In multicore era, per-socket pricing faces challenges
The arrival of eight and 12-core x86 chips may make per socket software licensing seem like a good deal for users of Microsoft server software. The new multicore technology promises to let them increase chip capacity while theoretically reducing the number of sockets.
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Sharp develops a 3D screen for mobile devices
Sharp will launch an LCD panel for mobile devices this year that can show images with the illusion of 3D without requiring viewers to wear special glasses.
To get the 3D illusion viewers must hold the screen about 30 centimeters in front of them -- about the same distance at which a cell phone or digital camera is typically held. If they get the angle right, they will see an image that appears to have depth; if they get it wrong they will see a blurred image that's difficult to decipher.
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iPhone tops in smartphone customer satisfaction again
Here's hoping that Steve Jobs has room in his bookcase for another award, because J.D. Power and Associates has just crowned the iPhone winner of its 2010 smartphone customer satisfaction survey.
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DHS studying global response to Conficker botnet
One year after the Conficker botnet was front-page news around the world, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is preparing a report looking at the worldwide effort to keep it in check.
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Court denies Microsoft appeal in i4i patent case
An appeals court has refused to rehear the case that ultimately forced Microsoft to remove a feature from Office 2007, leaving the U.S. Supreme Court as the software maker's most likely next step.
Microsoft had asked that all 12 appeals court judges in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reconsider the case. But on Thursday they declined the request.
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Former Sun open source officer joins OSI board
Simon Phipps, who was chief open source officer at Sun Microsystems for the past five years, has become a member of the Open Source Initiative (OSI) board of directors.
In an email response to questions Thursday, Phipps said he was not offered a position at Oracle, which closed its acquisition of Sun in January. Â Phipps worked nearly 10 years at the now-defunct company.
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IBM hopes to lure startups into its orbit
IBM is hoping to bring a new crop of tech startups under its corporate wing with a program that gives them access to Big Blue's software and industry-specific development frameworks.
The Global Entrepreneur Initiative, which has echoes of Microsoft's BizSpark program, also grants participants access to IBM's research community and provides help with product development, sales and marketing efforts.
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Latest speculation: iPhone OS 4.0 to support multitasking
Reports earlier this month suggested Apple's iPhone OS 4.0 would support multitasking. Now, the same source, AppleInsider, is expanding on its previous report with rumors that the supported multitasking will be resemble the Exposé function in the Mac OS.
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Engine Yard offering support services for JRuby
Cloud platform vendor Engine Yard is offering professional support for JRuby, which is a version of the Ruby programming language running on the Java Virtual Machine.
Commercial JRuby support from Engine Yard provides direct access to Ruby, Rails, and JRuby experts at the company, Engine Yard said.
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