Microsoft Research lifts the curtain on its latest wares
Microsoft Watch reports on Microsoft's in-house TechFest showcase this week, open mostly to the company's employees and some journalists.
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While we were sleeping, Intel snuck more security into its chips
A strange thing happened last week while I paid a visit to Intel's campus in Santa Clara, CA. In the course of trying to ask some though provoking questions of two interviewees -- Intel's Ahbi Talwalker and Frank Spindler (podcast is on the way) -- and even trying to corner them on an item or two, it came to light that Intel, with no fanfare or announcements whatsoever, snuck a technology known as eXecute Disable (XD for short) into its chips.
DRM patent holder seeks 12 percent of iTunes/iPod gross from Apple
Earlier today, I received an e-mail from Peter C.W.
Whither the Thinkpad?
If you read today's report by News.com's John Spooner on how Lenovo is moving forward with its plans (despite still be subject to government approval) to take the reigns of IBM"s PC outfit, it sure looks like Lenovo has in place better than 90 percent of the plans that need to be in place in order to manage the transition in a way that minimizes the chances of a customer exodus.
Intel's Talwalkar: Itanium unfazed by 32/64 hybrid success
Earlier this year in January, under the auspices of an initiative to "better anticipate and address market needs, speed decision making, and ensure world-class operational excellence," Intel reorganized itself into five divisions. Prior to that reorganization, Abhi Talwalkar was an Intel corporate vice president and general manager whose jurisdiction primarily covered the server beat.
The secret sauce of Google's data center
Good reading: News.com's Martin LaMonica reports on the technical wizardry behind Google's data center operations, including dealing gracefully with...
Jakob Nielsen reports top 10 intranets
Web design and usability experts at the Nielsen Norman Group released their annual Ten Best Intranets study.
Nelson exiting OSI presidency with non-proliferation swan song?
The Open Source Initiative -- the organization whose seal of approval counts most on software licenses that say they're open source -- has got its fair share of challenges ahead of it. According to a report by News.