Announced yesterday, Apple's new machine is the Titanium Powerbook G4 with a 667-megahertz Power PC processor.
Red Hat Tools for Embedded Developers support x86 and Power PC platforms and are expected to be available March 1.
The change would be the third major CPU shift for the brand which has previously relied on Motorola 68000 and Power PC chips.
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Granted, that system also relies on a Power PC architecture.
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While Sony has wisely adopted a standard x86 PC architecture for the its new game console (translation: developer friendly), the PS3 was driven by incompatible Power PC architecture from IBM.
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This enables us to develop our most exciting and versatile line of Sound Blaster products yet, while we pursue new market opportunities by providing our OEM partners with the flexibility to power PC products and consumer electronics devices with Sound Core3D.
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That would let you literally use your phone to power your PC.
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It can be patterned alongside a microprocessor, combining in one unit all the memory and processing power a PC, cell phone or personal organizer needs.
Customers and consumers alike have asked for a fully mobile wireless charging experience, and it is our objective to deliver it through the power of PC.
There's a massive heat sink on the rear and it gets toasty from what we are assuming a large power supply judging from the PC style power cord.
The PC power supply is probably the most failure-prone item in a personal computer.
There needs to be a balance between couch-convenience and PC power.
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The game already uses the server-side architecture for a wide range of game processes, and moving all that processing power to the PC would be no simple hotfix.
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"Twenty-five years ago, my friends and I started with nothing but an idea--that we could harness the power of the PC to improve people's lives, " Gates says earnestly.
And not only controls Power-Grid the PC - it works in reverse as well.
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Special circuitry enables very low power consumption but large amplified power output from a PC or Mac USB connection.
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But tying all of these functions together into one unit with the computing power of your desktop PC is still cutting-edge stuff.
So computer architects and researchers are working on new ways to bring PC heat and power consumption down--and improve performance in the process.
Each computer you want to network needs its own HomePlug box, with an Ethernet or USB cable running to the PC and a power plug connected to the wall.
"MOTOROLA XOOM brings PC-like power to a tablet, providing consumers with an easy-to-use, lightning fast experience designed with fun and productivity in mind, and we're thrilled to bring it to Canadians, " said Jeff Miller, corporate vice president, Motorola Mobility.
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The power to run a standard desktop PC generates roughly 500 pounds of CO2 per year.
For much of my professional career (IBM PC, Dell, Power Computing) I competed against Apple.
Two GPUs on one card, giving the power of 4 GPUs on a PC. 2GB dedicated frame buffer, 41 gigapixels per second throughput. 5.2 teraflops of computing power.
The versatile VAIO Duo 11 PC transforms almost instantly between a power-packed Ultrabook and a multi-media tablet with scratch-resistant glass.
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As consumers and enterprise buyers spend more of their dollars on portable post-PC devices, the balance of power is going to change.
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Why does the PC company sell computers with junky power cords?
An Off Timer allows you to set an alarm clock to turn of the monitor automatically, and the eSaver feature lets you preset power conservation modes for the display when the PC is not in use.
Last April Jobs created a stink with an open letter that called Flash "a PC-era" product that sucked power from mobile devices.
The Internet won't be seen as a discrete activity for a PC, but as a sort of power grid, enhancing everything from small appliances to TV and telephony.
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