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Former justice department prosecutor and intelligence expert John Loftus says that Israel is unable to thwart Iran's nuclear projects through military action – but that there is an alternative. "Israel only has a few option and striking back is not one of 'em," Loftus told Israel National Radio's Tovia Singer. "The F-16-IL version that Israel possesses only has a combat radius of about 2,200 kilometers and you would need about 3,000 to hit the hard targets in Iran. Iran saw what [Israel] did to the Osarik reactor in Iraq and have spread their nuclear development stuff all over the country...

Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has packed his government with former security and intelligence officials responsible for serious human rights abuses, including the killing of thousands of dissidents in Iranian jails, a leading human rights group said yesterday. After Mr Ahmadinejad caused renewed international outrage by calling the Nazi Holocaust of Jews a "myth", a report by Human Rights Watch, based in New York, took aim at his hardline cabinet - in particular the new interior minister, Mustafa Pour-Mohammadi. Mr Pour-Mohammadi, a notorious former deputy intelligence minister, held the post from 1987 to 1999 at a time when his agents...

Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL) could unveil a Macintosh computer running on Intel Corp. (INTC) chips as early as the first quarter of 2006, according to American Technology Research. Shaw Wu, an analyst at American Technology, said in a research report issued Dec. 9 that one of Apple's computers, based on Intel's architecture, could be available in the first quarter, ahead of expectations. "We believe products that will likely move to Intel first include current PowerPC G4-based Macs, including PowerBook, iBook and Mac mini, and its Xserver G5 enterprise server, arguably weaker members of its product line that would benefit...

MI5 brings to light the faceless figures who built the service By Sean Rayment, Defence Correspondent(Filed: 11/12/2005)They were the shadowy spy chiefs who worked in secret to protect Britain from its enemies. But now MI5 has released photographs of all its spymasters on its website.The pictures were published last week on the orders of Eliza Manningham-Buller, the current director-general, as part of her drive towards greater openness.   Captain Vernon Kell It is the first time all of the spy chiefs' photographs and biographical details have been released together: most have never been made public at all.Until 1993, the...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Intel Corp. narrowed its fourth-quarter sales forecast Thursday but left the midpoint unchanged as the world's largest chip maker said demand has been consistent with its earlier expectations. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company said it expects revenue of $10.4 billion to $10.6 billion in the three months ending in December, compared with the previous range of $10.2 billion to $10.8 billion. The company does not release earnings forecasts. "Growth in emerging markets, demand for mobility and advances in manufacturing are delivering healthy growth in Intel's revenue and gross profits," said Andy Bryant, Intel's chief financial...

HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. — Intel Corp. plans to spend $230 million to expand its test and assembly facility in Kulim, Malaysia, according to a Thursday (Dec. 8) Associated Press report. According to the report, Intel Chairman Craig Barrett said the additional investment will create up to 3,000 jobs in the region. Intel has invested more than $4.2 billion since opening its first Malaysian facility in Penang in 1971, according to the company's Web site. Intel Malaysia is the company's most complex offshore site, according to the company. Barrett has been on a barnstorming tour of Intel facilities in Asia this...

Intel, the world's largest chipmaker, and JP Morgan Chase, the global investment banker, said on Monday that they would outsource significant operations to India, an indication that more complex, high-value work is moving here. Intel, based in Santa Clara, California, will invest more than US$1 billion in India over the next five years, of which US$800 million will go to expanding its research and development center in Bangalore, the company's chairman, Craig Barrett, said in a statement during a visit to New Delhi. Intel's news followed the announcement in October that Cisco Systems would invest US$1.1 billion and triple its...

Intel plans to unfurl a prototype transistor this week that could help Moore's Law -- and the semiconductor industry as a whole -- continue to advance in the next decade. The transistor, designed by Intel and Britain's QinetiQ, is similar in structure to a traditional transistor in that it comes with a source (the place where electrons start) and a drain (their final destination) connected by a channel. A gate controls the flow of electrons across the channel; acutely controlling this flow from the source and drain determines the ones and zeros of computing. But, unlike in traditional transistors, the...

The chip giant wants to use new materials for building chips that would boost processing speed by 50 percent. December 6, 2005 Intel said Tuesday it’s developing a transistor technology that could increase processing speed by 50 percent while using one-tenth the power needed by transistors in an Intel chip on the market today. The chip, which would use new materials allowing electronics to travel faster through transistors, may become the foundation for chips a decade from now, the world’s largest chip maker said. The company plans to detail its research in a conference in Washington, D.C., Wednesday. Researchers at...

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 7, 2005--Intel Corporation today announced development of a new, ultra-fast, yet very low power prototype transistor using new materials that could form the basis of its microprocessors and other logic products beginning in the second half of the next decade. Intel and QinetiQ researchers have jointly demonstrated an enhancement-mode transistor using indium antimonide (chemical symbol: InSb) to conduct electrical current. Transistors control the flow of information/electrical current inside a chip. The prototype transistor is much faster and consumes less power than previously announced transistors. Intel anticipates using this new material to complement silicon, further extending Moore's...

