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Gartner to Slash 2009 Chip Forecast by $25 Billion
Gartner preliminarily slashed its 2009 chip revenue forecast.News
Acer Forecasts Strong Holiday Season
Acer sees strong sales in the fourth quarter, despite the global financial crisis.News
15 Hot New Technologies That Will Change Everything
Memristor circuits lead to ultrasmall PCs. Intel and AMD unleash massively multicore CPUs. Samsung TVs respond to your every gesture. These and other developing technologies will fundamentally change the way you think about–and use–technology.News
Microsoft Redefines the OS: Azure and Windows 7 Explained
Microsoft unleashed Windows 7 and a new 'cloud' operating system Windows Azure Monday. Here is what this news means to you.News
Instant-on Dell Desktop to Debut Next Week
Consumers will get their first look at Dell's new instant-on system for Optiplex desktops next weekNews
Recession Hits Blu-Ray Where it Counts
Blu-ray is the supposed format winner, but why isn't it setting sales records?News
New Apple Ads Target Microsoft’s $350M Pro ‘PC’ Ad Campaign
Apple bites back with new 'Get a Mac' ads that poke fun at Microsoft's huge $350M 'Windows Not Walls' ad campaign.News
Intel’s Moorestown Platform to Get 3.5G Support
Intel is adding HSPA support as an option to its upcoming Moorestown platform.News
Mobile Nehalem Chips May Come in Late 2009
The mobile version of Nehalem may not hit the market until late 2009.News
Panasonic Halves Size of Prototype Laptop Fuel Cell
Panasonic has succeeded in reducing the size of a prototype methanol fuel cell so that its no larger than a laptop battery pack but can provide day-long power.News
Apple’s New MacBooks: What They Got Right and What Else We Want
Where do Apple's new MacBooks live up to the hype, and where do they fall short?News
Willing to Pay a ‘Mac Tax’?
Microsoft girds for Apple's sub-$1000 laptop by claiming buyers pay a premium for coolness.
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AMD: DOJ Won’t File Charges Over ATI’s Strategies
The DOJ has ended an investigation into the pricing and marketing strategies of AMD-owned graphics chipmaker ATI Technologies.News
Indian Schools Adopt Virtual Desktops From NComputing
The government of Andhra Pradesh state in India is using virtual desktops technology from NComputing in schools.News
LG to Add Keyboard to Prada Phone
LG Electronics will later this year launch an updated version of its Prada phone that sports a QWERTY keyboard.News
AMD Break-up: Two Voices From Europe
AMD representatives said the plan to divide the company into two separate businesses is being warmly received in Europe.News
AMD to Spin off Chip Fabs to Raise Funds
UPDATE: Advanced Micro Devices plans to split into two companies, one to design chips and one to make them.News
Toshiba’s First Fuel Cell Coming in a Few Months
Toshiba is close to launching its first commercial device based on a direct methanol fuel cell that promises fast recharging for portable electronics products.News
Sanyo Laser to Enable Faster, Higher Capacity Blu-ray Discs
Sanyo Electric has developed a laser diode that will help lay the ground towards higher capacity and faster Blu-ray Disc systems.News
PC Video Cards With Toshiba’s SpursEngine Coming Soon
PC video cards based on Toshiba's SpursEngine video chip will hit the market soon.News
AMD Says Shanghai Won’t Be Another Barcelona
AMD said servers based on its Shanghai processor will ship on time in the fourth quarter.News
Toshiba Puts DMFC in a Cell Phone
Toshiba has put a methanol fuel cell inside a cell phone, but it's not clear when it will be commercially available.News
Intel Makes the Dual-core Atom 330 Official
Intel started selling its dual-core Atom 330 processor on Monday.News
Study: PVC and Toxic Flame Retardants Still Lurk in New PCs
PC manufacturers have still not figured out how to make a computer without PVC and toxic brominated flame retardants (BFRs)…News
HP Announces 24,600 Layoffs in Wake of EDS Acquisition
HP plans to lay off 24,600 employees over the next three years.News
IT Can Help Beat Taliban in Afghanistan
Technology is playing a growing part in rebuilding Afghanistan, says the Minister of Communications and Information Technology.News
Intel Releases More Quad-Core Xeons, Goes Halogen-free
Intel has released four new Xeon chips and said all of its Xeon server chips now use halogen-free packaging.News
Report: Dell in Talks to Sell PC Factories
Computer-maker Dell is attempting to off-load its computer manufacturing plants around the world, The Wall Street Journal…News
Panasonic to Bring Blu-ray Disc Burners to Europe
Panasonic will soon begin selling Blu-ray Disc-based video recorders in EuropeNews
Dell Puts Linux and Atom in Vostro PCs for Emerging Markets
Dell is using the Linux operating system and Intel processors including the Atom in new Vostro PCs for emerging markets.News
12 Sly Web Tricks That Put You in Control
Turn a Wi-Fi thief's world upside down. Send an e-mail that self-destructs. And ensure that your boss thinks you're always hard at work. These tweaks and tools let you gain the upper hand.News
Gartner Sees Chip Industry Slowing
Gartner sees the chip market slowing but plans to leave its 2008 revenue growth forecast unchanged.News
Time Working Against AMD’s Asset-light Plans
AMD wants to sell of its chip plants, but its financial problems will make that difficult, an analyst warned.News
Intel Will Ship Dual-core Atom Processor Next Month
Intel will release a dual-core Atom processor next month.News
Intel’s Core 2 Extreme Mobile Chips: A New Speed King
Intel's newest chips take "Extreme" to the extreme, with game-friendly features and superior power.News
Intel Laptop Platform to Boost Graphics, Power Use
Intel said its next-generation platform for laptops will provide more visually stunning graphics and better power management features.News
IBM Unveils Technology for Faster CPUs
IBM shrunk the size of memory chips in microprocessors for chips to pack more features and perform faster.Glenn Fleishman on Hardware
Wake Me When You Need Me, Says Intel
Intel's Remote Wake lets a computer listen intelligently for a signal to rouse from sleep mode and carry out an activity.Glenn Fleishman on Hardware
Keep That Laptop in the Bag in the Security Line
The TSA says that you can keep your laptop in a bag as long as it's designed to provide a clear top and bottom image of the computer.News
Intel Launches Smaller SSD for Netbooks, Mini-desktops
Intel launched a smaller SSD for netbooks on Wednesday.News
Intel Drops Centrino Atom Brand After Five Months
Intel has dropped the Centrino Atom brand after five months, using just Atom to brand this part of its product line.News
AMD Aims High-End Graphics Cards at Nvidia
AMD released a new graphics card Tuesday that is expected to outperform products made by rival Nvidia.News
Intel’s Nehalem Desktop Chips to Be Called Core I7
The high-end desktop versions of Intel's upcoming Nehalem processors will be called Core i7.News
Cloud Computing: Is Midori Sour or Sweet?
A future Microsoft operating system may be entirely Web-based. Here are the pros and cons of Midori and the "cloud computing" concept.News
IBM Bundles Middleware on Linux Systems
IBM will try to break Microsoft's stranglehold on the business desktop market by preloading Notes software in Linux…News