People seem underwhelmed by Chromium OS, but maybe Google has a bigger plan: how about producing a netbook running Chromium OS, and giving it away? The small hardware costs would be covered by advertising *in the Web apps*. Would you use one?
Like there is no ad’s on Google to start with? Of course I [...]
Source: Nvidia, Via Prepare to Take On Intel
Nvidia, Via Prepare to Take On Intel
posted by Thom Holwerda on Thu 5th Jun 2008 19:58 UTC
IconFor year now, the x86 microprocessor market has been dominated by Intel and AMD, and the rivalry between the two companies forced both to be innovative in order to gain a competitive advantage [...]
As some of you know I purchased a Canon SD750 that just didn’t want to play with Linux (any flavor) but if I went to my main linux box the card reader could see and download the pictures. So that sent me into a search for a linux compatible, portable card reader for a reasonable [...]
I have been asked this over and again - which hardware should be avoided before installing Linux? The list is actually smaller than you might expect, but it is helpful if you would like to remain in a headache-free zone.
A good starter base of hardware to avoid for the new linux user, Baldy
Check on the [...]
Even since astronaut Dave Bowman disconnected the HAL 9000’s holographic memory in 2001: A Space Odyssey techies have been wondering when we could buy real holographic storage. Now we know: May, 2008.
Promising super-high density and excellent media flaw resistance, holographic storage has been an ever-receeding technology for years. You can buy nifty 3D skull and [...]
I never thought I would see the day when a hard drive manufacturer would go from indifferent to outright stupid all with one drive release. Apparently, it has happened. It seems that Seagate has opted to forgo compatibility for anyone other than Linux users and that’s a real shame, as I have always been a [...]