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EXCLUSIVE. Earlier reports circulating around the Internet concerning Apple's inclusion of a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip in Intel-based Macs were incorrect, OfB was informed. News of the inclusion of the chip, based on the technology formerly known as Palladium, had spread across the Internet as wildfire in recent days and many news outlets, including Open for Business, had published commentary on the dramatic revelation of the technology’s inclusion. The alleged digital rights management chip was said to be included in Apple Developer Transition Kits. These kits are early Intel-based Macintosh systems Apple has been providing for lease to Apple...

Apple adopts controversial security chip Trusted Platform Module limits OS X to Macs, but could do more Tom Sanders in California, vnunet.com 03 Aug 2005 ADVERTISEMENT Developer preview models of Apple's forthcoming Intel-powered computer contain a security chip that has come under fire for its ability to compromise the privacy of users. Apple recently started shipping Developer Transition Kits that help developers test and prepare software for the switch to the Intel-powered computers next year. The kit contains a version of OS X for Intel, and a Mac computer featuring an Intel processor. The computer features a security chip called...

CAMP BAHARIA, Iraq (August 2, 2005) -- It may be difficult to imagine that the movement and operation of more than 1,000 troops rests in the hands of a 24-year-old lance corporal and his six teammates, but it’s a responsibility Murrysville, Penn. native, Dan Williams, shoulders here everyday. “A lot of people here have said that the operations we do are intel driven, and I firmly agree with that,” stated the intelligence analyst with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, a unit from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., currently conducting security and stability operations in and around Fallujah. The former...

Investigative ReportDemocrats Subvert War Intelligence Posted Dec. 22, 2003By J. Michael Waller Mellon, above, is using his position as Democrat staff chief on the Senate intelligence panel to undermine the leadership of Rumsfeld, Feith and Bolton. It's one of the unsolved political mysteries of 2003: Exactly who drew up the plan for Democrats to abuse the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) as a stealth weapon to undermine and discredit President George W. Bush and the U.S. war effort in Iraq? The plot, authored by aides to Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), vice chairman of the committee, has poisoned the working...

Intel Corp. has been investing heavily in the East Valley for years, and just upped its stake here on Monday by another $3 billion. Yes, this is a great place to live and work, but Intel officials made it clear that Arizona's pleasant business climate was a critical factor in their decision to build a state-of-the-art computer chip plant in Chandler. Related Links Opinion Indeed, cooperation between Gov. Janet Napolitano and the Legislature this spring to lower corporate taxes may have been the deciding factor. State taxes were significantly cut on goods manufactured in Arizona but sold out-of-state. Lawmakers also...

Your company's chief executive might be a pretender, and that may be a good thing, according to Stanford University Professor of Management Science and Engineering Robert Sutton. Sutton, the author of a 2001 study of corporate innovation, "Weird Ideas that Work," says that a close look at the evidence shows that chief executive officers (CEOs) probably deserve less credit for their company's fortunes than they receive, and that the best of them manage a tough balancing act: secretly aware of their own fallibility, while also realizing that any sign of indecisiveness could be fatal to their careers. "In just about...

WASHINGTON — Free speech advocates are frustrated with a host of American companies they say have been collaborating with oppressive regimes in countries like China, Iran and Saudi Arabia, to help them filter and monitor the Internet activity of their citizens. Big technology names like Microsoft, Yahoo! and Cisco have been criticized roundly in recent years for providing foreign governments with the tools they need to crack down on Internet use, but critics say they have not been able to do much more than complain. "These companies' lack of ethics is extremely worrisome," said Lucie Morillon, the Washington representative of...

Minister of Information Ali Younesi said that US is involved in forming networks for sabotage against Iran citing Abdul Malik terrorist networks as an example. "We have evidences to support link between Abdul Malik terrorist group with US and Israeli intelligence services," he said. "It is likely that US and Israeli intelligence services have infiltrated into certain terrorist networks in Arab states including Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and even European states. It is not unlikely that what happened in London is from that category," Younesi said. He said that certain extremist elements of al-Qaeda especially the financial supporters of the...

"It's fast," said one developer source of Mac OS X running on Intel's Pentium processors. "Faster than [Mac OS X] on my Dual 2GHz Power Mac G5." In addition to booting Windows XP at blazing speeds, the included version of Mac OS X for Intel takes "as little as 10 seconds" to boot to the Desktop from when the Apple logo first displays on screen.

It's rare that one gets to watch grand strategy played out right before one's eyes. Apple's decision to switch from IBM to Intel as its microprocessor supplier is one of those moments in corporate history. Apple, particularly after the home-run it hit with the iPod, is seen as a threat by Sony and Microsoft. Both companies have tapped IBM as their supplier for next-generation game consoles, a market that is bigger than personal computing and booming. That gave them far greater leverage than Apple in guiding IBM's PowerPC road map, a situation that Apple couldn't tolerate. At the same time,...

