Seagate unveils first solid-state drive
update Hard-drive maker finally gets into SSD game with new Pulsar, while executive points to additional products in the pipeline.
Intel drops plans for Larrabee GPU in 2010
Many-core architecture will instead be used as a software development platform for the time being, the chipmaker said.
FTC presses on with Intel probe
Despite a settlement reached with AMD, company is not off hook as U.S. regulators now focus on Intel's legal dispute with rival chipmaker Nvidia.
Acer: We'll have first Chrome OS netbook
Company's chairman says in an interview that Acer has been working since earlier this year on being first to offer Chrome OS on netbooks.
Intel hopes 48-core chip will solve new challenges
1.3-billion transistor processor could endow computers with human-like processing abilities and meet today's data center problems.
Sun sets lowest in server market
Sun Microsystems clocks lowest revenue and shipment among global top 5 server vendors for third quarter 2009, says Gartner.
Not 'game over' for portable games consoles
Despite threat from smartphones, dedicated portable games console will remain due to advantages such as optimized game controls and battery life, says analyst.
Navigating Intel's new 'road rules'
As part of a landmark settlement, chipmaker agreed to change how it competes with AMD, while admitting no wrongdoing. So what's going to change?
Cloud to power research number-crunching
More academic institutions will look to the cloud for compute power at a lower price, to drive research efforts, says Singapore university professor.
EMC: Storage business still 'in fashion'
Company's capabilities in storage, virtualization and security bode well for cloud computing move, notes EMC's president for Asia-Pacific and Japan Steve Leonard.
Game console makers at crossroads
Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo are coming to terms with a dearth of blockbuster titles and increased rivalry from new gaming platforms such as smartphones.
Intel, NEC team up to flex supercomputing might
Both companies will jointly develop high-performance computing systems based on Intel processor to extend products to wider audience, say executives.
Jaguar supercomputer races past Roadrunner in Top500
Cray XT5 supercomputer known as "Jaguar" finally bests IBM after three tries. The top 10, while still dominated by supercomputers housed in the U.S., had just one newcomer.
Microsoft testing Excel for supercomputers
At the Supercomputing 2009 conference, Microsoft releases an updated version of Windows Server for high-performance computers as well as a compute cluster version of its Excel spreadsheet.
'Pragmatic' Intel seen in AMD deal
Intel's settlement with AMD avoids costly and lengthy legal battles and signals Intel looking to reduce reliance on PC and server markets, says analyst.
Qualcomm readies 3G/4G mobile chipsets
Company says it is sampling dual-mode chipsets that can switch between 3G and 4G wireless networks. Commercial products are expected next year.
Why Apple leaves low-end computers to the competition
Apple with its luxury-goods maker strategy adheres to graceful design esthetic and limits lineup keeping margins sky-high.
Report: Microsoft bans 1 million Xbox Live players
Players who were caught modifying their consoles to play pirated games have been booted from the popular service, InformationWeek says.
Booming gray market threatens cell phone industry
Apple iPhone's official carrier in China is enduring meager sales, just one result of the expansion of global market for copycat handsets.
Does Intel hold the edge in antitrust case?
Dramatic chip-price drops could confound antitrust complaints by New York State, AMD, and U.S. Federal Trade Commission--despite Intel's alleged payments to PC makers.
Smartphone users, keep complaining
Want great software for your mobile phone? Keep up the complaints. That was the message at a session aimed at developers at the BlackBerry Developer Conference in San Francisco.
Ceasefire in the China-Taiwan chip war?
After years of legal feuding between Taiwan's TSMC and China's SMIC, chipmakers' latest round of fighting may be coming to an end.
Apple said to be working on 'world-mode' iPhone
The AppleInsider blog says it's gotten wind of a "hybrid iPhone", due in the third quarter of 2010, that would work on both GSM and CDMA.
Barnes & Noble hit with suit over Nook
A Cupertino, Calif.-based start-up claims the bookseller misappropriated its trade secrets in its design of a similar e-reader.
Nintendo president: 'The Wii has stalled'
Satoru Iwata says top-selling console has hit a wall due to dearth of "high demand" software, and the company is now "preparing for next year".
Google: We're not making Android hardware
Rumors of a Google-developed smartphone have been circulating for years, but don't expect to see Google hardware anytime soon, according to the head of its Android project.
Creative is latest to tackle e-book readers
Maker of Zen MP3 players is said to be readying an e-book reader, tentatively named the MediaBook, that will harness videos, pictures, text, and services for a "media-rich experience".
Samsung upbeat about memory chip recovery
The company, confident it widened its gap with rivals during the downturn, expects supply of both DRAM and NAND chips to fall short of demand in 2010.
Intel seeks new 'microserver' standard
Intel doesn't want to be the only one touting eensy-weensy servers aimed at Web site hosting companies. It's trying to standardize its design.
Smartbook won't replace smartphones, maybe netbooks
While consumers are unlikely to give up their phones for smartbooks, they may do so for netbooks, says industry analyst.
Intel's next-gen memory closer to reality
Intel and Numonyx announced practical advancements they believe will make phase-change memory meet its performance and capacity promise.
Xerox hopes to print computing smarts on fabric, plastic
Company says its new silver-based ink can be used to print electronic circuitry on everything from flexible e-book screens to pill bottles.
Vendors split over reuse of mobile gear
Mobile phone components can be reused in toys and even medical devices, says Sony Ericsson, but not all mobile makers are keen to venture in this direction.
Easing XP netbook owners' path to Windows 7
Microsoft plans a tool that will allow users to download Windows 7 and create a bootable USB drive that can be used to upgrade machines that lack their own DVD drive.
ARM ups speed, drops power with new chip
World's most popular processor architecture continues to push its performance while aiming for mobile Internet dominance over Intel.
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