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World's smallest industry standard motherboard from Via

Wenchi Chen, the CEO of VIA revealed the prototype of the smallest computer motherboard developed till date. This motherboard was introduced as the 'world's first industry-standard form-factor for PC/phone convergence,' at Computex this week. The "mobile-ITX" board measures 3 x 1.8 inches which is half the size of Via's "pico-ITX" form-factor, and will be available with 256MB or 512MB of RAM soldered on-board, and will run Linux or Windows XP Embedded.


Open Source Community challenges Microsoft

The Open Source Community, particularly some die-hard Linux fans have openly challenged Microsoft.
Microsoft has been claiming for quite a few years now, that Open Source Software especially GNU Linux infringes several of their copyrights. Though this information is quite believable, what is not quite understandable is Microsoft's reluctance to divulge exactly which copyrights are being infringed. The latest claim made by Brad Smith (who is general counsel to Microsoft), during an interview with Fortune Magazine is that Linux infringes no less than 235 patents of Microsoft. To many this seems nothing more than a ploy to scare people into buying Microsoft's Operating Systems, over rival Open Source Linux Operating Systems which have been consistently growing in acceptance reducing Microsoft's share of the Operating System market.


Microsoft Windows Kitchen Client

If an article on ZDNET is to be believed, "Microsoft is beginning work on the first of what it plans to make a family of customized Windows platforms designed for specific rooms around the home". According to the article, the 'Kitchen Client' will be an additional layer on the Microsoft Windows Operating Systems and integrate with Windows Live services.


Reliance WiMax in Pune, India

Reliance Communications is currently in the test mode for their newest offering on Internet Services; WiMAX. Being offered as part of a pilot project, we were amongst the first few to opt for this technology. The service is being offered through several Direct Sales Associates (DSAs).
One of the major among them is Balasai Net Pvt. Ltd. in Pune, which performs the entire range of services including installation and customer support, through whom we got our connection.


International Conference on Web Engineering and Applications

The College of Enginnering & Technology, Bhubaneshwar, Orissa in India is hosting the Second International Conference on Web Engineering and Applications. The main event is to be held during 14 - 16 December 2007, and is aimed "at bringing together the international community of researchers and developers from academia and industry in the field of Web Engineering research, practice and education, to share their experiences and to discuss recent and innovative results that may help them". Those wishing to submit papers for the conference are encouraged to submit their paper extracts latest by July 1, 2007, and the papers by July 7, 2007. View the complete set of important dates.


Getting Back at Spammers

Here's some good news for those who wish to get rid of SPAM. According to an article on InternetNews, a company called Unspam Technologies, along with help from ISPs in the US is taking the steps to track down and take legal action against spammers. The company has already filed its first lawsuit in the Eastern District of Virginia, seeking damages that could potentially reach $1 billion, but Unspam Technologies will be willing to settle for putting the spammers out of business.


Processors prototype to perform One Trillion Calculations Per Second unveiled soon

According to an article on SoftPedia, a revolutionary microprocessor is in the making. The prototype of this processor will be shown on April 30, 2007.


Intel Centrino Pro

Intel Centrino ProIntel announced it will extend its innovative and popular features designed for desktop business PCs called Intel vPro processor technology into its forthcoming high-performance laptop offering, the Intel Centrino Pro (codenamed Santa Rosa).


Penryn - The next processor line from Intel

Intel announced on March 28, 2007 the next processor line to be launched. Codenamed 'Penryn', this 45 nm processor will be the successor to the Conroe (Xeon 3000 series), Woodcrest (Xeon 5000 / 5100 series), and Merom (Core 2 Duo series) of processors which use 65 nm technology.The Penryn processors according to Intel will offer several advantages, including:


Sony VAIO VGN-UX17GP Notebook

The Sony VAIO VGN-UX17GP can easily be confused for a palmtop computer. With its ultra small size, it really surprises us with its power. Weighing just 517 grams (18.24 ounces), it must be the most powerful laptop (or is it palmtop) computer ever built. Small enough to fit into the palm of your hand, yet powerful enough to be used as a regular computer running Windows XP Professional, this is the stuff that dreams are made of.

Sony VAIO VGN-UX17GP Notebook


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