Supposedly OSX has a bug related to handling sites that can be accessed via both IP4 and IP6 (or at where least the dns has entries for both). Do not recall the details right now, nor if it has been fixed or not.
Microsoft, at least in its windows and related strategy, have always been about business. The home desktop is as much about providing familiarity with the windows ui and common tasks so the corporations do not have to shell out for basic training. This is why Microsoft scrambled to keep XP alive once netbooks caught on and Vista was to much of a system hog (a common pattern until then).
Basically the netbook proved that the rat race was over, no longer could one use new os and office suite hardware requirements to push sales of hardware upgrades. People had found their "good enough" point of computing.
What is all this about ARM9? that series was retired years ago, even ARM11 is old hat now. Even the Cortex A8 is on its way out, replaced by A9 (as found in the Nvidia tegra2). Oh and the A9 brings out of order processing while maintaining much the same power consumption as the A8.
And if you want to see a ARM cpu that do not give a shit about power consumption, keep an eye on Nvidia's project denver.
I see NAS (built on Intel Atom) advertised with bittorrent features built in. Hell, one i read about could act as a web proxy to pick up on various downloads automatically.
Lets not forget about the Apple keyboard dock, or that the latest updates for iphone and ipad now allows bluetooth keyboards (and Apple is already selling one of those for use with their imac line). Archos even provides a full size usb on their Archos 101 so you can use a normal keyboard, and was showing a bluetooth keyboard with built in trackpad they where planning to sell alongside it.
Then there are people shoehorning WoW onto netbooks, and razer showing off a concept at CES. What has really held back gaming on netbooks have been the Intel "GPU". And with AMD getting their bobcat going with a on die GPU from the ATI purchase, things may change there as well.
Latest updates to ipad allows bluetooth keyboards, iirc. And i think some already use the ipad with its keyboard dock and iwork pack to write various stuff.
I think it is to early to make a proper call on this, as the wintel UMPC never got traction, and the ipad is maybe a year old. Give it a year or two with android tablets also on the market and things may get more interesting.
I guess that is their real problem, the quality is being "good enough" for the casual viewer to not care. This in combo with the professional world toying with the idea of "indifying" their creations by using hand held gear and other "low grade" processes (blurring the line between what is real and what is staged), makes for a scenario that is a economic black hole for both tech and content corporations. They can't get customers to upgrade, and the gear that is out there allows anyone with a measure of talent to have their shot at the limelight. Hell, is there not a teenage rising star in the music world that basically got headhunted based on a couple of videos on youtube?
Indeed, was it over on osnews (not that the article had much to do with operating systems) where it was shown that if someone tried to distribute a H264 video recorded using a recent DSLR they would violate the license as it only allowed personal use?
what is the chance that those heavyweights will create something that undermines their position? exactly zero.
what is the chance that someone will set up a disruptive service using free tools in their garage or dorm room? almost guaranteed.
Almost, because those heavyweights are trying their hardest to use every law in the books to make sure the disruptive do not happen.
the internet, and its child the world wide web, are the most disruptive force in technology so far.
There is a story that when the gray beards at AT&T got packet switching explained to them they reacted to it like the pope reacts to free sex. It was heresy, pure and simple, as it violated old knowledge about how circuit switching should operate. Similarly, youtube have basically preached heresy when it comes to broadcasting. Where before one needed a expensive license and millions in hardware and personel, now a single person can upload a video shot using a cheap handheld (or even phone) and reach the world.
The giants in the field can take a hike, the mice will be the kings now and forever.
Since the voting on the OOXML approval, the members that joined more or less specifically for that vote have shown little interest for other votes. As such, they have become a anchor on the whole process.
And that final line is what has scientists puzzled about the latest crisis. Where before there would be calls for a collective reaction, now all they find are talk about personal responsibility.
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Supposedly OSX has a bug related to handling sites that can be accessed via both IP4 and IP6 (or at where least the dns has entries for both). Do not recall the details right now, nor if it has been fixed or not.
The Transformer is somewhat interesting as well.
And then there is the lenovo lepad or something, that when docked becomes the screen of a X86 laptop...
there is also the upcoming Cortex-A15 (Eagle)
http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4207494/ARM--in-servers-push--describes-the-Cortex-A-15-CPU
http://www.engadget.com/photos/http-www-engadget-com-2011-01-05-motorola-atrix-4g-hd-multimedia-dock-and-laptop-dock-hands-on/#3746331
HDMI, USB, and comes with a remote...
