Andy Patrizio

Getting a clear wireless signal in a coffee shop or airport can be a pain even when sitting mere feet from the access point. Now imagine shooting an 802.11 signal 100 kilometers (62 miles). Intel’s Rural Connective Platform (RCP) is promising to do just that. All that’s needed is unobstructed line of sight. Jeff Galinovsky, […]

Apple has issued a major security update for Mac OS X and Safari, plugging 86 holes and vulnerabilities in 30 different applications for Mac OS, both the “Tiger” and “Leopard” versions. The Safari browser got a separate set of fixes, covering 13 issues, including a remote code execution vulnerability. The patches cover the full array […]

nVidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is dismissing reports that it is looking to acquire Taiwanese chipmaker VIA Technologies — despite persistent rumors about changes in strategy ahead for the company. The most recent reports in Taiwan’s DigiTimes claimed the companies discussed three possible scenarios: a strategic alliance, a complete acquisition or the purchase of just VIA’s processor […]

Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) and Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: JAVA) have launched products to help small to midsize businesses (SMBs) be more competitive and provide those businesses with substantial technologies, not just scaled-down enterprise products. Dell’s offering is a pair of one-socket Xeon servers for the SMB market, while Sun’s is a little more comprehensive, offering hardware and […]

Say hello to your little jail cell. Last Friday, Robert Soloway, 28, of Seattle, Washington, pleaded guilty to a variety of fraud charges and failure to file a tax return in 2005. The one-time “king of spam” was listed as the eighth-largest spammer in the world, according to Spamhaus, which tracks these offenders. Soloway has […]

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Intel on Monday gave further details on some of its forthcoming processors in advance of the spring Intel Developer Forum (IDF) conference, to be held in Shanghai, China, in early April. First up, the company discussed Dunnington, the six-core processor that will be the last major processor release before Intel’s newer […]

Intel is reportedly preparing its own product to compete against AMD’s “Fusion” processor, a combined CPU/GPU, for an early 2009 release, according to published reports. Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) has made no secret of plans to integrate graphics with the core CPU but has not gone into detail on layout or exactly when it will ship. […]

A while back I’d written about my frustrations with Vista (I know, take a number) but there was no going back because the XP install discs were too old and failed to install. Well, a friend at an enthusiast pub saved the day. The problem was this: my Windows XP CD was stamped in 2001. […]

Yahoo announced plans to support various Semantic Web standards in a bid to complement its open search platform. It’s designed to help make search more contextual and present results relevant to the user. Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) also disclosed more details on its plans to open its search engine to third-party developers. A part of this strategy […]

AMD has begun volume shipments of its triple-core Phenom processor to OEMs and product will be in stores by the end of the month. Just as it promised. Now that’s a good habit to form. A company spokesman confirmed today that product is indeed shipping to OEMs this quarter, just as promised. The triple-core line […]

A developer of enterprise mobility software has expressed doubts that Apple’s iPhone can cut it in the enterprise due to a number of issues, all of which Apple can change, but in doing so are anathema to how the company operates. Ahmed Datoo, vice president of marketing of Zenprise, a developer of software for enterprise […]

At the re-launch of its Labs unit last week, HP spent the least amount of time on HP IdeaLab, although it will be the new face of HP Labs to developers and the general public. HP intends the group to offer a peek at the company’s early-stage developments. Software projects under development will be posted […]