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AMD presses consumers to rethink the chip
News Tired of losing speed comparisons with Intel processors, Advanced Micro Devices will stress in new marketing bid how its chips can satisfy specific computer needs.
Tags: Components, Processors, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Chip, Chip Company, Graphics, processor, vision, marketing
Lenovo ThinkPad T400
Reviews The ThinkPad T400 is a solidly built and reasonably configurable business notebook that performs well. We like the integrated mobile broadband, but it's a shame that a webcam and Bluetooth aren't standard on all models.
Tags: Battery, Mobile Broadband, Mobile, Graphics, Notebook, Mouse, IBM ThinkPad, Lenovo Group Ltd., optical drive, performance
Dell Latitude XT2
Reviews The Dell Latitude XT2's key feature is its largely successful multi-touch capability. Build quality is excellent, but the absence of an integrated optical drive is a nuisance and battery life is disappointing.
Tags: Battery, Screen, Dell Latitude, Tablet, Tablet PC, Graphics, Notebook, keyboard, multi-touch, Dell Computer Corp.
Google urges Web adoption of vector graphics
News Scalable Vector Graphics, or SVG, has languished as a graphics format on the Web, but now the stars are aligned for its success, Google argues.
Tags: Software, Digital media, Google Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Conference, Web Browser, Graphics, SVG, Software
Firefox gets an early taste of 3D Web standard
News Programmers have begun building WebGL into developer-oriented versions of Mozilla's browser. The 3D-acceleration technology is coming to WebKit, too.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Web Browser, Programmer, Google Chrome, Graphics, Mozilla Corp., 3D, Mozilla Firefox, blog
AMD ships Windows 7-ready chipset
News New 785G chipset provides integrated graphics and is tailored to the upcoming Microsoft operating system, according to AMD.
Tags: Processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., DirectX, Graphics, Microsoft Windows 7, modeling, Microsoft Windows, OpenGL, chipset, PC
Intel to pitch in on developing Chrome
News Chipmaker will work with Google on the Chrome OS in the same way it contributes to other Linux distributions, which take in parts of Intel's Moblin code.
Tags: Processors, Operating systems, Intel Corp., Linux Company, Chip Company, Graphics, Novell Inc., Linux, Netbook, Processors
Fujitsu LifeBook S7220
Reviews Fujitsu's LifeBook S7220 is a solidly built 14.1in. notebook with integrated mobile broadband, a comfortable keyboard and decent performance, so long as you don't need fast graphics.
Tags: Battery, Graphics, Broadband, Notebook, Fujitsu LifeBook, Lid Section, Modem, Touchpad, Display, performance
Samsung R510
Reviews Samsung's 15.4in. R510 might not be an automatic choice for business use, but it could fit the bill if you need to combine work and leisure on a stylish yet affordable notebook.
Tags: Backup, Graphics, LightScribe, Mouse Button, HDMI, Notebook, performance, keyboard, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., USB port
AMD's second quarter margins squeezed
News Chipmaker reports second quarter earnings that falls short of Wall Street targets.
Tags: Processors, Mobile processors, Sales/revenue, Accounting, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Chip Company, Graphics, microprocessor, performance
Asian firms still like their desktops
News Despite rising popularity of notebooks and netbooks, desktops still have a place in region's consumer and commercial markets, say industry watchers.
Tags: Personal Computers, Sales strategy, Product marketing, Hewlett-Packard Co., International Data Corp., Asia-Pacific, Graphics, Notebook, Japan, Lenovo Group Ltd.
Apple buys stake in mobile graphics chip designer
News The acquisition of Imagine Technologies could be an indication of how Apple plans to power the graphics in future iPhones and iPod Touches.
Tags: Mobile processors, Game players, Music devices, PDA phones, Apple Inc., Mobile, Manufacturing, Chip, Graphics, graphics chip
Flash to be optimized for Intel, Nvidia netbooks
News Adobe has announced collaborations with Broadcom and Nvidia that will see high-definition Flash video technology tweaked for portable Web-surfing devices.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Graphics, Mobile processors, Media players, Adobe Systems Inc., Intel Corp., NVidia Corp., Broadcom Corp., Mobile Internet Device, Video
AMD reorg merges microprocessor, graphics units
News Troubled chipmaker's second reorganization in little more than a year will combine its microprocessor and graphics units.
Tags: Processors, Leadership, Organizational structure, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Chip, Chip Company, Graphics, microprocessor, graphics chip
Google tries jump-starting 3D Web with O3D
News An open-source browser plug-in gives games and other Web applications the ability to take advantage of a computer's graphics chip.
Tags: Web browsers, Plug-in, Google Inc., Web Browser, Graphics, O3D, 3D, CAD, performance, OpenGL
