Author: JT Smith
LinuxWorld’s Joe Barr tests Linux games (and doesn’t have an easy time getting everything working right).
New Web site tracks computer viruses
Author: JT Smith
The (new) hoaxbusters.ciac.org anti-virus and anti-virus hoax Website is discussed at eet.com.
Category:
- Linux
A user-friendly facelift for Linux
Author: JT Smith
Boston Globe columnist Hiawatha Bray weighs in on Helix Gnome from both technical and business perspectives.
Category:
- Linux
Linux making Mac inroads
Author: JT Smith
MacWorld’s Mathew Honan writes, ” Although the Cube is the machine getting all the press these days, in terms of operating systems, the buzz clearly goes to
Linux — at least until an OS X beta ships. Linux is predominantly found on Intel boxes, but if this year’s Linux World Expo is
any indication, the ‘open source that could’ is making steady inroads into the Mac community.”
Linux — at least until an OS X beta ships. Linux is predominantly found on Intel boxes, but if this year’s Linux World Expo is
any indication, the ‘open source that could’ is making steady inroads into the Mac community.”
Category:
- Linux
eLinux and TeamLinux to gang up for services
Author: JT Smith
ELinux and TeamLinux Corp. will work together to enhance their product offerings and services.
MPAA touts digital watermarking for DVDs
Author: JT Smith
Wired.com story talks of digital watermarking efforts by film studios, and how these anti-copying efforts are being stymied by competing standards.
Category:
- Open Source
Visa and Mastercard fight online fraud
Author: JT Smith
Credit card companies are tightening their security on phone and online trasactions, according to The Register.
Category:
- Linux
Judge limits damage award in MP3.com case
Author: JT Smith
Business.com reports that MP3.com will only be forced to pay damages based on the number of “infringed” CDs, not on each song, which may result in much lower payments to record companies.
Category:
- Open Source
Sony switches suppliers for notebook graphics chip
Author: JT Smith
From News.com: “TOYKO–Sony, the maker of Vaio PCs, said today it has switched companies in its search for a steady supply of graphics chips
for a new notebook.”
for a new notebook.”
Category:
- Unix
Peek at Intel’s XScale CPU core
Author: JT Smith
linuxdevices.com looks at
“…XScale, an embedded microprocessor architecture derived from StrongARM technology.
Relative to StrongARM, XScale will boast significantly increased speed (approaching
1 GHz), substantially reduced power consumption (down to 0.0001W), and will
incorporate a number of new technologies that optimize its use in tomorrow’s mobile,
wireless, and Internet infrastructure applications.
“…XScale, an embedded microprocessor architecture derived from StrongARM technology.
Relative to StrongARM, XScale will boast significantly increased speed (approaching
1 GHz), substantially reduced power consumption (down to 0.0001W), and will
incorporate a number of new technologies that optimize its use in tomorrow’s mobile,
wireless, and Internet infrastructure applications.
Category:
- Unix