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  • Intel dreams of draining Linux power

    Intel has launched an effort called LessWatts.org on Thursday, a combination of open-source software and helpful hints to reduce power consumption of Linux servers, PCs and gadgets.

  • Google to unveil 'Android' phone software

    Google is ready to unveil a suite of software for mobile phones based on open-source technology, backed by some of the largest wireless industry companies in the world.

  • Intel to offer open source developers for OLPC

    Intel has partnered with the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project and will initially provide its army of Linux and open source developers to help improve the OLPC software.

  • Canonical refines mobile Ubuntu Linux

    Ubuntu backer Canonical has pinned down some broad feature lists for its upcoming version of Linux for smaller mobile devices.

  • Intel aims for open-source graphics advantage

    Intel on Wednesday released open-source software intended to give Linux full-fledged 3D graphics support and to give the chipmaker an advantage over rivals ATI Technologies and Nvidia.

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    Is Apple's MacBook Pro rotten to the core?

    When companies launch a brand new product it usually takes some time to weed out the niggling issues; but how many systems need to break before the situation is recognised as a disaster rather than an unfortunate blip in quality control?

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  • Lindows mobilizes Centrino support

    Desktop Linux software maker Lindows.com released on Thursday a version of its operating system that features support for Intel's Centrino chips for wireless notebooks.

  • CPU roadmap: server processors

    In the world of processors, attention seems firmly focused on the fast-paced desktop and mobile markets. But that doesn't mean that there's nothing going on in server-land.

  • Lighting the murky depths of multicore pricing

    Multicore processors have been around since 2005, when Intel shipped its first dual-core processor and the advantages of many cores have been widely touted, but a working model for costing software to work with them is still on its way.

  • Google's Android head on the iPhone, Linux and the Dream

    Google's Andy Rubin talks nuts and bolts about the Linux-based phone software, the lessons of Sidekick, and the beauty of the iPhone.

  • Intel programming tools edge forward

    Database giant Oracle has chosen Intel to supply crucial programming tools called compilers for creating software that runs on servers using Intel processors. The move is one of several steps Intel is taking to improve the software's utility.

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  • Intel to speed lagging Linux support

    Smarting from criticism from open-source programmers, Intel has committed to release Linux versions of essential supporting software at about the same time it releases Windows versions.

  • Lindows mobilizes Centrino support

    Desktop Linux software maker Lindows.com released on Thursday a version of its operating system that features support for Intel's Centrino chips for wireless notebooks.

  • Intel, Red Hat cure open-source hiccup

    Red Hat and Intel have settled a licensing hiccup that threatened to prevent the Linux company from contributing to Intel's open-source project--a reminder of the frictions that can arise between the commercial tech world and the open-source community.

  • 'Star Wars' force switches to Intel

    Industrial Light and Magic has joined the empire, at least in terms of hardware.

  • Asus Eee PC S101

    Asus packs the same basic components found in other Netbooks into a stylish, slim chassis for a modest premium in price, with some unfortunate keyboard-layout compromises.

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