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(News) Five Reasons HP "Hurricane" Can Compete With iPad
(News) 3G v. Wi-Fi: Which iPad is Right for You?
(News) Five Things the iPad Needs to be Complete
(News) iPad Killer? We Can't Even get an iPad Challenger
(News) HP Purchase of Palm Paves Way for WebOS Tablet
(News) HP Slate v. Apple iPad: Which is Better?
(News) Why the 3G iPad is the Ideal Mobile Business Tool
(News) Google in Unique Position to Deliver "iPad Killer"
(News) iPad Marketing 101: All Business Professionals are Consumers
(News) Take the iPad, Ditch the Notebook When You Travel
(News) iPad v. Slate is an Apple to Oranges Comparison
(News) Leaked HP Slate Specs Reveal Weaknesses
(News) HP Promises Everything the iPad Isn't with Slate
(News) Must-Have iPad Apps for Business Professionals
(News) How the iPad Will Change Mobile Business Computing
(News) Apple iPad Helps Businesses Meet Needs of Disabled Employees
(News) Brightcove Plugs Flash Hole in iPad
(News) iPad Launch Sellout Indicates Strong Business Demand
(News) Get Your Business Ready for the iPad Invasion
(News) "iPad Killer" May be Palm's Last Hope
(News) Tech Equipment Tax Deduction Tips
(News) Five Features the iPad Needs for Business
(News) The Apple iPad is aimed primarily at a consumer audience, but with the right apps it can also be a functional and productive business tool.
(News) Pre-orders began today for the Apple iPad. It is primarily a consumer device, but could have business potential--if you get the right accessories.
(News) HP has thrown down the tablet PC gauntlet by focusing attention on Slate's support for Flash, and the lack of Flash support in the Apple iPad.
(News) Intel is investigating reports that Newegg sold as many as 300 fake Core i7 processors. Here are four reasons to be extra cautious about counterfeit hardware.
(News) Does your PC come with its own “Virtual IT” department?
(News) CeBIT: ASUS Joins the E-Reader Party
(News) The Apple iPad is designed for consuming media--inviting Americans to spend hours staring at its "magic" backlit display. Here are five tips to help maintain your eye health while using the iPad.
(News) Why I'm Bullish on Bloom Energy
(News) We must count on manufacturers, working with government, to protect us, short a specific reason for concern.
(News) Amazon Risks Losing Kindle Edge
(News) The dust is just settling from the unveiling of the Apple iPad tablet PC, and now Google is looking to join the tablet fray with a Chrome-based device.
(News) Its hard to resist the appeal of being the first to own an iPad, but there are a number of reasons to hold out for the second version.
(News) iPad customers will purchase their 3G wireless service direct from Apple, with no contract required. This is a great idea that needs to spread.
(News) Apple unveiled the iPad with 3G connectivity available through AT&T's already strained and sparse 3G network.
(News) Toshiba Direct Rebates and Specials
(News) Apple Tablet: Just Something Else to Carry
(News) The mythic, rumored Apple tablet, expected to be unveiled this week, could be perfectly suited as a mobile computing platform for small business.
(News) Amazon is adding apps to the Kindle, seemingly to provide a more tablet PC-like experience, but Kindle users like the device the way it is.
(News) Amazon is adding apps to the Kindle, blurring the line between e-readers, and more capable devices like netbooks or tablet PC's.
(News) Rising sales of low-margin PCs are good for customers, not-so-good for manufacturers. Now may be the best time to buy in 2010.
(News) Devices like the Amazon Kindle DX and Plastic Logic Que are attempting to repackage the eReader as a business tool, but with smartbooks and netbooks its a hard value proposition to sell.
(News) Rumors are at a fever pitch regarding both the Microsoft and Apple tablet PC's. Both devices look slick based on speculation, but Microsoft is in a unique position to make the tablet into a valuable business tool.
(News) Why Users Should Manage Their Own PCs
(News) GPS navigation is a wonderful thing, but it can also lead users--most recently a Nevada couple--into potentially deadly situations. Here are three suggestions for better GPS devices.
(News) When video of a black man complaining that HP computers are racist went viral, the company responded well. How would your business have handled it?
(News) New Intel Atom processors and Pinetrail platform enable smaller, cooler, and more energy-efficient netbooks.
