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Ars Technica brings word of a pair of interesting efforts underway over at the Mozilla Project — both aimed at improving Internet Explorer, whether Microsoft likes it or not.
You may have heard of the first one already: ScreamingMonkey has gotten some press. It aims to make the core of Firefox’s next-generation Javascript engine (originally [...]

Bradley Kuhn is not a lawyer, but he works at the Software Freedom Law Center and heads the Software Freedom Conservancy. He is fun to watch and listen to because he walks the tightrope between creative, carefree developers and cautious, legally-minded lawyers. Linux.com talked with Kuhn a few months ago, but he says lots [...]

‘Oh shit’ shouts VP
IDF Intel wheeled out a slew of partners who have bought into its mobile internet device vision today, and announced that it has turned out first silicon of the next generation of the platform.…

Intel said its next-generation platform for laptops will provide more visually stunning graphics and better power management features.

arcticstoat notes an announcement from IBM that, along with technology partners, they have produced the first working sample of a SRAM cell built on a 22nm fabrication process. According to the article, this represents the next generation after 32nm process chips and won’t be in products for some years. “The technology was developed with several [...]

From next-generation doping techniques to Chinese air quality to high-tech gadgets that help athletes compete better, Wired.com takes a look at the science and technology of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

MojoKid writes “During SIGGRAPH 2008 in Los Angeles, NVIDIA is demonstrating a fully interactive GPU-based ray tracer. The demo is based purely on NVIDIA GPU technology, and according to NVIDIA the ray tracer shows linear scaling during rendering of a complex, two-million polygon, anti-aliased automotive styling application. The article reproduces screenshots from NVIDIA’s demo. At [...]

IGEL Technology, a popular thin client vendor, just achieved the certification to work with VMware Virtual Desktop Manager (VDM):
Igel Technology today announced certification for VMware Virtual Desktop Manager, VMware’s next-generation connection broker, on IGEL’s Microsoft® Windows® XP Embedded range of Universal Desktops. The software is available today as a partial update for IGEL’s Windows XP [...]

Gamasutra is running an interview with Simon Jeffrey, Sega of America’s CEO, discussing the gradual change of the company from a hardware manufacturer to a game publisher. Among other things, he talks about how the transition was intended to help keep up with rival manufacturers at a time when Sega was clearly falling behind. “We [...]

This year’s LinuxWorld Conference & Expo and Next Generation Data Center conference take place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco Aug. 4-7. Check out our news, product announcements and video from the show floor.