepping down. Maybe eBay can pay her replacement less and lower the fees consumers are paying!
EBay Inc. Chief Executive Meg Whitman is preparing to retire. In the past few months, Ms. Whitman, who has led the San Jose, Calif., Internet auctioneer since March 1998, has been delegating more daily responsibilities to her lieutenants and is completing her succession planning, say people familiar with the matter. A decision about her departure could come within weeks, though the situation remains fluid, say these people.
Posted by | Tue, Jan 22, 2008 - 10:56 AM | Comments
Hundreds of layoffs planned at Yahoo
Since YAHOO's co-founder Jerry Yang has stepped up and replaced Terry Semel as CEO, he has had to deal with tougher competition and pressure from Shareholders and Wall Street to shed as much as 25% of its work force. With layoffs and efforts toward pleasing regular users, Internet publishers, advertisers and developers some analysts say it may not be enough to fend off the competition!
Yahoo is planning to lay off hundreds of people as part of an effort to refocus its sprawling Internet services to compete with rivals like Google and Facebook, according to a source close to the company. It's unclear whether the cuts will be deep enough to satisfy Wall Street, which has been urging the Internet company to shed as much as 25 percent of its workforce of about 14,000. More than half of those employees are based outside of the Sunnyvale headquarters.
Posted by | Tue, Jan 22, 2008 - 02:58 AM | Comments
VMware Versus Microsoft - Let the Battle Begin!
Microsoft has recently announced it interest in pursuing the virtualization market that is today dominated by VMware. A new report from Forrester Research claims that Microsoft is organizing a huge amount of resources into creating - at the very least - a data center model that can respond dynamically and quickly to the needs of business.
But clearly a fire has been lit under Microsoft, which was comparatively late to the virtualization game, despite its 2003 purchase of Connectix. The moves come as virtualization is entering the mainstream on the server side and a looming presence on the desktop. Forrester said a recent survey showed half of businesses using server virtualization currently, with two-thirds planning to by next year.
Posted by | Mon, Jan 21, 2008 - 09:06 PM | Comments
EA To Release Free Battlefield Title
Electronic Arts, Inc. announced that beginning this summer, Battlefield Heroes will be available for free to users. This all new "Play 4 Free" cartoon-style shooter will bring classic Battlefield gameplay to a new audience that is targeted by EA's new web-focused free to download, free to play business model.
“Online gaming garners a massive audience,” said Gerhard Florin, EVP Publishing Americas-Europe at EA. “People want to play games in new ways, with easier access that is quick to the fun. With Battlefield Heroes, EA brings its first major franchise to North America and Europe with a new distribution model and pricing structure adapted to the evolving way that people play.”
Posted by | Mon, Jan 21, 2008 - 08:53 PM | Comments
GIGABYTE Launches Numerous Dynamic Energy Saver Motherboards
GIGABYTE has just announced the launch of their full range of Dynamic Energy Saver motherboards, including X48, X38 and P35-based motherboards, delivering unparalleled power savings of up to 70% and up to 20% improved power efficiency with the simple click of a button. Unlike traditional power designs that keep all power phases active at all times no matter what the loading, GIGABYTE’s Dynamic Energy Saver features multiple gears, allowing the CPU to maintain optimum power efficiency from light all the way to heavy loading. In a traditional power phase design, each gear needs to operate at less than optimum efficiency, causing gaps in power efficiency. With the ability to switch on and off gears before they start to loose efficiency, GIGABYTE’s Dynamic Energy Saver is able to provide up to 20% improved power efficiency.
“With more than one year of intensive design and testing, GIGABYTE’s Dynamic Energy Saver represents a truly amazing revolution in motherboard development,” said Johnson Lin, CEO GIGABYTE UNITED INC . “With one little click, users are able to take advantage of up to 70% CPU power savings without sacrificing computing performance. Imagine the potential for power savings on a global scale if every motherboard in the world was able to provide similar power savings.”
Posted by | Mon, Jan 21, 2008 - 04:54 PM | Comments
IBM and SAP to develop joint software
Services and software companies IBM and SAP, longtime technology partners, will bring out their first joint software product in the fourth quarter of this year, the two companies said on Monday. The product, codenamed Atlantic, will allow users to access SAP's Business Suite applications for workflows, reporting and analytics through IBM's Lotus Notes desktop software.
U.S.-based IBM and Germany's SAP, which was founded by five former IBM employees, have collaborated for 35 years. IBM is the world's largest integrator of SAP's business-management software, SAP software is certified for IBM servers and SAP's favored development database is an IBM one. The two companies, which have been the target of repeated merger speculation, said their thousands of mutual customers had asked for the functions that Atlantic software will supply.
Posted by | Mon, Jan 21, 2008 - 12:53 PM | Comments
Microsoft targets VMware with new strategy
Microsoft has acquired a start-up company called Calista Technologies and expanded its alliance with Citrix Systems, targeting VMware's early lead in virtualization technology. Microsoft unveiled the news on Monday as part of a broader call to arms against VMware that includes adopting virtualization technology, which allows one computer to act like many "virtual" machines, across its core software lines.
Virtualization is one of the most talked-about technologies in the software industry, because it disrupts the traditional business model that marries one machine to one piece of software like an operating system. The technology allows companies to save on hardware costs by running existing equipment more efficiently. Microsoft, the world's largest software maker, said it acquired Calista for an undisclosed sum. Calista designs technology that helps compress and deliver "virtualized" desktops running on a remote computer server.
Posted by | Mon, Jan 21, 2008 - 12:51 PM | Comments
Another Intel dual-core Celeron in 2Q08
Having recently launching its first dual-core Celeron E1000 series CPU, E1200, Intel is ready to launch another family member with a faster core frequency in the second quarter of 2008, according to sources at motherboard makers. Intel is planning to launch E1400 with a core frequency of 2GHz, 800MHz FSB, L2 cache of 512KB, and maximum TDP of 65W. The chip is based on a 65nm Conroe core and supports Intel 64, XD Bit (Execute Disable Bit) and Speed Step technology. Pricing will be set at US$53 in a thousand-unit tray quantities.
