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WSJ: Jobs heading up Apple netbook project

WSJ: Jobs heading up Apple netbook projectIt usually takes Apple about 5 years to copy the restMP3 player? Check.Smartphone? Check.Time Machine? Check.Netbook? Right on target.Cupertino's photocopiers are working full time!! :)I INVENTED PSEUDOTRANSPERANCYRobert Mehlschau;I am NOT interested in the arguments above, Macs are OBVIOUSLY BETTER AND HIGHER QUALITY THEN WINDOWS,...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Now Let, ARM Processors, netbook, Apple Inc., Apple Netbook, ARM, job, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-04-13

Intel ramps up portable chip effort

Intel ramps up portable chip effortMaybe it can't be done!Transmeta came closest with its Crusoe processors - but they are not "true" x86 processors. Its just amazing how long lived the ARM processors are! Maybe InHell can pay THEM to design one for them. Although ARM processors Xscale have no...

Tags: Processors, Semiconductors, Handhelds, processor, chip effort, ARM Processors, chip, Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-08-18

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Does Chrome OS mean anything for schools?

Benefits of the ChromeOS approachOne of the features of HTML5, that commentors on other posts seem to forget, is that HTML5 web apps can be "installed" in app cache, for offline use (Google "HTML5 manifest").If web apps can be used offline AND made to perform like desktop apps, with web...

Tags: Operating systems, cloud computing, Desktops, NOW IT, HTML5, operating system, Chrome OS, Does Chrome OS, Chrome, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-28

Netbooks dead? Not when sales are up 264% percent

My prediction:Intel and MS and the major brands are trying to drag the market upwards in size and cost to maintain their margins. They will shortly face a barrage of products based on ARM class processors and Linux (Chrome?), which will cost much less and have much better battery lives....

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, sales, netbook

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

Who needs an Office app? Google Docs, Calendar & more all work on Nokia N900

I like the direction this is headingThose keys look awfully small compared to your thumbs (or maybe you have HUGE thumbs ;-) ).In any event, I like the look of the future. You need a foldable, netbook size BT keyboard the size of a cigarette pack, a little stand, all...

Tags: Nokia Corp., Google Inc., Nokia N900, Microsoft Office, Google Docs

Discussion threads 2009-11-14

From the ashes of Geode, AMD brings Bobcat with 1:1 possibilities

And, lower power consumption lowers prices across the board. Cheaper power supply, smaller cheaper batteries, less money spent on heat dissipation, and so on.Plus, you get a lighter weight computer.The sweet spot will probably be at about 11 inch screens with a close to full size keyboard.Errata: 800 Mhz...

Tags: Processors, Bobcat, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., processor, Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-13

Google: Firms can get rid of Office in a year

In other words, Google Appsare still at that 1 to 2 percent mark.Good Riddance!It won't be missed.Man, so true, MS Office is a big hairball of baroque features to format for8.5x11. MS Office will be on a downward slide from here on out.In terms of what is need for the...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-13

Intel to pay AMD $1.25 billion as companies end litigation war; Is it a new chip era?

Inhell got off cheaplyProbably AMD needed the cash now because it would have gotten a lot more in a trial.This is good news for computer usersGood news all around. The cross licensing will allow advancements with a minimum of lawyer intervention.Won't matter, AMD is toastThey haven't produced a CPU worth...

Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, Processors, litigation, phenom, amd, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., chip

Discussion threads 2009-11-12

Intel Developer Forum notes: Dinner with AMD...does an ARM linkup make sense?

What is AMD's overall plan?What's is AMD's overall plan? How do they anticipate keeping up with intel?huh?"AMD could provide an X86 component which ARM doesn?t have. And ARM could provide highly optimized high-performance processors running at very low power"I am very confused as to what you are proposing. AMD is...

Tags: Leadership, Semiconductors, ARM, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

What if Windows 8 was touch-input only?

Touch not on my screenI hate finger prints on my TV, PC monitor and laptop.I could see having this as a add on but for the most part I am not for it.It is good for small device and a segment of handicap users but, really it is idea for...

