Over two years in the making, Sun Microsystems is due to release the latest version of its Java Platform Standard Edition (Java SE) software Monday, placing particular emphasis on the application development platform’s support for Continue reading “Sun goes multilingual with Java SE 6”.…more
Microsoft is pitching a security feature in Windows Vista as a boon for consumer online safety, but others think its benefits lie elsewhere. The software maker is promoting the use of Windows Security Center, a Continue reading “Playing it safe with Windows Vista”.…more
Quanta Computer shipped 2.2 million notebooks in November, up 10% from October’s 2.0 million units, according to company sources. In comparison, November notebook shipments from Compal Electronics totaled 1.74 million units and those from Asustek Continue reading “Quanta ships 2.2 million notebooks in November – up 10%”.…more
Security firm McAfee reports that criminals are using the net to search for and recruit students to commit internet crime. Because of the world economy as well as the low risk of getting caught, I’m Continue reading “Cyber Criminals Recruiting”.…more
Sun Microsystems, already an aggressive advocate of multicore processing, will try to stay a step ahead of the game by putting 16 cores in its high-end Rock chip. With overheating capping chip speeds, chipmakers have Continue reading “Sun puts 16 cores on high-end Rock processor”.…more
Intel saw a flat quarter in graphics shipments in the third quarter, but was still the largest supplier of PC graphics devices worldwide, while ATI remained the second largest supplier in the third quarter but Continue reading “ATI loses five percent in 3Q, says Jon Peddie”.…more