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Filed under: Business, News, Windows, Microsoft

Intel to Vista: "I'm just not that into you."

Windows 7 cannot come fast enough! The New York Times is reporting that Intel has decided against upgrading its 80,000 employees to Windows Vista. An Intel spokesperson told the Times that Vista is being tested and deployed in certain departments, but not company-wide.

Although the enterprise push to upgrade to Vista has fallen short of expectations, this is a particularly brutal blow. Intel is one of Microsoft's oldest and most important partners; both companies became industry leaders in large part because of that partnership.

Although the Times' Intel source made efforts to say that the decision wasn't about "dissing Microsoft," we doubt that will make Steve Ballmer feel any better. Can you imagine what that conversation is going to sound like?

Despite the lack of widespread corporate adoption, the install base for Windows Vista is 140 million worldwide -- hardly peanuts. Still, with large corporations declining to upgrade their systems, Microsoft has had to extend support for Windows XP through 2014.

Thanks Mike!

Filed under: Business, Windows, Linux, Microsoft, Open Source

Intel's philosophical impasse - it's deep



Intel has decided to finally call it quits with the One Laptop Per Child non-profit project, due to (in their own words), a "philosophical impasse." It sounds deep and profound, doesn't it? Seems all along Intel was deeply committed to providing children low cost laptops in developing countries even though when OLPC was first launched it mocked the program and forecast its demise.

Since those remarks put a few dings in its public relations image, Intel came to the party (albeit late) with its own low cost laptop version, called Classmate, for children in developing countries. Of course, the Classmate laptop has Intel chips in it, not AMD chips, like the OLPC model. That's one version of a philosophical difference.

In another philosophical reversal, Intel decided to join the OLPC Board of Directors last July, and collaborate with OLPC's mission to provide technology to children in developing countries. However, their new relationship was short lived when OLPC demanded Intel stop undercutting OLPC. Apparently, in its zeal to provide technology to children, Intel's sales force asked Peruvian officials to drop their quarter million unit order of OLPC laptops, and buy Intel's Classmate instead.

And now, its come to this. A philosophical impasse from which there is no return, all in the name of, well the children, of course. ``We have long believed there is no single solution to the needs of children in emerging and underdeveloped markets,'' Intel spokesman Chuck Mulloy said.

So, what's your take on Intel's reversal? Philanthropic or profit driven?

Filed under: OS Updates, Macintosh, Apple

Mac Hack: Install Leopard on a PC

osX86
Once upon a time trying to install OS X on a PC was like trying to squeeze blood from a turnip. The operating system just wasn't designed to run on Intel processors. But now that Apple is releasing Intel-based Macs, you can install Windows on a Mac, and with a little bit of hard work and license-breaking, you can install OS X 10.5 on a PC with an Intel processor.

Don't expect everything to work properly. You might be missing drivers for graphics cards, audio, or even WiFi. But the installation process doesn't look too complicated. Basically you download an illegal disc image (which we would never condone doing), patch it, install the operating system from a DVD and then throw another patch at it.

Once again, if you really want Leopard to run properly on your hardware, your best bet is to buy an Apple computer. But we're still pretty impressed that the OSX86 hackers were able to figure out how to install the OS on non-Apple hardware before Leopard was even officially released.

[via Daily Apps]

Filed under: Internet, Social Software

CoolSW: Digg for software

CoolSW
Intel has launched a new website called CoolSW that's basically a Digg-clone focused on software and tech companies. Users can submit links to "cool software" or companies, and other users can vote on whether they like the applications or businesses.

Why exactly is Intel creating a social ranking system for software? The company has a vested interest in finding the next big thing in technology before anyone else. If the future is virtualization, mobile technology, or low-power PCs, the company wants to know. So what better way to find out where technology is headed than to find out what consumers are interested in?

The idea behind CoolSW started when Intel began asking employees what they thought about software companies last year. Intel opened the doors up to the public today. So far there's a few hundred submissions and votes, but we suspect that number will grow pretty quickly.

[via VentureBeat]

Filed under: Linux, Open Source

Intel pushing low-power Linux development for laptops

LessWattsEveryone wants a blazing fast PC. But if you've got a laptop, you also want long battery life. Oh yeah, and if you care about the environment or your home electric bills, you might want your desktop to suck electricity from the power grid a little slower too.

PC power consumption comes from a combination of hardware and software. Intel, AMD, and other chip makers have been trying to reduce power usage in their new processors, and Microsoft and Apple have tried to build power-saving features into their operating systems.

Now Intel has also launched a new initiative to encourage Linux developers to find ways to save power. The goal is to create a community of developers, users, and organizations committed to sharing code, bugs, or tips on reducing the power use of PCs running Linux. Intel has been turning to Linux as a way to boost battery life in ultra mobile devices, and has already demonstrated that low-power software can boost battery life by up to an hour on some devices.

[via APC Magazine]

Filed under: Business, Design, Developer, Internet, Web services, Yahoo!

