Intel introduces laptop chips to challen...

uebtoosui — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:26:36 +0200

Intel rolled out a new batch of chips for laptops that promise longer battery life and better graphics-rendering abilities, the company's latest salvo against feisty smaller rival Advanced Micro Devices。Both companies hope to capture the attention of computer buyers looking for crisper high-definition video playback on their laptops and less battery drain, a difficult balancing act.The latest from Intel is its Centrino 2 "platform" -- a package that includes a processor, related chipset and wireless communications chip.Intel is releasing five new processors in different versions of the bundle. Three of those use just 25 watts of energy, a 30 percent reduction from the previous generation.Intel has an advantage in power consumption because it has moved faster than AMD to a manufacturing process that lowers the energy use of its chips and the cost of making them.AMD, meanwhile, has dramatically improved the visual capabilities of its chips with the 2006 acquisition of graphics chip maker ATI Technologies, a $5.6 billion deal that saddled AMD with substantial debt.AMD overhauled its mobile lineup last month with the release of its new Turion processor and related chipset.Also at stake is Intel's need to push a new long-range wireless Internet technology called WiMax. Intel has invested heavily in WiMax, but the technology has serious competition.Intel plans to introduce WiMax technologies into the Centrino 2 bundle later this year。www.1topsupplier.com

IPhone 2.0 Adds Support for Embedded You...

uebtoosui — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:37:30 +0200

And the skirmish between Apple and Adobe continues with the iPhone 2.0 software. There's been a lot of back and forth about Flash support for the iPhone, with Apple remaining unwilling to allow Adobe to play in the iPhone sandbox, while simultaneously doing everything they can to make iPhone users realize that they really don't even need FlashSo, what's among the most popular uses for Flash on the web? Watching video! And what's the most prevalent source of Flash video? YouTube! Of course, you've always been able to fire up the iPhone's YouTube app and gorge yourself on enough 1980s cartoon openings to trigger a temporal shock crisis, but now Apple's added a handy little feature that makes it possible for you to watch YouTube videos embedded in web pages. Sort of. As Gizmodo points out, what happens is that you tap on an embedded YouTube video, and it launches the iPhone's YouTube application and plays said video.It's a nice way to bridge the gap, and it's a little surprising that it wasn't there before. But there are downsides to the implementation: for example, you get kicked out of Safari and have to go back into it. And, more importantly, it only works with embedded YouTube videos. Which may be the most common form of Flash video, but is certainly not the only kind you're likely to run into (Macworld's own video podcasts for example, are embedded in a custom flash player, but are also available on YouTube and in a iPhone-compatible QuickTime format, if you happen to be so inclined)

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Intel introduces laptop chips to challen...

IPhone 2.0 Adds Support for Embedded You...