Bio-Hazard
03-30-2006, 07:43 AM
"Intel Launches New Ruggedized PC Platform For India
Also Introduces Special Program – ‘Jagruti’ – to Empower Rural Communities in India
"NEW DELHI, March 29, 2006 – Intel Corporation today officially launched an innovative PC platform that has been developed exclusively to meet the needs of rural villages and communities in India. Designed as a result of defining locally relevant computing solutions based on Intel technology, the Intel-powered “Community PC” platform is equipped to operate in a community setting while accommodating the varying environmental conditions prevalent in the country. "
http://forums.legitreviews.com/viewtopic.php?t=5170
Justice Department Subpoenas Reach Far Beyond Google
"In its effort to uphold the Child Online Protection Act, the U.S. Department of Justice is leaving no stone unturned. In addition to American Online, MSN, and Google, the government has demanded information from at least 34 Internet service providers, search companies, and security software firms, InformationWeek learned through a Freedom of Information Act request. "
http://www.informationweek.com/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=ZXJOF4ZAKLIZCQSNDBGCK HSCJUMEKJVN?articleID=184401156
Report: Demand For IT Pros Expected To Intensify
"As any reseller knows, one of the toughest parts about running a business is getting the best possible people on the payroll. Now, a survey from the Society for Information Management (SIM) indicates that this challenge will likely become more difficult in the coming years. "
http://www.varbusiness.com/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=ZXJOF4ZAKLIZCQSNDBGCK HSCJUMEKJVN?articleID=184401118
Apple Releases Software Update to Address iPod Volume Concerns
"Apple gives users control over the volume limit on their iPods"
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=1511
Westinghouse Adds Updated 37" LCD to 1080p Line
"Westinghouse is expanding their 1080p capable LCD TV line with an updated 37" model"
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=1512
Apple Updates 30" Cinema Display
"Almost but not quite as equipped as Dell's 3007WFP"
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=1495
Nintendo Revolution May Support External Hard Drive Storage, Games Under $50
"Comments made by Nintendo Exec hints at possibility of external hard drive for next-gen gaming console"
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=1514
The Other Side of the US Lenovo Spy Probe
"The USCC launched a probe against Lenovo, but many wonder if the accusations are warranted"
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=1497
VIA Announces Comprehensive Support for TPM Technology
"VIA works with industry partners to enable a new generation of PCs equipped for safer computing"
http://www.via.com.tw/en/resources/pressroom/2006_archive/pr060330TPM.jsp
AMD lures high-ranking Itanium designer
"Advanced Micro Devices has hired Samuel Naffziger, a high-ranking designer of Intel's Itanium processors, and eight of his Fort Collins, Colo.-based colleagues working on the high-end processor."
http://news.com.com/2100-1006_3-6055595.html?part=rss&tag=6055595&subj=news
Miracle cure for software setup?
"Most talk about virtualization these days centers on using server hardware more efficiently. But the technology also has the potential to ease another headache: software installation woes."
http://news.com.com/Miracle+cure+for+software+setup/2100-1010_3-6055632.html?tag=nefd.lede
Tiny notebooks back in vogue at Gateway
"Gateway is returning to the ultraportable notebook market after a two-year absence, with a 12.1-inch notebook that weighs a little more than 3 pounds."
http://news.com.com/Tiny+notebooks+back+in+vogue+at+Gateway/2100-1044_3-6055783.html?tag=nefd.top
Microsoft, Europe spar over fines
"Microsoft and the European Commission traded blows on Thursday before a private hearing on whether the software giant should incur antitrust fines."
http://news.com.com/Microsoft%2C+Europe+spar+over+fines/2100-1014_3-6055811.html?tag=nefd.top
Intel, AMD and judge to organize antitrust case
"Intel and AMD will meet in court next month in a case management conference, an event that will help the court and the parties put together a time line for the antitrust case. "
http://news.com.com/Intel%2C+AMD+and+judge+to+organize+antitrust+case/2100-1006_3-6055738.html?tag=nefd.top
WB show tamed for TV, uncut on Web
"The WB television network, seeking to avoid the ire of federal regulators, debuts its sexually charged series "The Bedford Diaries" on Wednesday with some of the more suggestive shots removed. "
http://news.com.com/WB+show+tamed+for+TV%2C+uncut+on+Web/2100-1026_3-6055838.html?tag=nefd.top
Revolution's Horsepower
"Studios give us the inside scoop on the clock rates for Broadway and Hollywood. How do the CPU and GPU stack up on paper?"
http://revolution.ign.com/articles/699/699118p1.html
ATI's New Stance On Overclocking
"ATI wants you to overclock. Really, it's OK
Several weeks ago, ATI sent out a few product advisories claiming that AIB partners were free to overclock any GPU in the the ATI X1000 series. Last year, ATI made a similar statement about the X1800 cards, but this is officially the first time ATI has openly sanctioned overclocking any current generation board."
