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May
04/10
Dell Throttlegate Affair
Last Updated on Tuesday, 4 May 2010 03:51
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Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
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Dell laptops with integrated Intel Pentium E6400 and E6500 have a problem with overheating and a sudden drop in power. One of the members so mad that he wrote a 59-page report on the subject. The company is doing everything in her power to cover up the matter ….

Internet message went round about the problems faced by owners of Dell laptops with integrated Intel E6400 and E6500. The rule is that during normal operation, when the processor becomes just warm, the device suddenly lose 95% power. It looks as if a sudden freeze in the system.

Although Dell probably already working on amendments in the BIOS it was clear to that in the hot Christmas period the company depends on high sales of their products. Therefore, the posts from the forum of the official bracket, documenting cases of malfunctioning of the laptops started to disappear! Users complain that those who decided to restore deleted topics were banned, and their entries removed again!

One of these visitors, who writes under the pseudonym tinkerdude (and possibly substituted for this occasion an employee competition) so mad policy delete entries by Dell that smeared 59-page report on the fault. This report was also available for some time in the forum bracket, but was removed from there. You can download it here [PDF].

In addition to this latter problem, Dell is also digested by another error. Well, their high-end XPS laptops in 1645 were equipped with 90W power supply, while they require a 130W PSU. This led to a situation in which the battery starts charging while the laptop still works.

Dell’s official position is such that the company is aware of the problem and looks at him …

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Apr
09/10
Ubuntu wants to conquer new market
Last Updated on Friday, 9 April 2010 06:49
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Friday, April 9th, 2010
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Canonical, creator of Ubuntu, is serious about entering the server market for businesses. The company just conducted a study on the usage and perception of server platforms.
Ubuntu wants to conquer new market
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Ubuntu Server would give us the answer about the differences between versions of the LTS and simple. Recall that Canonical every six months publishes a new edition of Ubuntu. Every two years appear Talk LTS (Long-Time Support), in which the company provides a three-year customer support. In April this year, will enter the market Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, codenamed Lucid Lynx. Previous edition is LTS Hardy Hedron in April 2008.

Of the 2,650 people who took part in the study, Ubuntu Server, up 72 percent. replied that in considering the use of Ubuntu as a server, take into account such factors as the ability to backup, the presence of firewall, security, support for various data storage systems, and ease of management. In other words, the most important is whether the system is suitable for critical server services. For many users, is also an important factor in the possibility of obtaining technical assistance from the manufacturer. Draws attention to her 66 percent. investigated.
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Is also very important hardware support. Apparently, however, no major problems with it when Ubuntu is installed on the servers largest manufacturers, IBM, HP or Dell. None of them has, however, as the default Ubuntu installation. Canonical, trying to convince users to its system, seeks to have certified to guarantee that open source OS will work with the hardware. As announced a new head of Canonical, Jane Silber, it is the policy of certification will be one of the most important actions aimed at promoting a Ubuntu.

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