This XKCD strip explains what essentially Meltdown vulnerability which affects Intel microprocessor
Intel CPU Meltdown Vulnerability explained
Ubuntu Mobile is going to be announced in June !
Good news everyone, Canonical is going to announce the latest edition of Ubuntu line up, Ubuntu Mobile next month. Ubuntu Mobile is an Ubuntu edition which runs on a new type of mobile computers called Mobile Internet Devices.
Some features of Ubuntu Mobile device are :
- GPS
- Digital TV
- Emails, Instant Messaging, Web Browsing
- Multimedia Player
- VoIP applications
- Integration with various social webapps (MySpace, Youtube, Facebook)
However it is stll remain to be seen whether Ubuntu Mobile going to released with its own SDK. I’ll be really excited if they release Ubuntu Mobile in my place.
Source : Underexposed – CNET News.com
Using Intel Core 2 Duo can turn you into a teenage girl
No real updates today, just a video I got from NetworkWold which caught my eye. Its about a boy suddenly turned into a teenage girl by the sheer power of Intel Core 2 Duo laptop. Upon learning that, he/she started to grope his/her own breast. I never thought Intel would ever make such commercials, but then again, japan has all the weirdest commercials.
There are weirder and more disturbing commercials in that site btw.
I’m going to get a new Desktop PC
Dang seems my 6 years old PC (my Ubuntu PC) is starting to show its age, so I decided to set some budget aside to get a new computer for my workstation. I’m going to use it primarily as my development computer to develop .NET, C and java applications for mobile and embedded device. My current computer, Pentium 4 1.7GHz occasionally slows down to a crawl and plays dead on me with the amount of pressure I put on it (compiling, debugging, profilling).
I’ve a budget of around RM2.3k for a complete system without monitor. I’m looking for an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, with at least 2GB of RAM and 320GB storage. I seldom play graphic intensive game so I don’t mind much about graphic cards. What concern me most is the computer performance when I’m compiling/debugging apps.
I don’t have an exact date when I’m going to get a new PC, but seeing the amount of annoyance I’ve to face with an aging workstation, I will probably get it by the start of next year. Hopefully I could write and improves more applications once I get a new workstation.
Btw, keen readers might notice that I write less frequently nowadays, rest assured this pattern will not continue for long because currently I’m being swamped out by a lot of work that I’ve to do. I’ll be back writing at full pace after this month, and yes according to statistic — November is kinda a slow month for me.