Author: JT Smith
Rob Kramer and Ian Clarke’s new venture, Uprizer, wants to be the Red Hat of peer-to-peer networks. What’s behind their wall of secrecy? From Salon.com.
Category:
- Open Source
Intel coughs up new XScale microarchitecture
Author: JT Smith
According to a report at xtra.com, Intel believes the chip microarchitecture has the flexibility to handle requirements for both
ultra-low power and high performance in devices ranging from Internet-ready cell
phones to Internet infrastructure equipment.
ultra-low power and high performance in devices ranging from Internet-ready cell
phones to Internet infrastructure equipment.
Category:
- Unix
Robots can do your protesting for you?
Author: JT Smith
It sounds like a silly idea – and perhaps it is one. A group calling itself the Institute for Applied Autonomy claims to be making robots activists can use for tasks like handing out pamphlets, creating grafitti, and other things that might get a human protestor harassed or busted.
Category:
- Management
Acer hopes to license PalmOS for Chinese translation
Author: JT Smith
August 28, 2000 (TAIPEI) — After completing its personal digital assistant (PDA)
development, Acer Inc. is likely to receive Palm authorization for a PalmOS Chinese version in
September.Story at AsiaBiztech.
development, Acer Inc. is likely to receive Palm authorization for a PalmOS Chinese version in
September.Story at AsiaBiztech.
Category:
- Linux
Interview with AMD’s President
Author: JT Smith
AMD President Hector Ruiz talks to Electronic Buyers’ News about the company’s future plans. Published Aug. 25, 2000.
Category:
- Linux
Code Name: Mainstream (NYT on Open Source)
Author: JT Smith
Thoughful New York Times article on potential good and bad things about the mainstreaming of Open Source software. (free registration required to read.)
Code Name: Mainstream (NYT on Open Source)
Author: JT Smith
Thoughful New York Times article on potential good and bad things about the mainstreaming of Open Source software. (free registration required to read.)
Category:
- Open Source
Another bid submitted for Iridium
Author: JT Smith
Another bid was submitted to buy the Iridium satalites (valued at 5 billion USD). “A California-based organisation named CMC International is offering to pay $US30 million ($A53 million) to acquire Iridium’s 88 satellites and other assets, according to a court filing submitted today.” (from Fairfax I.T.)
Category:
- Open Source
Report: UK Set for Cybercrime Surge
Author: JT Smith
E-commerce Times reports that a study stating that “cybercrime” will increase in the next 20 years has been released. “The report, “Future Crime Trends in the United Kingdom,” comes days after three men were arrested for using bogus accounts to steal money from Egg, one of Britain’s most high-profile online banks.“
Category:
- Linux