Monday Tech News
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on February 22, 2005 at 6:35:03 AM
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Apple doesn't support its resellers?
Intel releases new CPU type. The CPU contains some x86-64 stuff from AMD and also contains SpeedStep.
Google's toolbar turns Microsoftish.
South Korea leads in broadband.
Ice on Mars!
Intel makes the TCP/IP stack easy.
Apple doesn't support its resellers?
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The resellers also claim that Apple ensured its own stores' shelves were stocked more plentifully and ahead of resellers'. Apple also stands accused of deliberately undercutting the resellers' prices and failing to extend warranties while its products were being repaired, according to reports.
Intel releases new CPU type. The CPU contains some x86-64 stuff from AMD and also contains SpeedStep.
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Intel introduced a line of Pentium 4 desktop chips Sunday that contain 2MB of secondary cache, twice as much as current Pentium 4s, as well as technology from its notebook line that's designed to cut power consumption. Larger caches, a pool of memory located on the processor, generally improve performance.
Google's toolbar turns Microsoftish.
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Google, the world's most widely used search engine, denied that the AutoLink feature is an attempt to control which destinations Web surfers visit. People can already choose between several map services, including Yahoo and MapQuest, and choices for book retailers may be added in the future, a company representative said on Friday.
South Korea leads in broadband.
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That's easier to understand when you learn that South Korea is the most Internet-connected country in the world. That connectedness makes it very simple to play real-time online strategy games like Starcraft. From gaming rooms filled with high-end PCs to locals speaking freely about downloading movies, it's clear that the Internet is firmly entrenched in most South Koreans' daily lives.
Ice on Mars!
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A frozen sea, surviving as blocks of pack ice, may lie just beneath the surface of Mars, suggest observations from Europe's Mars Express spacecraft. The sea is just 5° north of the Martian equator and would be the first discovery of a large body of water beyond the planet's polar ice caps.
Intel makes the TCP/IP stack easy.
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The problems in question relate to network slowdowns that occur as servers try to crunch through the TCP/IP stack. Customers often find that their servers spend an inordinate amount of time dealing with network traffic when they should be hammering away on application data. To that end, a number of companies such as Adaptec and Alacritech have developed TOE cards or TCP/IP Offload Engines. These cards plug into servers or storage systems and handle much of the network traffic.