HP tailors data center tools for Oracle apps
New templates allow companies to automatically provision and deploy Oracle applications using HP's BladeSystem Matrix all-in-one data center package.
Sun introduces 2TB flash storage array
F5100 Flash Array will deliver a low-power performance boost to transaction-heavy database operations, while cutting power usage, says Sun Microsystems.
Nokia N900 operating system gets official Qt port
Nokia has released a port of its Qt graphical toolkit to Maemo 5, so developers writing applications for the Linux OS can move them to multiple platforms.
US govt probes IBM's mainframe business
The U.S. Department of Justice is looking into IBM's mainframe business for anticompetitive behavior, according to reports.
Intel's Light Peak optical links could arrive in 2010
Intel won't promise when its optical communication technology will arrive. But a fiber-optic company allied with the chipmaker says cables will be done early in 2010.
Google: Computer memory flakier than expected
After studying most of its servers for more than two years, Google finds that computer memory failures are much more common than expected and debunks some other myths.
Samsung's Q3 earnings may herald rosy days ahead
Samsung's forecast of a record third-quarter profit attests to success of the Korean electronics maker's aggressive growth strategy during the economic slump.
Amazon goes global with new Kindle
New edition of the e-book reader that can wirelessly download books in more than 100 countries. Also: a price cut for U.S. consumers.
A Netbook/ultramobile hybrid from Sharp
The five-inch touch-screen mobile computer is meant to be used as a handheld device with thumb-typing.
Macs and PCs found shacking up
New study finds that the vast majority of those with an Apple computer also own at least one Windows-based PC.
LHC on course for November restart
The giant particle accelerator should restart in mid-November, and could commence high-energy experiments before the end of the year.
Dell: Order a Vista PC and get it with Windows 7
Customers can order a Vista machine now but elect to have Dell upgrade the PC to Windows 7 before it ships the computer.
Chip sales bounce back in August
Global semiconductor sales showed a small jump on July figures thanks to energy-efficiency programs and the rise of netbooks.
GPS phones can't plug computing gap
Some personal navigation device manufacturers are betting GPS-enabled mobiles won't catch up with standalone handhelds anytime soon.
Why CIOs are saying no to Macs
It's not so much a judgment on the performance of the Mac OS itself, but rather a recognition of the prohibitive costs involved in making a change.
ARM to wrestle x86 as low-cost PCs thrive
By end-2011, ARM will become a significant PC processor architecture chipping away at x86's dominance in the industry, says Gartner.
Report: HP mulls merging printer, PC units
Tech giant is reportedly considering reuniting the units, which were combined and then separated in 2005 under two different chief executives.
Dell brings wireless recharging to laptops
Not known for being out in front of the market, the PC maker adds some flair to an otherwise buttoned-up business laptop.
Apple rehires Newton developer, says report
Those expecting Apple to introduce a new tablet computer may have another clue to the device's imminent arrival.
Japanese researchers downplay super CPU effort
Alliance aims to create software standard for multicore chips in devices, including mobile phones and car navigation systems.
IBM's 35 atoms and the rise of nanotech
Don Eigler moved a single atom two decades ago. Since then, he and IBM have taken new steps in pursuing a dream of compact, power-efficient computing.
Will Intel and USB make fiber optics mainstream?
Chipmaker hopes its Light Peak project will bring fiber optic speeds to ordinary computer users, and USB could be logical path to get there.
HP throws Cisco ProCurve ball
HP is banking on its server experience to push "integrated" ProCurve networking line over Cisco's "unified computing" tag, says executive.
Sony to release new PS3 motion controller next spring
First announced in June at E3, the new controller will give the PS3 more Wii-like functionality, and the news came just as Nintendo announced it was cutting the Wii's price by US$50.
Nintendo drops Wii price to US$199
Nintendo officially announces that the game console is getting a US$50 price cut as of Sunday.
Is HP changing its Voodoo tune?
One executive says integration of the high-end PC maker with the tech giant has gone differently than expected. Officially, HP says there's no reason for concern.
Asian firms still like their desktops
Despite rising popularity of notebooks and netbooks, desktops still have a place in region's consumer and commercial markets, say industry watchers.
Intel's Light Peak: One PC cable to rule them all
Chipmaker wants to replace today's hodge-podge of copper cables with single type of optical connection, and hopes standardization will help it catch on.
Gartner: PC sales to make slight recovery by year's end
Demand isn't as dire as originally forecast; sales will be down just 2 percent for the year.
How Intel's supercomputer almost used HP chips
In the 1990s, Intel seriously considered building the world's fastest supercomputer with a rival's processors, but the Pentium Pro arrived in time after all.
AMD responds to details of Intel's antitrust violations
Chipmaker AMD has predicts that other cases against Intel will take place, starting with its civil suit.
Toshiba brings out business-card-size solid-state drives
New solid-state drives, which feature capacities of up to 62GB, are designed for notebooks and Netbooks.
AMD delivers its own server platform
Low-power platform, formerly codenamed Fiorano, offers server builders combination of six-core Opteron with choice of three chipsets from AMD.
Dell to buy IT services company Perot Systems
Dell says US$3.9 billion deal will expand company's IT services offerings and widen pool of potential customers for its computers.
EC reveals details of Intel antitrust breaches
The European Commission has published its full decision against Intel, releasing evidence of how the chipmaker engaged in anti-competitive practices.
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