Techmeme: Chinese Chip Closes In on Intel, AMD (Technology Review)

10:05 AM ET, October 21, 2010

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Walter S. Mossberg / Personal Technology:

Microsoft's New Windows Phone 7: Novel But Lacking — Nearly four years after Apple unveiled the iPhone, and more than two years after Google introduced its first Android smartphone, Microsoft is launching its effort to catch up. On Nov. 8, AT&T and T-Mobile will begin selling …

Joshua Topolsky / Engadget:

Windows Phone 7 review — Have you been looking for the definitive review of Windows Phone 7? Well look no further. Microsoft's next (and perhaps final) opportunity to break back into the smartphone race has officially begun, and Engadget has been cranking on a variety …

Discussion: AnandTech, MobileCrunch, GottaBeMobile, WMPoweruser.com, istartedsomething, Phones Review, AppleInsider, Electronista, Neowin.net, Gizmodo, Pocket-lint and Crave

Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft Blog:

A Windows Phone 7 ‘review’ from a non-reviewer — I am not a reviewer. I am a news reporter. I've never written a product review in my life. (And I don't intend to start now.) — But I did — by a stroke of luck plus a little persistence — talk my way into Microsoft's Windows Phone …

Discussion: Windows Phone Thoughts.com, GottaBeMobile, Smartphones … and paidContent

MG Siegler / TechCrunch:

Yep, Apple Killed The CD Today — Stop. Take a deep breath. Before my headline gets you all worked up, consider what I'm saying here. The CD and other optical discs, like DVDs and Blu-rays, are obviously going to live on for a while as a way to transport media.

Discussion: Ben Metcalfe Blog and GottaBeMobile

Brian Barrett / Gizmodo:

New MacBook Airs: Faster, Lighter, Instant On, 30 Day Standby Power — It's been two years since the last MacBook Air refresh, but Apple's made up for lost time: the redesigned MacBook Air weighs 2.9 pounds, lasts 30 days on standby power, and rocks complete unibody construction. And a storage secret.

Joshua Topolsky / Engadget:
MacBook Air (11.6-inch) first hands-on! (update: video!)

Discussion: iThinkDifferent, SlashGear, Gizmodo, Macworld, Computerworld, Electronista, Gearlog, The Register, AppleInsider, VentureBeat, Velocity and Digits

Arn / MacRumors:
New MacBook Air Doesn't Ship with Adobe Flash

Discussion: Computerworld, TechCrunch, AppleInsider, Engadget, I4U News, 9 to 5 Mac, Erictric, InfoQ and App Advice

Marco Arment / Marco.org:
The new MacBook Air was released today, and it's a hell of an upgrade.

Discussion: Apple, CNET News, Crave, Softpedia News, The Apple Core Blog, CrunchGear, MacStories, Salon, The Next Web, ThinkMobile, TidBITS, iPhone Hacks, V3.co.uk, PC World, Appletell, Geek.com, iClarified, TechCrunch, Electronista and displayblog

Donald Melanson / Engadget:
New MacBook Airs come with Software Reinstall USB drive

Discussion: AppleInsider, Gadget Lab, Bits, displayblog, 9 to 5 Mac and TUAW

Brandon LeBlanc / The Windows Blog:

Celebrating Windows 7 at 1 Year - More than 240 Million Licenses Sold — Today's an exciting day! We are announcing that more than 240 million licenses of Windows 7 have been sold. Windows 7 is the fastest selling operating system in history. As of September, Windows 7 was running …

Discussion: Download Squad and ZDNet, Thanks:brandonleblanc

Nicole Kobie / PC Pro:

Apple looking to ditch Java? — An Apple developer has leaked the rules document governing the new Mac App Store - and it's not good news for Java. — One line in the App Store Review Guidelines says any apps using “deprecated or optionally-installed technologies”, such as Java, will be rejected from the store.

AppleInsider:
Apple issues review guidelines for Mac App Store

Discussion: Inquirer, Gizmodo and Macworld

Larry Dignan / Between the Lines Blog:

Nokia cuts workers, consolidates dev platforms, posts profit — Nokia on Thursday made a bevy of moves it hopes will make it more competitive in the smartphone market. The changes mark the first efforts of new CEO Stephen Elop to revamp the company. — The first item covers the technical area.