Making Mashups easier with Intel's MashMaker

mashups with intels mashmakerIntel is getting ready to debut a closed beta this month of their new mashup tool accessible to non programmers.

The new MashMaker was spotted at the SIGMOD conference in June in a presentation that was prepared by Intel and Yahoo Research. The gist of it was the creation of a tool that made it easy to create mashups from many different sources.

Intel's MashMaker will be a web based tool that makes it easy for normal web users to create mashups from live online data. It will be able to query and combine data that uses an interface that has been inspired by both spreadsheets and web browser. The spreadsheet side will allow for the mixing up of data and editing, while the browser side will allow for navigation to interested content, bookmarking it, and molding it into new widgets.

Just picture simply pulling in information from Google Maps, with Facebook, ebay, Digg and Twitter and creating a complex, yet easy to develop mashup, this is what MashMaker could be like. If it is as easy as Intel and Yahoo made it sound, this has the potential to be a killer application that a lot of people are going to be using to create some crazy mashups.

Filed under: VoIP

Make free SkypeOut calls to mom on Mother's day

SkypeOutWant to call your mom on Mother's day, but you've spent so much money on your blazing fast computer and high-speed internet connection that you can't afford the long distance bill? Skype and Intel want to help.

Intel is sponsoring a day of free "global calling" over Skype. By global, they mean you can place the call from anywhere in the world, but you have to make your SkyeOut call to a phone number in the U.S. or Canada.

Normally, these calls would cost about $.02 per minute unless you have a Skype Unlimited plan, which runs $30 per year.

Of course, you don't have to use your free minutes to call your mom on May 13th, but if you don't, there's the risk that she'll hop on the internet and call you first. And that'll just feel weird. Next think you know, she'll be checking out your MySpace page and forwarding you emails about Viagra.

[via Engadget]

Filed under: OS Updates, Windows, Microsoft

Intel spills the beans on Vista service pack release date

Windows Vista UltimateWith Windows Vista barely out the door, Microsoft's been quiet about when the company will issue its first major update for the operating system.

But someone forgot to send the memo to Intel CEO Paul Otellini, who made some comments regarding Vista Service Pace 1 during a financial presentation this week. Responding to a question about how enterprise users have been slow to adopt Vista, Otellini said he expected that to change when Microsoft release an operating system update in the fourth quarter of 2007, "probably in the October-November time frame."

Officially, Microsoft says it's still too early to put a date on the release. Does that mean Otellini leaked some information that he shouldn't have? Or was he just stating his assumption that Service Pack 1 would be available later this year. Either way, we're going to assume Otellini's educated guess is a heck of a lot more educated than ours.

Filed under: Business, Design, Developer, Internet, Blogging, Web services, Social Software

SuiteTwo, Intel's Web 2.0 platform

intel suitetwo application platformIntel has collaborated with six software companies to build a next generation collaboration software suite for the productivity of businesses.

SuiteTwo is the name, and the six well known companies participating are piping in their advanced applications to create one single powerful application. NewsGator is supplying RSS, SimpleFeed, Six Apart's Movable Type has the hold on the blogging platform, Socialtext adds in a searchable wiki, SpikeSource provides the hosting, and Visible Path has integrated new social networking capabilities.

Competition for this product can be seen from IBM, Microsoft, and Salesforce.com. With their partners in this application, Intel will surely hit the lead spot for this enterprise level business application. The announcement of the release was made at the Web 2.0 conference this week, and the product is available for demo.

[via InformationWeek]

Filed under: Business, Developer, Office, Apple, Microsoft

Microsoft testing Office 2008 on Macs

office mac 2008Mac users seem to always get it last, and this upcoming version of Office 2008 is no exception. The team at Microsoft has been testing the next version of Office for Mac which is scheduled to be out in the middle of this year, and luckily adds some features that Apple fans have been missing out on.

Office 2008 has been finally released in a private beta test version for Mac users to test on Intel and Power PC setups. This release has taken longer than Microsoft's normal schedule of 18-24 months for new Mac versions of software releases. The current Mac version of Office is 2004 came out in April 2004. Mac Office will also finally get support for XML file formats, which was added in the Windows Office 2007 version. Office for Mac will also see an application called My Day, which give quick access to calendar items. Other improvements include improved page layout in Word and Excel with ledger sheets.

An Office alternative that more and more users are getting turned onto is the new OpenOffice 2.2 which has recently been released.

Filed under: Design, Developer, Utilities, Windows, Macintosh, Adobe, Microsoft

HD Photo support for Photoshop

photoshop hd supportWhats next for Microsoft? Well, at least one of its eyes is focused on the HD Photo format, once called Windows Media Photo. This is reportedly a better alternative to the standard JPEG format, and of course, it's built into Windows Vista. The new format features multiple color formats for display or print, high dynamic range image encoding, lossless compression, and efficient decoding for multiple resolutions.

