Apple released patches for 17 different flaws of its Mac OS X server. But, as per latest research the patch didn’t do anything. Andrew Storms, director of security operations at nCircle Network Security Inc. conducted a system test with the new patch. Still the Mac OS X client is adding the port on incremental basis. Full article »
One year after announcing its homegrown mobile Linux project, Intel prepares to hand Moblin over to the open source community. Intel is readying a second release of the Moblin open-source platform for mobile computing, with plans set for an alpha-level version in a few weeks, an Intel official said at the O’Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON) in the US on Wednesday.
Intel, the world’s top chip maker, on Tuesday announced record second-quarter revenue of $9.5 billion, operating income of $2.3 billion, net income of $1.6 billion and earnings per share (EPS) of 28 cents. Full article »
Nvidia formally rolled out its Tegra chip, Tegra 600 and Tegra 650 processors on Monday that the company is targeting for the Mobile Internet Device (MID) space. It is an integrated CPU, powering the devices with a long battery life which will facilitate full Internet surfing, game-playing and also high-definition video displays. The price is going to range between $200 and $250.
The new Nano Processor family from Via, based on Isaiah CPU architecture is going to hit the market very shortly. The Nano processors offer a significant performance boost over Via’s existing C7 line of processors and will compete against Intel’s Atom processors. Via Nano is also pin compatible with C7 processors allowing them to be used in existing motherboards and integrated systems
Intel is expected to launch of its mobile platform Centrino 2, codenamed “Montevina” in July this year. Centrino 2 is the first platform to offer an integrated Wi-Fi and WiMax wireless access option, Intel said. In addition, the processor and other components are about 40% smaller and it has longer battery life.
Sun Microsystems has released Solaris as open-source software. This is a step to counter the dominance of the rivals Red Hat, IBM and Microsoft.
Intel has officially announced their Atom line of ultra-mobile processors, previously code named Silverthorne and Diamondville. This new family of chips is based on an entirely new CPU architecture that was designed from the ground up, specifically to address the computing and power consumption requirements of Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) and Ultra-Mobile PCs (UMPCs). Rumors on the Internet currently put the cheapest Atom CPU in a price range between $29 and $49.
Apple just announced the .76-inch thin MacBook Air (starting at $1799) — a laptop so thin it fits in a manila envelope. It weighs only 1.36 kg.
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