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The MacBook Air's custom-made processor should soon be licensed for use by other PC builders, say claims by PC Advisor. A contact allegedly aware of Intel's plans expects at least two unnamed computer builders to use the special Core 2 Duo in systems ...
Custom-built MacBook Air CPU in a PC laptop?
Older AirPort may cause networking issues with MacBook Air
 dBTechno | Mideast damage from cut cables spreads to India USA Today - CAIRO (AP) - Fallout spread Thursday from a cut in two undersea Internet cables off Egypt's coast, with India waking up to half of its bandwidth disrupted and widespread outages still hampering a wide swathe of the Mideast. Egypt has only 40 pct Internet after cable fault Egypt has only 40 pct Internet after cables break |
 KLEW | Public-Safety Airwaves Have Just One Suitor Washington Post - By Cecilia Kang An effort to create a nationwide wireless network for firefighters, police and other emergency responders has hit a stumbling block as the Federal Communications Commission's auction for airwaves dedicated for public-safety use has ... $10 Billion In The Air Bids top minimum set in auction of key airwaves |
 Canada.com | Messenger's Pictures From Mercury Surprise Scientists Washington Post - By Marc Kaufman The Messenger spacecraft that sped past Mercury on Jan. 14 sent back pictures of a geological formation never seen before in the solar system: a central depression with more than 100 narrow troughs radiating out from it. Pictures Reveal Mercury’s Tumultuous Past Weird "Spider," Volcanism Discovered on Mercury |
 eFluxMedia | Dell Shutters Mall Kiosks In US InformationWeek - Faced with lagging sales, the company last year moved quickly to add retailers as an option for people considering a Dell system. By Antone Gonsalves With its focus on getting consumer computers in retail stores, Dell on Wednesday said it would close ... Dell Closes Kiosks Dell to Close Mall Kiosks |
 ABC News | Apple Delays Apple TV Software Update InformationWeek - Apple says it needs another couple of weeks to finish the software upgrade that will let people rent movies directly from their televisions. Apple TV's movie rental upgrade not quite ready MacBook Air Released with Slew of Problems |
 Earthtimes | Microsoft Under Antitrust Scrutiny Until 2009 PC World - Microsoft will be under the eye of the federal government for at least two more years regarding its famous antitrust case settlement. Judge Extends Microsoft Antitrust Supervision Microsoft Ruling: Split Decision, Two More Years of Oversight |
MySpace to launch developer platform next week Washington Post - MySpace Wednesday will begin letting programmers pre-register for its developer platformprogram, which will open for business next week. MySpace to open site to developers on Feb. 5 MySpace opens doors to developers |
 dBTechno | Apple's iPhone Elixir: Cut Prices TheStreet.com - By Priya Ganapati Apple (AAPL - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr) CEO Steve Jobs will need to work some magic to hit his sales target of 10 million iPhones this year. Millions of iPhones Go AWOL • Can Apple's iPhone success be sustained like the Mac's? |
50th anniversary of first US satellite launch celebrated San Francisco Chronicle - By ALICIA CHANG, AP Science Writer After the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the United States gave a 90-day deadline to the Army and a little-known research lab in California to send up its own satellite. America's space age turns 50 First US satellite celebrates 50 year anniversary |
 RussiaToday | Astronauts Make Risky Space Repairs Washington Post - In am image from NASA television space station crew member works on the solar array Wednesday Jan. 30, 2008. Space station commander Peggy Whitson and flight engineer Dan Tani will remove and replace equipment that rotates one of the station's two ... Astronauts repair space station's broken wing ISS Crew Conducts Spacewalk to Repair Solar Wing |
 Vancouver Sun | Music labels say no deal with Qtrax Reuters - By Yinka Adegoke NEW YORK (Reuters) - The world's biggest music companies, including Warner Music Group Corp and Sony BMG, denied that they have agreed to license songs for a free download service that was launched by Qtrax on Monday. Last.fm Launches Free Music Service Qtrax backtracks on claims of music label deals |
 HEXUS.net (press release) | New Free Utility Cuts Vista Install Down to Size PC World - Windows Vista users now have a way to cut down the operating system's famously large installation footprint with a free software tool. Free utility condenses Windows Vista from 15GB to 1.4GB Unbloating Vista Could Be Security Risk |
Garmin announces … a cellphone? TG Daily - By Wolfgang Gruener New York (NY) - Garmin, known for its navigation devices, today announces its entry into the cellphone market. Garmin Introduces nuvifone Garmin executives unveil ‘our future’ — the Nuvifone |
 Malaysia Star | Stem cells from skin a "landmark," Bush says Reuters - WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Scientists who made stem cells from ordinary skin cells showed it may not be necessary to experiment on human embryos, President George W. Bush said in his State of the Union address on Monday. Pope says some science shatters human dignity Stem Cells and the State of the Union |
 KOMO | Consumers Confused Over Transition To Digital TV InformationWeek - Consumer Reports says their survey results indicate that the government's public education campaign is not working. By Antone Gonsalves More than seven in 10 Americans are aware of the transition to digital television next year, but they also have ... Confused about the digital TV transition? You’re not alone Are People Tuned into Digital TV Changes? |
 Wired News | MacBook Air Requires Custom Install Disc Wired News - By Charlie Sorrel January 30, 2008 | 8:50:13 AMCategories: Apple, Apple, Mac, Mac If you were thinking that you might be able to somehow hack your MacBook to run the MacBook Air's fancy multi touch features, think again. Waiting for the MacBook Air Pro MacBook Air's Leopard Installer Incompatible With Other Macs ... |
 TechShout! | Gateway retail desktops dump Intel quads in favor of Phenom CPUs TG Daily - By Wolfgang Gruener Irvine (CA) - Gateway officially announced its new high-end retail desktop PC offering. And if you haven’t seen these PCs in your local Best Buy already, there’sa surprise: At least for now, the company has stopped offering Intel ... Gateway's New Desktop PCs with AMD Phenom Processors Gateway Plugs Phenom Into Two New Media-Friendly Desktops |
 WHDH-TV | Spent Spy Satellite Falling Voice of America - By Paul Sisco One might think the sky is falling. An asteroid is scheduled to pass within a half million miles of Earth this week, and another one has a one in 75 chance of hitting Mars. US satellite unlikely to pose danger to humans  Comment by John Pike Director, GlobalSecurity.org |
 Seattle Post Intelligencer | Making sense of Vista's first year CNET News.com - Note: This is the third in a series of blogs looking at the one-year anniversary of Windows Vista's consumer launch. While many of you enjoyed "the Mom test," clearly there are lots more ways to look at how Windows Vista is doing. Microsoft Warns of Office 2003 SP3 Auto-Update Automatic Microsoft Office Update Due Next Month |
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