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Intel’s six core “GulfTown” processor

Did I just say six? Yes indeed, at first I thought it was a typo when I first read it on PCLab, but further research proved to be true. The six core processor of course shows strong increases in performance for the chip rumoured to be in the next series of the Mac Pro, sadly I wish the it was released on a pc first, which is herald as the mother platform of all games!(am not just saying that, it is a FACT!!)

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It’s October 2009 which means something very special for Linux fans(me included): a 9.10 release of Ubuntu. Today we see the launch of “Karmic Koala” featuring a faster graphical boot sequence (no more scary text scrolls), a revamped audio framework that improves sound control across multiple applications, and a new Software Center that visually simplifies the Add/Remove Applications tool. These are just a few of the user-centric improvements meant to have a “transformative effect” on the OS experience and help bring “the world of open source closer to the user.” It’s available in desktop, server, and netbook editions now so get to it, before you know it you’ll be updating to Lucid Lynx.

Google earlier this month announced its new plans to release a new Operating System that is sure to bitch slap the naughty and heavily bugged Microsoft windows. Nine months after the realease of the all so popular google chrome browser, the search engine mogul has decided to embark on a project that it hopes will catch us all in a wave just like (almost) all its products on the market. This time, targeting its fan club base – internet users and their sauve netbooks.  [ READ MORE ]

Moblin is an Intel-created open-source operating system for netbooks and, specifically, the kind of people who use them. The first time i heard about this i was excited to see intel trying to get their hands down and dirty with software.

On a technical level this means Moblin is built for the Atom x86 chip found in many netbooks, while on a practical level it means Moblin is an [ READ MORE ]

It is not everyday I sit down and reminisce technology advances in my home country, but the announcement of the fibre optic cable caught my attention.A 4,500km undersea fibre optic cable bringing broadband Internet connectivity to east Africa, reached the Kenyan coast from Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates today.

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Its definitely not the hottest phone on the market(currently), but at least I have the pleasure of owning it, with a contract longer than the number of features on this gadget, and believe me, its feature packed, i am bound to get hooked, plus it is the first Nokia touch phone, cool innit?

I have had this beauty for at least two months now, and everyday i get some [ READ MORE ]