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Intel to skip 45nm Havendale and go directly to 32nm Clarkdale

Smaller, smaller, smaller! That seems to be the vibe over at Intel, which recently decided to skip production of 45-nanometer Havendale CPUs and will go directly to 32nm Clarkdale because development for the chips is going smoothly, according to sources at motherboard makers...

Tags: Intel Celeron, Intel Pentium, Intel Corp., Chip, EOL, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-22

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Is NVIDIA dead?

RE: Is NVIDIA dead?Give me a break!Don't forget IntelThere have been rumors for some time that Intel was going to enter the discrete graphics card market, with cards designed to work with their processors and MB chipsets. Perhaps nVidia felt like the market is getting squeezed too much to...

Tags: Games, Video cards, NVidia Corp., game, graphics, Intel Corp., mid range

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

Microsoft starts warning of support phase-out for older Windows Server releases

Added benefit of "activation" (automatic "kill switch")Neccessary or desirable to reinstall XP or change hardware? Flip the kill switch. No more activation, no more XP or any other later Windows release.Any OS that depends on a remote server is an excercise in futility.You confuse 'support' with 'activation'.There's no indication that...

Tags: Operating systems, Telecom & Utilities, Microsoft Windows Server, server, kill switch, Microsoft Corp., misinformation, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

Snow Leopard might crash your apps

This just has to be a Microsoft plot.LOL...LOL. :DRE: Snow Leopard might crash your appsNonsense, the latest mac hunter ad said we didn't have to worry about that and that a mac just works. Are you calling them liars?How did Apple phrase it in their commercials?That sure sounds like [i]a...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Linux, PRODUCTIVITY, Desktops, Operating systems, OS X., Snow Leopard, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-26

Can Zune HD topple the iPod touch?

Similar to, but different FROM ntntCompetition is good for everyone.I am an apple fan and I am in no way interested in having a Zune; however, the fact that MS has a competing product is a good thing. It will put Apple in a position where it will have...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Microsoft Zune, Zune HD, Apple iPod, Apple iPod Touch

Discussion threads 2009-08-13

Take two: Microsoft says business licensees to get Windows 7 bits on September 1

Take two: Microsoft says business licensees to get Windows 7 bits on September 1Nahh..."What?s your take? Will many business users be among the early adopters of Windows 7?" Business's are usually the last ones to upgrade, they have alot of testing to do, then beta testing with some...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows 7, business licensee, Microsoft says business licensee, Microsoft Windows Vista, Take-Two, MICROSOFT SAYS, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-07-13

The many faces of small business and open source

The many faces of small business and open sourcesome SMB data points from open source ERPDana, we're seeing much the same thing in our world of open source ERP (www.xtuple.com). Aggressive small businesses, typically staffed by people who have "been there, done that" with big-iron ERP in the past,...

Tags: Enterprise resource planning (ERP), open source, ERP, small business

Discussion threads 2009-06-16

Five big issues with ARM and Android netbooks

Five big issues with ARM and Android netbooksMy GuessApplications trump look and feel.Please explain....I'm confused as to how netbooks with Linux have gone no where. It seems like normal American consumer amnesia to me. Well lets retrace exactly how we got to the point of Windows 7 being released this...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, ARM, netbook

Discussion threads 2009-06-15

CIO Jury: Let's wait on Windows 7

CIO Jury: Let's wait on Windows 7Who are these companies and who cares what their CIO's sayNever heard of any of these companies, and I could care less what any of their CIO's say on this subject.Why not ask the CIO of a Fortune 500 company?This is no surprise.It would...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, SMB/SME, Microsoft Windows 7, operating system, new OS, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-10

Windows 8 starts to come into focus

Windows 8 starts to come into focusSheesh Let The Dust Settle From Windows 7We all want to forget Vista you know, and it's a pain to have to rebuild your machine every few years for an OS release if you've got it running fine.The OS will NEVER completely be on...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Windows 8, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-04-21