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=1528
Gateway Jumps The Gun on Intel, Accidentally Announces New CPU
"Gateway shows off its ULV Core Solo based notebook ahead of Intel's official announcement"
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=1527
IBM offers bounty for Exchange customers
"IBM upped the stakes in an ongoing contest over corporate e-mail software with a program that offers business partners up to $20,000 to dump Microsoft's Exchange in favor of IBM's Lotus software on Linux. "
http://news.com.com/IBM+offers+bounty+for+Exchange+customers/2100-7344_3-6055898.html?tag=nefd.top
Yet Another Optical Disc Technology, Three Times the Density of Blu-ray, HD-DVD
"PH-DVD promises three times the storage density of Blu-ray and HD-DVD discs
The ink wasn't even dry on the last Blu-ray competitor we reported on, and yet it looks like another has surfaced. If the current high-definition format wars were not enough, a company called Polarizonics Corp has developed a new standard of high capacity media which promises to increase the capacity of Blu-ray and HD-DVD discs as well as the read rate by a factor of 3 using available polarization techniques."
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=1539
Blu-ray and HD-DVD Alternative; VCDHD
"
Do we really need another media standard to worry about?
Last week three distinct entities from different parts of the world, Sprout CD of Ukraine, Russia-based Antrop-Studio, and the Dutch firm VDL ODMS, came together to introduce a new high definition format media called VCDHD, or Versatile Compact Disc High Density, which is said to compete with the current DVD standards."
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=1522
Opteron Hits 3.0GHz
"The little Opteron is all grown up now
We just caught a glimpse at the newest AMD roadmap -- which was disappointedly void of K8L information other than some odd indicators that we will see technology demonstrations this year."
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=1531
Google accused of biopiracy
"A coalition has accused search giant Google of being the "biggest threat to genetic privacy" for its alleged plan to create a searchable database of genetic information. "
http://news.com.com/Google+accused+of+biopiracy/2100-11390_3-6055998.html?tag=nefd.top
No decision on Microsoft antitrust fines for 'weeks'
"The European Commission said Thursday that it will need to spend a number of weeks analyzing the information that Microsoft has presented in its hearing before making a final decision on whether the company will be fined for not complying with a 2004 antitrust ruling. "
http://news.com.com/No+decision+on+Microsoft+antitrust+fines+for+weeks/2100-1014_3-6055972.html?tag=nefd.top
Also Introduces Special Program – ‘Jagruti’ – to Empower Rural Communities in India
"NEW DELHI, March 29, 2006 – Intel Corporation today officially launched an innovative PC platform that has been developed exclusively to meet the needs of rural villages and communities in India. Designed as a result of defining locally relevant computing solutions based on Intel technology, the Intel-powered “Community PC” platform is equipped to operate in a community setting while accommodating the varying environmental conditions prevalent in the country. "
http://forums.legitreviews.com/viewtopic.php?t=5170
Justice Department Subpoenas Reach Far Beyond Google
"In its effort to uphold the Child Online Protection Act, the U.S. Department of Justice is leaving no stone unturned. In addition to American Online, MSN, and Google, the government has demanded information from at least 34 Internet service providers, search companies, and security software firms, InformationWeek learned through a Freedom of Information Act request. "
http://www.informationweek.com/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=ZXJOF4ZAKLIZCQSNDBGCK HSCJUMEKJVN?articleID=184401156
Report: Demand For IT Pros Expected To Intensify
"As any reseller knows, one of the toughest parts about running a business is getting the best possible people on the payroll. Now, a survey from the Society for Information Management (SIM) indicates that this challenge will likely become more difficult in the coming years. "
http://www.varbusiness.com/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=ZXJOF4ZAKLIZCQSNDBGCK HSCJUMEKJVN?articleID=184401118
Apple Releases Software Update to Address iPod Volume Concerns
"Apple gives users control over the volume limit on their iPods"
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=1511
Westinghouse Adds Updated 37" LCD to 1080p Line
"Westinghouse is expanding their 1080p capable LCD TV line with an updated 37" model"
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=1512
Apple Updates 30" Cinema Display
"Almost but not quite as equipped as Dell's 3007WFP"
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=1495
Nintendo Revolution May Support External Hard Drive Storage, Games Under $50
"Comments made by Nintendo Exec hints at possibility of external hard drive for next-gen gaming console"
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=1514
The Other Side of the US Lenovo Spy Probe
"The USCC launched a probe against Lenovo, but many wonder if the accusations are warranted"
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=1497
VIA Announces Comprehensive Support for TPM Technology
"VIA works with industry partners to enable a new generation of PCs equipped for safer computing"
http://www.via.com.tw/en/resources/pressroom/2006_archive/pr060330TPM.jsp
AMD lures high-ranking Itanium designer
"Advanced Micro Devices has hired Samuel Naffziger, a high-ranking designer of Intel's Itanium processors, and eight of his Fort Collins, Colo.-based colleagues working on the high-end processor."
http://news.com.com/2100-1006_3-6055595.html?part=rss&tag=6055595&subj=news
Miracle cure for software setup?
