New iPhone ads from Apple
View them here …and a release date (29th June apparently)
Archive for June, 2007
GPLv2 Vs. GPLv3
One major danger that GPLv3 will block is tivoization. Tivoization means computers (called ‘appliances’) contain GPL-covered software that you can’t change, because the appliance shuts down if it detects modified software… The manufacturers of these computers take advantage of the freedom that free software provides, but they don’t let you do likewise… GPLv3 ensures you [...]
Intel reveals quad-core laptop chip in the pipeline for 2008
Intel has announced that it is looking forward to quad core laptops hitting the scene throughout 2008. Mooly Eden, GM of Intel’s mobile platform group, said that we won’t see these quad cores in business class laptops for a while, even being honest enough to admit that there aren’t enough multi-threaded applications out there to [...]
Space Elevator Company LiftPort In Trouble
“The LiftPort Group, founded four years ago with the lofty dream of building a stairway to heaven, has seemingly reached the end the line. The dream was to develop a ribbon of carbon nanotubes 100,000 km long, anchored to the Earth’s surface and with a counterweight in space, providing a permanent bridge to orbit. Elevator [...]
OpenGL, DirectX support coming to Parallels
Parallels today announced that it is entering the final stages of testing for the next major release of Parallels Desktop for Mac by launching release candidate 3.0 to the private beta community. The new test version contains more than 50 new features, including a cross-platform file and application integration feature called SmartSelect. The latest beta [...]
