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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?

Operating Systems

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!

Security

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.

Web Technology

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.

Communications

MobileTechRoundup: More netbook talk

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

Enterprise Hardware

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.

Product Review Blogs

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.

Enterprise Software

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.

General News

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.

IT Management

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.

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