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Ultralight Notebooks Buyer's Guide

Sun, 11 May 2008 18:00:00 EDT

Ultralight portable laptops from Dell, Toshiba, Panasonic, and Fujitsu promise mobile productivity in a slender package, but can this crop of lightweights get the job done?

U.S. v. 3,000 Microsoft Flash Drives

Fri, 9 May 2008 18:45:00 EDT

The devices with fake Microsoft Windows logos are just the latest in a series of goods seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents.

'BioShock' Game Coming To Film

Fri, 9 May 2008 17:47:19 EDT

The underwater dystopian game has sold more than 2 million copies and publisher Take-Two is working on a sequel.

Apple Reportedly Agrees To Refunds In Mac-User Suit

Fri, 9 May 2008 16:57:00 EDT

The payout was based on user complaints that led to Apple recalling 570,000 power adapters and offering replacements at no charge.

Report: More Than 550 Million GPS Handsets To Ship By 2012

Fri, 9 May 2008 16:20:00 EDT

Service providers are helping drive GPS handset sales by including community and social networking functionality in their handheld devices, says ABI Research.

Environmental Group Hits Apple

Fri, 9 May 2008 16:09:00 EDT

Climate Counts, a nonprofit organization that aims to direct consumers toward the greenest companies, rated Apple last among electronic firms.

'Grand Theft Auto Success' Taxes IGN's Google-Powered Map

Fri, 9 May 2008 14:40:00 EDT

Microsoft's retailer survey also found more than 60% of all GTA games sold in the first week were for its Xbox 360 videogame console.

Icahn Enters Blockbuster-Circuit City Merger Negotiations

Fri, 9 May 2008 12:20:00 EDT

The consumer electronics retailer said it will allow billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn to review its books.

Apple Reportedly Offers $44 Credit To Canadian iPod Owners

Thu, 8 May 2008 19:07:00 EDT

The reward is based on a class-action lawsuit complaining some of the rechargeable batteries in devices bought before June 2004 died after three hours of use.

Intel, Sun: So Happy Together, When It Comes To Software

Thu, 8 May 2008 18:30:00 EDT

The joint development efforts have been broader and deeper than anticipated, company executives reveal.

Ultra Low-Cost Notebooks Destined As Second Computers

Thu, 8 May 2008 17:24:00 EDT

The most compelling reason to own the small device is to avoid carrying around a heavier and bulkier regular notebook, IDC analysts found.

Activist Investor Carl Icahn Ups Motorola Stake, But Skips Annual Meeting

Thu, 8 May 2008 17:16:00 EDT

Investor Carl Icahn put his wallet where his mouth is and increased his stake in the company from 6.4% to 7.6%.

Climate Researchers Tap 4,000-Chip IBM Supercomputer

Thu, 8 May 2008 13:50:00 EDT

Scientists will use the Bluefire computer to model drought patterns, agricultural seasons, global warming, and hurricane development.

Nokia Says To Sell 35 Million GPS Phones In 2008

Thu, 8 May 2008 10:44:43 EDT

Nokia, the world's top cell phone maker, expects to sell 35 million Global Positioning System equipped phones this year, its chief executive said on Thursday.

Intel, SGI To Work On NASA Supercomputer

Thu, 8 May 2008 09:09:00 EDT

The plan is to build a 1-petaflop system by 2009 and a 10-petaflop supercomputer by 2010.

Samsung Making 'High-Bright' Digital Signage Panel

Thu, 8 May 2008 06:00:00 EDT

The 46-inch display was built for use in transit centers, bus shelters, shopping malls, and at point-of-sale retail locations as a replacement for poster advertisements.

Hitachi Ships Latest Mobile Hard Drive

Wed, 7 May 2008 18:10:00 EDT

Besides notebooks, the 7K320 can be used in compact desktops, gaming systems, blade servers, and video surveillance systems.

Dell Launches Virtualization-Optimized Servers

Wed, 7 May 2008 17:04:00 EDT

The PowerEdge R805 and R905 are available with either VMware ESXi 3.5 or Citrix XenServer Dell Express Edition hypervisors preinstalled.

AMD Plans 12-Core Server Chip In 2010

Wed, 7 May 2008 16:07:00 EDT

The chipmaker introduced its two-year product road map for servers and workstations on Wednesday.

Mac Clone Offered On eBay

Wed, 7 May 2008 06:41:00 EDT

The unauthorized Apple desktop was flaunted with an Intel Core 2 Duo chip, 2 GB of memory, a 250-GB 7200 RPM serial ATA hard drive, and an Intel 3-D graphics chip.

Electronic Arts Looks To Wii To Drive Sports Growth

Tue, 6 May 2008 18:57:14 EDT

Key games such as "Madden" football, "NBA Live," and "FIFA" soccer are expected to come out in special versions for the game console soon.

AMD Says Intel Paid PC Makers To Boycott Rival

Tue, 6 May 2008 17:22:00 EDT

The add-on to the 2005 antitrust suit claims Intel paid off Acer, Dell, Gateway, major Japanese manufacturers, and system builders to block out AMD.

HTC Tries To Cut Apple With Touch Diamond Smartphone

Tue, 6 May 2008 15:44:00 EDT

The device, which runs on Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, includes a 2.8-inch VGA touch screen and supports carriers' 3G broadband-like networks.

HP Launches 'Extreme' Storage System

Mon, 5 May 2008 17:00:00 EDT

Hewlett-Packard's StorageWorks 9100 Extreme is designed for Web companies and other organizations that need multipetabytes of data storarge.

