MS lays Vista licensing fears to rest

Microsoft has taken some flak recently over its plans concerning Vista's retail licensing. Through reports, consumers were led to believe they will only be able to reassign their copy of Windows Vista to another computer once, says GameShout.com.

This had many communities in an uproar, stating that if they buy the copy and own the licence, they should be able to uninstall it and install it as many times as they want.

Microsoft has now stepped forward to shed light on the controversy and set some minds at ease: "You may uninstall the software and install it on another device for your use. You may not do so to share this licence between devices."

Only the most demanding PC users will be able to keep Intel's new quad-core processor satisfied, according to several reviews released yesterday.

Intel's first attempt at putting four processing cores into a PC delivers an awful lot of performance, but it underscores the need for software developers to create more multithreaded applications, reviewers said.

In terms of raw performance, the Core 2 Extreme QX6700 blows away any other chip available from Intel or Advanced Micro Devices, but when it comes to several applications, the four-core chip isn't any better than its dual-core siblings, says CNet News.com.

Latino music lovers were served some good news when Apple introduced iTunes Latino, an exclusive section within the US iTunes Store dedicated to key Latin music, music videos, television shows, audiobooks and podcasts.

With the new service, music fans can enjoy Latin and international music tracks, some of which are available only on iTunes, reports TMCnet.

"We're thrilled to offer customers their favourite Latin music and video programming with iTunes Latino," said Eddy Cue, Apple's VP of iTunes. "Latin music has been a huge hit on iTunes and now we're bringing music fans even more of what they love in a dedicated area on the iTunes Store."