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Apple debuts new 21.5" and 27" iMac desktops; aluminum and glass; SD card slot

I wish I had $2,000 to spend, it sure does look sweetMaybe some day it will go on sale ..... I know, I'm dreaming.....It's Apple having fun with MSThe two companies do like to play with each other from time to time. What better time than when MS is...

Tags: Desktops, Processors, Notebooks, SD card, desktop, Apple Inc., Apple iMac

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Save money: buy from the enemy

I can see your point butis the processor arms race not still being pushed more by what is happening in the consumer rather than server space. Also are the processors in datacentres starting to move to desktop/mobile processors rather than server ones as they are more energy efficient. If we...

Tags: Processors, processor, server, CPU, PPC

Discussion threads 2009-08-22

Don't Burn Your Pockets in Pay-Per-Click Marketing 1.0 (Windows)

Don't burn your pockets in Pay-Per-Click Marketing is a simple ebook that helps in getting the most out of Pay-per-click marketing. PPC has burnt the pockets of quite a few new internet marketers. It is because they do the same mistakes that thousands of other new internet marketers do when...

Tags: Pocket, Microsoft Windows, Pay-per-click Advertising, MeRecommends, PPC, Internet, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-06-02

Would you buy a Dell smartphone?

Would you buy a Dell smartphone?What kind of question is this?This type of question only makes sense for Apple products where Apple apologists would buy any yet-to-be-released Apple product, no matter how bad it actually was. With no specs, no price, and a guess as to the OS, how can...

Tags: Smart phones, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Operating systems, Dell Computer Corp., smart phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile

Discussion threads 2009-01-14

Speculation on Papermaster's "huh?": IBM, Apple, and Freescale

Speculation on Papermaster's "huh?": IBM, Apple, and FreescalePaul-the-pseudonym is probably rightFor a long time, Apple has been managing its supply chain as a lean, JIT organization with a good deal of outsourcing. Their strategy: We are the best at design, let's increasingly move manufacturing and integration to subcontractors willing to...

Tags: Processors, Apple Inc., IBM Corp., PPC

Discussion threads 2008-11-04

The more things change

The more things changeBe productive with a touch only computer ?"The potential is amazing - you can imagine was well as I can, I think, what a 12″ iPhone replacement for the traditional laptop could do for user productivity"You are talking of home user or of business user ?Because i...

Tags: Processors, Linux, Operating systems, Intel x86, PPC, GPU, Microsoft Windows XP, security

Discussion threads 2008-07-30

Betting that Apple will make PPC laptops again

Betting that Apple will make PPC laptops againThere is something to be said of the PPC architecture .I trust my old PPC PowerMac running Tiger more than any of the other machines that I have . It would be really nice to have a newer Tower PowerMac with a new...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, UNIX, Cringely, laptop computer, PPC, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-04-26

Betting that Apple will make PPC laptops again

But you won't be able to buy one any time soon. Apple says it bought P.A. Semi to get its hands on some patents and a bunch of very bright engineers who are already used to working together. I'm sure that's true - but...

Tags: Dual-core, Apple Inc., U.S. Department Of Defense, Laptop Computer, Chip, PPC, Robots, Corporate Governance, Processors, Semiconductors, Emerging Technologies, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Hardware, Components, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2008-04-26

The view from stupid

The view from stupidWhen and how to explainI recall from the Comment that you refused to provide full explanations, in Comment or TalkBack because you would have required too much time and space. (Paraphrasing.)As at that time, I'll observe that assertions must be supportable, by data or by logic....

Tags: Processors, Network technology, PPC, Apple Inc., Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-04-24

Trying to predict 2008

Trying to predict 2008More specificity pleaseYou say that IBM needs to get its collective head together re the SCO case. Do you have more specific recommendations on how they should proceed? After all, they appear to be winning.delay the move to PPC? what?The comment about SCO is baffling...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Free trade, Apple iPhone, PPC, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-12-31

Reliability: the biggest challenge of all

Reliability: the biggest challenge of allHuh?Is the point that failures per bit has decreased at the same rate that bits required as increased so from a practical perspective reliability has not improved?Do you have any evidence to back that up?I don't believe of disbelieve your claim. It just seems...

