Wed Tech News
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on March 16, 2005 at 3:52:28 PM
I'll be throwing up a review today or tomorrow. Look for that.
Developers challenge Microsoft to make IE7 comply with standards.
Trusted Computing comes to hardware. Think Palladium.
Apple to make two button mouse. Users too stupid to understand how to use it.
AMD's Turion benchmarks tipped in their favor.
IE7 feature details. Forget the Microsoft RSS Aggregator and head to ASEville: »http://www.aseville.com/userrss.php
TV and Comcast make a deal. Tivo was up 75% yesterday.
Developers challenge Microsoft to make IE7 comply with standards.
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To ensure that IE 7 does not become another failed promise, the Web community will issue a challenge to Microsoft. We will produce a test page, code-named Acid2, that will actively use features Web designers crave, such as fixed positioning of elements.
Trusted Computing comes to hardware. Think Palladium.
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The technology locks specialized encryption keys in a data vault--essentially a chip on the computer's motherboard. Computers with the feature can wall off data, secure communications and identify systems belonging to the company or to business partners. That means companies can improve the security of access to corporate data, even when the PC is not connected to a network.
Apple to make two button mouse. Users too stupid to understand how to use it.
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Apple enthusiasts have longed for an Apple-branded two-button mouse for over a decade, but their requests have gone unanswered. So what has changed? According to sources, 'it's the company."
AMD's Turion benchmarks tipped in their favor.
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Since no Turion laptops are actually on the market, AMD created a "reference" laptop of its own. The AMD system ran on a 35 watt Turion 64 and had a graphics processor from ATI. That's a pretty handy pairing when you decide to compare it against a 27 watt Pentium-M with Intel's integrated graphics processor.
IE7 feature details. Forget the Microsoft RSS Aggregator and head to ASEville: »http://www.aseville.com/userrss.php
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IE 7.0 will feature international domain name (IDN) support; transparent Portable Network Graphics (PNG) support, which will allow for the display of overlayed images in the browser; and new functionality that will simplify printing from inside IE 7.0, partner sources said. The new browser also will likely include a built-in news aggregator.
TV and Comcast make a deal. Tivo was up 75% yesterday.
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Other parts of the Comcast deal include home media networking features and TiVoToGo transfers--allowing viewers to access shows recorded on their TiVo DVRs on PCs. Cable and satellite companies have been unwilling to enable capabilities beyond DVR because of concern over long customer support calls. TiVo will be providing Comcast with certain customer and maintenance support.