Posts Tagged ‘platform’
Fedora 12 ‘Constantine’ was launched with video codec feature
Fedora 12 ‘Constantine’ launches with enhanced video codec and power management
Continuing in the time-honored tradition set by the likes of Fedora 10 and Fedora 11, Fedora 12 (codenamed “Constantine“). With this release comes improvements in the realms of webcam support, video codec, audio, security and power management, as well as “bluetooth on demand” and some virtualization enhancements. The only thing absent for the devout Linux fan? A fun alliteration like Karmic Koala. Missed opportunity, if you ask us.
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No surprise: Intel has known about Chrome OS, worked with Google on ‘elements’ of project
So as it turns out, Intel isn’t just casually accepting of Google’s new OS initiative, it’s actually been privy to the project for some time now, according to a spokesperson for the chipmaker. The two have apparently also worked together (and are potentially still working together) on portions of Chrome OS, he says, which really makes it all the more curious that the company isn’t mentioned among Google’s first partners while Qualcomm, Freescale, and Texas Instruments are. Then again, said inclusion might make the Moblin team more than a little bit upset, and either way, let’s not forget that Atom chips will be sold regardless of which OS is on the system — it’s really kind of a win-win situation that we reckon the hardware division isn’t complaining about.
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Google announces Chrome OS, coming to netbooks second half of 2010
We can’t believe it’s actually here, but after hearing whispers of a Google OS for what seems like ages now, the company’s now gone official with its plans. According to the official developer blog, it’ll be an open source, lightweight platform that can “power computers ranging from small netbooks to full-size desktop systems,” and will be capable of running on x86 (that includes Intel Atom) and ARM chips. Addressing potential overlap with Android-based netbooks, the official line is that “choice will drive innovation for the benefit of everyone, including Google” — a pretty wild statement to make, but hey, it’s still all Google. A large portion of its fresh out of beta Google Apps suite already supports an offline mode, so we guess the groundwork’s laid out. The company says it’s currently working with a number of OEM manufacturers and that it’ll initially appear on a number of netbooks coming to market sometime in the second half of 2010. Excited? We are.
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Intel details next-generation Atom platform, say hello to Pine Trail
Intel has been doing a lot of talking about big new processors and platforms as of late, and it’s now gotten official with one that’s soon to be ever-present: its next-generation Atom platform, codenamed Pine Trail. In case you haven’t been tracking the rumors, the big news here is that the processor part of the equation, dubbed Pineview, will incorporate both the memory controller and the GPU, which reduces the number of chips in the platform to two, and should result in some significant size and power savings. As Ars Technica points out, the platform is also the one that’ll be going head to head with NVIDIA’s Ion, which is likely to remain more powerful but not as affordable or efficient, especially considering that NVIDIA can’t match Intel’s on-die GPU. Either way, things should only get more interesting once Pine Trail launches in the last quarter of this year.
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