(News) Google is shaking things up by getting into mobile phone and netbook hardware according to rumors. What exactly is Google's grand strategy?
(News) Intel scraps plans for a graphics processor and the stock market rewards AMD and Nvidia.
(News) Holiday shopping isn't just for consumers. Here are five Cyber Monday offers on technology that small businesses and professionals can take advantage of.
(News) Amazon's Kindle has blazed the trail for ebook readers, but now faces tough competition. Adding PDF support broadens the appeal of devices and highlights convergence of personal and business use.
(News) There is excellent reasons not to smoke cigarettes. And there are also stupid reasons, like Apple's claim that cigarette smoke can void its warranty. Really.
(News) $129 hardware device turns USB hard drives into an Internet storage cloud, for multimedia and data.
(How To) How To Furnish Your Office for Cheap on Craigslist
(News) Barnes and Noble announced that demand is exceeding production for the new Nook eReader and shipments will be delayed. There are a lot of newcomers in the eReader market, but the Nook is the biggest threat yet to Amazon's Kindle.
(News) Microsoft Should Fear Netbooks, Analyst Says
(News) Amazon Drops Kindle Price, Takes It Global
(News) Apple should really think before making changes to its popular "Mighty Mouse" design.
(News) Irex Joins Growing e-Reader Market
(News) Not a shotgun wedding, but a good deal that helps Dell start moving forward again.
(News) AMD wants to replace "speeds and feeds" with something better. Focus on the user, not what's inside the box.
(News) Jeff Bezos should realize that his proprietary Kindle e-book format has "1970" written all over it. Maybe even "1965".
(News) Women in IT: Success and Struggle
(News) "Halo Effect" Means Apple Satisfaction Isn't All It Seems
(News) Though still 9 points above the personal computer average, Apple's 84 percent satisfaction is down 1.2 points from 2008, its all-time high. Most companies showed gains.
(News) What It Is: Big business has learned its lesson about paper consumption: We read Word docs on laptops, use the copier sparingly and print only what we need. Yet...
(News) Will our parties survive the fun of watching Uncle Phil struggle to get the thing working and then forcing us to look at the results?
(How To) The cheapest movers can end up being costly in hidden fees or poor service. Use these tips to find a great mover.
(How To) Firmware and You: A Comprehensive Guide to Updating Your Hardware
(News) Supercomputers Lose Glamour, Price Tag
(News) DRAM's Inventor Doesn't Appreciate His Creation
(News) Calling Dell: Time to Buy Palm
(News) Cooling Data Centers Goes the Way of Floppy Disks
(News) New Mexico's Supercomputer: A Bad Bet?
(How To) Depending on your needs, you can use fewer displays, input devices, or even PC systems, and still get the benefit of multiple computers.
(How To) Keep your office hardware, desktop PCs, and laptop batteries running as efficiently as possible to cut ongoing energy costs.
(How To) Tap into the free veins of the Internet to land free tables, magazine subscriptions, ice cream, and much more.
(News) Green Rules Challenge Data Centers
(News) Buying New PCs Brings Swift Return, Intel Urges
(News) Most Tech Shops Forgo Energy Savings
(News) Pure Digital's New Flip UltraHD, A Tool for Any Business
(How To) If you lose track of no-longer-owned hardware, you might be paying unneeded taxes and insurance.
(News) Tech Departments Say They're Ready to Start Buying
(News) Oracle-Sun Deal: Who Stands to Gain?
(News) 10 Technologies That Survive Budget Cuts
(News) Wanted: Green Tech That Saves Serious Green
(News) Green Tech Loses Priority in Cash Crunch
(News) Dirty Tech Jobs: The Muck Stops Here
(News) Tech Generation Gap: Laptop or Smartphone?
(News) Concern about Secure Disposal Hampers Green Efforts
(News) Recession Breathes Life into Windows PCs as Apple Gasps for Air
(News) Intel Corp.'s threat to pull its cross-licensing deal with AMD Inc. is unlikely to result in a shortage of AMD processors in...
(News) 8 Gadgets to Green Your Office
(News) Intel Atom May Power 'Green' Servers
(News) What do I miss about working in the office? Let's start with the way to any man's heart: his stomach.
(News) Tech companies are scrambling to find out how the stimulus bill President Obama signed Tuesday will impact their businesses...
