Intel Dumps Centrino For Core i3, i5, i7
Intel has thrown out the Centrino brand and welcomed in upcoming Core series of processors. The core series will be branded entry-level (Intel Core i3), mid-level (Intel Core i5), and high-level (Intel Core i7).
The reason from Intel blog: …we have a complex structure with too many platform brands, product names, and product brands, and we’ve made things confusing for consumers and IT buyers in the process.
Apple Cloner Psystar Files For Bankruptcy
Psystar, the Miami-based firm sued by Apple for selling Mac clones has filed for bankruptcy. This will temporarily delay Apple’s efforts to sue them. The rogue company file for bankruptcy indicating that Psystar is more than $259,000 in debt.
Last December, the Psystar latest justification of selling unauthorized Mac systems by claiming Apple does not hold any copyright for its Mac OS X operating system. Psystar also claims that Apple’s Leopard OS, has a stealth code running in the background, which restricts only hardware sold by Apple. The next trial is in April 2009.
Are there bigger corporations backing up Psystar? Apple think so and in fact they said there are 10 corporations behind this case.
Iomega Debuts Colourful eGo Portable Hard Drive
Iomega has revealed new line of colourful eGo USB hard drives with 250Gb and 320Gb space option. The various colour options are Ruby red, Midnight Blue and Sparkling Silver. The 500Gb eGo will be available in June.
The eGo drives 2.5-inch thick, weigh 200g and covered by a 16 mm anodized aluminum shell. The 250GB is priced at $84.99; while the 320GB will cost you $94.99 and the 500GB is priced at $134.99.
Source: Iomega Announces New Generation of Award-Winning Ultra-Stylish eGo Portable Hard Drives
Prediction: Apple’s 3G Enabled MacBooks
A new job listing posted by Apple shows that the company is looking to integrate 3G wireless cards into future MacBooks. Apple is seeking a Communications QA Engineer, with experience in “one or more Comms technologies ” such as “3G Wireless WAN,” to work in its Mac Hardware Group. 3G Wireless WAN technology currently is only found on Apple’s iPhone.
Source: Apple adding 3G to MacBooks?
Apple Thinking Of Cheaper MacBooks And iMacs
You have seen all those ads from Microsoft saying Apple computers are unaffordable and calling Macs as overpriced novelty PCs. Apple is now planning cheaper versions of its MacBook and iMac offerings in an attempt to boost its share of the personal computer market.
There will be a range of cheaper and much affordable Macs coming your way soon.
Apple Building Own Chips
Apple has been reporting hiring previous employees of AMD and ATI. Apple has confirmed that both Bob Drebin and Raja Koduri from AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) have joined the company.
Apple is seen to be building a significant capability to design its own computer chips. Why is Apple doing this? Secrecy, and they will be able to lockdown on their hardware just like their software.
Firefox 3.0.9 Released
Mozilla has released version 3.0.9 of Firefox which consists of mainly bug fixes and no new features. Mozilla no longer support version 2 of the browser. Some of the fixes are:
- Fixed several security issues.
- Fixed several stability issues.
- Many users experienced an issue where a corrupt local database caused Firefox to “lose” its stored cookies.(bug 470578)
- Fixed an issue where, starting with Firefox 3.0.7, inline image attachments on popular webmail services (like AOL and AIM) would not display. (bug 482659)
- Large forms would sometimes take a long time to submit. (bug 426991)
- In certain cases, new windows would not have proper focus. (bug 446568)
Customer Survey Gave Apple Good Score But Dell Is Very Bad
According to a customer experience survey released by Forrester Research, Apple scored quite good while PC manufacturers scored badly. Dell flunked with a poor 58% rating overall and a very poor 47% in enjoyability. And the blame for such a poor score goes partly to Microsoft’s Windows software. HP, Compaq and Gateway scored between between 63% and 66%.
Looks like Microsoft’s ad targeting Apple did nothing to improve customer experience.
Microsoft Ad Mac Attack Number 2
You have seen the first Microsoft’s ‘Not cool enough to be a Mac’ Ad. And now here is the second one that claims truly, madly beautiful people buy PCs and not a Mac. The ad message is, “I’m technically savvy. I know what I want.” Yeah right.
How can Microsoft get it so wrong?
How about using the video below to sell Microsoft, we think it is crazy not to do so:
Secret Google Data Center Finally Revealed
The secret is now out revealing the hardware at the core of its Internet might.
According to CNet report, Google make their own servers and the rest of the info is: each server has its own 12-volt battery to supply power if there’s a problem with the main source of electricity. The company also revealed for the first time that since 2005, its data centers have been composed of standard shipping containers–each with 1,160 servers and a power consumption that can reach 250 kilowatts.