In the first quarter of 2008, Intel will let the dual-core Celeron E1200 and single-core Celeron 440, 430 and 420 defend the entry-level segment, while in the second quarter, the company will let the Celeron E1400, 440 and 430 continue the job, while phasing out the E1200 and 420. During its first quarter of sales, the Celeron E1000 series accounted for around 3% of Intel's total desktop CPU shipments, and the ratio will not exceed 10% in 2008. The series is expected to completely replace single-core Celerons by the second quarter of 2009, noted the sources.
Posted by | Mon, Jan 21, 2008 - 10:32 AM | Comments
January 21 News from Around the Web
Find reviews from around the web, including this review on the Asus Blitz Extreme from OCC, by visiting our forums!
"I never thought I would be able to pull more performance out of my existing hardware. My CPU has hit walls from 440 to 470 FSB on other boards but usually I could coax another 5 FSB from it with extreme voltages. As it turns out, the old Quad had a little more life left in it after all. 490 x 7 was stable in Memtest 1.70 but would crash upon loading Windows. Lowering the clocks a little further resulted in a boot into Windows at 484 x 7. Not only did this clock speed boot into Windows, but was Prime 95 stable for over 24 hours as well. Voltages on the northbridge, CPU and CPU PLL were increased to gain stability at this clockspeed. A nice little feature in the BIOS is the color coding of the miscellaneous voltages. Green, of course, for normal, Yellow for high and Red for crazy. This gives you an indication of what levels Asus thinks are "safe" and which are not. Overclocking the memory did not require a whole lot of tweaking to get the memory to perform. By focusing on the CPU clocks I ran the memory slower than it is capable of. This memory does indeed push to 940MHz on this board with timings of 8-7-6-20 at 1.96volts. Pushing the limits on the Asus Blitz Extreme was not a problem. The crash recovery requires just a shutdown and reboot. This takes you back to the default settings, so the next boot is trouble free. Kind of refreshing if you ask me. If it does get to the point where the simple reboot does not work, there is always the clear CMOS button on the I/O panel just in case. The final clock speed of 484 x 7 is the most "Extreme" clockspeed that my Q6600 has ever been able to achieve."
Posted by | Mon, Jan 21, 2008 - 09:05 AM | Comments
NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT Benchmarked For The First Time
PCOnline has leaked out benchmarks on the GeForce 9600 GT nearly a month before its launch, which is Feb 14th according to the site. If you want to take a look at early drivers on the GeForce 9600 GT then this article is for you. NVIDIA will have many more drivers for the GeForce 9600 GT, so performance will be going up from these initial drivers.
NVIDIA on February 14 Valentine's Day will release a core code-named G94's GeForce 9600GT cards from the month are released, we PConline Evaluation Room has access to the fastest pace this GeForce 9600GT, Below We will bring detailed evaluation ......
Posted by | Sun, Jan 20, 2008 - 11:03 AM | Comments
Wii Continues to Lead Console Sales in U.S.
With the sales of videogame software in the US growing 36% during December of last year, data from the NPD Group shows that Nintendo's Wii console is the king of the hill with sales of 1.35 million units for the month. Second was Microsoft's Xbox 360 with 1.26 million units sold and 797,600 units moved by Sony's PlayStation 3. The report notes that Sony has seen a dramatic increase the last two months as the price point for the console been lowered and news of rival format HD DVD's struggle is reported.
The Wii finished the year as the top-selling console, with nearly 6.3 million units sold domestically. That compares to 4.6 million units for the Xbox 360 and nearly 2.6 million units for the PS3 for the year, according to NPD data. For the year, "Halo 3" from Microsoft was the best-selling game title with more than 4.8 million units moved in the U.S. "Wii Play" moved more than 4.1 million units for the year while "Call of Duty 4" sold three million units.
Posted by | Sun, Jan 20, 2008 - 12:08 AM | Comments
Blu-ray Dominates HD DVD Since Warner Bros. Defection
Sony's Blu-ray disc sales beat rival format HD DVD following the week of Warner Bros.’ defection from the HD DVD according to the latest retail data from Nielsen VideoScan. In the released data, Blu-ray titles accounted for 85% of the high-def market a week following the Warner Bros. Blu-ray exclusivity announcement.
Home Media Magazine is reporting that of the top ten high-def discs sold on either format, not a single HD DVD disc made the list, with the top-selling HD DVD disc ('The Kingdom') moving only one tenth as many units as the best selling Blu-ray title, '3:10 to Yuma.'
Posted by | Fri, Jan 18, 2008 - 09:49 AM | Comments
China Internet users top 200 million
The number of Internet users in China soared past 200 million in 2007, a new report from the country's quasi-government Internet overseer said Thursday. China's Internet population stood at 210 million at the end of last year, up 53 percent from the same time in 2006 when there were 137 million, the China Internet Network Information Centre said in its semi-annual report on Internet use.
That figure puts China just 5 million users away from becoming the world's largest wired nation -- and with only about 16 percent of the population online. At its current growth rate, China will become the world's top Internet market sometime in the next few months.
Posted by | Fri, Jan 18, 2008 - 09:18 AM | Comments
U.S. game sales rise 28 percent in December
U.S. sales of video game hardware and software rose 28 percent in December from a year earlier as holiday shoppers snapped up new consoles like Nintendo Co Ltd's top-selling Wii, market research firm NPD said on Thursday.
"While I wouldn't count on similar growth in 2008, I would expect to see ... more growth proportionately coming from software sales," NPD analyst Anita Frazier said in written commentary on the data. "While we will continue to see strong hardware sales, particularly if prices come down again, the spotlight now turns from hardware to software."
Posted by | Fri, Jan 18, 2008 - 09:16 AM | Comments
Intel aiming to almost double notebook CPU shipments by 2011
Intel plans to agrresively expand its shipments of notebook CPUs aiming to almost double its total of 2007 within the next few years, according to sources close to the company. Since Intel launched its Centrino platform in 2003, shipments have grown from 38 million notebook CPUs in the first year to 79 million in 2006. In 2007, shipments surpassed 100 million units, and in 2008, with the help of the Montevina platform, the company expects shipments to reach 123 million units.