(News) MacBook Sales Will Prop up Apple, Analysts Say
(News) Apple Desktop Refresh Appears Imminent
(News) It might be the most vexing question of the technology age: Is it better to turn off a PC at night or leave it on?
(News) Amid all the hype about Amazon's latest Kindle iteration, PCW blogger David Coursey wants a little more perspective.
(News) Five reasons Apple's jack-of-all-trades smart phone still can't hold a candle to the Kindle for eBooks.
(News) Amazon's Kindle 2 eBook reader is an essential business tool as much as a travel toy.
(News) Forget design aesthetics. Forget the look and feel of paper. When it comes to pure utility, the Amazon Kindle is the ultimate traveling companion.
(News) Market research company sees figures slipping to weakest visibility reading for Apple laptops in nearly two years.
(How To) Petite scanners save time with automated contact entry.
(News) Companies are slowing down IT hiring amid the weak economy but some jobs are still hot, according to a new study.
(News) Netbooks killing PC and notebook sales? It's a myth.
(News) Microsoft plans to postpone building a data center in Iowa.
(News) When a product from one vendor offers to work with a product from another vendor, things don't always go smoothly. Case in...
(News) Amidst a bevy of bad news in the PC market, Intel Corp. took two corrective steps this week, aggressively slashing prices on...
(News) The region posted its slowest PC sales growth since Gartner analysts started tracking its trends.
(News) Circuit City's only value-add -- knowledgeable sales staff -- has been long gone, and the stores have suffered the same fate that killed off CompUSA in 2007.
(News) Logitech has announced the cordless Desktop S520 with a keyboard-and-mouse combination. The laser mouse delivers better...
(News) Intel Capital invests in three Indian companies as it expects the next billion PC and mobile users will come from emerging...
(News) The U.S. Federal Trade Commission files a court complaint against electronics reseller Wintergreen Systems, saying the company...
(News) It's not just about pink.
(News) It's been mooted for some time, and prototypes have been floating around for the last 18 months, but Polaroid has finally...
(News) On Thursday at Macworld Expo, Dan Frakes, Chris Breen, Jason Snell and I sat down to host an Ask the Editors session. The idea...
(News) Canon on Thursday announced its new REALiS SX800 multimedia projector, which Canon touts as an affordable alternative for...
(News) Despite challenges, EPA says recycled electronics programs are growing.
(News) Macworld Expo isn't just about Apple and the company's new products. There's a lot of new hardware from third-parties at the...
(News) Companies that use natural air to cool their facilities are seeing big benefits on both the environmental and financial fronts.
(News) A group of industry pundits offer their boldest predictions for the companies, technologies and trends that will have a prosperous 2009 -- and those that won't.
(News) As I readily acknowledge every year at this time, I don't have the slightest idea what the next 12 months hold for us. But I'll try to guess.
(News) Dell reorganizes its units focued on selling to business customers.
(News) IDG World Expo, organizers of the Macworld Conference & Expo, on Tuesday announced plans to hold a Town Hall Meeting at...
(News) Computer maker says the move to Earth-friendly packaging could save the company more than $8 million over the next four years.
(News) About half of all data centers surveyed say they're cutting back in 2009.
(How To) These hardware upgrades conserve costs while still making your PCs run better.
(News) From the emergence modular data centers to the advance of green products, 2008 proved another strong year for green tech
(News) This year's collection includes stories of tug-of-war between management ideals and practicality, the IT-worker-turned-sleuth, and simply the bizarre situation.
(News) The financial crisis is causing more companies to cut their data center budgets, a survey from Afcom suggests.
(News) IT departments continue to boost spending on green initiatives, Forrester reports.
(News) Data centers can lower their carbon footprints by scheduling routine but flexible tasks for off-hours.
(News) Many states hope the federal government will help rebuild legacy systems as part of the economic stimulus and infrastructure projects.
(News) More companies are equating green tech with saving money, according to Forrester report.
(News) And Vista is 'more reliable' after service pack, says chain of computer repair shops.
(News) Apple and Jobs have said "later, dude" to the Macworld expo -- sending the blogosphere into a tizzy wondering why. Cringely suspects the real reasons are much simpler.
(News) More and more, businesses are adopting a diet that includes plenty of Apples.
(News) The ability to "talk" to the Web, information collection and retrieval systems that alleviate forgetfulness, and solar...
