Software

The Cell revisited.

David Wang of RWT has posted a lengthy followup to his previous article on the CELL processor. This new article contains more technical details, some of which were disclosed in a recent presentation at the Eleventh International Symposium on High-Performance Computer Architecture. (Ars Technica)

Microsoft Officially Names Cloud-base Operating System "Windows Azure".

MicrosoftтЂ™s cloud-based operating system, originally referred to as тЂ˜Windows CloudтЂ™ has finally gotten is official name тЂ“ Azure. The Azure Services Platform is an internet-scale cloud services platform hosted in Microsoft data centers, to provide an operating system and developer services that can be used individually or together.

Q1 semiconductor sales surge 13 percent.

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Parental controls get a boost with Windows Vista - UPDATE - Video added.

Westlake Village (CA) - With all the games on the market, how do parents ensure their children will only play the appropriate games at the appropriate times? The upcoming Windows Vista will include a slew of parental game controls that will please parents and perhaps annoy their children who want to sneak in some World of Warcraft before finishing their homework. The new OS can track, limit and even stop game usage for little Johnny or, as Microsoft calls him, Toby. Chris Donahue, Microsoft"s Group Manger for Games for Windows, stopped by our Westlake Village, California office to show us exactly how the new controls work and how to set them up.

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