In 2008, Intel will push into WiMAX with plans to support the wireless technology in its Montivina and MID (mobile Internet device) platforms, according to sources at notebooks makers. Intel will launch several networking products: a Wi-Fi/WiMAX mixed wireless module 5350/5150 (3x3 AGN MC) codenamed Echo Peak, a Wi-Fi only module 5300/5100 (3x3 AGN MC/HMC) codenamed Shirley Peak, 82567LF Gigabit LAN codenamed Boazman and 82567LM Gigabit LAN for digital office applications in the second quarter this year along with Montevina, noted the sources. In addition, Montivina will also be accompanied by the launch of 2GB and 4GB versions Intel's Turbo Memory technology, the sources added.
Posted by | Fri, Jan 18, 2008 - 09:13 AM | Comments
Seagate net profit triples; disks in tight supply
With demand out pacing factory capacity for disks, Seagate has beaten Reuters estimates of $.70 per share by $.03 (Including after merger charges) on revenues that rose 14%!
Seagate Technology on Thursday reported a near tripling of quarterly profit, fueled by mounting demand for hard disk drives from businesses and consumers that left its plants short of supply. The world's data storage market leader posted a net profit for the second-fiscal quarter ended December 28 of $403 million, or 73 cents per diluted share, compared with the year ago quarter's profit of $140 million, or 23 cents per share.
Posted by | Thu, Jan 17, 2008 - 04:01 PM | Comments
AMD Reports Fourth Quarter and Annual Results
AMD today reported fourth quarter 2007 revenue of $1.770 billion, an 8 percent increase compared to the third quarter of 2007 and flat compared to the fourth quarter of 2006. In the fourth quarter of 2007, AMD reported a net loss of $1.772 billion, or $3.06 per share, and an operating loss of $1.678 billion. Fourth quarter net loss included charges of $1.675 billion, or $2.89 per share, of which $1.669 billion were operating charges. The non-cash portion of the fourth quarter charges was $1.606 billion. In the third quarter of 2007, AMD reported revenue of $1.632 billion, a net loss of $396 million, and an operating loss of $226 million. In the fourth quarter of 20062, AMD reported revenue of $1.773 billion, a net loss $576 million, and an operating loss of $529 million.
For the year ended December 29, 2007, AMD achieved revenue of $6.013 billion, a 6 percent increase from 20062. The fiscal 2007 net loss was $3.379 billion. Included in the 2007 net loss were non-cash charges of $2.007 billion. AMD reported revenue of $5.649 billion and a net loss of $166 million for fiscal 20062.
Posted by | Thu, Jan 17, 2008 - 04:00 PM | Comments
Time Warner to test Internet billing based on usage
With Internet based Pay TV just beginning to take off this could be a major stumbling block to future expansion if the Cable Internet industry follows suit!
Time Warner Cable Inc. said on Wednesday it is planning a trial to bill high-speed Internet subscribers based on their amount of usage rather than a flat fee, the standard industry practice. The second largest U.S. cable operator said it will test consumption-based billing with subscribers in Beaumont, Texas later this year as a part of a strategy to help reduce congestion of its network by a minority of consumers who pay the same monthly fee as light users.
Posted by | Thu, Jan 17, 2008 - 03:41 PM | Comments
Sun buying MySQL in $1 billion deal
Sun Microsystems is expanding their "Open Source" product line with the purchase of MySQL!
Sun Microsystems said Wednesday that it is buying open-source software maker MySQL of Sweden for about $1 billion in hopes of luring business from the growing array of large companies that rely on such software for their Internet services. As part of the transaction, Santa Clara-based Sun will pay about $800 million in cash for all MySQL stock and assume financial responsibility for about $200 million in MySQL stock options.
Posted by | Thu, Jan 17, 2008 - 02:22 PM | Comments
VIA Launches Specialized Network Appliance Board
VIA Technologies today announced the VIA NAB 7500 embedded board for advanced network security solutions. Building on VIA’s strength in bringing to market power-efficient, highly targeted platforms, the VIA NAB 7500 brings VIA’s expertise to the network appliance sector. Here is a picture of the VIA NAB 7500 board.
Designed to address the needs of today’s modern network security systems, the feature-packed VIA NAB 7500 is a highly integrated Network Appliance Board for network security or gateway applications, including Firewall, VPN, UTM, Anti-Virus and Intrusion Prevention System products. Other network applications include Proxy Server, Quality of Service and Load Balancer products. To meet the demand for high performance, reliable and secure networks, the VIA NAB 7500 features five Gigabit Ethernet ports (4 of which through PCI Express) supporting LAN Bypass, a USB WLAN interface, four S-ATA ports for data logging or signature, serial ports for console redirection with an LCM power function, plus several other features for added reliability and security, including a TPM module for hardware-based data protection, all powered by a low heat, energy-efficient VIA C7 processor.
Posted by | Thu, Jan 17, 2008 - 09:41 AM | Comments
Consumer slowdown may hit IT this year!
The American consumer has ridden to the rescue of corporate revenues for years. Buoyed by highly valued homes that served as virtual ATM machines, consumers indulged their appetite for goods and services, particularly consumer electronics and computer-related devices. That's starting to change. As the economy slows, there are signs that the pace of consumer spending is not only slowing, but actually shrinking for the first time in years.
Bad news for consumer-oriented tech companies? Of course. But don't think that enterprise IT providers are necessarily exempt. Spending ripples through the economy; dollars spent at restaurants may ultimately result in the purchases of inventory management software from Oracle, or servers from Sun for use at corporate headquarters. American Express, for example, is an enormous consumer of enterprise software, hardware, and services, but with late payments on the rise, the giant credit card company could well dial back IT spending.
Posted by | Thu, Jan 17, 2008 - 09:38 AM | Comments
Microsoft reports security hole in Excel 2003
Microsoft Corp. said hackers have found a way to use some older versions of its Excel spreadsheet program to take over control of people's computers. Microsoft said late Tuesday that it is investigating reports of such attacks, but has not yet determined whether it will patch the hole, or when.
