AMD announces four-core Phenom chips May 14, 2007
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Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has announced it will launch a new line of chips that integrate four computing centres on a single piece of silicon later this year.
The upcoming Phenom line of processors will be able maximize performance by managing energy use more efficiently and minimizing the distance information has to travel to be used, the Sunnyvale, Calif. chipmaker said on Monday.
Microsoft demands royalties for open-source software May 14, 2007
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(Computerworld) — Microsoft Corp. on Sunday confirmed reports that it reportedly believes open-source software users owe the company royalties on 235 alleged patent violations.
In an interview with Fortune magazine, Brad Smith, Microsoft’s general counsel, and Horacio Gutierrez, the company’s vice president of intellectual property and licensing, said open-souce software, including Linux, violates 235 Microsoft patents. And Microsoft wants distributors and users of open-souce software to start paying royalties for these alleged violations.