NEW DELHI (AP) -- Chip-maker Intel Corp. will invest more than $1 billion in the next five years to expand its operations in India and in local technology companies, Intel Chairman Craig Barrett said Monday. The investment by the world's largest computer-chip maker will include a $250 million venture-capital fund which Intel has created for investing in Indian companies that can benefit from the rapid growth in the domestic information-technology market in the South Asian nation, Barrett said in a statement. "This investment demonstrates Intel's long-term commitment and builds on the foundation we have created during our 10 years of...

The world's leading chip-maker Intel Corporation on Monday announced a multi-year investment plan for India, totalling over $1 billion, including $800 million over the next five years for business expansion. The investment roadmap includes a huge chunk ($800 million) for expanding the company's business operations in India, Intel Chairman Craig Barrett told reporters in New Delhi. The investment would focus on expanding the research and development centre in Bangalore, in addition to marketing, education and community programmes. The investment roadmap also has a provision for setting up a $250 million venture capital fund in India. "The investment demonstrates the company's...

RADIO INTERVIEW SETS TONE FOR GALA OF ELITEIntel CEO Paul Otellini dished on Google, the advantages of not being an engineer and what it's like to give Andy Grove his first performance evaluation in 40 years at the Churchill Club's 20th anniversary dinner. Before 400 dinner guests who included former Intel chiefs Grove and Craig Barrett, Otellini spoke with Tech Nation radio show host Moira Gunn at the event Thursday. The conversation ranged from thoughts about working for Grove to strategic bets Otellini has placed on businesses such as Intel's new WiMax, wireless, broadband technology. Otellini recalled that as Grove's...

Long-time Expo goers won’t be surprised to hear it, but on Thursday IDG World Expo confirmed that Apple CEO Steve Jobs will headline the 2006 Macworld Conference & Expo with his trademark keynote address. The keynote address takes place on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 at 9:00 AM. Macworld Expo itself takes place from January 9 - 13, 2006, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Calif. “Steve’s keynote is always a great way to kick off the biggest Mac event of the year,” said David Korse, CEO of IDG World Expo. IDG World Expo noted that the 2005 San Francisco...

Apple Computer could introduce its first laptop computers based on Intel chips as early as January, which, together with robust sales of video iPods, should drive earnings higher, Citigroup said Wednesday. Citigroup analyst Richard Gardner raised his target on the computer maker's stock price to $71 from $51 and boosted his earnings forecasts for the next two years. For the current quarter, Gardner raised his revenue estimate to $5.5 billion from $4.8 billion and his earnings-per share forecast to 60 cents from 47 cents. He also raised his 2006 revenue forecast to $20.4 billion from $17.6 billion and his earnings...

You may recall a few months back when AMD took out full-page newspaper ads to challenge Intel to a dual-core server duel. Intel declined to take up AMD on its offer, but the challenge got us thinking: what would the results of a dual-core desktop CPU fight look like? Many people equate Windows PCs with Intel Pentium processors (and soon will likely be doing the same with Macs), but we've seen dual-core CPU AMD systems power ahead of dual-core Intel-based PCs on more than one occasion. To answer the question once and for all, we circled up a bunch of...

SAN FRANCISCO — A University of California-Berkeley team known as the Harmonic Devices has taken home the $25,000 grand prize in the Intel+UC Berkeley Technology Entrepreneurship Challenge, according to the university's Haas School of Business. The team's work is based on technology created by Gianluca Piazza and Philip Stephanou at UC Berkeley's Sensor and Actuator Center. The team is planning to introduce what it claims is the world's first chip integrating RF filters for multiple bands, targeting wireless phones and mobile devices. The technology promises to deliver new levels of miniaturization, longer battery life and lower cost, the university said....

Apple is planning to release its first entry-level iBook laptops with Intel processors next January at Macworld Expo in San Francisco, highly reliable sources have confirmed to Think Secret. It is not known exactly what processors or price points the new models will debut at, but it is thought Apple will expand the iBook line with one additional model and will lower prices—in some cases possibly $200 or more—to entice current Windows users and prove to the market it will be more competitive with the likes of Dell, Gateway, HP and Sony.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2005 ------------------ Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: -------------------- This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Soros Fund Management LLC Address: 888 Seventh Avenue New York, New York 10106 Form 13F File Number: 028-06420 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report...

Steve Jobs might not approve, but Apple's latest operating system can be installed on any x86 hardware. How well does it function? Read our preliminary labs test to find out. Back in June, when Apple boss Steve Jobs announced the platform change to the x86 architecture, some Apple-watchers could not believe their ears. Had Jobs not preached for years that Intel's architecture was much too slow? But Apple's slogan is not 'Think Different' for nothing. Its decision to support the x86 architecture lies in the unsatisfactory performance of the incumbent PowerPC processors - particularly in the lucrative and growing notebook...