People who open a specially crafted Excel file from an e-mail attachment or visit a compromised Web site could be inviting hackers to take over their PCs for malicious purposes such as stealing passwords and other personal information, or sending out spam. Microsoft Office Excel 2003 Service Pack 2, Excel Viewer 2003, Excel 2002, Excel 2000 and Excel 2004 for Mac all contain the security hole.
Posted by | Thu, Jan 17, 2008 - 09:37 AM | Comments
Dell seen back to strong growth
Dell Inc returned to double-digit percentage growth in global PC shipments in the fourth quarter as its new retail sales strategy began to pay off, while rival Hewlett-Packard Co's growth slowed, technology researcher IDC said on Wednesday.
Dell shipped 17.1 percent more PCs in the quarter than in the year-earlier period, for a total of 11.3 million units and 14.6 percent of the global PC market, IDC said in its quarterly PC market-share survey. But Dell, based in Round Rock, Texas, remained in the No. 2 market-share spot. A year ago Dell's worldwide shipments shrank 8.4 percent, according to IDC. In the United States, Dell sold 15.2 percent more PCs than a year earlier, well ahead of overall U.S. market growth of 8.8 percent and faster than HP's 9.8 percent.
Posted by | Thu, Jan 17, 2008 - 09:35 AM | Comments
Rolling Stones May Leave EMI as Financier Guy Hands Cuts Jobs
The Rolling Stones may leave EMI Group Plc after more than 20 years on the label, said a person with direct knowledge of the matter. The band would be at least the fourth to express unhappiness with owner Guy Hands's job cuts. Mick Jagger and the Stones are considering options for the rights to their song library and new recordings after the band's contract with EMI expires in May, said the person, who asked not to be named because the plans are confidential.
The band has ties with Vivendi SA's Universal Music Group, the world's largest music company. Yesterday, the Rolling Stones said in a statement that Universal will distribute the soundtrack for Martin Scorsese's film ``Shine a Light.'' The movie was shot at the band's performance at the Beacon Theatre in New York in 2006, and includes archival footage. Colin Browne, a spokesman for EMI at the Maitland public relations firm, said the Rolling Stones haven't signed with Universal and haven't left EMI. He declined to comment further.
Posted by | Thu, Jan 17, 2008 - 09:34 AM | Comments
Gigabyte to launch low-cost PC in June
Gigabyte Technology has join the growing list of companies to jump on the low-cost PC bandwagon with plans to launch its contender for the market in June, company vice president Richard Ma, has revealed.
The low-cost PC will support Intel's Basic Platform and feature a panel size of 7- to 9-inch, Ma detailed. Prior to the launch of the low-cost PC, Ma updated that Gigabyte will roll out Menlow-based mobile Internet device (MID) and ultra-mobile PC (UMPC) products in April. Having its presence in notebooks and portable devices strengthened, Ma said Gigabyte is likely to see its notebook business unit swing to profit in 2008.
Posted by | Thu, Jan 17, 2008 - 09:32 AM | Comments
ASUS Launches High Performance Dual-Processor Server Motherboards - DSEB-D16/SAS and DSEB-DG/SAS
ASUS today released two dual-processor server motherboards based on the next generation Intel 5400MCH platform to support the new 45nm Intel Xeon 5400/5200 processors. Designed for enterprise-class computing environments where efficiency and stability are critical, the ASUS DSEB-D16/SAS and DSEB-DG/SAS server motherboards feature an eco-friendly architecture that lowers power consumption and at the same time increases heat dissipation. Additional features such as the support for high-speed PCI-Express Gen2 and the integrated quad-LAN make the new ASUS motherboards the ideal choices for future-proof server configurations. Here is a picture of the ASUS DSEB-D16/SAS server board with high memory capacity.
Based on the legendary ASUS green motherboard design, the DSEB series delivers over 90% in power savings. This improved power efficiency results in a significant reduction of the total cost of ownership, especially for enterprise environments that deploy numerous server systems that operate 24/7. With next generation PCI-E Gen2 x16 slots, the DSEB series provides increased bandwidth, up to 8GB/s, doubling the bandwidth of PCI-E Gen1. The DSEB series also supports professional graphic cards and high-speed inter-connection cards that support InfiniBand® technology.
Posted by | Thu, Jan 17, 2008 - 08:58 AM | Comments
January 17 News from Around the Web
Find out what Antec Senior VP Scott Richards has to say to NordicHardware and read other reviews from around the web when you visit our forums!
Antec is a major player on the DIY (Do-It-Yourself) market. Over the 21 years the company has existed it has grown to become one of the most respected case and power supply builders on the retail market. We had a chance to speak with Senior VP Scott Richards about the future, and some of the upcoming products from Antec.
Posted by | Thu, Jan 17, 2008 - 07:32 AM | Comments
Apple Patches iPhone, iPod, QuickTime Security Flaws
Apple has released its first security updates of the new year, fixing bugs in its QuickTime media player and iPhone and iPod touch devices. As with previous updates, the iPhone 1.1.3 software patch sent those who had installed the unauthorized Jailbreak software-- used to run third-party applications on the iPhone-- scrambling to get their phones up and running. These updates will be rolled out to customers over the next week via the devices' iTunes update mechanism.
According to the Unofficial Apple Weblog, it is possible to run third-party software following this latest update, but the process is complex. A simpler Jailbreak 1.1.3 script is expected to be posted eventually at the iPhone Wiki, which is the hub of much iPhone hacking. The iPhone update fixes two flaws in the Safari browser, including a critical bug that could be exploited to run unauthorized software on the device. A third bug could let an unauthorized user bypass Passcode Lock and launch iPhone applications. The iPod touch is susceptible to the Safari bugs, Apple said.
