Via design targets first-time netbook makers
The Surfboard C855 netbook reference design is built around an ageing Via processor, but the company says it easily supports high-definition video playback.
Auto battery maker Ener1 eyes grid storage
Lithium ion battery company seeks to expand its auto business with government loan and grant programs while testing power grid energy storage with utilities.
AMD-Intel dispute over patent licensing heats up
Intel threatens to pull its patent cross-licensing pact with AMD in the next two months, over concerns regarding its rival's creation of a joint venture chip foundry.
Cisco's virtualization push could benefit consumers
news analysis Cisco Systems' latest strategy to transform the data center could help pave the way for consumers to get cooler apps on cheaper devices.
Despite iMac boost, Mac sales still set to decline
Apple's new iMacs should help with totals, but Piper Jaffray seems convinced that a brutal February will lead to a decline in Mac sales compared to last year.
Asus cuts Eee PC storage options
The manufacturer will soon stop offering a choice between solid-state and hard-disk storage for its Eee PC, an Asus spokesperson has said.
OLPC chief predicts Windows for ARM
Nicholas Negroponte says he is convinced Microsoft will, within 18 months, make a version of Windows that can run on ARM-based architecture.
Unclean mobiles 'like sucking a toilet bowl'
Tests of mobiles belonging to 200 doctors and nurses working in operating theaters and intensive care units show 95 percent were contaminated with bacteria.
Taiwan govt rules out memory merger
Consolidating six local DRAM companies is "too complicated", Taiwanese government says, leading to some affected players seeking other alternatives.
A new spin on battery technology
Researchers have discovered a new form of battery that can be charged by applying a very strong magnetic field.
MIT chips away at lithium ion barrier
American university researchers make battery breakthrough, which could mean good news for electric automakers and impatient cell phone users.
Fusion-io touts 'fastest' solid-state drive
Fusion-io announces the ioDrive Duo, which the company claims is the fastest to date.
How low can PC prices go?
As consumers cut back and the popularity of low-cost netbooks grows, the computer industry could see a sharp drop in prices.
Upleasant secrets of your keyboard
Nail clippings, crisps, pastry crumbs, chewing gum and beard hair are some of the disagreeable detritus that accumulates inside the average office keyboard.
Microsoft expands its hardware line
The software maker moves beyond mice and keyboards with its first laptop-cooling base station.
HP targets efficiency with virtual storage
With new hardware and software, the company aims to get more efficiency out of resources.
Cisco using the Internet to help turn cities green
Router and switch maker assisting cities around the world to consume less power and produce less pollution. And, of course, company hopes to pick up some business in the process.
Recession hits APAC server shipment
Fourth-quarter Asia-Pacific server shipments dip 5.8 percent year-on-year, with emerging markets taking bigger hit, according to Gartner figures.
Computer glitch caused Qantas drop
The sudden drop in altitude of the aircraft over Western Australia last year was due to a computer error.
Dell sees glimmer of hope in server gloom
While Dell's overall volume of shipments is down, this is being made up for in part by sales of higher-value servers.
PC shipments to decrease 4.5 percent in 2009
IDC updates its forecast of the PC industry's health for the year. Although it will be hit hard, it will not "go the way of the financial or auto industries".
EMC eyes smaller companies in Singapore
Storage vendor sees good business opportunities from midsize and growing organizations still keen to spend on IT despite economy.
AMD finalizes foundry spinoff deal
It will spin off its semiconductor manufacturing operations into a joint company with Abu Dhabi investment firm.
As mobile future looms, Apple milks iMac margins
The new iMacs aren't very different from their predecessors in price and features, signaling that amid a cratering desktop market, Apple's main Mac focus is the notebook.
Asus to phase out 7-inch Eee PC netbooks
The company will concentrate on its 10-inch netbooks, with the original 7-inch size fading away.
IBM firmware glitch puts brake on Seagate drives
Issue causes Seagate SATA drives in IBM's xSeries and BladeCenter servers to hang, making the servers practically unusable.
Signs building toward March iMac launch
Apple appears to be getting ready to launch new iMacs in March, a move the Apple community has expected for quite some time.
Gartner: PC sales to see worst fall in history
Shipments of new PCs are set to fall by 11.9 percent this year in the industry's 'sharpest unit decline in history', analysts at Gartner have predicted.
Intel outsources Atom manufacturing to TSMC
The deal forms part of what the two companies have described as a 'long-term' technology, design and intellectual property collaboration.
Sony reorganizes as president steps down
Howard Stringer becomes president as well as CEO and chairman as a major reorganization puts Vaio PC and PlayStation divisions into the same business group.
Analyst: OLPC won't draw global PC makers
The One Laptop Per Child's endeavor to have others copy its design, may attract Asian whitebox vendors rather than the likes of HP and Dell, according to IDC.
HP to sell ProLiant servers with Sun's Solaris
The manufacturer will bundle Solaris 10, a rival to its own HP-UX operating system, with its ProLiant servers and blade systems.
Dell's profit falls almost 50 percent
The PC maker's earnings sink as technology spending dives worldwide. Also, fourth-quarter revenue falls 16 percent.
As server sales tank, IBM still leads pack
Worldwide server revenue falls 14 percent year over year in the fourth quarter, IDC says, while full-year revenue for 2008 dips 3.3 percent.
IBM leads in India again
Since landing Airtel, IBM has cut major multi-year deals with other major wireless companies in India, including Vodafone Essar and IDEA Cellular, giving them the edge over the market share.
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