Motorola Atrix? The desktop dock they showed (that got much less press then the odd laptop dock) had 4 usb ports and a hdmi port.
Microsoft, at least in its windows and related strategy, have always been about business. The home desktop is as much about providing familiarity with the windows ui and common tasks so the corporations do not have to shell out for basic training. This is why Microsoft scrambled to keep XP alive once netbooks caught on and Vista was to much of a system hog (a common pattern until then).
Basically the netbook proved that the rat race was over, no longer could one use new os and office suite hardware requirements to push sales of hardware upgrades. People had found their "good enough" point of computing.
What is all this about ARM9? that series was retired years ago, even ARM11 is old hat now. Even the Cortex A8 is on its way out, replaced by A9 (as found in the Nvidia tegra2). Oh and the A9 brings out of order processing while maintaining much the same power consumption as the A8.
And if you want to see a ARM cpu that do not give a shit about power consumption, keep an eye on Nvidia's project denver.
Depends, as a tablet is nicer to use for causal reasons in positions where a laptop will be troublesome.
but overall i suspect this will be one of those eternal internet debates...
Ipad keyboard dock? Bluetooth keyboard?
I see NAS (built on Intel Atom) advertised with bittorrent features built in. Hell, one i read about could act as a web proxy to pick up on various downloads automatically.
Lets not forget about the Apple keyboard dock, or that the latest updates for iphone and ipad now allows bluetooth keyboards (and Apple is already selling one of those for use with their imac line). Archos even provides a full size usb on their Archos 101 so you can use a normal keyboard, and was showing a bluetooth keyboard with built in trackpad they where planning to sell alongside it.
Then there are people shoehorning WoW onto netbooks, and razer showing off a concept at CES. What has really held back gaming on netbooks have been the Intel "GPU". And with AMD getting their bobcat going with a on die GPU from the ATI purchase, things may change there as well.
Apple used to push the media hub for a long time as well. Not sure if the ipad can be activated without going via itunes yet.
Latest updates to ipad allows bluetooth keyboards, iirc. And i think some already use the ipad with its keyboard dock and iwork pack to write various stuff.
I think it is to early to make a proper call on this, as the wintel UMPC never got traction, and the ipad is maybe a year old. Give it a year or two with android tablets also on the market and things may get more interesting.
Nokia had a experimental handwritten math calculator on their Maemo devices. Not sure what happened to it tho.
Benchmarks?
iirc, they have said they will not demand license fees for the next couple of years or so. Then they will revisit the topic at that point.
I guess that is their real problem, the quality is being "good enough" for the casual viewer to not care. This in combo with the professional world toying with the idea of "indifying" their creations by using hand held gear and other "low grade" processes (blurring the line between what is real and what is staged), makes for a scenario that is a economic black hole for both tech and content corporations. They can't get customers to upgrade, and the gear that is out there allows anyone with a measure of talent to have their shot at the limelight. Hell, is there not a teenage rising star in the music world that basically got headhunted based on a couple of videos on youtube?
Indeed, was it over on osnews (not that the article had much to do with operating systems) where it was shown that if someone tried to distribute a H264 video recorded using a recent DSLR they would violate the license as it only allowed personal use?
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Disruptive_technology
what is the chance that those heavyweights will create something that undermines their position? exactly zero.
what is the chance that someone will set up a disruptive service using free tools in their garage or dorm room? almost guaranteed.
Almost, because those heavyweights are trying their hardest to use every law in the books to make sure the disruptive do not happen.
the internet, and its child the world wide web, are the most disruptive force in technology so far.
There is a story that when the gray beards at AT&T got packet switching explained to them they reacted to it like the pope reacts to free sex. It was heresy, pure and simple, as it violated old knowledge about how circuit switching should operate. Similarly, youtube have basically preached heresy when it comes to broadcasting. Where before one needed a expensive license and millions in hardware and personel, now a single person can upload a video shot using a cheap handheld (or even phone) and reach the world.
The giants in the field can take a hike, the mice will be the kings now and forever.
Since the voting on the OOXML approval, the members that joined more or less specifically for that vote have shown little interest for other votes. As such, they have become a anchor on the whole process.
Do that include something developed in a CS lab on a government grant?
And H264 needs hardware acceleration because the math involved taxes even a high end CPU...
Don't know about birthplace, but i grew up with a A500.
And that may be why one find people that continue to do low level crimes, as then they may get a warm room and food for a while.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUBRjiVhJTs
And that final line is what has scientists puzzled about the latest crisis. Where before there would be calls for a collective reaction, now all they find are talk about personal responsibility.