Google ditching Windows amid security concerns.
(Wireless Federation) Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is phasing out Windows from its operations worldwide reports the Financial Times.
According to the FT, several Google employees have revealed that Google is not encouraging the use of Windows since it is not secure and Google appears to be encouraging Linux, MAC OS and Chrome OS over Windows.
It is also reported that in order to get a new Windows machine now requires CIO approval.
It appears to be a move hastened by the hacking attacks in China. FT reports that there is some discontentment among employees over such a basic choice in computing, but it also claims that employees would be more un-happy if MACs were banned rather than Windows!
Google’s Chrome OS is a direct competitor to Windows and this may also be a strong reason for the Google’s dislike of Windows.
Google phasing out Windows, cites security concerns.
(Wireless Federation) Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is phasing out Windows from its operations worldwide reports the Financial Times.
According to the FT, several Google employees have revealed that Google is not encouraging the use of Windows since it is not secure and Google appears to be encouraging Linux, MAC OS and Chrome OS over Windows.
It is also reported that in order to get a new Windows machine now requires CIO approval.
It appears to be a move hastened by the hacking attacks in China. FT reports that there is some discontentment among employees over such a basic choice in computing, but it also claims that employees would be more un-happy if MACs were banned rather than Windows!
Google’s Chrome OS is a direct competitor to Windows and this may also be a strong reason for the Google’s dislike of Windows.
Sierra Wireless to release EV-DO card for MacBook Pros
Sierra Wireless said it plans to bring its AirCard 597E to market early in 2007. The first AirCard to be made using the ExpressCard/34 form factor, the 597E will work on the Macintosh. Pricing was not announced.
The AirCard 597E is designed to take advantage of EV-DO (Evolution Data Optimized), the fast wireless networking standard promoted by cell phone service providers whose networks utilize Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA). Verizon Wireless and Sprint in the United States are two such carriers. Designed to work with EV-DO Revision A networks, the AirCard 597E can achieve downlink speeds of 3.1 megabits per second and uplink speeds of 1.8 megabits per second; it can also fall back to EV-DO Release 0 and CDMA 1x speeds.
A spokesperson for Sierra Wireless confirmed that the new card will indeed support the Mac. Several of Sierra’s existing PC Card solutions already work with the Macintosh, either using Mac OS X v10.4.7′s built-in drivers or through third-party driver providers. More details are available from Sierra Wireless’ Web site.
Cards capable of such connectivity are already available from major wireless service providers, but most are still made using the PCMCIA card standard preferred by many notebook vendors.
Apple adopted the ExpressCard/34 standard earlier this year with the introduction of the MacBook Pro series. ExpressCard/34 provides a smaller, faster expansion interface than the PC card slot featured on PowerBook G4 systems.
Sierra Wireless’ Web site had not been updated with information about the AirCard 597E as Macworld posted this article.
Source- http://www.macworld.com
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