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Kids ask, ‘What’s a netbook?’ as Intel delays Cedar Trail

Ronald O Carlson — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 01:39:49 +0000

Two years ago, the world was asking when Apple would produce a netbook. Why? Because Cupertino clearly couldn’t survive without one. Famously, Steve Jobs mocked the underpowered devices as good for nothing and then stood the industry on its head with the first real tablet.

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Which corporations pay tax, which don’t

Ronald O Carlson — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:16:16 +0000

Who gets big bailouts and even bigger subsidies? America’s biggest corporations, that’s who. Surprisingly or not, a list of the biggest scumbags includes Google, Hewlett-Packard, Yahoo, Wells Fargo and — you just keep laughing, Jeff — Amazon. Of course, it’s all perfectly “legal,” but galling nonetheless.

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Acer, Asus to roll Thunderbolt PCs next year

Ronald O Carlson — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 23:43:56 +0000

Designed to replace USB, FireWire and traditional display ports, the only computers equipped with this cool and under appreciated I/O technology have to date been Apple’s Macintosh. However, Intel’s building support into its upcoming Ivy Bridge chipsets and top computer and peripheral makers are getting onboard.

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OS X vs. Windows 7: Better is as better does

Ronald O Carlson — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:07:52 +0000

What’s on your laptop? If you’ve got an Apple, all smack talk about whether OS X Lion or Windows whatever is better has been obviated — today’s MacBooks can run either operating system equally well so you get the exact services, apps, etc. needed for every task. Still, some people still gotta ask [...] Related posts:

Skype: Who’s pwning who?

Ronald O Carlson — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:54:01 +0000

Back in 2005, eBay purchased the Internet telephony leader for billions and some folks scratched their heads while others snickered at Skype’s apparent slight of hand. Fast forward six years, Redmond’s paid $8.5 billion for the company and odd things are happening again.

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Major tech firms accused of wage-fixing

John Lister — Thu, 05 May 2011 15:00:46 +0000

The likes of Adobe, Google and Apple don’t usually agree on much. But claims of a secret deal between them and three other firms have led to a lawsuit over alleged fixing of employee wages.

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Apple harries Intel and AMD in CPU market

Michael W. Jones — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:02:52 +0000

Intel and AMD have long held the lion’s share of PC CPU chip manufacturing, with Intel being the clear winner and AMD being the also-ran. Apple’s entry has not changed that, but it has piqued a lot of interest.

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With Sandy Bridge fixed, will MacBooks update?

Michael W. Jones — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 13:19:05 +0000

It looks as if the problem with Intel’s Sandy Bridge processor, which has kept it from shipping for a short period, is fixed. Now that they have the chip ready to do it with, when will Apple’s MacBooks be [...] Related posts:

Is Apple ready to update MacBook Pros?

Michael W. Jones — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:07:02 +0000

If the supply chain is any indication, Apple may be getting ready to update its high-end MacBooks, the MacBook Pro, very soon. The new Mac laptops are rumored to be coming with much faster Intel Sandy Bridge CPUs.

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Intel names Will.i.am ‘Director of creative innovation’ AKA ‘Made-up job title’

Dave Parrack — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 21:30:03 +0000

Will.i.am named ‘Director of creative innovation’ at Intel. That’s a joke, surely. Please tell me it’s a joke.

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