Roundup: Intel launching six-core chip, Miasole raising big round, the making of Google’s Chrome and more

Roundup: Intel launching six-core chip, Miasole raising big round, the making of Google’s Chrome and more

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Intel to launch six-core microprocessor – A chip code-named Dunnington is expected to debut on Sept. 15. Intel will put six cores, or computing brains, on a single chip. But this is really no big deal. I’ve got a 666-core chip of… Continue Reading

Roundup: Apple remote app deactivation, the $1,000 app vanishes, Zoho hits 1 million users and more

Roundup: Apple remote app deactivation, the $1,000 app vanishes, Zoho hits 1 million users and more

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Apple can deactivate iPhone apps remotely? — The device can apparently phone home (to Apple), check your applications against a list of unauthorized ones and deactivate them remotely. iPhone Atlas found a URL that appears to contain the banned app list. If this… Continue Reading

Google’s next advertising deal, DirecTV

Google’s next advertising deal, DirecTV

VentureBeat is hearing that Google is negotiating an advertising deal with DirecTV, the nation’s largest satellite broadcast service with 16 million subscribers.

Dish, the nation’s second largest satellite TV company, announced a deal with Google last week. (VentureBeat was first to report the Dish deal… Continue Reading