"Most talk about virtualization these days centers on using server hardware more efficiently. But the technology also has the potential to ease another headache: software installation woes."
http://news.com.com/Miracle+cure+for+software+setup/2100-1010_3-6055632.html?tag=nefd.lede
Tiny notebooks back in vogue at Gateway
"Gateway is returning to the ultraportable notebook market after a two-year absence, with a 12.1-inch notebook that weighs a little more than 3 pounds."
http://news.com.com/Tiny+notebooks+back+in+vogue+at+Gateway/2100-1044_3-6055783.html?tag=nefd.top
Microsoft, Europe spar over fines
"Microsoft and the European Commission traded blows on Thursday before a private hearing on whether the software giant should incur antitrust fines."
http://news.com.com/Microsoft%2C+Europe+spar+over+fines/2100-1014_3-6055811.html?tag=nefd.top
Intel, AMD and judge to organize antitrust case
"Intel and AMD will meet in court next month in a case management conference, an event that will help the court and the parties put together a time line for the antitrust case. "
http://news.com.com/Intel%2C+AMD+and+judge+to+organize+antitrust+case/2100-1006_3-6055738.html?tag=nefd.top
WB show tamed for TV, uncut on Web
"The WB television network, seeking to avoid the ire of federal regulators, debuts its sexually charged series "The Bedford Diaries" on Wednesday with some of the more suggestive shots removed. "
http://news.com.com/WB+show+tamed+for+TV%2C+uncut+on+Web/2100-1026_3-6055838.html?tag=nefd.top
Revolution's Horsepower
"Studios give us the inside scoop on the clock rates for Broadway and Hollywood. How do the CPU and GPU stack up on paper?"
http://revolution.ign.com/articles/699/699118p1.html
ATI's New Stance On Overclocking
"ATI wants you to overclock. Really, it's OK
Several weeks ago, ATI sent out a few product advisories claiming that AIB partners were free to overclock any GPU in the the ATI X1000 series. Last year, ATI made a similar statement about the X1800 cards, but this is officially the first time ATI has openly sanctioned overclocking any current generation board."
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=1528
Gateway Jumps The Gun on Intel, Accidentally Announces New CPU
"Gateway shows off its ULV Core Solo based notebook ahead of Intel's official announcement"
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=1527
IBM offers bounty for Exchange customers
"IBM upped the stakes in an ongoing contest over corporate e-mail software with a program that offers business partners up to $20,000 to dump Microsoft's Exchange in favor of IBM's Lotus software on Linux. "
http://news.com.com/IBM+offers+bounty+for+Exchange+customers/2100-7344_3-6055898.html?tag=nefd.top
Yet Another Optical Disc Technology, Three Times the Density of Blu-ray, HD-DVD
"PH-DVD promises three times the storage density of Blu-ray and HD-DVD discs
The ink wasn't even dry on the last Blu-ray competitor we reported on, and yet it looks like another has surfaced. If the current high-definition format wars were not enough, a company called Polarizonics Corp has developed a new standard of high capacity media which promises to increase the capacity of Blu-ray and HD-DVD discs as well as the read rate by a factor of 3 using available polarization techniques."
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=1539
Blu-ray and HD-DVD Alternative; VCDHD
"
Do we really need another media standard to worry about?
Last week three distinct entities from different parts of the world, Sprout CD of Ukraine, Russia-based Antrop-Studio, and the Dutch firm VDL ODMS, came together to introduce a new high definition format media called VCDHD, or Versatile Compact Disc High Density, which is said to compete with the current DVD standards."
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=1522
Opteron Hits 3.0GHz
"The little Opteron is all grown up now
We just caught a glimpse at the newest AMD roadmap -- which was disappointedly void of K8L information other than some odd indicators that we will see technology demonstrations this year."
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=1531
Google accused of biopiracy
"A coalition has accused search giant Google of being the "biggest threat to genetic privacy" for its alleged plan to create a searchable database of genetic information. "
http://news.com.com/Google+accused+of+biopiracy/2100-11390_3-6055998.html?tag=nefd.top
No decision on Microsoft antitrust fines for 'weeks'
"The European Commission said Thursday that it will need to spend a number of weeks analyzing the information that Microsoft has presented in its hearing before making a final decision on whether the company will be fined for not complying with a 2004 antitrust ruling. "
http://news.com.com/No+decision+on+Microsoft+antitrust+fines+for+weeks/2100-1014_3-6055972.html?tag=nefd.top