WSJ: Microsoft makes $15 per Windows XP netbook license
No wonder Microsoft plans to push the Starter edition of Windows 7 into the netbook market. In a report about the subject, the Wall Street Journal quotes insiders who say Microsoft collects very little cash from Windows XP Home Edition licenses sold to netbook makers: A Microsoft spokeswoman...
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New OCZ SSDs are aimed at the enterprise market
OCZ usually targets consumers and enthusiasts with its memory products, but the company is straying off the beaten path with its new Vertex EX solid-state drives. These 2.5" SSDs are purportedly "designed to meet the stringent demands of...
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Original Fallout developers prep Fallout: New Vegas
The next Fallout game won't be developed by the same studio as any of its predecessors. In a fun twist of fate, however, it could be the product of some of the original series' creators. As Shacknews reports, Bethesda has enlisted Obsidian Entertainment to develop Fallout: New Vegas. The game...
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Developers get early look at Nvidia's OpenCL SDK
Nvidia is wasting no opportunities to generate hype around its GPU computing efforts. In its latest GPGPU-related move, the company says it has released an OpenCL driver and software development kit to members of the OpenCL Early Access Program. Nvidia claims it's giving developers a first peek at the software...
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Intel adds Core 2 Quad Q8400, cuts some prices
Look out, Phenoms: there's a new kid on the block. Intel has quietly introduced the Core 2 Quad Q8400, a $183 quad-core processor with a 2.66GHz clock speed, 4MB of L2 cache, and a 1333MHz front-side bus. In essence, this looks to be a cheaper, slightly stripped-down version of...
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WD unveils ''green'' 2TB enterprise hard drive
The 2TB Caviar Green is heading to enterpriseآ—with a different name and a slightly different set of features, of course. Western Digital says it has begun shipping the RE4-GP, a "green" hard drive with a 2TB capacity, a 64MB buffer, and some of the same enterprise-friendly perks as...
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Oracle reaches agreement to purchase Sun
Rumored acquisition talks between Sun and IBM may have petered out, but it certainly didn't take long for Sun to find another buyer. The Silicon Valley company announced earlier this morning that Oracle has agreed to purchase it for $7.4 billion. Sun's board has already given its nod...
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Report: Foxconn may begin making Apple netbooks soon
Apple has chosen a company to manufacture its upcoming netbook. So says DigiTimes, quoting a Commercial Times report that itself cites "sources from the component supply chain." Reportedly, Foxconn—the Taiwanese contract manufacturing heavyweight that's already gotten a number of contracts from Apple—will get to build the system. DigiTimes adds that...
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Public may get first Windows 7 release candidate on May 5
The first Windows 7 release candidate could go out to the public in just over two weeksآ—and barely four months after the release of the first beta. As Ars Technica reports, Microsoft let slip the rollout schedule via its Microsoft Partner Program website, which apparently stated the following...
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