Intel to squeeze AMD with big notebook push
A REPORT ONtoday’s Digitimes said that five giant Taiwanese original design manufacturers (ODMs) have been recruited by Intel to promote a giant notebook distribution scheme. http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=13900
SP2 presents XP security dilemma
Users will have to balance their IT security requirements with potential Java and .net performance problems if they are to take advantage of the features being introduced in Windows XP Service Pack 2. http://www.computerweekly.com/articles/article.asp?liArticleID=127831
Does Microsoft Maintain The TCO Crown?
Because Linux beats Windows on price, Microsoft has been forced to change gears and tout an operating system’s total cost of ownership as the new focal point which companies should consider when making their purchasing decisions. The following editorial contribution to osViews suggests that Microsoft’s new mantra is a moot point because Apple’s Macintosh already [...]
A Few .NET Oversights Worth Knowing
For some reason, Microsoft’s brilliant and cutting-edge .NET development environment left out one crucial tool… a tool that has been common in software development environments since, oh, about 1950, and taken so much for granted that it’s incredibly strange that nobody noticed that .NET doesn’t really have one. http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/PleaseLinker.html
IBM’s Blue Linux on the Desktop
Although nobody has been able to smuggle out a single screenshot of the top-secret IBM Linux desktop OSâ€â€?often referred to as Blue Linuxâ€â€?I have friends who have seen it. I am assured that it not only exists, but is being used by large numbers of IBMers. “They are going through a process of eating their [...]
Intel shifts 64-bit emphasis
Intel plans to demonstrate a 64-bit revamp of its Xeon and Pentium processors in mid-February–an endorsement of a major rival’s strategy and a troubling development for Intel’s Itanium chip. http://news.com.com/2100-1006_3-5150336.html?tag=nefd_lede
‘DVD-Jon’ demands compensation
Jon Lech Johansen, who spent four years fending off computer piracy charges, now wants some compensation. He’s demanding nearly NOK 150,000 from the white collar crime unit that prosecuted him. http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article.jhtml?articleID=718317
Intel Preps Launch of Prescott Processor
Despite the hubbub surrounding 64-bit computing in the market, Intel Corp. will assert that the world still operates on 32-bit cores with the Monday launch of its code-name “Prescott” processor. OEMs on Thursday reported that Intel the next-generation Pentium architecture will be pitched as a 32-bit chip and not a bridge to 64-bit computing. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1474941,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594
Microsoft Scraps IE Changes in Eolas Patent Dispute
Microsoft Corp. gave Web developers a reprieve on Thursday, announcing that it had scrapped its plans to modify Internet Explorer this year in response to a patent infringement verdict against it. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1474393,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594
Dell, HP sign up for Blu-ray group
Dell and Hewlett-Packard have officially joined the Blu-ray Disc Founders group, having announced their support of the format earlier this month. The Blu-ray Disc format uses blue laser light and is considered a successor to today’s red-laser DVD drives. Blu-ray Disc technology allows up to 27GB of storage on a single-sided disc, compared with 4.7GB [...]