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Toshiba Develops Higher Bandwidth FeRAM
Toshiba has developed a higher capacity version of its Ferroelectric RAM memoryNews
AMD’s Phenom II Makes Early Move to DDR3
AMD has announced new Phenom II quad-core and triple-core chips that support the faster DDR3 memory type.News
Five Ways Amazon Could Improve Kindle
What I want from Amazon Kindle 2: On the eve of the official launch of Amazon's second-generation e-book reader, a mix of what's rumored–and how Amazon can improve upon its initial release.News
Next Mac OS: Learning from iPhone?
Word is that Snow Leopard will adapt iPhone's popular multitouch and Core Location services.News
Samsung’s Via Nano-based NC20 Laptop Coming Soon
Samsung Electronics' NC20 laptop based on Via Technologies' Nano processor will be available in the U.K. on Monday, Feb. 9.News
A Digital Photo Frame That Goes Beyond Image
Our mashup of the perfect digital photo frame pulls from the parts bins of many different manufacturers.News
Stung by Losses, Lenovo Turns Focus Back to China
Hit by a sharp decline in sales and heavy financial losses, Lenovo Group's new management team is turning the company's focus…News
Windows 7: Which Edition is Right For You?
Microsoft announced six Windows 7 editions. That's right–six. Here's how to tell one edition from the other.News
Seagate Readies its First 2TB Enterprise Hard Drive
Not to be outdone by its friends over at Western Digital, Seagate has announced its first 2TB product–the Constellation series of Enterprise hard drives.News
Netbooks Propped up European PC Sales in Q4, Says Gartner
Sales of netbooks saved Western European PC resellers from a gloomy Christmas: Q4 PC shipments rose just 12.1 percent…News
Uncertainty in Chip Market ‘unprecedented,’ SIA Warns
Uncertainty in the chip market is 'unprecedented', the SIA said, noting that tough economic conditions are hurting chip sales…News
Study: Certain IT Skills in Demand Despite Economy
Companies are slowing down IT hiring amid the weak economy but some jobs are still hot, according to a new study.News
DRAM Prices Soar in Early Asia Trading
UPDATE: DRAM prices soared in early trading in Asia as traders returned to work following the Lunar New Year holiday.News
DRAM Prices Spike After Qimonda Bankruptcy
DRAM prices spiked last week over supply concerns after Qimonda filed for bankruptcy protection.News
Retailer to Ship Laptops With Intel’s Core I7 Chips
PC retailer Eurocom has said it will ship laptops with Intel's Nehalem-based Core i7 processor.News
Digital Gear: A New Dimension to 3D
Sans the cheap plastic spectacles, 3D has come a long way since its introduction in movies decades ago.News
EHarmony Finds Data Warehouse Match With Netezza
EHarmony is tapping Netezza's data-warehousing appliance to analyze customer data, the companies said Wednesday.News
Western Digital Launches 2TB Hard Disk Drive
Company is first to market with industry-leading, gargantuan capacity.News
Western Digital Launches World-First 2TB Hard Drive
Two terabytes. Roughly 600,000 MP3s. More than 50 Blu-ray discs. It took Western Digital nearly half a year to do it, but the hard drive giant has ousted Seagate and its 1.5TB drive for top storage capacity honors.News
AMD Sees No Geode Chip Replacement in Sight
AMD on Monday said it has no replacement for the aging Geode low-power chips that are used in netbooks and set-top boxes.News
Seeing Machine Helps Blind See Pictures
A seeing machine developed at MIT helps people with visual impairments see pictures.News
Internet Applauds 25 Years of Apple Macintosh
Across the web, people are remembering the anniversary of the introduction of an "insanely great" machine that urged us to "think different."News
DRAM Maker Qimonda Files for Bankruptcy
Qimonda filed for bankruptcy with a local court in Munich, Germany on Friday, becoming the first DRAM maker to do so.News
Apple Execs Stay Mum on Jobs’s Health
Apple executives shed little additional light on the medical condition that has sidelined CEO Steve Jobs.News
Citrix Plans ‘bare Metal’ Desktop Hypervisor
Citrix Systems is working with Intel to develop a "bare metal" hypervisor for client PCs, which could broaden the use of…News
IBM Posts Strong Q4 Profits, No Layoffs Announced
IBM posted strong Q4 results Tuesday and made no indication layoffs are imminent.News
Intel Cuts Quad-core Chip Prices by 40 Percent
Intel on Monday slashed chip prices by up to 48 percent.News
Asian PC Shipments Drop for First Time in Decade, IDC Says
Asian PC shipments fall for first time in a decade, IDC says.News
Consumer Gear Goes Green
Vendors scramble to show how eco-correct they are, but consumers want full functionality, too.News
Conficker Worm Attack Getting Worse: Here’s How to Protect Yourself
The biggest computer worm outbreak in years shows no sign of abating as the numbers of impacted PCs climb.News
Steve Jobs and Apple: A Reality Check
Here's why you shouldn't be too freaked out over Steve Jobs's medical leave of absence.News
Bartz in at Yahoo, Apple’s Jobs out Until June
A roundup of the week's news finds shuffling of CEOs plus a continued drumbeat of bad news related to the economy.News
It’s About Time: Apple to Update Mac Mini
The rumors are getting louder, but it appears the Nvidia Ion graphics processor will give a new boost to the Mac Mini.News
Barrett Says Time Is Right to Close Digital Divide
Craig Barrett spent decades using his business skills to make Intel the world's most powerful semiconductor company. He has…News
Tech Heavyweights Kick off the Year at CES
A roundup of innovation at Asia's tech giants as prsented at the recent Consumer Electronics Show.BizFeed
No Jobs, No Apple?
Despite all its success in recent years, can Apple really survive without its obsessively tyrannical leader?News
Jobs Taking Leave of Absence From Apple
Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO, announced he would take a leave of absence to focus on health issues.News
Lenovo Puts Atom Chip in Fan-less Desktop
Lenovo launched its first nettop with Intel's Atom processor for budget buyers.News
Does Dell Owe You Money?
If you've ever received shoddy service from Dell, now's your chance for payback–literally.News
Judge: Rambus Destroyed Documents Related to Patent Lawsuit
Rambus officials say they will appeal a judge's ruling accusing them of destroying evidence in a DRAM patent case.News
K2 Charges Electronics With Solar and Wind Energy
Kinesis' K2 charges electronics with solar and wind energy.News
Value-priced Blu-ray Disc Players Gain Net Connections
After a strong push in 2008, Blu-ray Disc makers ratchet up the features for 2009. Here is a look at Blu-ray trends at CES.News
Study: Searching Google Damages The Environment
Can searching Google be bad for the environment? A Harvard University professor says yes.News
Eleven HDTV Trends I Spotted at CES
Advanced HDTV technology was a hot trend at CES. Here are the top eleven trends to watch for in 2009.News
LG Introduces the Ultimate Storage Device: NAS with Blu-ray
LG Electronics latest network attached storage device includes a Blu-ray writer for backups.News
Touch Screen All-in-One PCs All the Rage at CES
HP, Asus, Shuttle, and MSI have all unveiled stylish new touch screen-capable all-in-one PCs at CES 2009.News