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From TechRepublic: Apple Computer has been in talks that could lead to a decision soon to use Intel chips in its Macintosh line, according to a report published Monday. The Wall Street Journal, citing two industry executives with knowledge of recent discussions between the companies, reported that Apple will agree to use Intel chips. Neither …
From InternetNews.com: Retail giant Wal-Mart is calling it a wrap on its online DVD rental business, opting instead to concentrate on DVD sales while attempting to move existing customers to new partner Netflix (Quote, Chart). The onetime online movie rental rivals have come to terms on a deal in which Wal-Mart will drop its rental …
As strange as this may seem, I am being found the most for the search term “Show Desktop Shortcut”. For those who missed it, I have an article on the main PCIN.net site called Recreate the Show Desktop Shortcut (reproduced below): Did you know that Show Desktop is actually a script (technically Microsoft refers to …
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From VNU Network: US researchers have claimed a breakthrough that promises nuclear battery technology with a lifespan measured in decades. The project, which is in development at the US University of Rochester, has demonstrated an enhanced fabrication method that “in its roughest form” is already 10 times more efficient than current nuclear batteries. The academics …
From TechRepublic: The ’60s represent many things to many people, but did that same era of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll also inspire the revolution in personal computing? That remains an unconventional reading of contemporary history. You could just as easily argue that heavy investment in military research was the moving force. Same goes …
From InternetNews.com: Microsoft is developing a thin-client version of the Windows XP platform targeting large organizations and businesses, analysts note. Code-named Eiger, the software will allow businesses to run Windows applications on a bare-bones PC with the bulk of the business logic performed at the server. According to Steve Bink at blog site Bink.nu, the …
From TechRepublic: Big Blue is encouraging its 330,000 employees to use Firefox as an alternative to IE, providing support and internal downloads. IBM is encouraging its employees to use Firefox, aiding the open-source Web browser’s quest to chip away at Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. Firefox is already used by about 10 percent of IBM’s staff, or …
From InfoWorld: Finding the GNU General Public License (GPL) too restrictive with regard to derived works, a professor at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Mumbai is working on an alternative license that will allow people to take commercial benefit from work derived from an open-source program. The GPL of the Free Software Foundation …
From Wired News: When Yahoo acquired Musicmatch last September, it was clear the company wanted a larger piece of the digital music market. But with Wednesday’s launch of Yahoo Music Unlimited, the company’s digital music subscription service, some wondered where Musicmatch — which Yahoo acquired for $160 million — fit into Yahoo’s music plans. The …