New and Noteworthy: Intel Core Duo chip pushed to 3GHz; WSJ: Apple's Device Model Beats the PC Way; more

Intel Core Duo chip pushed to 3GHz PC Pro reports that an Intel Core Duo T2600 chip, nominally running at 2.16GHz, has been overclocked to a speed of more than 3.8GHz. "The chip is used by Apple in the MacBook Pro laptops, though running at that speed it would soon lead to meltdown. It does raise the possibility, however, that when the first Intel-powered successor to the Power Mac G5 is introduced - which can support the cooling systems required to achieve this level of performance - we may see speeds in the region of 3GHz." More.

WSJ: Apple's Device Model Beats the PC Way Writing for the Wall Street Journal, Walt Mossberg opines that Apple's end-to-end model may prove superior -- despite previous pitfalls -- to the "open" model espoused by Microsoft and Dell. "Tightly linking hardware, software and Web services propelled Apple to a huge success with its iPod. Microsoft, meanwhile, has struggled to make its component model work on these devices and, in a telling sign, is using the Apple end-to-end model itself in its Xbox game-console business. Now, Apple is working on other projects built on the same end-to-end model as the iPod: a media-playing cellphone and a home-media hub." More.

Autodesk commits to Mac with Maya Macworld UK reports that New Alias owner Autodesk has no intention of ending Mac support in Maya. "Autodesk finalized its take over of Maya-maker Alias on January 10, since which some users have expressed concern for the company's future plans for the Mac versions of its industry-standard software. Rob Hoffman, the company's senior entertainment product marketing manager, told Macworld: 'I understand that some users are concerned about our future product plans," he said, "they have nothing to worry about,' he explained." More.

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