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The FrankenBook: A Creation that Cannot be Killed
The FrankenBook: A Creation that Cannot be Killed
Leading computer manufacturers along with Intel and Microsoft have inadvertently created a monster. And like Frankenstein, it is a monster they’d like to destroy. Although the industry’s hot-selling brainchild is physically quite small –perhaps more analogous to a gremlin in scale— with its ...
PC maker sees slow road for USB 3.0
eetimes.com — SAN JOSE, Calif. — Intel Corp.'s decision to wait until 2011 to support USB 3.0 in PC... chip sets will put mainstream adoption of the interconnect on hold for a year, said a senior technology manager at a top tier PC maker. The issue is the second to ... (more) PC maker sees slow road for USB 3.0
Intel Atom N470 comes with looser netbook spec restrictions
Intel Atom N470 comes with looser netbook spec restrictions
slashgear.com — If you’ve dipped even the tiniest of toes into the tech world this past twelve months, you’ll... likely have noticed the cookie-cutter spec sheets for netbooks . Intel and Microsoft’s policies on exactly how big a hard-drive, how much RAM and other elements of a netbook’s ... (more) Intel Atom N470 comes with looser netbook spec restrictions
Intel X25-M SSD update yanked over Windows 7 flaw
Intel X25-M SSD update yanked over Windows 7 flaw
slashgear.com — Intel have yanked their recent X25-M SSD firmware update , after users reported the new software killed... Windows 7 installations . The update introduced TRIM support to the solid-state drives, together with boosting sequential write performance by up to 40-percent; however, some Intel support ... (more) Intel X25-M SSD update yanked over Windows 7 flaw
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Chinese language to dominate Internet five year from now, says Google CEO—and a Google OS nebook coming next year
TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home — ... Web piece. Six-minute video here, longer one here. I wonder what the rise of Chinese on the Net could mean for e-books. As for the Google OS netbook,it’s to include “HTML5 local caching for offline use.” Including with e-books? If you’d rather read about Android and that OS’s impact on e-books, check out a Kindle Review post and an earlier TeleRead item. Related: Different perspectives on netbook sales from SlashGear (upbeat) and China Daily (not so upbeat). Latter is the source of the photo. ...

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