(News) More than 300 tech professionals reveal what they most need to get their jobs done.
(News) Technology companies are not immune to the struggles an economic downturn brings to consumers, especially around the holiday...
(News) Don't let misinformation prevent you from cashing in on PC power management.
(News) If you're big buyer of technology, Hewlett-Packard Co. has a deal for you: zero percent financing for up to 36 months on...
(News) Computex Taipei 2009 will expand despite global economic woes.
(News) Chinese companies will come to Computex for the first time next year.
(News) Welcome to the era of the microprojector--we review three of the newest portable projectors.
(News) IDC researchers suggest 'disruptive' technology will drive enterprise technology spending in 2009.
(News) Next Tuesday, the computer mouse turns 40 and it deserves a sweet, GUI birthday cake.
(News) The scoop: OnBoard Travel Keyboard, by Atek, about US$30.
(News) Acer plans netbook with 10.2-inch screen and an iMac rival.
(News) 'Greenergy' forum highlights plans for recycling, green packaging, cutting energy consumption, and more.
(News) Apple Store's Black Friday deals match competitors' prices.
(News) Bill Kosik knows a thing or two about building efficient data centers. As managing principal of consultancy EYP Mission...
(News) The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a case in which the agency accused...
(News) The UK leads in green IT strategy, although research reveals that half of European firms are making headway.
(News) An economic downturn invites innovation, and the backpacking workers will find opportunity.
(News) What if a company defaults on a loan for a multimillion-dollar SAP ERP software purchase? Or can't repay IBM Global Financing for the hardware, software and services?
(News) IBM Research wants to bring the brain's processing power to computers, making it possible for PCs to process vast amounts of...
(How To) When it comes to selecting new hardware and software for your business, you can buy, lease, or opt for cloud computing. We'll show you which options will save you money, and which could cost you big.
(News) Two industry watchers this week revised their estimates of worldwide semiconductor revenue this year, with one even predicting...
(News) Nvidia and partners are offering new Personal Supercomputers for under $10,000.
(News) Hewlett-Packard reported a sharp increase in fourth quarter revenue and expects a profitable fiscal 2009.
(News) Here's a starter list for enterprise management concerned about environmental impacts and what to do about them.
(News) UK researchers on Friday published a paper with details that could make it possible to preserve data on a quantum computer for...
(News) Former exec feared move would be 'misleading to customers.'
(News) Worldwide IT spending is forecast to grow 2.6 percent next year, with a bigger slowdown in the U.S., IDC says.
(News) Cray's $100M upgrade uses more power, but is simpler to run than IBM's Roadrunner.
(News) During the past two holiday shopping seasons, Nintendo and its wildly popular Wii videogame console have received as much...
(News) Two environmental groups plan to launch an e-waste recycling certification program.
(News) Ncomputing will launch the X550 virtualization appliance this week, which allows one PC to be used by 11 people.
(News) Tech suppliers are failing to embrace a low carbon economy, but can still act, Gartner and environmental researchers say.
(News) Asus has gone for a touch of novelty with its latest models, announcing an expensive desktop touch-screen version of its Eee...
(News) The new Logitech V550 Nano Cordless Laser Mouse for Notebooks features a Clip-and-Go dock that lets users conveniently clip...
(News) The Tokyo Stock Exchange plans to launch its next-generation trading system on the first business day of 2010, it said...
(News) Panasonic has reportedly agreed to terms to buy electronics rival Sanyo.
(News) Gartner preliminarily slashed its 2009 chip revenue forecast.
(News) Better power efficiency is just the first step in turning data centers green, Gartner advises.
(News) Thirty-eight percent of city and local government IT budgets will decrease over the next two years, causing a shift in tech...
(News) Acer sees strong sales in the fourth quarter, despite the global financial crisis.
(News) LaCie is giving its hard drive customers a sense of added security by offering one year of free unlimited online storage with every drive.
(News) With the launch in Canada this month of the Slingbox Pro HD and the Slingcatcher, Sling Media is deepening its penetration of...
(News) Data center managers need to modernize their operations, or risk doubling their energy costs between 2005 and 2011, according...
(News) Systems designer Andreas Bechtolsheim has started working full time at a networking startup he founded, and will work at Sun...
(News) Dell is launching a new brand-awareness marketing campaign in India
(News) Intel and IBM have agreed to make IBM's BladeCenter switch technology available to members of the SSI Forum.
