VNUNET : BBC backs MP3 alternative
Tuesday the 29th, January 2002 at 09:45 PM (EST)
Ewdison Then - 0 Talkback(s) with 359 Reads
Broadcasting powerhouse the BBC has thrown its weight behind the Ogg Vorbis open source MP3 standard. The BBC opened up live streaming of Radio 4 at the start of this year to test the latest Ogg codecs, particularly the latest Release Candidate 3 which also launched at the start of the year.
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LinuxHardware.org: Pentium 4 ''Northwood'' vs. Athlon XP 2000+ Under Linux
Sunday the 27th, January 2002 at 02:55 PM (EST)
SirJon - 0 Talkback(s) with 449 Reads
LinuxHardware.org has just published their results in the Pentium 4 verses Athlon XP war. In this review, the new Pentium 4 "Northwood" 2.2GHz is pitted against the Athlon XP 2000+. To level the playing field, both platforms use DDR memory which make for some interesting results. The usual benchmarks are included: Distributed.net, POVBench, Kernel Compile, Audio Encoding (Ogg Vorbis), Quake 3, and Unreal Tournament."
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AOL files Suit against Microsoft
Wednesday the 23rd, January 2002 at 12:27 PM (EST)
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Dulles, VA -- January 22, 2002 -- Netscape Communications Corporation announced late Tuesday it has filed suit in the District Court of Washington DC against Microsoft Corporation to seek damages for the anticompetitive practices surrounding the promotion of Microsoft's popular web browser, Internet Explorer. This suit is not connected with the antitrust findings in the Justice Department'ss antitrust case, but seeks to use those findings to gain more specific remedies which will directly benefit AOL Time Warner's Netscape Communications subsidiary.
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AOL denies bidding for Red Hat
Tuesday the 22nd, January 2002 at 02:41 PM (EST)
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The Washington Post reported a few days ago, that AOL is trying to buy Red Hat. Finally, AOL denied it. Red Hat has not released any official comments.
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ZDNET : Give us a break.. You go it!
Wednesday the 16th, January 2002 at 08:44 PM (EST)
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On the verge of missing a $15 million interest payment due on junk bonds, Ziff Davis Media has negotiated a forbearance agreement with its bank lenders, freeing the company from its credit obligations for another two months.
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Judge Scuttles Microsoft Suit Settlement
Sunday the 13th, January 2002 at 01:52 PM (EST)
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BALTIMORE (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday scuttled Microsoft Corp.'s proposal to donate hundreds of millions of dollars worth of computers and software to schools to settle the scores of class-action antitrust suits filed against the software giant.
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The Register : Microsoft Hotmail still runs on U**x
Sunday the 13th, January 2002 at 11:59 AM (EST)
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Microsoft admits it still hasn't upgraded its Hotmail system to Windows, almost four years after embarking on the task, and fifteen months after the first load balancing machines began to be shifted to Windows 2000 from FreeBSD.
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DVD hacker accused in Norway
Thursday the 10th, January 2002 at 11:18 PM (EST)
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Norwegian prosecutors accused Jon Johansen for his role in creating the DeCSS program that unlocked a DVD copy protection system and creates a series of lawsuits by the motion picture industry.
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ZDNET Survey shows Java preffered over .Net for IT pros
Monday the 24th, December 2001 at 11:21 AM (EST)
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Web services are not just a hype by suppliers looking for new sales; they will take off in 2002, and the majority will be based on Java rather than Microsoft's .Net alternative, according to a poll of enterprise IT professionals run by ZDNet UK's Tech Update channel.
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Lineo: MS 'lied' about embedded Linux
Tuesday the 18th, December 2001 at 05:02 PM (EST)
Aaron Mckey - 0 Talkback(s) with 1200 Reads
Lineo, the embedded Linux developer, has delivered a scathing attack on Microsoft's recently released white paper comparing Windows XP Embedded and embedded Linux. Lineo points out what it says are numerous inaccuracies and distortions designed to improve the image of Windows. At worst, the paper includes "lies," says Lineo. Read the arguement answered by LINEO...
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