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".
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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.
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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.
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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.
Find more stories in: Mobile/Wireless, Network infrastructure, Development/design, Qualcomm Inc., Computer, Phone, laptop computer, mobile, Smart Phone, Freescale Semiconductor Inc.
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.
Find more stories in: Smart phones, Apple iPhone, AppleInsider, Phone, handset, Carrier, UMTS, GSM, Verizon Communications Inc., Apple Inc.
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.
Find more stories in: Copyright, Barnes & Noble Inc., Nook, Alex, e-reader, California, Amazon.com Inc., E-book, Cupertino, marketing
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.
Find more stories in: Processors, ARM, Adobe Systems Inc., Macromedia Flash Player, Insight 64, software, Chip, Video, performance, processor
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.
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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".
Find more stories in: Consumer Technology, Handhelds, Peripherals, Zen, Creative, e-reader, Amazon.com Inc., Bridgestone Corp., E-book Reader, Video
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.
Find more stories in: Memory, Storage, revenue, mobile, Memory Chip, Semiconductor, Chip, NAND, Korean company, printing
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.
Find more stories in: Components, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Nokia Corp., Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Phone, Mobile Recycling Volume, cell phone, mobile, handset
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.
Find more stories in: Windows 7, Notebooks and tablets, Netbook Owner, bootable USB, Microsoft Corp., Windows 7, USB Flash Drive, Tool, Microsoft Windows 7, BIOS
Portables, China boost APAC PC market
Asia-Pacific PC market grew 18 percent to hit 23.4 million units in third quarter, boosted by government procurements in China and Taiwan, IDC finds.
Find more stories in: Personal Computers, Hewlett-Packard Co., International Data Corp., Asia-Pacific, Sales, Japan, ASUS, Pakistan, mini-notebook, China
RIM's vastly improved BlackBerry Storm
New touchscreen sensors on the Storm 2 make a huge difference in usability. Still, Apple needn't worry.
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Researchers tout 'wimpy nodes' for Net computing
Carnegie Mellon researchers believe flash memory and feeble processors can do what conventional servers can't: power Internet sites at low power and low cost.
Find more stories in: Components, Processors, Intel Corp., Computing, FAWN, David Andersen, Storage, Server, Intel Atom, Carnegie-Mellon University
New Wi-Fi spec challenges Bluetooth
The specification, called Wi-Fi Direct, turns gadgets into mini access points and could hurt Bluetooth's dominance in gadget wireless connectivity.
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Acer: We'll pass Dell 'very soon'
Acer's president says it expects to overtake Dell as the No. 2 PC maker, and challenge No. 1 HP too.
Find more stories in: Notebooks and tablets, Desktops, Netbook, Notebook, Desktops, U.S., Hewlett-Packard Co., Dell Computer Corp., Acer Inc., International Data Corp.
Nokia's netbook gamble
PC companies have already stepped on Nokia's smartphone turf, and now Nokia is taking them on in the Netbook market with the Booklet 3G.
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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.
Find more stories in: Components, Data centers, Data Management, Data warehousing/business intelligence, Hewlett-Packard Co., BladeSystem Matrix, Cisco Systems Inc., Tool, Storage, storage system
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.
Find more stories in: Components, Memory, Intel Corp., F5100, Archiving, Storage, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., performance, I/O
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