http://www.arnnet.com.au ARN PC and Components en-us Copyright 2008, IDG Communications, for personal use only, not for redistribution without permission. Fri, 16 May 2008 12:30:06 +1000 60 http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php?id=1301385631&rid=-159 It's not exactly how devotees foresaw Linux reaching mass-market desktop PCs, but it could be a turning point nonetheless. Taiwanese giant Asus is to embed DeviceVM's Splashtop Linux on millions of mainstream motherboards. Fri, 16 May 2008 12:24:07 +1000 http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php?id=1657936873&rid=-159 The Northern Territory government has launched a new electronic prescription service that aims to reduce discrepancies caused by doctor's handwriting and improve patient care. Fri, 16 May 2008 11:51:24 +1000 http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php?id=165014621&rid=-159 The One Laptop Per Child Project and Microsoft plan to make both Windows and Linux available on a version of the project's XO laptop, the companies said Thursday. Fri, 16 May 2008 11:01:15 +1000 http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php?id=323605468&rid=-159 Microsoft is looking at alternatives to ultra-low-cost laptops in the drive to arm people in developing nations with a way to communicate and access the Internet, and the company is turning its sights on cheaper devices that can give people a start in computing, such as smartphones and shared computing. Fri, 16 May 2008 10:55:48 +1000 http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php?id=1914503525&rid=-159 An executive shake-up at Advanced Micro Devices earlier this week has left some analysts speculating that the move may be a prelude to a major corporate restructuring. Fri, 16 May 2008 09:13:58 +1000 http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php?id=1163118169&rid=-159 When Gordon Moore made his prediction in a 1965 issue of Electronic Magazine (download PDF) that the number of transistors on a chip would double every year (eventually updated by Moore to two years and then updated again by Intel to 18 months), it was just a "lucky guess" based on a few points of data, he recalled in an interview in 2006. But the idea, which has grown to encompass ever cheaper, ever smaller, ever more powerful components, has so captivated the IT industry that you can't attend a technology conference without seeing at least one PowerPoint presentation displaying the Moore's Law graph. Thu, 15 May 2008 10:25:03 +1000 http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php?id=369563936&rid=-159 Microsoft's having a tough year with reboots. First it was a reboot ad infinitum in February, brought on by a flawed update to Windows Vista. Now the same thing's happening to some users who have updated to Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3). Thu, 15 May 2008 08:52:15 +1000 http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php?id=1514204225&rid=-159 iPhones, broadband and gamers give reason for economic hope. Wed, 14 May 2008 09:48:02 +1000 http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php?id=1861660539&rid=-159 IBM Tuesday unveiled a new blade server based on the Cell chip that was originally designed to run a video game console. Wed, 14 May 2008 09:09:24 +1000 http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php?id=482095678&rid=-159 Niche mobile device distributor, Tegatech, has brought another UMPC brand into its portfolio after signing with Taiwanese manufacturer, Gigabyte. Wed, 14 May 2008 08:48:02 +1000