Tech ARP posted a new editorial: The AMD NDA Scandal

TechARP posted an editorial on Intel's Future Plans

Tech ARP posted a new editorial: The Hush Hush AMD Event

Tech ARP has posted an editorial about the upcoming Intel 45 nm Processors

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Hardware Analysis posted a new column: When stuff breaks days after the warranty expires?

Sit down, this may be shocking: Your company's network bandwidth and storage are finite resources. And the hall monitors for those resources are in your friendly, neighborhood IT department. There are things they like us to do--say, not back up our music on the server--and then there are the things they wish we didn?t know how to do. Here are the top ten things you probably would love to do on your work PC that IT wishes you didn?t know about.

After I heard your speech at the American Antitrust Institute in Washington, D.C., I couldn?t believe my ears so I had to write this down. First of all, I agree that you have some valid complaints about Intel. However, you and your lawyers took it way too far. You?re making it look like Intel is forcing others not to sell you products by placing military troops at your door; which is not true.

There are some people out there apparently so smart they think they can do things better than programmers at Microsoft. These hacks irresponsibly recommend ripping out components of Windows to make 'lighter' versions with absolutely no clue as to the consequences of their actions. They mislead others and cause untold amounts of headaches for support staff of PC and software vendors.

We (Kinc) have been trying to get Radeon HD 2900 XT CrossFire to overclock for quite some time now. We were about to give up after trying practically everything you can imagine, but that's when AMD stepped up and saved the day. Even though the method is still very crude and far from easy to perform, we can now present the first results with an overclocked ASUS Radeon HD 2900 XT CrossFire configuration.

From what I understand, the whole point of OLPC is to create awareness of technology in third world countries and empower the next generation with collaboration and other fun uses of technology and the way it can make an impact in a child?s life. OLPC is a non-profit entity, and I admire its efforts. However, with the recent ongoings between Intel and Nicholas Negroponte, the founder of OLPC, I fail to understand the immature bickering between the two.

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As most of you already know, Dell has been off to a rocky start with Microsoft's Vista and has even gone as far as to offer Windows XP to some customers because of Vista related concerns from certain customers. However, the nagging question remains: will Vista ever truly set right with Dell? The answer to this is yes. Unfortunately, its success may not happen with Dell?s existing offerings. That?s because of their recent Linux dealings; they will have to do something truly unique to get Vista back into the positive spotlight.

Every place you look, someone is going on and on about how Microsoft is planning to litigate everyone who has violated their patents. Well, today I?m going to explain why I don't believe Microsoft will even bother with it, what they ought to do if they were smart and why we have nothing to worry about. Full Story

Discussing pirated software is still fairly taboo within the press, but sometimes a scene release is worthy of note, despite the influx of staunch anti-piracy e-mails that will flood our in-box. Don't forget, we don't support piracy, we're only reporting the news. A widely available release, located at the usual pirate havens, from a scene group entitled 'NoPE' (which doesn't appear to have released much else) has quickly become the most highly sought-after asset of eye-patched, peg-legged, shoulder-mounted-parrot pirate types.

Many people have become excited for Ubuntu's upcoming release on Dell computers, and while it is certainly good news there are a few causes for concern. Very few details have emerged so far so it is not completely clear what impact Dell with have on the thriving Ubuntu community, but questions are coming concerning support, logistics, pricing, and a number of other areas that are affected by the deal. The deal will have an appreciable impact on the future of desktop Linux and its availability from tier one manufacturers so there is a lot at stake.

This a relatively old topic, but it had me thinking the other day. Now that Apple?s Boot Camp is a success and works well with Windows, the company is amazingly well positioned to takedown Microsoft, at least in the consumer space. The non-Mac addicts were always worried to leave their trusty old Windows, but there?s nothing to worry about now. You, as Windows users, can experience a brand new platform (and its joys) and use Windows at the same time.

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Have you ever used software that was capable of running on multiple platforms, but after experimenting with the software on multiple platforms, you realized that you only really liked it on one of those platforms? I?ve been there. For example, Microsoft Office is currently so much better on Windows than it is on OS X. Of course, this makes sense considering that Microsoft Office and Windows are developed by the same company, but the point still applies.

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Let?s face it. AMD is having quite a bit of financial problems in its race against Intel to grab more market share. Although AMD has done well, and I respect them for what they have accomplished considering the sheer difference in size between the top two chip makers, they need to be put out of their misery by a company that can either take AMD out of the Intel vs. AMD race or have enough capital to give it a significant boost.

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Over the past dozen years, the lure of regulating the Internet has proven irresistible to legislators. For example, in the 109th Congress, almost 1,100 introduced bills referenced the word Internet, and hundreds of Internet laws have been passed by Congress and the states. This legislative activity is now large enough to identify some winners and losers. In the spirit of good fun, Eric Goldman offers an opinionated list of personal votes for the best and worst Internet statutes in the United States.

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In a city built on wagering, the smart money is staying on the sidelines when it comes to the battle between two high-definition DVD formats. The first shots between Blu-ray, backed by a Sony-led consortium, and HD DVD, whose group is led by Toshiba Corp., were fired last year when the formats made their splashy debuts at the International Consumer Electronics Show.......... Read on at Chron Thx to [H].