Tags: Network technology, Processors, Cell, cell, MIG, chip, PPC

Discussion threads 2007-10-16

Yahoo profit down from a year ago

Yahoo profit down from a year agoGee I wonder why? Read This!Pay Per Click is a big loser for many large ticket items like we sell. We sell medical mobility products. Most of the people visiting our site are using it for a catalog never intending to buy. I think...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., PPC, pay-per-click advertising

Discussion threads 2007-04-18

Targeting development for future hardware

Targeting development for future hardwareRudy..Well without Alpha and to a lesster extent MIPS and PA-RISCthere is still less choice today than 5 years back.The new Niagra and POWER chips are a beacon of hope tothose who like to see technically better productsstill survive. But unless the price on this hardwarecomes...

Tags: Linux, Processors, Operating systems, UNIX, Servers, Niagra2 chip, Intel Corp., Intel x86, IBM Corp., PPC

Discussion threads 2007-02-20

Solaris on IBM Power7?

Sometimes the dog to watch is the one that doesnt bark. In this case that could be the effort to get Solaris running on 64bit PPC hardware. Solaris 2.5.1 ran on 32bit PPC, and there are people working on bringing the software forward, but its one of the...

Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., PPC, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris

Blog posts 2007-02-13

Spb Mobile Shell improves Phone Edition functionality

Spb Mobile Shell improves Phone Edition functionalityWhat my PPC needed!This utility fills the space between the phone and PPC capabilities. I have an HTC Wizard (Cingular 8125) with WM5 and it is great for most of my mobile computing needs. I have found that it will do most of the...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, phone, Spb Mobile Shell, PPC

Discussion threads 2007-02-08

MacTel: 22 Kits, 161 patches - so far

MacTel: 22 Kits, 161 patches - so farRudy , for once...I am inclined to agree with you. I am not so sure aboutthe reason for ditching IBM's p970 chips. Although power consumption was touted as a reason when you look at the dataon IBM's website regarding the power statistics you...

Tags: Processors, Operating systems, Apple Inc., Intel x86, PPC, chip, patch management

Discussion threads 2007-01-11

MacTel: 22 Kits, 161 patches - so far

I get accused of being very negative about Apple, but Im not: I think Apples Intel decision was the worst choice they could have made in reaction to IBMs failure to deliver on its promises, but I continue to recommend Macs to friends and colleagues. What makes a...

Tags: Apple Computer Inc., Intel x86, x86 Hardware

Blog posts 2007-01-11

About those cheaper Apples

Apples late December 2006 10-Q filing covering the three months ending July 1, 2006 has some fascinating information despite being mostly about legalistic corrections to previously filed documents. In particular, the report shatters the long standing myth that the PowerMacs cost more than their Intel counterparts...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, MacTel

Blog posts 2007-01-10

MacTel: "the real story"

MacTel: "the real story"Backwards CompatibilityBackwards compatibility is important for the most widely used operating system in the world. Gee, go figure... All the haters out there continue to criticize MS but we would not be where we are today without Microsoft. What most likely you are going to see is...

Tags: Processors, Games, Backwards-Compatibility, Intel Itanium, Cell, Intel x86, Microsoft Corp., PPC, Sun Sparc, performance, river, Sony PlayStation 3

Discussion threads 2006-12-15

MacTel: "the real story"

As I discussed yesterday, Robert Cringley has spent a lot of PBS Pulpit time trying to find the gold in Apples MacTel decision. Now, personally, I rather think people, even people like Steve Jobs, make mistakes - but, lets consider an alternative theory. This one starts with Microsoft...

Tags: PPC, Microsofts, Microsoft Corp.

Blog posts 2006-12-15