(News) A Gartner forecast states that SaaS spending will more than double by 2012.
(News) Rackable Systems launched a new server Tuesday, the C2005, that's designed to help it capture a bigger slice of the enterprise...
(News) Panasonic has succeeded in reducing the size of a prototype methanol fuel cell so that its no larger than a laptop battery...
(News) Current economic uncertainty will impact IT budgets in 2009, according to Gartner, but the industry won't experience the...
(News) Apple accounted for nearly 10% of all U.S. computer sales last quarter, but the lack of a model in the growing netbook...
(News) IBM on Monday opened a new research facility in Shanghai.
(News) The government of Andhra Pradesh state in India is using virtual desktops technology from NComputing in schools.
(News) Micron Technology will buy Qimonda's stake in DRAM manufacturing joint venture Inotera memories for US$400 million in cash...
(News) Here are nine geek hotels offering futuristic conveniences and tech amenities at a reasonable rate--sometimes in luxury.
(News) IBM updated its Unix servers Tuesday with faster processors and new management tools.
(News) AMD representatives said the plan to divide the company into two separate businesses is being warmly received by its European...
(News) UPDATE: Advanced Micro Devices plans to split into two companies, one to design chips and one to make them.
(News) The computing grid used by the Large Hadron Collider is also being used to speed the development of life-saving drugs and...
(News) Google released internal test results showing that its data centers are "the most efficient in the world," the company said...
(News) Staples you know, but Sparxent is new.
(News) The Top500 list is always climbing to new heights. Can we believe the hype?
(News) Companies are increasingly experimenting with data center operating conditions in hopes of saving operating expenses.
(News) Intel started selling its dual-core Atom 330 processor on Monday.
(News) Everybody wants to go green--but business requirements will lead green IT strategies, Forrester says.
(News) Industry organization GSM Association has launched the Green Power for Mobile program, which will help operators who want to...
(News) Microsoft and Cray have teamed up to launch CX1, a compact supercomputer the companies said brings high-performance computing...
(News) Lenovo plans to ship its first servers, called ThinkServer on Sept 30.
(News) HP plans to lay off 24,600 employees over the next three years.
(News) A few DRAM makers cut production last week, hoping that reducing supply might spur a price recovery, but the action is too...
(News) Intel Corp. is expected to release its six-core Xeon 7400 chip Monday, just as VMware Inc.'s big annual show begins in Las...
(News) Testing of the Large Hadron Collider began Wednesday morning. The device will generate vast quantities of data in its search...
(News) Technology is playing a growing part in rebuilding Afghanistan, says the Minister of Communications and Information Technology.
(News) Intel has released four new Xeon chips and said all of its Xeon server chips now use halogen-free packaging.
(News) IT departments must establish a "green baseline" for their operations, according to new advice from Forrester Research.
(News) Power over Ethernet -- nice now, better soon.
(News) DATAllegro Inc., a data warehousing appliance vendor that is being acquired by Microsoft Corp., was accused Tuesday of using...
(News) The so-called SuperSpeed USB is expected to enable transfer speeds of up to 4.8Gbps.
(News) Intel launched a smaller SSD for netbooks on Wednesday.
(News) Intel has dropped the Centrino Atom brand after five months, using just Atom to brand this part of its product line.
(News) Stream music from around the world without a PC.
(News) Energy efficiency is a priority in workplaces, but only a third of execs consider it in purchases.
(News) The Electronic Frontier Foundation plans to appeal a court order halting a Defcon talk about security problems with...
(News) A Defcon talk on hacking Boston's transit smartcard system has been scrapped, following a court order.
(News) Lenovo reports double-digit percentage increases in sales and net income for its most recent quarter.
(News) More than any other official sponsor at the Beijing Olympics, Lenovo may have the most to gain -- and the most to lose -- as a...
(Reviews) This premium-priced book scanner works quickly and is especially good for scanning pages in bound book, but its automated features are imperfect.
(Reviews) Epson's versatile WorkForce GT-1500 scans photos and multipage documents with good speed and high-quality results.
(News) Reviewers say Via's Nano processor outperforms Intel's Atom.
(News) Microsoft demonstrated a sphere-shaped touchscreen device at its annual research day.
(News) Rackable Systems will resell IBM's blade servers in its ICE Cube modular data centers under a deal unveiled on Monday.
