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1. Microsoft: No backdoor in Windows 7

   (Security/Security Features)

   Friday, 20 November 2009

   ... into Windows," a company spokesperson told Computerworld. Microsoft's official denial was prompted by the recent testimony of National Security Agency (NSA) official Richard Schaeffer, who confirmed ...

2. Google rolls out Chrome OS source code

   (Software/Software Features)

   Thursday, 19 November 2009

   ... eager to engage with partners, the open source community and developers," Google spokesperson Caesar Sengupta wrote in an official blog post. "As with the Google Chrome browser, development will be done ...

3. Nvidia showcases Fermi-based Tesla GPUs

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Tuesday, 17 November 2009

   ... $13,000 and $19,000 price tags. All four GPUs will be officially released in Q2 2010. See Also Nvidia CEO says he is "all" Apple Nvidia: Fermi production schedule remains on track Nvidia may be moving ...

4. Microsoft: Windows 7 "looks and feels" like Mac OS X

   (Software/Software Features)

   Wednesday, 11 November 2009

   True confessions from Redmond A Microsoft official has finally admitted that Windows 7 was heavily influenced by Mac OS X. "One of the things that people say an awful lot about the Apple Mac is that ...

5. Atom Hackintosh netbooks crash and burn

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Tuesday, 10 November 2009

   ...  
 "Well, looks like I was right, again," Hackintosh icon StellaRola wrote in an official blog post that confirmed earlier rumors of an Atom ban. "The netbook forums are now blowing up with problems of ...

6. Otellini: Intel ‘knew nothing’ about insider trading probe

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Monday, 19 October 2009

   ... He added that there had so far been no dealings between Intel and the authorities in the investigation on either an official or unofficial level.    ...

7. AMD optimizes Athlon II processors for Windows 7

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Monday, 19 October 2009

   ... and entertainment performance in comparison to the Intel Core 2 Duo E8500. Barry also noted that AMD was "well positioned" for the official debut of Windows 7. "It was important for AMD to get in front ...

8. Nokia touts Intel's Atom-powered 3G netbook

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Tuesday, 13 October 2009

   ... the FCC's appproval before officially launching the Booklet.  ...

9. WiMAX has failed, industry guru claims

   (Networking/Networking Features)

   Wednesday, 07 October 2009

   ... to Hauser's statement. The chip giant, which has promoted WiMAX as a broadband alternative for some years, said in an official response: "WiMAX has over 460 commercial deployments in 135 countries. The ...

10. Intel: Xeon 5500 servers are "cash machines"

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 06 October 2009

    ... about the potential threat posed by Sun's SPARC processor. In May, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison insisted that SPARC processors were "much more energy efficient" than Intel chips. The claim prompted an official ...

11. Psystar screws Apple with virtualization licensing program

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 05 October 2009

    ... pre loaded with our unique technology including the Darwin Universal Boot Loader (DUBL)," Psystar explained in an official statement. "Qualifying products must fall in desktop, server or mobile categories. ...

12. AT&T slams Google for 'systematically' blocking telephone calls

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Saturday, 26 September 2009

    ... a "significant advantage" over providers offering competing services. "By blocking these calls, Google is able to reduce its access expenses," AT&T's Robert W. Quinn wrote in an official letter to ...

13. SuperSpeed controller to boost adoption of USB 3.0

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 21 September 2009

    The USB Implementers Forum has officially certified NEC's SuperSpeed USB host controller. The component - which was introduced in May - could help spur the broad adoption of USB 3.0 amongst host and peripheral ...

14. Intel confirms top management shakeup

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 14 September 2009

    UPDATED: Despite officially denying anything untoward was happening earlier today, chip giant Intel today confirmed that Pat Gelsinger and Bruce Sewell are leaving the company. Despite officially denying ...

15. Humbled Psystar hopes to 'coexist' with Apple

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 28 August 2009

    ... a great product (OS X) to people who are not included in Apple's target market," Psystar explained in an official statement. "Some people simply cannot afford an Apple computer. Others would like to ...

16. Nintendo claims credit for Apple DS simulator ban

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 21 August 2009

    ... application - dubbed Double Sys - was developed by ZM2 Dev and acted as a "handheld game console" by simulating the DS OS. Double Sys was prominently promoted on the official ZM2 Dev website, which featured ...