Discussion: Associated Press, Inquirer, New York Times, mocoNews, Agence France Presse, Market Wire, TechCrunch, Engadget, Nokia Conversations, BBC, The Next Web, All About Symbian, Electronista, IntoMobile, Boy Genius Report, SlashGear and Gizmodo

MACNOTES.NET:

FaceTime for Mac - a serious threat for your Apple ID — While many users are happy about having FaceTime on their Mac, we are a little anxious about some security glitches present in the current beta of the software. With a few clicks others can make use of the user's Apple ID and reset the password with ease.

Discussion: 9 to 5 Mac

Jesus Diaz / Gizmodo:
Mac OS X Lion: Sneak Peek Analysis

Nicholas Deleon / CrunchGear:
Say Hello To The Mac App Store: Like The iOS App Store, But For Your Mac

Discussion: Bits, Webomatica, Engadget, Gizmodo, The Register, TechEye, Appletell, MacNN, All about Microsoft Blog, InformationWeek, TechCrunch, MacStories, Download Squad, Boy Genius Report, paidContent, VentureBeat, AppleInsider, TUAW and louisgray.com

Nicholas Carlson / Silicon Alley Insider:

Mark Zuckerberg On The Biggest Difference Between “The Social Network” And Reality — In The Social Network, a movie about the founding of Facebook, a fictional Mark Zuckerberg builds the site in order to impress a girl and gain social notoriety. — Speaking at Y-combinator event over the weekend …

Discussion: TechEye, Hollywood Reporter, New York Magazine and Ezra Klein

Larry Dignan / Between the Lines Blog:

AT&T third quarter on target: 5.2 million iPhone activations — AT&T's third quarter earnings were on target with estimates as the company activated a record 5.2 million iPhones amid a total of 8 million smartphones. — The company reported third quarter earnings of $12.3 billion …

Discussion: paidContent, CNET News, Tech Trader Daily, MacRumors, Associated Press, Silicon Alley Insider, Electronista, Boy Genius Report and Engadget

Andreas Türk / European Public Policy Blog:

How many German households have opted-out of Street View? — Cross posted from Der Google Produkt-Kompass — Since April 2009, people in Germany have been able to ask for their house to be blurred on Street View ahead of the product being launched. At first they could ‘opt-out’ by writing us …

Discussion: The Register, New York Times, TechEye, Gizmodo, Agence France Presse, Inquirer, PC Pro, Reuters and The Next Web

Danny Sullivan / Daggle:

Fast Company's “Influence Project” - So Lame, Fast Company Ignored Its Own Results — Cast your mind back to July. Fast Company launched its “Influence Project,” a scheme supposedly designed to see who has the most influence online. The results are in! And the winners aren't anyone …

Discussion: Fast Company, FM Blog and TechCrunch

Technology Review:

Chinese Chip Closes In on Intel, AMD — China may finally have a processor to power a homegrown supercomputer. — At this year's Hot Chips conference at Stanford University, Weiwu Hu, the lead architect of the “national processor” of China, revealed three new chip designs.

Discussion: Fudzilla

Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:

Viacom Hires Superstar Lawyer to Handle YouTube Appeal — EXCLUSIVE: Earlier this year, Viacom suffered a major defeat at the hands of Google when a New York district court judge ruled that YouTube qualified for “safe harbor” from claims of direct and contributory copyright infringement.

Discussion: Search Engine Watch, more at Mediagazer »

Joe Hewitt:

Android and Open Source — Yesterday I made some comments on Twitter that were critical of Android's claims of openness. As many have learned the hard way, it can be challenging to discuss a complex subject in 140 character chunks without omitting important parts of your opinions, so I want to clarify some things.

Discussion: PC World, GMSV, Silicon Alley Insider and parislemon

Sean Hollister / Engadget:

Apple quietly updates MacBook Pro with optional 2.8GHz Core i7 processor — Sure, Apple's “Back to the Mac” press conference was all about software and a manila envelope or two, but Cupertino also sent out a silent love letter to its MacBook Pro lineup. Specifically, the 15-inch …

Discussion: Softpedia News, TheAppleBlog, Electronista, Fudzilla, Boy Genius Report and 9 to 5 Mac

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