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Why Apple will shift to NVIDIA chipset

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: It is widely rumored that Apple will shift to an NVIDIA chipset with its next MacBook and MacBook Pro refresh. What advantages does making this switch offer to Apple?

• Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Defective NVIDIA GPUs present in MacBook Pro
• Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Apple set to release $800 notebook?
• Mary Jo Foley: Cheap Apple laptop--is Microsoft afraid?

• And the new name is ... Windows 7
• Microsoft and Yahoo: Ballmer's 'failure' now a 'dodged bullet'
• Egnyte: using and sustaining Enterprise 2.0
• Microsoft readies next two versions of Office Communications Server
• Silverlight 2: Google Chrome support, yes; iPhone, no

• All About Microsoft
• The Apple Core
• The BlackBerry Beat
• Ed Bott's Microsoft Report
• Googling Google

Are there really too many Windows?

Ed Bott: Ask any Windows pundit about all the different editions of Windows Vista that Microsoft offers and you'll invariably get the same response. There are too many! Consumers are confused! It all needs to be simplified!

• Ed Bott: Look who's buying Vista Home Basic
• Ed Bott: Will Windows 7 get a new name for its release?

• And the new name is ... Windows 7
• Microsoft and Yahoo: Ballmer's 'failure' now a 'dodged bullet'
• Microsoft readies next two versions of Office Communications Server
• OpenOffice 3 launch timed perfectly but will Sun, IBM exploit opportunity?
• Economics of open source remains an academic challenge

• All About Microsoft
• The Apple Core
• Community, Inc.
• Ed Bott's Microsoft Report
• Linux and Open Source
• Managing L'unix
• The Universal Desktop

Mac OS X Patch Day: 40 security flaws fixed

Ryan Naraine: Apple has shipped another whopper of a patch to cover a total of 40 documented vulnerabilities affecting the Mac OS X ecosystem.

• Ryan Naraine: MS Patch Tuesday heads-up: 11 bulletins, 4 critical
• Ryan Naraine: Opera bitten by 'extremely severe' browser bug

• Debate around 'partial disclosure' heats up
• Nobel Laureate is the father of Kevin Mitnick investigator
• MS Patch Tuesday heads-up: 11 bulletins, 4 critical
• Mac OS X Patch Day: 40 security flaws fixed
• Opera bitten by 'extremely severe' browser bug

• Zero Day
• Threat Chaos
• Between the Lines

Google ignores some reported security problems?

Garett Rogers: Aviv Raff posted a public disclosure of a minor security risk. The bigger problem is that this was discovered, and reported to Google six months ago.

• Jim Hendler and Dean Allemang to kick off Semantic Universe webcasts
• Silverlight 2 is released, available for download tomorrow
• Why MySpace's MyAds won't be the next Google AdWords
• Google ignores some reported security problems?
• An interview with Scott Brinker

• Googling Google
• Dev Connection
• The Semantic Web
• The Social Web
• The Universal Desktop
• Web 2.0 Explorer

MobileTechRoundup: More netbook talk

Matthew Miller: MobileTechRoundup show #150 celebrates its third year of podcasting about mobile tech. Hear about the netbook MSI Wind.

• MobileTechRoundup show #150, More netbook talk
• Can the REDFLY and WM device match the Motorola VC6096 functionality?
• First impressions of the Dash Express connected GPS device
• MobileTechRoundup show #149, Netbook talk, WiMAX available, new phones in the house
• Sony announces new Reader eBook device with integrated LED and touch screen

• The BlackBerry Beat
• IP Telephony
• The Mobile Gadgeteer
• The Social Web
• SOHO Networking
• Team Think

Report: Three Intel Nehalems in November

John Morris: Nehalem is manufactured using the same 45nm process as current desktop and mobile chips, but it has a new design or microarchitecture.

• And Windows 7 is to be called ... Windows 7
• Does the credit crunch represent a silver lining for open source?
• Patch Tuesday's make investors jittery
• Why Apple will shift to an NVIDIA chipset
• ElcomSoft uses NVIDIA GPUs to speed up WPA/WPA2 brute-force attack

• Storage Bits
• Hardware 2.0
• The Core Truth
• Laptops & Desktops

Top 10 reviews of the week

Gallery: Here are our 10 favorite items from the past week, including the Pantech flip phone, Sony Bravia LCD TV, Acer Aspire laptop, and Canon PowerShot ultracompact.

• LaCie's 5big Network offers five drive bays, up to 7.5TB storage
• Touchscreen Asus Eee PC available for UK preorder
• Free national Wi-Fi? Pardon me not holding my breath.
• MobileTechRoundup show #150, More netbook talk
• 'A device that will blow the roof off all previous Blackberrys'

• Digital Cameras
• Laptops & Desktops
• The Mobile Gadgeteer
• SOHO Networking
• The ToyBox

Can virtualization help when times get tough?

Dan Kusnetzky: When times get tough, many organizations look for new ways to reduce costs while still being able to provide their customers with the products and services they need. Virtualization can be part of the solution.

• Egnyte: using and sustaining Enterprise 2.0
• Peeling Back the Microsoft Oslo 'Onion'
• A few financial home truths
• Can virtualization help when times get tough?
• Response to financial crisis may mean more IT work ahead

• Between the Lines
• BriefingsDirect
• Enterprise Anti-matter
• Enterprise Web 2.0
• Irregular Enterprise
• IT Project Failures
• Service Oriented
• Software as Services

Repairing genetic mutations with lasers?

Roland Piquepaille: German researchers at the Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel think they've proved that genetic information can be controlled by light.

• Opera 10 will be 'prettier'
• Enterprise web 2.0 costs set to plunge
• Step-on scanner lets air passengers keep shoes on
• BlackBerry Bold sales halted in UK
• Microsoft: How we'll take on VMware

• Emerging Technologies
• Between The Lines
• All About Microsoft
• The Core Truth
• IT Facts
• Tom Foremski: IMHO

Sun's low-power server packs a punch in performance

Heather Clancy: Sun Microsystems, along with Fujitsu, is introducing a compelling new energy-efficient server platform that is intended to address heavy-duty tasks such as server virtualization, consolidation or even Web 2.0 database transactions.

• Peeling Back the Microsoft Oslo 'Onion'
• Deloitte laptop stolen: Clients at risk
• Sun's latest server packs a punch in performance while using less power
• New green certification program helps keep kitchens out of the frying pan in terms of environmental waste
• Response to financial crisis may mean more IT work ahead

• On Sustainability
• IT Project Failures
• GreenTech Pastures
• IT Services & Outsourcing
• Managing L'unix