17. Etre reaches a 20 year milestone

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 05 August 2009

    ... made it through the official channels.Microsoft's Bill Gates has been a regular visitor to numerous Etres over the years - the last time I saw him there he was boasting that Vista had cost more to put ...

18. Feds bust serial console jailbreaker

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 04 August 2009

    A Southern California college student has been arrested for allegedly "jailbreaking" an unspecified number of video game consoles. According to the Associated Press, law enforcement officials obtained ...

19. AMD launches five new 6-core processors

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Sunday, 12 July 2009

    ... side, AMD aims its SE processors at Intel’s Nehalem chip, and, at least in 4-way, 24-core configurations, the green team appears to have an advantage over Intel at this time, if we believe the official ...

20. Intel previews advanced Nehalem processor, eyes demise of RISC-based platforms

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 26 May 2009

    ... for production during the second quarter of 2009. Meanwhile, Itanium's launch date has been delayed - yet again - to the first quarter of 2010. The latest postponement was officially blamed on a last ...

21. Civil liberties group files landmark gene patenting case

    (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

    Thursday, 14 May 2009

    ... Biomarkers, which is the official journal of the Genetic Alliance, says the "patenting of human genes is a bad idea, and healthcare in the US would be enhanced if the ACLU suit prevails." Yvonne Cripps, ...

22. Microsoft in European Antitrust hearing in June

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 11 May 2009

    ... the company might be forced to distribute multiple browsers with its Windows operating system. However, the company questioned the legality of a request such as this in its official response. The company ...

23. AMD posts controversial virtualization value math

    (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

    Thursday, 07 May 2009

    ... comparison with the same amount of memory, simply because AMD claims there are no official VM benchmarks available for Intel 64 GB Nehalem systems. However, we talked to industry sources who claim they ...

24. Intel phasing out another Nehalem processor

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 06 May 2009

    ... products are planned to ship on May 7, 2010. The obvious conclusion is that Intel has other products that will be taking the place of these i7 CPUs rather sooner than later, even if the official word ...

25. Intel phasing out first Nehalem i7 processor

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 06 May 2009

    ... tray and boxed versions are planned for November 5, 2010 and December 4, 2009. The chips will be officially “unavailable” after the final order date - September 4, 2009. The last non-cancelable i7-940 ...

26. INSA endorses US cyber security review

    (Security/Security Features)

    Tuesday, 05 May 2009

    ... a "single cyber security official" to clarify the roles, mission, and responsibilities of relevant government agencies. Chicago (IL) - The INSA (Intelligence and National Security Alliance) has endorsed ...

27. Chinese officials told they must smoke

    (Sustainability/Sustainability Features)

    Monday, 04 May 2009

    A Chinese province has ordered government officials to smoke cigarettes in a bid to fight the credit crunch. A Chinese province has ordered government officials to smoke cigarettes in a bid to fight ...

28. White House may take control of cybersecurity

    (Security/Security Features)

    Wednesday, 22 April 2009

      The White House should take direct control of US cybersecurity - with a little help from the private sector - according to the official who has just completed a national review of net security. ...

29. UPDATED: U.S. electrical grid falls victim to cyber-spying

    (Security/Security Features)

    Wednesday, 08 April 2009

    ... intelligence official, "The Chinese have attempted to map our infrastructure, such as the electrical grid. So have the Russians. There are intrusions, and they are growing. There were a lot last year." Authorities ...

30. Intel responds officially to Nehalem power concerns

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 31 March 2009

    Earlier today, TG Daily ran an article entitled Intel attacked over Xeon 5500's power-efficiency. Shortly thereafter, Intel contacted TG Daily's owner, Wolfgang Gruener, to address some concerns over ...

31. UPDATE: Intel attacked over Xeon 5500's power-efficiency

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 31 March 2009

    ... processors for HPC applications, says that Intel simply “ignores” the need for improved energy efficiency. Is SiCortex right?UPDATED:  March 31, 2009 - 7:15pm CSTIntel has issued an official ...

32. Intel unleashes Nehalem-EP server CPUs

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 30 March 2009

    The first server version of the Nehalem processor is officially out of the gate. Intel says it is the most important server processor it has launched in 14 years and claims that it now dominates every ...

33. Skype's mobile assault: iPhone client due tomorrow, Blackberry in May

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 30 March 2009

    ... the carrier's data network. (No video? Watch it on DailyMotion!)   Skype mobile replacements The lack of an official mobile Skype application thus far has created opportunities for third-party ...

