Archive for July, 2005
Opera Software today launched a preview version of the Opera browser for Windows, Linux and Mac that includes support for BitTorrent.
The Opera 8.02 Technology Preview integrating this popular file-downloading technology in the Opera browser offers the end user a faster download process by utilizing full bandwidth and reducing the chance of in-transfer delay when multiple users download the same file.
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“While BitTorrent has been on Opera’s radar screen for more than a year, the true value of the technology became evident when the company launched Opera 8 in April this year. The massive response, with more than 100 downloads per second, dealt a technical knock-out to Opera’s servers. With BitTorrent, users would have had an alternative download mechanism,” said Christen Krogh, VP of Engineering, Opera Software.
As the AMD sued Intel case continues, here is another update to the antitrust lawsuit.
Six distributors have been subpoenaed in the antitrust lawsuit filed by Advanced Micro Devices alleges that the six distributors received financial or other pressure from Intel. This including the following claims :-
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AMD vs Intel Lawsuit Continues …
To match Google SMS service, Yahoo Inc. is rolling out its Web search using text messaging, a service that lets users in the United States tap the Internet media through mobile devices.
In fact, such service like Yahoo Search on Mobile was previously available only on advanced phones such as the Treo. Now the service yields a full Web search on virtually any phone with a color screen. The latest mobile search move by Yahoo, reflecting Yahoo is looking to boost business by providing services to users while they are on the move and away from the PC.
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“Our goal is to deepen the relationship with our desktop (PC) users,” said Thad White, who runs mobile services for Yahoo, the most-visited Web site on the Internet.
IBM announced on Thursday, July 7, 2005, their new processor, PowerPC 970MP, is a dual-core version of IBM’s award winning PowerPC 970FX.
This 64-bit processor targeted for clients who desire a low-cost, high performance, symmetric multiprocessing (SMP)-capable system in a small package with ranges from 1.4 to 2.5 GHz and it natively provides 64-bit and 32-bit application compatibility. Each of the two 64-bit PowerPC 970MP cores has its own dedicated 1MB L2 cache, resulting in performance more than double that of the PowerPC 970FX.
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IBM Released Dual Core Processor
On Thursday July 7, 2005, Google launched their beta version of Google Toolbar for Firefox !! Finally it is released as Google previously only offered a toolbar for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer.
The toolbar offers a Google search box (though this feature by default appears in FireFox :D ), search news articles, page rank, spell check, translator, and Google’s AutoLink that turns street addresses into links to a map. Personally I like the page rank and translator feature. With Gooegle Toolbar now we just have to point to the word then the translation of the word will appear, useful and come in handy. The green bar in the page rank feature gives you an idea of how high the webpage you are viewing is ranked in Google.
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“Not that long ago, the Google Firefox Toolbar team met for the first time – and now we’ve built the Google Toolbar for Firefox in 10 languages for three operating systems (Windows, Mac and Linux),” said Tech Lead Justin Voskuhl in the Google Blog.
Imation’s USB 2.0 Micro Hard Drive, which can store up to 2-gigabytes of data, has been recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records for having the world’s smallest hard drive spinning head.
Features as follows:-
- Multi-gigabyte storage capability
- Small, lightweight design – 1.61in x .66in x 3.3in
- Fast read/write speeds (Read 5MB/second, Write 3MB/second)
- Reliable and durable form factor
- Requires no additional power supply or USB cable
- LED lights up when drive is in use
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“The Imation Micro Hard Drive is one of the first applications to incorporate Toshiba’s 2GB 0.85-inch HDD,” said Scott Maccabe, vice president and general manager, Toshiba Storage Device Division. “When you have the world’s smallest hard disk drive combined with a stylish and practical application like this one, users truly can realize the power of mass mobile storage. As the need to access large amounts of data substantially increases in our daily business and personal lives, the Imation Micro Hard Drive is well-positioned to become a must-have personal technology device.”