Posted by | Wed, Jan 16, 2008 - 01:47 PM | Comments
Oracle buys BEA for $8.5 billion
BEA under pressure from its single biggest share holder Carl Icahn has tentatively accepted an $8.5 Billion offer($19.375 per share)
Oracle, the Redwood City software giant, said today it is buying BEA Systems of San Jose for $8.5 billion, ending a courtship that began last fall with BEA's rejection of a lower offer for the middleware maker. The announcement before the stock market opened sent BEA's shares sharply up when trading started, up 19 percent to $18.53 a share. Oracle was slightly down at $21.29 a share.
Posted by | Wed, Jan 16, 2008 - 01:19 PM | Comments
Intel optimistic despite some economic uncertainty
Though cable news pundits may predict hard times ahead, reports from IBM and Intel for 2008 show the technology industry isn't ready to mimic the banking industry's financial woes just yet. Intel announced its second consecutive record-breaking quarter Tuesday, though earnings just barely met the company's own projections.
The company said revenue for its computing products was on target; revenue for NAND memory was below expectations; and while total microprocessor units set a record, average selling prices were flat for the quarter. It's not great news, but unless CEO Paul Otellini is throwing a smoke screen as bad as anything from the denial stage of the dot-com bust, Intel doesn't see the sort of tech sector meltdown that some fret could occur. "In the fourth quarter we saw that computing-related products actually grew as we expected...on the back of a very strong (third quarter)," said Intel CFO Stacy Smith. "The part that caused us to be a little below (the) midpoint (of expectations) was the demand pricing environment was worse than we expected." He said demand in its CPU business in particular continued to grow in the fourth quarter, and the company said there were no unusual cancellations of orders or build-up of inventory. "All felt pretty healthy," Smith said.
Posted by | Wed, Jan 16, 2008 - 11:33 AM | Comments
Apple unveils super-thin
Apple on Tuesday launched an aluminum-clad laptop just three-quarters of an inch thick, seeking to bring a new computer to market with the same cachet as its iPod and iPhone devices. Apple also said it would let people rent films over the Web with upgrades to its iTunes online media store, a technological challenge to a movie industry still largely focused on DVDs.
Jobs said the new notebook was the thinnest available, measuring 0.76 inches at its thickest point and tapering to just 0.16 inches. Priced from $1,800, the Air bridges the gap between Apple's entry-level and high-end laptops, but analysts voiced concern that it could steal customers away from pricier products.
Posted by | Wed, Jan 16, 2008 - 11:32 AM | Comments
Apple stock falls as fans rave
Steve Jobs gave it his best, delivering a new must-have gadget called the MacBook Air, deals with a full house of compliant Hollywood studios, and more bells and whistles on his existing products and services in a 90-minute speech than most technology companies do in a year. But Wall Street was not impressed; shares of Apple (AAPL) got hammered, falling more than 10 points during the course of the keynote despite the impressive sales figures Jobs rattled off: 4 million iPhones, 5 million copies of the Leopard operating system, 4 billion songs, 125 million TV shows, 7 million movies.
And even in the products Jobs did deliver, there were almost as many questions as there were answers. How much, for example, does the 64 GB solid-state version of the MacBook Air cost? Jobs didn’t say and none of the Apple reps on the floor seemed to know. (The answer can be found on the Apple Store: $3,098 with the high-end 1.8 GHz chip, a whopping $1,299 premium over the standard 80 GB hard drive model.) How do you replace the battery on the MacBook? (It turns out that, as with the iPhone and iPod, you can’t — it’s sealed into the gadget.) Where’s the Ethernet plug? (There isn’t one; you have to buy a USB to Ethernet adaptor.)
Posted by | Wed, Jan 16, 2008 - 11:26 AM | Comments
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 CPU pushed back to Feb-March 2008, say sources
ntel has pushed back the volume shipment date of its Core 2 Extreme QX9770 processors for the high-end desktop segment to February-March 2008 instead of January as reported previously, according to sources at Taiwan motherboard makers. The quad-core 3.2GHz QX9770, which will be available at US$1,399 in thousand-unit quantities, is to replace the Core 2 Extreme QX9650 processor launched in November 2007, the sources noted.
However, Intel is yet to phase out the 3.0GHz QX9650 despite the planned launch of the QX9770, said the sources noting that the two quad-core CPUs will be available simultaneously, although the 1k-unit price for the QX9770 will be US$400 higher than that for the QX9650. The QX9770 will be Intel's last high-end desktop CPU to support FSB technology before Intel's first Nehalem-microarchitecture CPU, Bloomfield, based on QPI (quick path interconnect) technology is launched in the fourth quarter, the sources noted.
Posted by | Wed, Jan 16, 2008 - 11:24 AM | Comments
DivX Announces Agreement with AMD to Support AMD Xilleon
DivX today announced a licensing agreement with semiconductor supplier AMD (NYSE:AMD). This agreement will allow AMD to include DivX(R) video technology with specific AMD Xilleon(TM) processors to power a broad range of next-generation digital TVs worldwide.
"We are committed to delivering a true multimedia experience with AMD Xilleon processors providing excellent visual quality and interoperability across a number of high-definition digital TVs and platforms," said Dave Di Orio, corporate vice president and general manager for AMD's DTV Division. "DivX video is a highly attractive feature that we believe complements AMD technology to offer real value to our DTV OEM customers and consumers."
Posted by | Wed, Jan 16, 2008 - 11:23 AM | Comments
ASUS Outlines Roll-out Plan for Windows-Based Eee PC
ASUS North American headquarters today confirmed the plan to offer channel-wide availability of the Microsoft Windows XP-based Eee PC. The ASUS Eee PC defines a new category of computing device that offers an excellent Internet experience on-the-go for work, learn and play. With the additional offerings based on the popular operating system in both 4G and 8G models, consumers in North America will have a broader range of devices to choose from to suit their computing needs.
“The Eee PC has been a tremendous success since our initial launch in November last year, and our channel customers tell us they want to offer even more options to their end consumers. With the new Windows XP based offerings, we expect to engage with a broader customer base whose existing software and applications require a Windows’ based device, ” said Jackie Hsu, President of ASUS America Channel. The Microsoft Windows XP-preinstalled Eee PC is expected to be available through ASUS North American authorized resellers by the end of Q1, 2008. The introductory models will be equipped with 4GB or 8GB of solid state drive (flash memory). Pricing information is not available at this time.
