Microsoft is developing a new touch screen operating system that could mean the end of the computer mouse, Bill Gates has announced.
By Tom Peterkin 05/29/2008
Windows 7 aims to build on the success of the touch screen systems developed by Microsoft's rival Apple's iPhone. Microsoft users will issue commands by touching the screen rather than by the traditional keyboard and mouse combination, which has dominated since the 1970s. Windows 7 is due to be released in 2010 and is Microsoft's attempt to catch-up with Apple, whose handheld iPhone has proved exceptionally popular. Touch screens are appearing on a host of devices including sat-navs, cell phones and remote controls. A touch screen blackberry is expected shortly. At a conference in Canda this week, Bill Gates, Microsoft's billionaire chairman, said: "The way you interact with the system will change dramatically." Mr Gates added that computer users of the future will interact with their machines by voice and pen as well as touch.
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Thursday, May 29, 2008
Intel Cites Graphics Problems In Centrino 2 Delay
A flawed integrated graphics controller in the GM45/GM47 chipsets means the upcoming version of the Core 2 package is expected to ship on July 14.
By Antone Gonsalves May 28, 2008
Intel on Wednesday said a problem with the integrated graphics controller that assists a computer's microprocessor in rendering video and other graphics prompted the chipmaker to delay the release of the Centrino 2 mobile platform until mid-July. Intel on Tuesday said the new platform would ship July 14 instead of June, which is when it was expected. Centrino 2 includes Intel's 45-nanometer Core 2 processor, formerly code-named Penryn. The flawed integrated graphics controller was in the GM45/GM47 chipsets available with the new platform. The IGC's purpose is to off-load graphics rendering from the CPU and is typically used in computers that don't need the higher level of power delivered through separate graphics cards from companies like Nvidia or Advanced Micro Devices' ATI unit.
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By Antone Gonsalves May 28, 2008
Intel on Wednesday said a problem with the integrated graphics controller that assists a computer's microprocessor in rendering video and other graphics prompted the chipmaker to delay the release of the Centrino 2 mobile platform until mid-July. Intel on Tuesday said the new platform would ship July 14 instead of June, which is when it was expected. Centrino 2 includes Intel's 45-nanometer Core 2 processor, formerly code-named Penryn. The flawed integrated graphics controller was in the GM45/GM47 chipsets available with the new platform. The IGC's purpose is to off-load graphics rendering from the CPU and is typically used in computers that don't need the higher level of power delivered through separate graphics cards from companies like Nvidia or Advanced Micro Devices' ATI unit.
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IBM Unveils New x86 Servers With Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processors
By Joanna Brewer May 28, 2008
IBM today announced three IBM System x(TM) servers featuring the Quad-Core AMD Opteron(TM) processor. All of the new servers provide the IT efficiency needed in a new enterprise data center, with the System x3755 delivering 15 percent better performance than its predecessor. IBM is delivering new Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor-based systems that offer exceptional power-efficiency, performance and virtualization capabilities for today's most demanding datacenters. The new servers are an important element in helping clients develop a new enterprise data center, which offers dramatic improvements in IT efficiency and provides for rapid deployment of new IT services to support future business growth. IBM is helping clients move to new enterprise data centers by focusing on best practices around virtualization, green IT, service management and cloud computing.
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IBM today announced three IBM System x(TM) servers featuring the Quad-Core AMD Opteron(TM) processor. All of the new servers provide the IT efficiency needed in a new enterprise data center, with the System x3755 delivering 15 percent better performance than its predecessor. IBM is delivering new Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor-based systems that offer exceptional power-efficiency, performance and virtualization capabilities for today's most demanding datacenters. The new servers are an important element in helping clients develop a new enterprise data center, which offers dramatic improvements in IT efficiency and provides for rapid deployment of new IT services to support future business growth. IBM is helping clients move to new enterprise data centers by focusing on best practices around virtualization, green IT, service management and cloud computing.
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