One reason that Dell didn’t make my short list of companies with vision is its lousy business decision to remain the lone first-tier player not to add AMD’s processors to its server lineup. Hewlett-Packard, IBM, and Sun Microsystems, among others, like Dell’s decision fine. They know Dell’s missing out on AMD’s secret sauce. AMD’s CPU line is so very manufacturer-friendly — meaning that it’s also profit-friendly, as system vendors evolve from model to model and reach into new markets, especially the higher-density value server market that AMD is certain to own. Dell wants no part of this, choosing instead to...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has sued its larger rival Intel Corp. for holding an unlawful monopoly in the market for chips that power personal computers. AMD, in a 48-page suit filed late Monday in Delaware federal court, accused Intel of using improper subsidies and threatened retaliation against computer makers, vendors, and retailers using or selling AMD products. Intel's chips power more than 82% of the world's personal computers. The allegations come as AMD's market share in the microprocessor market has slid from 20.2% to 15.8% since 2001. AMD, which launched a new chip for desktops and...

AMD FILED AN ANTITRUST SUIT against Intel, accusing its rival of using illegal inducements and coercion to dissuade firms from buying AMD's computer chips. 3:00 a.m.

Apple's Intel-based Mac development kits have started trickling into developer's hands, Think Secret has learned. The Apple Development Platform ADP2,1, as the systems are officially designated, features 3.6GHz Pentium 4 processors with 2MB of L2 cache operating on an 800MHz bus with 1GB of RAM. The Intel systems run Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger identically on the surface as ordinary Macs, with the exception of a modified Processor System Preference (from Apple's CHUD tools) that allows the user to toggle Hyper-Threading on or off. Apple System Profiler includes a new line under Hardware listing CPU Features; for the 3.6GHz Pentium...

VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Tehran should be recognized for its role in unmasking the nuclear black market, a senior Iranian envoy said Wednesday, challenging criticism that his country was not working closely enough on the issue with the U.N. atomic watchdog agency. At the same time, Sirus Nasseri suggested Iran was entitled to supply itself with nuclear technology by all means available - including through illicit channels if it is blocked from legal means by international embargoes. "If you restrict countries ... from (getting access to) what they should be having ... things are bound to go (underground) again," Nasseri...

Inside the Ring By Bill Gertz and Rowan Scarborough THE WASHINGTON TIMES Published June 10, 2005 Spies and studies The FBI and other U.S. security agencies are approaching top colleges and universities to better deal with foreign spies stealing technology secrets, we are told. The FBI recently carried a subtle if unmistakable message to 15 university leaders: If you want to continue receiving millions of dollars in government defense contracts for research, tighten up security against foreign spies. For example, Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore gets some $300 million a year in government contracts for overt research. Additional millions are...

Apple’s new partnership with Intel will have far-reaching effects, not just for the two companies, but throughout the tech industry, an Intel spokesman told MacCentral. “The dynamic will be different in the marketplace overall,” said Chuck Mulloy, Intel’s corporate spokesman. “Apple has pushed the envelope historically—that competition to push is good for consumers and good for the market in general. It will reinvigorate the amount of innovation out there.” Mulloy’s comments came amid a wide-ranging interview at the company’s Santa Clara, Calif., headquarters that touched on Intel’s manufacturing capabilities, the company’s ability to lower the power consumption in its chips,...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Buoyed by stronger-than-expected demand for the chips in notebook computers, Intel Corp. boosted its second-quarter revenue forecast in the latest sign that the semiconductor industry is gaining strength. Intel, the world's largest semiconductor company, said Thursday it expects sales to be between $9.1 billion and $9.3 billion for the period ending July 2. That's an improvement from its April prediction of between $8.6 billion and $9.2 billion. "Demand feels pretty good right now," said Andy Bryant, Intel's chief financial officer. "It's pretty simple." Analysts said the positive update was expected, and the stock already reflected...

Apple & Intel: What you need to know Frequently asked questions about the move to Intel Apple’s startling announcement that it will begin a transition away from PowerPC chips to Intel-made processors has left Mac fans’ heads spinning, and not just because a former “enemy” of the Mac is now counted among its allies. Many details about the transition are unclear or flat-out missing — after all, Apple said it won’t be shipping any Intel-based Macs until next year. And let’s be honest — computer chips are not exactly the simplest topic under the sun. To help you sort out...

Apple Computer's switch to Intel chips is no reason to raise the security alarm, experts say. Yes, Macs will have the same hardware at their core as Windows PCs, but it is the operating system, not the hardware, that has made those Microsoft-based computers vulnerable to attacks, analysts and security researchers said. "Mac OS has generally a better track record and reputation than Windows for security. I don't think taking Mac OS to Intel silicon would change the robustness of the operating system," said Dana Gardner, a senior analyst at research firm the Yankee Group. The Mac OS enjoys a...