Ya, I know this is not the LATEST news anymore, but just in case you didn’t know about this, the next Windows will not be named Longhorn as planned, instead Windows Vista is the real name.

Microsoft announced on Last Friday, July 22, 2005, that Windows Vista will be the official name of the next version of its infamous operating system, and that beta 1 of the OS will arrive by August 3. The announcement actually was made on last Thursday afternoon at a briefing in Atlanta to some 10,000 Microsoft sales and service employees and then revealed this morning via a video posted on Microsoft’s Web site.

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“So there’s no more Longhorn, we’re now officially Windows Vista,” Brian Valentine, senior vice president of Windows Core Operating System told the cheering crowd.

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Pantech launched Korea’s first smartphone , PH-S8000T, last week. This Windows smartphone runs Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition on an Intel Bulverde 400Mhz Processor.

The PH-S8000T features a 1.3MP digital camera, 128MB ROM, and 32MB RAM. It comes with a 2.2” main LCD, which has 260K Color TFT at the resolution of 240 x 320.
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Korea’s First Smartphone

Attention everyone, Microsoft Corp. announced on July 25, 2005, the launch of the Windows^® Genuine Advantage (WGA) pilot, which will require Windows users to validate their copies of Windows before being allowed to download updates !!

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The WGA validation process is designed to be quick and simple. On their first visit to the Microsoft Download Center, Windows Update or Microsoft Update, customers will be asked to participate in WGA. They will be prompted to download an ActiveX^® control that checks the authenticity of their Windows software and, if Windows is validated, stores a special download key on the PC for future verification. The validation process does not collect any information that can be used by Microsoft to identify or contact the user.

This validation process will only occur when Windows user is accessing Windows Update, Microsoft Update for Windows or the Microsoft Download Center. However, Security Updates remain available to all Windows users, with or without WGA validation and via the Download Center or Automatic Updates. I think this is for the sake of public health and Internet Security issues because it will be a very serious incident if there is a lot of unpatched Windows based PC. :D
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Compulsory Windows Piracy Checks !!

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) claimed 11.2% of the market for x86 server chips in the second quarter of 2005. This is believed to be a major milestone for the company to capture 50% share of the processor market by 2015.

Mercury Research figures released by AMD show that the second largest chipmaker enjoyed its market share rise from 7.4% in the first quarter to 11.2% in the second quarter, a 51% jump.

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In the second quarter, AMD saw its revenue from sales of all its microprocessors increase 38% over the same period last year, with revenue hitting the USD$767 million mark. The company attributed the increase to record server and mobile processor sales, a 6% higher overall average selling price, and record sales to its largest customers, including Hewlett-Packard and Sun.

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AMD’s Server Share Surpassed 10% Mark

Just posted 3 articles about Google Maps last week. Now it’s their bitter rival, MSN Virtual Earth’s, turn. :)

This is rather not a good news, but a weird one, i guess. :D If you have time, take a look of the snapshot from MSN Virtual Earth at Apple’s Cupertino headquarters, then have a look of the snapshot from Google Maps.

Apple HQ In Google Maps

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No Apple HQ In MSN Virtual Earth

Just 2 days ago, I wrote the introduction to mobile AMD processor – Turion64. It gives you an idea of how the AMD chip performs as compared to Intel Pentium-M processor.

Today I found an even more interesting article from ZDNet, regarding a detailed comparison of a total of 10 AMD and Intel laptops available on the market now. I suppose this article is very helpful to those who is looking for powerful yet affordable laptop. The article is more than 10 pages long, covering the following laptops model from various manufacturers :-

AMD Laptops

• Asus A6000 – Turion64 ML-40 2.2GHz
• MSI Megabook S270 – Turion64 MT-30 1.6GHz

Intel Laptops

• Acer TravelMate 4150 – Pentium-M 1.6 Ghz
• Asus W5000A – Pentium-M 1.86 Ghz
• Dell Latitude D610 – Pentium-M 1.86Ghz
• HP Compaq nc8230 – Up to Pentium-M 770 (2.13GHz)
• LG LW60 Express – Pentium-M 1.73 Ghz
• MSI Megabook S260 – Pentium-M 1.6 Ghz
• Samsung m40 plus – Pentium-M 745 1.8 Ghz
• Toshiba Tecra M3 – Pentium-M 740 1.73GHz

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Reviews Of 10 AMD & Intel Laptops