Adobe has adopted the technology by enabling Photoshop to read and write images that are stored in Microsoft's HD Photo format. There is a plug-in download ready for Windows users on Microsoft's website. A PowerPC and Intel based Mac download will be ready in two weeks, and a final plug-in release is due for April. This new plug-in allows for Photoshop users to save raw images taken directly from a digital cameras image sensor, as an HD Photo image. This plug-in will work with CS2 and the upcoming CS3.

Microsoft has also announced that many companies will be adopting the raw uncompressed photo type format and digital cameras with HD capabilities are scheduled to arrive on shelves in 12-18 months.

Filed under: Internet, Macintosh, Mozilla, Open Source, Browser Tips

Optimized Firefox 2.0.0.1 for G5 and Intel Macs

bonecho custom firefox build for g5 and intel macsAfter you unwrap your new Mac this holiday (or maybe found a great Boxing Day deal) be sure to install the very latest version of BonEcho, the G5 and Intel optimized version of Firefox.

The new builds also include:
  • an overhauled version of the aqua form widgets
  • the user agent has been changed so that the browser will identify itself as Firefox rather than BonEcho
To help Neil (the gentleman who creates these builds) avoid having to answer the same email over and over, please remember that the Firefox name and icon are copyrighted and cannot be used with non-official builds. These are non-official builds, so they cannot have the official branding (hence the BonEcho name and icon). However, if you read through the comments on this TUAW post, you'll get all the info you need to give BonEcho a total Firefox makeover.

via digg

Filed under: Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Productivity, Commercial

VMware Fusion arrives for Mac OS X as public beta

For those of you who have been holding out on Parallels, or haven't yet tried Boot Camp, VMware has decided to give you your Christmas gift a few days early and release the public beta of VMware Fusion. "What is this Fusion you speak of?" I hear you asking. It's VMware's foray into the Mac virtualization market, allowing you to run Windows, Linux, and likely most other x86 based OSes, along side your other Mac applications. Head over to their site to sign up and download the public beta today.

[Via TUAW]

Filed under: Hardware

Nvidia to build x86 processors, take on Intel, AMD?

NvidiaThe Inquirer says it has "confirmed" that 3D graphics giant Nvidia is hard at work building its own x86 processor with integrated graphics to compete with the offerings of Intel and AMD. Both Intel and AMD--which acquried ATI back in July--have been busy strapping integrated graphics on their own chips, it seems logical that Nvidia would want to play, too. Their efforts would be bolstered by its recent hiring of a bunch of engineers from Stexar, a now-defunct company that was founded by ex-Intel brains. The Inq says development is already underway, and we'll be seeing a new CPU from Nvidia sometime in 2006 2008.

[Via Engadget]

Filed under: Windows

Does anyone care about Viiv?

Does anyone care about Viiv?While the question that usually occupies my mind is "Does anyone care about Blu-Ray/HD-DVD?" our sister blog PVR Wire raises another salient query: "Does anyone care about Intel's Viiv?" Like PVR Wire's JJ Hawkins, I've got to wonder if Intel's marketing, which tries to paint it as the only way to build a real multimedia PC, is really getting through to anyone, and if there's anything to it. "This Business Week article describes Viiv as 'Intel's response to demand for personal computers that can record and distribute digitized TV shows, music, and movies around the house-be it on a PC, TV, stereo system, or portable media player,'" say Hawkins. "Call me zany, but I'm already distributing digitized media around my house without the use of Viiv based PC, and while Viiv may be a platform that simplifies this entire process, I can't say the process is all that difficult to begin with - especially utilizing the Windows Media Center PC OS." Do you own a Viiv PC? Is it doing anything spectacular that we should know about? Backflips, maybe? Impromptu iPod commercials? Let us know in the comments.

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Forumwarz - a potentially offensive time waster

I pwn UAfter spending the better part of an hour on Forumwarz I still can't decide if it's just sick or if it's kind of fun. It's a bit like a car wreck on the highway. I know I shouldn't be looking but I can't quite turn away.

It's sick, it's twisted, it's the internet on it's worst level and darn it, it's kind of fun. At least for a little while.

Forumwarz is a parody role-playing game that takes place on the internet - or at least the Forumwarz version of it. Your goal is to complete missions that are given to you through a mock up of GoogleTalk called Sentrillion.

Your first "friend" is ShallowEsophagus who begins giving you missions to pwn various forums by being a troll. Depending on the character type you are assigned at start up, you have tools like drooling on the keyboard or bashing your head on the keyboard that you can use to destroy forum threads and eventually, pwn a forum.

Future missions involve buying illegal software from the Russians, pwning more difficult forums and other internet oddness.

Completing missions gives you cash, called Flezz in game, and items that you can pawn or use in other missions. The game is NOT for those easily offended. It's crass, coarse and there are frequent f-bombs in the fake chat sessions.

This is also a game for a more mature audience as it requires you to shop at the Drugs R Fun store to get various concoctions to improve your playing, engage in certain cyber activities to get more Flezz and just generally use a more adult perspective.

If you can get past that, here are the more enjoyable and time-wasting aspects.

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