(News) Sun and Fujitsu have updated their jointly developed Sparc Enterprise Servers with a new quad-core processor.
(News) The latest iPhone operating system update makes the device usable in enterprises by adding better networked security options and global configuration profiles.
(News) Microsoft and others shared techniques for improving data-center energy efficiency at a small conference on Tuesday.
(News) Cable companies claim fiber links to residential neighborhoods, but Verizon has the real goods straight to your home.
(News) Rackable Systems announced new "high-density" rackmount servers that provide more processing power and save electricity while...
(News) A founder of that list of the world's most powerful supercomputers discusses the recent milestone.
(News) A supercomputer based on Cell chips like those in the PlayStation 3 has been named the world's fastest in a ranking published on Wednesday.
(News) SanDisk and Toshiba have joined forces to develop 3D memory technology.
(News) Kensington opts for button-pressing simplicity in a line of USB-sharing hubs meant for two computers and 1 to 5 peripherals.
(News) Nvidia on Monday announced a new graphics processor with 240 computing cores, allowing PCs to run three-dimensional games and...
(News) Strong demand from emerging markets and an appetite for portable computers, including laptop PCs, prompted IDC to raise its...
(News) AMD is shipping four more versions of its quad-core Opteron, adding greater performance to the company's lineup.
(News) At least seven people were killed and 10 injured in an attack on shoppers in Tokyo'a Akihabara on Sunday.
(News) UPDATE: Police have arrested a suspect in the attacks on shoppers in Tokyo'a electronics shopping district on Sunday.
(News) Thomas John Watson Sr. was the president of IBM during its years of spectacular growth in the 1920s through the 1950s. It was...
(News) The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has opened an antitrust investigation into chip maker Intel, the agency and Intel said...
(News) The trial for AMD's five-year-old antitrust suit alleging that competitor Intel unfairly manipulated the chip market has been...
(News) Sun on Tuesday announced that it will offer solid-state flash drives later this year as a replacement for hard drives.
(News) Sony has signed a deal with major cable TV operators in the U.S. that will pave the way for digital televisions that can...
(News) Intel is pushing back the launch of its Centrino 2 laptop package because of issues related to the chipset
(News) Computex Taipei 2008 starts next week, and promises dozens of new low-cost laptops and MIDs.
(News) Nvidia is planning to announce a line of Arm-based CPUs at the Computex exhibition in Taipei next week.
(News) UK-based Tranquil PC is taking orders for two home servers based on Intel's upcoming Diamondville version of the Atom...
(News) Advanced Micro Devices' next-generation graphics processors will ship with GDDR5 (Graphics Double Data Rate 5) memory from...
(News) Odd quirks can disrupt a new computer setup even under the best of circumstances. But for Inveneo, a company that specializes...
(News) Hewlett-Packard's acquisition of Electronic Data Systems won't hurt Dell in the next few years, but it could affect Dell's...
(News) Sharp has developed a prototype direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) that can output more power for its size than others developed...
(News) Microsoft is unveiling a prototype wall version of its multitouch computer like Surface.
(News) Frustrated with the gridlock in the U.S. mobile digital TV market, where several formats are competing and none has become...
(News) LG Display has suceeded in developing a pair of round LCD (liquid crystal display) panels will show them for the first time this week at an event in the U.S.
(News) Advanced Micro Devices plans to release processors with 12 cores, which changes its product road map and kills earlier plans...
(News) The Hewlett-Packard user community now has a virtual supergroup, as Encompass, HP Interex EMEA and ITUG have consolidated into...
(News) There's an octopus--or is it a vampire?--living under your desk, photographs prove.
(News) Researchers at Hewlett-Packard have developed a working unit of a memory circuit that has existed in theory for 37 years...
(News) The top of a dormant volcano in Hawaii might seem like an unlikely place to work on improving the reliability of computer...
(News) The organizers of Computex Taipei 2008 boasted big growth on Wednesday that could someday make the computer and electronics...
(News) Sony and Samsung, two of the biggest backers of the Blu-ray Disc format during its battle with rival HD DVD, are releasing new...
(News) Global revenue growth in the contract chip making business slowed in 2007 as a chip glut early in the year hit companies such...
(News) Sanyo and Panasonic are not considering a tie-up of their operations, the electronics companies said Monday in response to a...
