Slashdotter kfiller writes “IBM announced that over 500 of their currently held software patents will be freely available to use for those who are working on open source projects (NY Times, free registration required), with the hope that more companies will do the same. More information is available at SourceLicense.”
BBC News: IBM frees 500 software patents
Slashdotter Takemedown writes “There’s a good article on CTZ that talks about Intel and AMD’s plans. Intel, continuing on their 18-month chipset refresh rate, will introduce their Glenwood and Lakeport chipsets for the Smithfield dual core desktop microprocessor in 2005. The chipsets will support SATA II, Matrix RAID and a higher system bus speed for the new Pentium 4 name holder.
As far as Intel’s dual core strategies are concerned, they will most likely bring their dual core additions by the very end of Q2 or Q3 this year, so for those waiting for these next generation chips are better off with a due upgrade. Secondly, if you are hoping for a noticeable performance gain in regular computing tasks are in for a disappointment. Dual core microprocessors are for those who like to do multitasking or work on multithreaded applications. For example, if you are gaming and burning a DVD at the same time, dual core chips will come in handy and will definitely give
a smooth computing experience.”
An anonymous slashdot reader writes “A new solar cell material has been discovered that converts 30% of the sun’s energy to electricity.” Here’s another solar news story. These new cells can harness infrared light which is why they are so much more efficient.
Slashdotter CTZ writes “We have direct information from CES 2005 show floor that covers Shuttle’s first BTX Mini-PC. It’s also the world’s first BTX system ever displayed. “Shuttle
also had a rather sizable booth with an entire line of their products displayed, as it can be seen from the images throughout this article.
Perhaps the most important interesting product they had on the show floor was the world’s first XPC based on Intel’s BTX standard. Shuttle is looking to make the system affordable, so they have decided to use steel for the chassis instead of aluminum. According to Shuttle, this will bring the cost of the XPC system down by $130.00. The only downside, as some may perceive it, is that the BTX XPC system will be 1″ wider than regular XPCs, but regardless, you can expect the same quality from Shuttle.”
More news about p2p broadcasting:
Slashdotter ZephyrXero writes “Have you ever wanted to run your own internet radio or TV station, but thought the bandwidth would cost too much? While Wired
thinks Peer-to-peer broadcasting, or “peercasting”, will be the future of the internet (previously
posted); Peercast.org
says it’s already here today. Peercast’s software is available for Linux,
Windows, and Mac. You can broadcast both audio and video without needing a whole lot of bandwidth since each audience member also uploads back to the network. The Xiph Foundation
is also working on a similar project called “IceShare,”
but it’s still in planning. Peercast,
still in beta seems to already be fully functional and ready for an audience (even you dial-up guys).”
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