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Someone needs to call Intel and remind them that they make money by selling more chips, not fewer; the company's research arm, Intel Labs, has been experimenting with a so-called "single-chip cloud computer", which utilizes a 48-core single-die chip complete with a high-speed on-chip network for inter-core communication. They reckon the super-compact chip could one day deliver high-performance crunching in ultraportable form-factors.
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By Chris Davies on Thursday, Dec 3rd 2009 1 CommentAcer Google Chrome OS netbook in works for latter-2010 release
By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Dec 2nd 2009 1 Comment
Acer have thrown their hat into the ring as one of the first netbook manufacturers to commit to using Google Chrome OS. According to DigiTimes’ usual unnamed sources, the company have been working on the netbook – which will only run webapps, and make heavy use of cloud-based storage – since midway through 2009; it’s expected to launch in the second half of 2010.
Normally we’d nod and smile at this point, and remain moderately sceptical, but Acer chairman JT Wang has already publicly suggested that his company will be putting out a Chrome OS machine. No specifications for the Acer netbook have been given, but Google’s recent launch event for the platform did outline that typical Chrome OS netbooks would have SSD or flash memory storage, be either x86 or ARM based, and have the usual USB ports for peripherals.
Pogoplug updated: Twitter & Facebook integration, more USB ports
By Chris Davies on Friday, Nov 20th 2009 No CommentsPogoplug have announced their second-generation device, and it aims to build on the usability of the original multimedia sharing brick. As well as a new hardware design, with four USB 2.0 ports versus the first-gen model’s single port, there’s also new software with better integration with social media and online galleries such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace. The core concept, however, remains the same: a sixty-second setup, basically amounting to plugging in at least one hard-drive, an ethernet connection and power, and registering the Pogoplug serial number to a free account online.
Google Chrome OS gets detailed [Video]
By Chris Davies on Thursday, Nov 19th 2009 1 CommentAs expected, Google have released launch details about the Google Chrome OS platform, though there is no beta release today nor any netbooks actually running the OS to announce. The company intend Chrome OS to boot almost instantaneously, similar to a TV experience, and in fact it currently loads in just seven seconds; system stability and security is also paramount, with an encrypted user-data section, self-healing OS and complete cloud storage for files. While there’s no beta available today, Google is making the source code available for developers to download, compile and install.
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Google Chrome OS event this Thursday: beta release to follow?
By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Nov 18th 2009 No Comments
Last Friday the rumor machine said Google Chrome OS, the open-source OS for netbooks, would drop in seven days time. That’s looking all the more likely today, with Google apparently sending out invitations to a Chrome OS event to be held on Thursday. According to GigaOm, Google are describing the event as “an update on our progress with Google Chrome OS” together with discussing “launch plans for next year”; that’s leading to speculation that a beta release is in the offing.
Adobe Flash Player 10.1 Beta and AIR 2 released
By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Nov 17th 2009 No Comments
Adobe have pushed their Flash Player 10.1 Beta out of the door, together with Adobe AIR 2, with the Windows version of the new Flash runtime supporting H.264 hardware acceleration. The Mac and Linux 10.1 prereleases are yet to support that, and so far there’s no sign of a smartphone release as Adobe promised back in October; Adobe have confirmed, though, that the webOS beta for the Palm Pre and Pixi will appear sometime this year.
Nokia Vision of 2015 concept video
By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Nov 11th 2009 No CommentsNokia’s The Way We Live Next 3.0 event isn’t intended to launch new hardware – they had Nokia World a few months back for that – but they couldn’t let the day pass without revealing a few details as to how they envisage devices and services of the future functioning. Heikki Norta, SVP of corporate strategy, took to the stage to show a demo video of possible mobile life in 2015, complete with location sharing, face recognition and that old mainstay of futurology concepts, projection keyboards. There’s also a pretty impressive dual-display netbook and a modular system which can easily switch your “passport data” between a full-sized handset and a smaller unit more suited to exercise-wear.
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Litl Webbook gets video demo: is simplicity worth $699?
By Chris Davies on Saturday, Nov 7th 2009 No CommentsThe Litl Webbook met with confusion when it officially launched earlier this week. While the 12-inch notebook may resemble a netbook for kids, its $699 price tag slots it in among grown-up laptops, begging the questions of who exactly is the target audience and why should they bother? CrunchGear’s Doug Aamoth caught up with the Boston company to find out some more details plus get a hands-on play with the Webbook itself.
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HTC HD2 review
By Chris Davies on Friday, Nov 6th 2009 22 CommentsTwelve months ago HTC shook up the Windows Mobile world with the launch of the Touch HD, a smartphone that offered a vast touchscreen, lashings of connectivity and the latest version of their UI tweaking, TouchFLO 3D, to produce what was hitherto thought impossible: an alluring Windows Phone. Now, the company have attempted just such a revolution with Windows Mobile 6.5 in the shape of the HTC HD2. They’ve upped their game with a speedy Snapdragon processor, even vaster display and a fresh UI that’s been educated by their recent work on Android. Can the HTC HD2 again do the unthinkable, and give us a reason to love Windows Mobile?
Litl Webbook gets official: “cloud” netbook for $699
By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Nov 4th 2009 No CommentsGiven that most netbook press releases look like photocopies of each other, we’re particularly intrigued by the Litl Webbook. Spotted last week whipping through the FCC, the Webbook is described by Litl as “an internet computer for the home” and uses a home-grown always-on OS; it can be used as a standard netbook or, flipped round, as a more passive TV device with an optional remote control and “TV style” control knob.
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