34. AMD demonstrates OpenCL-based Havok physics

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 26 March 2009

    If you are a frequent reader of TG Daily, this should not be entirely news to you, but it is now official. AMD has shown its idea of physics effects at the 2009 Game Developers Conference, based on ...

35. The next iPhone looms on the horizon

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 25 March 2009

    ... is one glaring omission in current iPhones. Despite unofficial apps that let you record videos on jailbroken iPhones, current iPhone software disables video recording. While the new iPhone OS 3.0 might ...

36. AMD to make x86 cross-license public, if Intel drops secrecy hold on anti-trust evidence

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 17 March 2009

    ... had sent AMD official notification that unless their concerns over the x86 cross-licensing patents are resolved, Intel would be pulling its cross-licensing agreement in 60 days due to a "material breach" ...

37. Facebook connects with iPhone - in a big way

    (Software/Software Features)

    Monday, 16 March 2009

    ... profile picture. On iPhone though, you don't get this capability out of the box unless you install the official Facebook application which still won't let you set your profile picture. Facebook + iPhone ...

38. MIT professors honored with Turing Award and $250,000

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 10 March 2009

    ... will be given to Liskov at the official award ceremony in June. See MIT's press release.  ...

39. Apple's App Store analysis: This Titanic is actually unsinkable

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 10 March 2009

    ... corroborated) that there were no more than 20,000 applications for the nine year old Windows Mobile platform as of February 25 of this year. The last official figure from Apple, provided in mid-January, ...

40. Director of Federal Cybersecurity resigns over NSA dominance

    (Security/Security Features)

    Monday, 09 March 2009

    ... on a 60-day review that's currently going on to examine the national cybersecurity efforts. This official review is being conducted by Melissa Hathaway, an official from the Bush administration, who works ...

41. UPDATED: The 100 oldest registered dot com, org, net, edu domains

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Thursday, 05 March 2009

    ... And on February 14, 1924, CTR officially changed its name to International Business Machines Corporation (IBM). Their most advanced tabulating equipment was used during World War II to keep track of holocaust ...

42. AMD’s fabs now on their own: GlobalFoundries

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 04 March 2009

    It is official: The new name of AMD’s spun-off manufacturing arm is “GlobalFoundries”. The actual separation of GlobalFoundries and AMD is expected to take several months, but we already noticed reignited enthusiasm ...

43. Apple gets another secret Intel processor

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Tuesday, 03 March 2009

    Opinion – You have to admit that there is a pattern. For the third time in two years, Apple announces a new computer with a processor that officially does not yet exist. Today it is the upcoming Xeon ...

44. Researchers tap supercomputers to find interesting language trends

    (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

    Friday, 27 February 2009

    ... discipline. Words are always changing. In 2006 the word "google" was officially added to the dictionary, which describes the act of looking something up online (by Google or other source). And think ...

45. Adobe: The GPU is not a universal app accelerator

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 19 February 2009

    ... OpenGL -- as long as a graphics card has at least 128 MB of memory (see this list of official Adobe-approved supported video cards). After almost half a year since the CS4 beta was given to journalists, ...

46. The race to kill the MacBook Air is on

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 11 February 2009

    ... a 13-inch display and the same DisplayPort interconnect as new MacBook notebooks, although not its mini variant that Apple's notebooks employ and were recently made part of the official standard. Adamo ...

47. President Obama orders sweeping cybersecurity review

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 10 February 2009

    ... threats." The review will be conducted over the next 60 days. A former official to President George W. Bush's staff, Melissa Hathaway, will oversee the review. She had previously "coordinated monitoring ...

48. Intel phases out most 45 nm Core Extreme processors

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 05 February 2009

    ... 5 of this year and the final tray processors are expected to ship February 2, 2010, while boxed versions will ship until September of next year. Both CPUs have been removed from the official processor ...

49. Linus Torvalds' old company now officially dead

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 29 January 2009

      We are not quite sure yet if we should be happy or sad about this one. Novafora announced that it has completed its acquisition of Transmeta, closing the last chapter for a company that entered the ...

50. Data Privacy Day: Educating an online population

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Wednesday, 28 January 2009

      Today is the third annual Data Privacy Day observed unofficially in Canada and the United States. It's a day set aside to spotlight computer privacy and protection issues which affect online users. For ...