Microsoft propose certifications to computer manufacturers, proving their machines can run Vista.
To reach the highest level for a laptop, the Premium certification, manufacturers will have to install in their machines Flash-equipped drives.
Its an excellent news, knowing that hence those drives will certainly reach mass production faster and be available to the general public sooner.
Their main advantage is to draw less on laptop batteries, improving their lifespan.
This announcement might be related to the first tests of Vista on laptops. This system proved very aggressive in energy consumption, mainly because of Aero interface that uses permanently the video chip acceleration capacities, preventing it to go to energy save mode.
Microsoft might be willing to give with one hand what they took with the other.
Thanks to Nigel for the info.
Alfred Hermida has published a rather enthusiastic article on the MacBook in the "Technology" section of BBC News Online. Here's an extract:
Apple's entry-level line of consumer laptops should give PC giants like Dell and HP sleepless nights.
The new MacBooks are powerful, fast and sleek machines, at a price to rival similar offerings from the world of Windows.
In addition, they sport Intel chips, so they can run Microsoft's operating system as well as Apple's OS X.
But such versatility comes at a cost. The MacBook can run so hot that it is almost unbearable to have on your lap.
Although media related profession have always been quite favorable to the Mac for historical reasons, such praise coming from the BBC - renowned worldwide for the serious and the accuracy of its news - confirms what we already know: inspite of its infamous graphic card, the MacBook is a very good deal compared to its competitors.
Adobe has released at the end of last week a beta version in UB of its application Flash Player 8.
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=2dda3d81
Adobe expects to be able to replace this beta version as soon as possible by a final version that should be named Flash Player 9.
As originally promised by Google, its
online calendar is compatible with Safari.
This web-based application is a solution to share meetings/schedules via the net without requiring the use of a WebDav server or owning a .Mac account.