(News) Apple has bought PA Semi, a designer of low-power microprocessors for embedded systems, for US$278 million, according to a report at Forbes.com
(News) Asustek Computer and Intel have teamed up with electronics retailer Tsann Kuen Enterprise to promote PC recycling in Taiwan...
(News) Dell will soon offer a paid support service that allows consumers to call a dedicated support team to help troubleshoot their...
(News) ISuppli slashed its global chip sales growth forecast for 2008 by nearly half on Wednesday over fears the U.S. economic...
(News) Powerchip Semiconductor broke ground on two new advanced factories for DRAM (dynamic RAM) and flash memory chip production...
(News) IBM announced its most powerful Unix server to date Tuesday, an update to the System p5 595 that will be based on a new Po...
(News) Motorola and Carl Icahn have reached an agreement that ends the activist investor's long battle to install members on Motorola's board and break up the company.
(News) Dell, the world's second largest PC seller, will move faster into emerging markets and increase its services offerings as part of a plan to reverse poor financial performance, top executives said Thursday.
(News) Dell, the world's second largest PC vendor, plans to cut costs by US$3 billion as it slashes the price of materials and components going into its gadgets and reduces operating expenses, including jobs, the company said Monday.
(News) A new Forrester Research report suggests that despite the uncertain U.S. economy, many enterprises are continuing to plan major software projects and purchases.
(News) Nineteen North American utility companies compared notes on encouraging energy efficiency among businesses.
(News) The immediate impact of the end of the high-def DVD war is the quick drop in price in getting a Blu-ray drive in a laptop. But under $1,000? Configurator says no.
(News) Studies will focus on self-managing and self-healing systems, both physical and virtual.
(News) Many businesses want to jump on the green IT bandwagon, but don't know where to start. But a new software calculator can suggest how offices can reduce the environmental impact of printers, copiers and other devices.
(News) NEC's new Express 5800 server has broken the TPC-E benchmark performance record with a score about 70 percent higher than the current leading machine, the Tokyo company said Tuesday.
(News) Flash memory giant Spansion on Wednesday announced it will reduce orders to contract chip makers by US$50 million per quarter in the first half of 2008 due to new production technology at its own factories. But the order changes couldn't come at a worse time for manufacturers because other companies are cutting back as well.
(News) Linksys, Trend Micro Pair Security Software with Routers
(News) AT&T Offers BlackBerry Pearl 8120
(News) Dell reported revenue of nearly US$16 billion for the fourth quarter of 2008, up 10 percent from a year ago, but fell short of analyst estimates.
(News) Sun Microsystems has tapped Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) to manufacture its latest UltraSparc processors, Sun said Tuesday.
(News) Toshiba and SanDisk will build a new state-of-the-art flash memory chip factory together starting in 2009, and will share the output from it, the companies announced Tuesday.
(News) The second lengthy BlackBerry outage in less than a year has one consulting company advising clients not to rely solely on the popular smart phones for critical e-mail messages.
(News) Dell is patching up its mashed-up enterprise support model by retooling some elements.
(News) ZNextGen, a user group for young mainframe programmers, counts its membership in the hundreds.
(News) Lenovo Group said its net income almost tripled during its third fiscal quarter, thanks to strong demand for its computers and a weak U.S. dollar.
(News) To keep Lenovo from buying Packard Bell, Acer has acquired 75 percent of parent company PB Holdings.
(News) Sony says its net profit is up 25 percent; PS3 sales are up, but still behind plan.
(News) Dell on Wednesday announced the shutdown of retail kiosks in malls throughout the U.S. as it adjusts its evolving product distribution strategy.
(News) Japan will block imports of some memory chips produced by Taiwan's Nanya Technology after local chip-maker Fujitsu lodged a request with the country's customs authorities.
(News) Via Technologies' upcoming Isaiah processor likely outperforms Intel's Silverthorne chip designed for mobile computers based on limited information about the chip that's been made available so far, according to the Isaiah's chief designer.
(News) Via Technologies offered the first detailed look at its upcoming Isaiah processor architecture Thursday, showcasing technological and performance improvements that will determine whether or not the company can make it as a mainstream processor vendor.
(News) A sharp decline in DRAM prices has caused some Taiwanese DRAM makers to cut back on their capital spending plans this year in a bid to shore up the market.
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