Apple Corrects iTunes Store Math

Mon, 5 May 2008 14:15:00 EDT

The inventory inflation appeared in a note that Apple sent to iTunes customers last week announcing that iTunes was 5 years old.

SAP Teams With HP, IBM For Business Software Appliances

Mon, 5 May 2008 12:44:00 EDT

The pre-configured appliances will include SAP's ERP suite for midsize businesses, a database, and the SUSE Linux OS.

Your Computer Keyboard Is Covered With Germs

Mon, 5 May 2008 10:12:00 EDT

Computer keyboards are so dirty they could cause symptoms of food poisoning and other illnesses, says a British computing magazine.

Linux Shootout: 7 Desktop Distros Compared

Mon, 5 May 2008 04:00:00 EDT

We tested openSUSE, Ubuntu 8.04, PCLinuxOS, Mandriva Linux One, Fedora, SimplyMEPIS, and CentOS 5.1. All performed well, and each had at least one truly outstanding feature.

External Hard Drives Buyer's Guide

Sat, 3 May 2008 07:00:00 EDT

We assess 25 of the hottest external hard disk drives from Cavalry, Iomega, LaCie, Maxtor, Seagate, Western Digital, and more.

SAS Applies Business Intelligence To Environmental Performance

Sat, 3 May 2008 00:01:10 EDT

Lots of companies say they're green. Now they can prove it with this new brand of performance management software.

Best Of The Best: Awards At Interop Honor Tech Innovation

Sat, 3 May 2008 00:01:00 EDT

Top honor goes to Palo Alto Networks for its next-generation firewall; other standouts include Vidyo for its videoconferencing suite and Foundry Networks for its eco-friendly approach to manufacturing.

Apple Gets Top Marks For Tech Support

Fri, 2 May 2008 14:20:00 EDT

Consumer Reports also rated Dell above average for both desktops and notebooks, while HP offered "inferior support."

IBM To Launch Web-Based Application Market

Fri, 2 May 2008 14:13:00 EDT

IBM's Blue Business Platform will feature a mix of business applications and services aimed primarily at small- and mid-sized companies.

SAP Plans Wide Range Of Apps For BlackBerry

Fri, 2 May 2008 14:01:00 EDT

Due this summer is an SAP CRM app that's been "merged" with BlackBerry e-mail, address book, and calendar applications.

Apple Trick Triples Safari Market Share

Thu, 1 May 2008 18:21:00 EDT

Using its software update service to offer a new product to millions of Windows users was risky, given that the unusual tactic annoyed some people.

Sun Microsystems Blames Loss On Economy, Taxes, MySQL Charges

Thu, 1 May 2008 17:40:19 EDT

CEO Jonathan Schwartz said some U.S. customers had delayed orders, citing weakness in government, retail and telecom sectors.

Warez Site Operator Sentenced To 30 Months

Thu, 1 May 2008 15:38:00 EDT

Prosecutors said David Fish's sentencing is linked to the largest and most successful global criminal enforcement actions ever taken against organized piracy.

Purdue To Build Its Own Supercomputer, 40th Largest In World

Thu, 1 May 2008 15:30:00 EDT

The university will mobilize 200 of its IT staffers on Monday to build a supercomputer that has 6,496 cores and can perform 60 trillion operations per second.

Stanford, Chipmakers Team On Simplifying Multi-Core Apps

Thu, 1 May 2008 14:54:00 EDT

AMD, IBM, Intel, HP, Nvidia, and Sun join forces on Pervasive Parallelism Lab to extol the advances of multicore and multithreaded processors.

Faster iPhone Expected, Price Cut Predicted

Thu, 1 May 2008 11:52:00 EDT

Fortune magazine reports that AT&T is planning to cut $200 from the price of the low-end iPhone.

Global Chip Sales Increased 3.4% In March, Says SIA

Thu, 1 May 2008 08:48:40 EDT

Global semiconductor sales increased 3.4 percent in March from the previous month, driven by growing sales of PCs and mobile phones outside the United States, an industry group said on Thursday.

Interop: Intel Unveils 10Gb Network Interface Card

Thu, 1 May 2008 00:26:00 EDT

In supporting the 10GBASE-T standard, the new device provides 328-foot network transmission over CAT 6a cable, as well as 180 feet over CAT 6 cable.

Interop: Miercom Launches 'Certified Green' Testing Program

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:19:00 EDT

Cisco switches are the first products to receive the energy- and environment-friendly designation.

McKinsey: Measure Data Center Efficiency Like Car Fuel Efficiency

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:45:00 EDT

The report recommends companies adopt a new metric called Corporate Average Data Efficiency (CADE) that combines both IT and facilities costs to monitor energy use.

HP Reveals Memristor, The Fourth Passive Circuit Element

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:17:00 EDT

The memristor will enable a new era of nanoscale electronics, scientists say.

Interop: Broadcom Says 40 Gbps Ethernet Coming Soon

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:36:00 EDT

Broadcom expects to ship 40 Gbps network switches and controllers by late 2009, before a final standard is approved in 2010.

Microsoft Cuts Xbox Prices In Four Asian Markets

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:52:17 EDT

The reductions will take effect this week in South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Flextronics Earnings Beat Estimates; Shares Rise

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:16:16 EDT

The company was helped by a faster-than-expected integration of former competitor Solectron, which it bought for $3.6 billion last year.

HP Wields Blade Workstations For Mechanical CAD

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:35:00 EDT

The hardware includes an advanced network software utility that allows designers working in 2-D or 3-D environments to work over a standard network.

iPhone Officially Coming To Canada

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:39:00 EDT

Apple's exclusive deal with Rogers Communications is likely to put an end to bootleg models in the country.