Posted by | Wed, Jan 16, 2008 - 09:56 AM | Comments
January 15 News from Around the Web
Find news from around the web by visiting our forums, including this review from HardOCP!
Palit GeForce 8800 GT Super+1GB - Palit puts 1GB of GDDR3 memory on a GeForce 8800 GT based video card and we find out how this affects gameplay in Crysis, UT3, and COD4 in both single and an SLI configuration. You guys looking for the perfect hi-res budget card should read up.
Posted by | Tue, Jan 15, 2008 - 08:17 PM | Comments
Intel 4Q Results Disappoint Wall Street
Intel Corp.'s profit leaped 51 percent as sales of microprocessors accelerated in the fourth quarter, but the world's largest semiconductor company's stock plunged after hours because the results fell short of Wall Street's expectations. Intel shares plummeted more than 14 percent, falling by $3.27 to $19.43 after the results were released. During regular-session trading, Intel they had lost 39 cents, or 1.7 percent, to close at $22.69.
The Santa Clara-based company made $2.3 billion, or 38 cents per share, in profit for the three months ended Dec. 29, missing analysts' estimates by two cents per share. In the same quarter a year earlier, the world's No. 1 maker of the microprocessors that act as the brains of personal computers posted net income of $1.5 billion, or 26 cents per share. Intel said it sold a record number of those chips during the typically robust holiday quarter but noted their prices remained flat.
Posted by | Tue, Jan 15, 2008 - 04:17 PM | Comments
Apple Unveils `World's Thinnest' Laptop, Film Rentals
It's finally official, Steve Jobs of Apple Inc. introduced the worlds thinnest notebook and iTunes will start offering movie rentals next month!
Apple Inc. introduced a slim portable computer, an online movie-rental service and a revamped TV device as the maker of the iPod and iPhone seeks to extend a sales surge driven by new products. The $1,799 MacBook Air laptop is the ``world's thinnest notebook,'' said Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs, speaking today at the Macworld conference in San Francisco. The computer has an Intel Corp. processor that's smaller than the chips in other systems, he said. It will begin shipping in two weeks.
Posted by | Tue, Jan 15, 2008 - 01:26 PM | Comments
BooM China iPod docking and speaker system from TwinMOS
The new BooM China by TwinMOS is a unique take on the many available ways to amplify the iPod. Working in partnership with a traditional painter in China who has dedicated his life to reminding people of the beauty of Chinese art and following the fashions world’s prediction for 2008 that, Chinese art is the ‘new red’, TwinMOS with the new BooM China is exploring the possibility of connecting art and technology. Not bad for a company that many think makes just DRAM.
Launched to coincide with the Chinese New Year and to celebrate China hosting the 2008 Olympic Games, the new BooM China is a fashionable and practical product that revels in the cultural background of TwinMOS. Compatible with all dockable iPods from the iPod family, including the recently launched iPod Touch and iPhone, the new BooM China offers music lovers a unique, state-of-the-art 2.1 audio system with wide stereo separation (8watts per channel). But what sets this system apart from the masses is the unique and powerful 25 Watt Sub Woofer which works in harmony with the system to extend the lower frequencies for extra depth. In its guise of a stylish China Vase, the BooM China’s Sub Woofer is shaped and glazed for beauty which can either have a striking effect or compliment the surroundings.
Posted by | Tue, Jan 15, 2008 - 08:40 AM | Comments
Intel Faces Demand Doubt - fourth-quarter earnings reported today!
It's been a rough start to the year for Intel's stock. After only two weeks of trading, the chipmaker's shares are down more than 12% in 2008, closing Monday at $23.08. Now, the company will get a chance to answer the bears when it reports fourth-quarter earnings after Tuesday's close.
The big question hanging over Intel -- as well as the overall tech sector -- is whether a slowing economy will derail sales of PCs and other electronic goods. Some investors fear a recession is around the corner; others believe consumer spending is already drying up. The bear case was in full force earlier this month when two financial analysts hit Intel with back-to-back downgrades, warning of weakening PC orders and rising inventory levels.
Posted by | Tue, Jan 15, 2008 - 08:34 AM | Comments
Coming to the Mac in 2008: 'Spore' by Electronic Arts
In its early stages, Electronic Arts' forthcoming and much-anticipated game Spore was code-named Sim Everything, a play on its heritage as the newest game by The Sims creator Will Wright. But now, "sim everything" has another meaning for the company: EA is set to announce Tuesday it will release Spore later this year simultaneously for PCs and Macs.
The announcement is timed to coincide with the Macworld Expo, which begins Tuesday in San Francisco. At the convention, EA will show Spore running on Macs. In a joint announcement last year at Apple's developers conference, it was revealed that the video game giant would be bringing some of its biggest franchises to the Mac. The news that Spore will be one of those titles and that it will hit Macs at the same time as PCs is a big move for the company.
Posted by | Tue, Jan 15, 2008 - 08:32 AM | Comments
Toshiba cuts HD player prices in Blu-ray fight
Consumer electronics maker Toshiba Corp said on Monday it is slashing prices of its HD DVD format players by between 40 to 50 percent as major Hollywood studios move to embrace Sony Corp's Blu-ray format high definition DVDs. Toshiba America Consumer Products said it cut prices of its HD DVD players effective January 13 to boost market adoption of its next-generation DVD players by mainstream consumers after what it said was a successful fourth quarter in unit sales.
Toshiba's players will now start as low as $149 going up to $399 for the top-of-range player. The company said it is also stepping up its marketing drive with major initiatives including joint advertising campaigns with studios and extended pricing strategies. Toshiba said it will continue with on-going promotions including five HD DVD titles for free with any of its HD DVD player.