April deadlines loom for Windows XP, Office 2003 product support

April deadlines loom for Windows XP, Office 2003 product supportMessage has been deleted.One item is staggering.All the other EOL products, that's fine, however, Microsoft should be, literally ashamed AND shamed into forced support for XP home for AT LEAST the next 3-4 years. It's disgusting that they entice and...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Office 2003 product support, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Office 2003, product support, operating system, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

Discussion threads 2009-03-25

Apple discontinues Bluetooth headset

Apple has discontinued the $99 Apple Bluetooth headset (MB536LL/A) that it announced in January 2007 alongside the original iPhone. A MacRumors forums member discovered last Thursday that the headset had been changed to a status of "discontinued" on the Apple Store. The move is...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Headset, Apple Inc., Bluetooth Headset, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-03-23

Homebrewing isn't dead yet

Homebrewing isn't dead yetShould be programs for asset re-use by big vendors for K-12I don't see why IBM, HP, Dell and a few others can't take off-lease near-EOL equipment for enterprises and re-distribute it to K-12 with a limited warranty for reclamation costs and for re-use in educational environments. The...

Tags: Homebrewing IS, Homebrewing, K-12, Dell Computer Corp., PC

Discussion threads 2009-03-09

On Apple monitor pricing

The 20-inch Apple Cinema Display was removed from the Apple Store and the company has notified resellers that it has been given a status of "EOL" End Of Life and can no longer be ordered according to MacRumors. While Apple may simply stop selling 20-inch displays (which...

Tags: Monitor, Adapter, Apple Inc., Pricing Strategy, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-02-19

Mozilla to end support for Firefox 2

Mozilla to end support for Firefox 2EOL for Firefox 2Judging by the posts on the support forum on the Firefox web site makes me wonder if anyone at Mozilla is talking to each other or even listening to their users.I've never seen so many complaints about 2.0.0.18 and 3.0.4 as...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 98, FF3, FF2, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox 2.0

Discussion threads 2008-11-18

On the Mac mini's passing: not so fast

On 21 October 2008 some European Apple retailers kicked off a whirlwind of speculation that the Mac mini was being discontinued or EOL End Of Life in Apple parlance. While the rumor was a bit of a stretch, mini fans expressed heir displeasure with the little Mac's untimely death in...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Apple Inc., Desktops, Hardware, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-11-06

The end of the line for the Mac mini?

Two major retailers in Europe have told Gizmodo that they can't order any more Mac minis and "to expect no more of it." While this could simply signal that Apple is clearing the channel to make room for a speed-bumped model Gizmodo's sources are telling them that "the Mac Mini...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Apple Inc., Desktops, Hardware, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-10-21

VMware: The Hyper-V assault is underway, but the war is a long one

VMware: The Hyper-V assault is underway, but the war is a long oneA few points..."...as well as a price point that is absolutely unbeatable — free with the Windows Server 2008 OS..."I expect Neely Kroes will have something to say about this."VMware is great, but you need Microsoft to make...

Tags: cloud computing, Storage management, Utility computing, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, virtualization, operating system, Hyper-V, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-07-01

Where Do Containers Fit in Your Data Center Strategy?

The humble shipping container is transforming the data center and the jobs of data center managers--the longshoreman of the IT world--may never be the same. Mobile, containerized computing introduces a new scalable unit of growth and deployment that promises to change the dynamics of how and where information is...

Tags: Data Center, Rackable Systems, Intel Corp., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management

Webcasts 2008-06-27

Rumor Mill: What's next from Apple (updated)

Hey there, it's Jake. It's Friday, which means it's time to round up the latest Mac rumors. Earlier today my brother Jason reported that Salesforce.com is rumored to be dumping all their 4,000 PCs for Macs for "security reasons." Salesforce.com's stock (NYSE: CRM) popped yesterday on rumors...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Apple Inc., 3G, Apple iPhone, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Network Technology, Semiconductors, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Hardware, Networking, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2008-04-25