Intel's 48 core megachip

From www.theregister.co.uk . Intel's research team has unveiled a 48-core processor that it claims will usher in a new era of "immersive, social, and perceptive" computing by putting datacenter-style integration on a single chip.

Google Patent Reveals New Data Center Innovations

miller60 writes (from slashdot) "'Google is seeking to patent a system that provides
[0]precision cooling inside racks of servers, automatically adjusting to
temperature changes while reducing the energy required to run chillers.'
The cooling design uses an adjustable piping system featuring 'air wands'
that provide small amounts of cold air to components within a server
tray. The cooling design, which could help Google reduce the power bill
for its servers, reinforces Google's focus on data center innovation as a
competitive advantage

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Chromium OS

Building Google Chromium OS, I think it is going to take a long time to complete the build. Please let me know if any one is interested in trying out (I hope google won't sue me).

Internet Explorer - the worst browser one should have.

Today I realized that Internet Explorer is the worst internet browser that one should have. It gave me pain in xxx while trying to figure out an issue with  the compression. Here is what schroepl.net says

Internet Explorer version 4.0 and up

This browser uses either HTTP/1.0 or HTTP/1.1, depending upon the settings in the internet options. It is sending the header Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate - but only if using HTTP/1.1.

Processing compressed content works if the browser has requested compressed content; otherwise it ignores the HTTP header Content-Encoding: gzip although it would be able to decompress the content.

Which is really stupid. Internet Explorer or those who programmed it just presumed that with HTTP/1.0 will not use compression. I hate internet explorer.. please any one still using internet explorer please please switch to Firefox.

OAuth

OAuth: An open protocol to allow secure API authorization  in a simple and standard method from desktop and web applications. For cross website authentication.. for example you may use Google OAuth API to authenticate your users. It is not OpedID.

Review of HTC Hero

Excerpt from review of HTC Hero from engadget.com

The Hero represents a valiant effort from HTC -- though unfortunately, the company appears to have bitten off more than its last-generation hardware can chew. If this build of Android were to be loaded atop the guts of a 3GS or Pre, the performance would likely be astounding, but fused with the two-year old architecture of previous devices, it's mostly disappointing. We're not saying this isn't the best build of Android on the market -- we think it is. What we are saying is that this build is a bit too much for a device like the Hero to handle, and that makes for an uneven, sometimes frustrating experience. Going into the review, we desperately wanted to love this phone, but given the combination of a few poor hardware choices and an OS which outclasses the device it runs on, we can only recommend that you enter at your own risk. HTC has an explosive entry in the smartphone category with what its done on the software side... now it just needs the hardware to match.

After reading this I think I should wait for at least 6 months before getting a real android device.

Google Chrome OS

At last it happened. Read the story from the google's official blog. I hope this will not harm the Linux movement.