Posted by | Tue, Jan 15, 2008 - 08:30 AM | Comments
Intel to launch 15 Montevina CPUs in May
Intel is planning to launch 15 45nm notebook CPUs for its upcoming Centrino platform, Montevina, which is currently scheduled to launch in May this year. Eight of the CPUs will be smaller package size models targeting the small form factor (SFF) market, according to sources at notebook makers.
Intel will launch seven CPUs with a typical package size of 35mm squared for notebooks. The CPUs include: Core 2 Extreme QX9300 with 12MB L2 cache and TDP of 45W, (the core frequency of this model has not yet been set), Core 2 Extreme X9100 with a core frequency of 3.06GHz, 6MB L2 cache and TDP of 44W, Core 2 Duo T9600 (2.8GHz, 6MB and 35W), T9400 (2.53GHz, 6MB and 35W), P9500 (2.53GHz, 6MB and 25W), P8600 (2.4GHz, 3MB and 25W), and P8400 (2.26GHz, 3MB and 25W), noted the sources. All the CPUs will support a 1066MHz FSB. The company will also launch eight CPUs with a package size of 22mm squared. These will include: SP9400 with a core frequency of 2.4GHz, 6MB L2 cache and TDP of 25W, SP9300 (2.26GHz, 6MB and 25W), SL9400 (1.86GHz, 6MB and 17W), SL9300 (1.6GHz, 6MB and 17W), SU9400 (1.4GHz, 3MB and 10W), SU9300 (1.2GHz, 3MB and 10W), U3300 (1.2GHz, 3MB and 5.5W), and Celeron 723 (1.2GHz, 1MB and 10W). The CPUs with a TDP less or equal to 10W will support FSB speeds up to 800MHz while the rest will support up to 1066MHz.
Posted by | Tue, Jan 15, 2008 - 08:29 AM | Comments
24th Annual Macworld Conference & Expo Kicks Off Today
There are those who have been waiting all year for Apple Computer's "Next Big Thing", and for those people, the 24th Annual Macworld Conference & Expo is the place to be. Even with last week's announcement regarding the new 8-core PowerMac, Apple says they have even more to announce for 2008.
Macworld Conference & Expo® will open its doors today at San Francisco’s Moscone Center. With a 10 percent increase in pre-show registrations over Macworld Conference & Expo 2007, this year’s event promises to be the largest single gathering of creative professionals, IT managers, small business owners, and Mac enthusiasts in years. Combining five days of in-depth training and educational content for all skill levels with the latest innovations from more than 450 exhibitors, Macworld offers attendees an unprecedented opportunity to learn from industry experts, discover new solutions and see the coolest products in the Mac marketplace all under one roof.
Posted by | Mon, Jan 14, 2008 - 12:50 PM | Comments
AMD Says Customers Demand Low-End Power-Efficient AMD Phenom Chips.
As those who wanted to have high-speed AMD Phenom processors ask why the chipmaker decided to delay their desired microprocessors, the maker of central processing units just claims that hardly anyone expects high-performance chips by AMD now.
Advanced Micro Devices said on Friday that customers demanded the company to release lower-end lower-power AMD Phenom microprocessors instead of higher performance AMD Phenom 9700 and 9900 central processing units. The world’s largest x86 chip manufacturer did not unveil whether its customers did not want to get higher-speed Phenom chips, or the company had to delay the release of its higher-speed chips, or it could not get the new steppings of chips in time.
Posted by | Mon, Jan 14, 2008 - 12:08 PM | Comments
China Mobile Ends Talks With Apple to Sell IPhone
China Mobile Ltd. said it ended talks to sell Apple Inc.'s IPhone in China, stalling Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs's plans to introduce the handset in the biggest market by users. Rainie Lei, a Hong Kong-based spokeswoman for China Mobile, said she is unaware of any plans for further talks with Apple. She wouldn't say why the discussions stopped. Jill Tan, a Hong Kong- based spokeswoman for Apple, declined to comment.
The negotiations ended because Apple wanted more revenue from game, music and video downloads than China Mobile would offer, the Sina.com Web site said today. Apple shares rose the most in more than a year in November after China Mobile Chairman Wang Jianzhou said the companies were in talks to sell the iPhone. "It's bad news for Apple," said Johnny Yeh, an analyst at Quam Ltd. in Hong Kong, who rates China Mobile's shares "buy." "China Mobile would have helped immediately sell lots of iPhones because they have such a large user base; Apple entering China without China Mobile won't be as substantial."
Posted by | Mon, Jan 14, 2008 - 08:42 AM | Comments
Near-final Microsoft Vista SP1 goes public
Microsoft has made Vista's Service Pack 1 near-final "release candidate" available for download to the general public, after initially choosing to restrict it to 15,000 beta testers when it debuted last week.
The update is largely a collection of bug fixes and performance and compatibility improvements, but includes some minor new features. SP1 RC Refresh, as the update is known, requires previous versions of SP1 to be uninstalled before it can be replaced with Refresh, which may entail waiting for the computer to "reboot multiple times," according to Microsoft. After multiple rebooting, a period of an hour is required to allow the installer service to "clean up and complete the uninstall" to prevent possible installation errors.
Posted by | Mon, Jan 14, 2008 - 08:40 AM | Comments
IBM's Earnings Top Estimates
IBM said its fourth-quarter profits and sales were better than analysts expected thanks to strong results from its operations in Asia, Europe and emerging markets. Shares of IBM rose 9.6% to $107.01 on the news.
"IBM is well-positioned as we begin 2008 as a result of our global business reach, solid recurring revenue stream and strong financial position," the company said in a press release Monday. "We are on track to achieve our long-term earnings-per-share roadmap objective in 2010."
Posted by | Mon, Jan 14, 2008 - 08:38 AM | Comments
Intel Shelton'08-based low-cost notebooks to launch in 3Q08
Intel has recently released details of its Shelton'08-based low-cost notebook platform (Basic Platform) to partners and has set the launch schedule for the third quarter this year, according to sources at PC makers. The platform adopts Intel's single-core Diamondville CPU with a core frequency of 1.6GHz, 533MHz FSB and power consumption of 3.5W. The platform's total power consumption is around 8W, translating to battery usage time of between 3-4 hours.
