Microsoft presses Intel for 16-core Atom chip

From InfoWorld: Microsoft has asked Intel to develop a 16-core version of its low-power Atom chip for use in servers, part of a wider effort to reduce power consumption in its massive data centers, a Microsoft executive said Thursday.

There's a "huge opportunity" to improve energy...

Intel Gets EU Approval to Purchase McAfee

From DailyTech: Intel is the largest maker of computer processors in the world. The company has had plenty of legal trouble around the globe that centered on its business practices. This isn't uncommon for any class-leading tech firm.

Over the last few months, Intel has been working...

Apple Releases ITunes 10.1.2

From PC World: Apple on Thursday released iTunes 10.1.2, a stability and performance update for everyone's favorite media-playing / iOS-device-syncing / app-shopping tool.

The company's characteristically terse release notes say only that "iTunes 10.1.2 provides a number of...

AMD: Tablets Are a Way to the Living Room for x86

From X-bit Labs: Tablet PCs are often viewed as devices to access certain content while travelling, but in a lot of cases they are used as electronic book readers or portable Internet devices at home. As they become more powerful and universal, they may become a gateway into the...

AMD’s Software Development Kit Now Supports Fusion Chips

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday released the updated AMD accelerated parallel processing (APP) software development kit (SDK) v2.3 with full support for the first AMD Fusion accelerated processing units (APUs), OpenCL 1.1 and AMD Radeon HD 6900-series graphics...

Microsoft loses three more cloud-savvy heavy hitters

From InfoWorld: Keeping track of the revolving doors to Redmond's executive washrooms is turning into a full-time pursuit.

Cloud visionary Ray Ozzie announced his departure in October (see Ray Ozzie's leaving Microsoft: What took him so long?). Cloud savvy Bob Muglia announced his...

Nokia's Profit Drops, Faces Need to Change Faster

From PC World: Nokia reported an increase in sales for the fourth quarter, but profit declined as the company continues to struggle in the high-end smartphone segment.

Sales for the quarter totalled €12.7 billion (US$17.4 billion as of Dec. 31, the last day of the period reported)...

Report: Hulu in danger of losing more content

From CNET News.com: Hulu's owners are bickering amongst themselves and the company's management over how much free content the online video service should offer, according to a published report.

The dispute is over how much Hulu's ad-supported service is competing with traditional...

Is Netflix trying to embarrass certain ISPs?

From CNET News.com: Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said it is "inappropriate" for Internet service providers to require his company to pay all the costs of delivering streaming video to a subscriber's home, and tomorrow he plans to do something about it.

In a letter from Hastings to...

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