Apple’s new OS geared for multicore future

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Intel and AMD threw programmers a curve ball when they forsook faster clock speeds for multicore chips, but Snow Leopard introduces real technology to help compensate for the new direction.

VMware steps up data center automation game

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Company to roll out a product family dubbed vCenter to automate data center tasks and manage to service level agreements.

High-end server chips breaking records

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New high-end server processors from IBM, Sun, Fujitsu, AMD, and Intel announced at Hot Chips last week break previous records for complexity and performance.

Photos: Top-rated reviews of the week

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CNET Reviews checks out Mac OS X Snow Leopard, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010, and more.

As Internet turns 40, barriers threaten its growth (AP)

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In this Aug. 25, 2009 photo, Internet pioneer Len Kleinrock poses for a portrait next to an Interface Message Processor. The Interface Message Processor was used to develop the Internet.  (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)AP – Goofy videos weren’t on the minds of Len Kleinrock and his team at UCLA when they began tests 40 years ago on what would become the Internet. Neither was social networking, for that matter, nor were most of the other easy-to-use applications that have drawn more than a billion people online.

64-bit Snow Leopard defaults to 32-bit kernel

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Apple’s OS X 10.6 operating system Snow Leopard by default loads with a 32-bit kernel, despite running 64-bit applications. Apple’s OS X 10.6 operating system Snow Leopard, released today, by default loads with a 32-bit kernel, despite running 64-bit applications. While it ships with a…

Italian regulators examine Google News

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Competition regulators in Italy have opened an inquiry into Google News at the behest of publishers, which allege they are banned from search results unless they agree to be part of it. Competition regulators in Italy have opened an inquiry into Google News at the behest of publishers, which…

Beware fake Snow Leopard sites

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Be wary of sites offering free copies because you are likely to get some nasty malware instead, according to antivirus company Trend Micro. People eager to get a copy of the latest version of the Mac operating system, Snow Leopard, should be wary of sites offering free copies because…

India loses communication with lunar satellite (AP)

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FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2008 file photo, The Chandrayaan 1 spacecraft, India's first unmanned mission to the Moon, is seen as it is unveiled at the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Satellite Center in Bangalore, India. Scientists at India's national space agency said Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009, that all communication links with the country's only satellite orbiting the moon have snapped and they were unable to send commands to the spacecraft. Radio contact with Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft was abruptly lost early Saturday, said a statement issued by the Indian Space Research Organization. (AP Photo/File)AP – India’s national space agency said communications with the country’s only satellite orbiting the moon snapped Saturday and that its scientists were no longer controlling the spacecraft.

Tennis officials a-Twitter: US Open players warned (AP)

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AP – Watch what you tweet.