Tags: Keyboards, Mice, Desktops, Monitors & displays, COMPANIES, mouse, keyboard, What-if Windows 8, PC

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

ARM targets Intel with 2GHz multicore chips

Great platform for next-gen OS developmentThis sounds like it would be a great platform for somebody to develop the next generation OS we so badly need as a replacement for all of the existing 20th century OSes we're currently using.Still primitive - OS has a long way to goI use...

Tags: Operating systems, Keyboards, multi-core processor, Intel Corp., chip, operating system, keyboard, ARM

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

Intel to help with Chrome for netbooks

And yet pundits keep saying Intel wants people to buy more expensive chipsAnd maybe they do. But their actions seems to show that they know the market is heading towards less expensive chips.Hedging one's bets is always wise -particularly in so volatile a situation as the present one. Good strategic...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Linux, Operating systems, Intel Corp., Chrome, netbook, Chrome OS, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

Sony, Nokia plan premium netbooks

Good dealWell, they need a better display for sure!:)RE: Sony, Nokia plan premium netbooksWhen Sony do something like release notebooks with a chiclet keyboard or release an ultra thin model it's often refered to as emulating some mac or other product but just to keep in mind this is a...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Nokia N900, Maemo, netbook, Sony Corp., Nokia Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-04

Reformulating Murphy's law

Reformulating Murphy's lawInteresting thoughtsIt's saddening that thought is such a rare thing among us humans.Imagine how different the world might have been.[i]"The applications to IT are less obvious but equally compelling. If you believe, for example, in the achievability of wintel security, you?ll spend lots of money setting your employer...

Tags: Operating systems, Wintel, Unix

Discussion threads 2009-08-01

Intel discusses upcoming laptop and Atom chips, why we need more performance in mobile devices

This week I'm at the Semicon West show in San Francisco. Most of this is inside baseball--the show is devoted to the companies that make the equipment used to manufacture chips--but in his opening keynote, Anand Chandrasekher, who heads up Intel's Ultra Mobility Group, discussed some details of the company's...

Tags: Performance, Mobile, Power Consumption, Mobile Device, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Chip, Advertising & Promotion, Performance Management, Notebooks, Processors, Marketing, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-07-15

T-Force Platoon (ARM) 1.0 (Mobile)

T-Force Platoon is an arcade style warfare game that puts the players in a virtual combat experience. The most intriguing aspect of T-Force Platoon is the revolutionary aiming system with the use of a Stylus pen. The technologically advanced aiming system makes T-Force Platoon novice friendly and great fun. Smooth...

Tags: ARM, Mobile, T-Force Platoon, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-07-11

T-Force Platoon (MIPS) 1.0 (Mobile)

T-Force Platoon is an arcade style warfare game that puts the players in a virtual combat experience. The most intriguing aspect of T-Force Platoon is the revolutionary aiming system with the use of a Stylus pen. The technologically advanced aiming system makes T-Force Platoon novice friendly and great fun. Smooth...

Tags: Mobile, T-Force Platoon, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-07-11

T-Force Platoon (SH3) 1.0 (Mobile)

T-Force Platoon is an arcade style warfare game that puts the players in a virtual combat experience. The most intriguing aspect of T-Force Platoon is the revolutionary aiming system with the use of a Stylus pen. The technologically advanced aiming system makes T-Force Platoon novice friendly and great fun. Smooth...

Tags: Mobile, T-Force Platoon, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-07-11

Google to create operating system called Chrome OS

Rumors along these lines have been surfacing for years -- now Google has officially announced their intentions to create a computer operating system. The new operating system, called "Google Chrome OS" will run on both x86 and ARM processors -- which means it could technically work on anything from...

Tags: Google Inc., Operating System, Google Chrome, Operating Systems, Software, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2009-07-08

Google Chrome OS is a game changer

Late last night Google finally owned up to having an OS in the pipeline the Google Chrome Operating System. This is going to be a game changer. We don't have a lot of information on Chrome OS just yet, but what we do know is very interesting: ...

Tags: Game, Google Inc., Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Google Chrome, Google Chrome OS, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-07-08