The platform also consist of a 945GSE chipset, which includes built-in DirectX 9 graphics and supports single channel DDR2 memory. A 802.11g Wi-Fi module, USB/PATA port SSD (solid state drive), and a 7- or 8-inch panel will typically round out the platform, noted the sources. At initial launch, the notebooks will be priced between NT$10,000-16,000 (US$300-500) depending on finial hardware specifications and design. Intel is planning to launch a dual-core version Diamondville CPU in the second or third quarter next year, the sources added. Currently, Micro-Star International (MSI) and Gigabyte Technology have already started product development, while Dell, Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Acer are expected to follow at a later time, noted the sources.
Posted by | Mon, Jan 14, 2008 - 08:07 AM | Comments
January 14 News from Around the Web
Find Tweaknews' Zerotherm Hurricane HC92 CU 8800 VGA Cooler Review and other reviews from around the 'net by visiting our forums!
"In the final analysis, ZEROtherm's Hurricane HC92 Cu 8800 VGA cooler showed a marked improvement over the OEM solution while adding some style and bling into the mix. The inclusion of a fan speed controller, along with the three configuration options, gives the user some control over cooling performance and noise levels; always a plus."
Posted by | Mon, Jan 14, 2008 - 07:02 AM | Comments
Samsung chief's office searched in bribery probe
One of South Korea's most influential company's is being investigated for alleged bribery.
An independent team investigating bribery allegations against South Korea's Samsung group has searched the house and private office of its chairman Lee Kun-Hee, Yonhap news agency reported. Houses of senior executives were also searched, the agency said. A Samsung spokesman refused to comment.
Posted by | Mon, Jan 14, 2008 - 02:47 AM | Comments
NVIDIA GeForce 9600GT sneak peek and early bench
ExPreview has released some early spec's and benchmarks for Nvidia's upcoming mid level 9600GT.
First GeForce 9 series card to hit the market in February is NVIDIA’s GeForce 9600GT. Do not be fooled by the 8800GT-like cooler! It is only to replace 8600GT, not 8800GT. The card’s frequency is 650/1625/1800MHz(core/shader/mem), using PCB design P545, GPU codename is “G94-300″, made by TSMC’s 65nm process technology. Like 8800GT, the black cooler also made by CoolerMaster.
Posted by | Sun, Jan 13, 2008 - 01:08 AM | Comments
Hitachi to form hard drive company with Toshiba, Fujitsu?
We haven't able to confirm this, but we've heard it now from a couple of people: Hitachi, the Japanese conglomerate, is talking to Toshiba and Fujitsu about forming a new company dedicated to hard drives and storage systems.
The three-way deal is being proposed as an alternative to a private equity buyout. Hitachi has been in discussions with equity firm Silver Lake and others about spinning off its money-losing hard drive group, according to sources and news reports. Those talks, however, have not gone smoothly, sources familiar with the discussions said.
Posted by | Sat, Jan 12, 2008 - 02:51 PM | Comments
First 3DMark06 Run w/Radeon X3870 X2
Whoa, at first I thought that score was weak, then I saw the resolution!
The user has chucked it into a system whereby he does a complete 3DMark06 run and pushes out a score of 9573 points.
It is indeed mighty impressive when you come to realise he did the run at a resolution of 2560x1600!
Posted by | Sat, Jan 12, 2008 - 10:09 AM | Comments
Traders Speculate Microsoft Takeover of Logitech
In the world of computer users, there are two types of mouse and keyboard users – those who prefer Microsoft and those who prefer Logitech. Oddly enough, Microsoft itself may prefer Logitech as stock traders speculated that the software giant would launch a takeover bid for the Swiss-based peripherals maker.
"I am a co-founder of Logitech. Would you be willing to sell your child?" Borel told Reuters in an interview. "I have no reason to sell. But I will not be the one to decide. I own only some 6 percent so I will neither enable nor prevent a sale of Logitech."
Posted by | Fri, Jan 11, 2008 - 03:38 PM | Comments
AMD Phenom Quad-Core Processor Update
You may have seen a few online headlines today indicating “AMD Phenom processor delays.” AMD sent Legit Reviews an e-mail as they would like to clarify where things stand with this on-going roll-out of AMD true quad-core and triple-core processors. Check out what they have to say below.
- AMD launched its highest-volume versions of AMD Phenom quad-core processors in mid-November (models 9500 and 9600), and we shipped hundreds of thousands in Q4 2007. OEMs demonstrated production AMD Phenom processor-based desktops during 2008 International CES this week.
- For the enthusiast market, AMD then launched a performance tunable “Black Edition” of the 9600 model in December 2007 to address the enthusiast market. This was an additional quad-core product added to our Q4 roadmap and is now available on major e-tailer sites.
- AMD will now introduce the AMD Phenom 9700 and 9900 models in Q2 2008. This decision was based on OEM input on how AMD should prioritize its next two waves of AMD Phenom processor models. Based on these customer inputs, AMD will continue to prioritize volume-based Phenom products, including the AMD Phenom triple-core processor introduction for consumer and commercial markets this quarter, and now a new energy–efficient 65W AMD Phenom 9000e series processor in this quarter (instead of Q2). AMD Phenom 9700 and 9900 models will immediately follow next quarter.
- Our OEM customers are placing more priority on our energy-efficient and triple-core processors, where the volumes and ability to differentiate products take precedence over the more prestigious, but much lower volume, higher performance quad-core products.
Posted by | Fri, Jan 11, 2008 - 03:24 PM | Comments
January 10 News from Around the Web
Find today's news from around the web by visiting our forums, including a lot of CES coverage and "The Worst of 2007" from BootDaily!
2007 was filled with quite a bit of technology highlights for sure, but we also found quite a number of hugely disappointing industry low points which are worth mention. While it’s always easy to focus on the positive by awarding the best of (that’s another article), the negative ones – I feel – need pointed out soon to help folks avoid them. So without further ado, here’s our top-10 list for the “Worst of 2007”:
Posted by | Thu, Jan 10, 2008 - 02:57 PM | Comments
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