Best Buy Co. said Wednesday it will carry Apple Inc. computers in 200 stores by this fall after a successful test last year. The nation’s largest consumer electronics retailer has long carried iPods, But it Continue reading “Best Buy to carry Apple computers in 200 stores”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 5, 2007 at 8:46am
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has begun shipping two 3GHz versions of its dual-core Opteron chip to server vendors, continuing a battle over multicore processing power with Intel, the company said Wednesday. AMD plans to begin Continue reading “AMD debuts 3GHz dual-core Opteron 2222 SE Processor”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 5, 2007 at 8:45am
The Internet search giant Google paid its top executive, Eric Schmidt, a salary of $1 and a holiday bonus of $1,723 in 2006, according to a regulatory filing Wednesday. But Schmidt’s personal security cost shareholders Continue reading “Google chief gets $1, but his security costs $532,755”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 5, 2007 at 8:43am
Super Talent Technology today launched a series of IDE Flash Disk Modules (FDMs), which are on display this week in Super Talents booth at the Embedded Systems Conference. These FDMs are based on NAND Flash Continue reading “Super Talent Introduces IDE Flash Disk Modules”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 4, 2007 at 5:58pm
Micron Technology swung to a loss in its fiscal second quarter, as the company endured plummeting prices and weak demand from cell phone makers. The Boise, Idaho chipmaker said Wednesday it lost $52 million, or Continue reading “Micron Technology Has Net Loss of $52 Million in Second Quarter 2007”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 4, 2007 at 3:48pm
Intel is betting on a combination of manufacturing prowess and pragmatic chip design to outsell Advanced Micro Devices’ upcoming quad-core Barcelona processor. Barcelona, slated for release later this year, is the next version of the Continue reading “Intel looks to bury AMD’s ‘elegant’ Barcelona Processor”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 4, 2007 at 3:45pm
FBI investigators have visited Second Life’s Internet casinos at the invitation of the virtual world’s creator Linden Lab, but the U.S. government has not decided on the legality of virtual gambling. Hundreds of casinos offering Continue reading “FBI checks gambling in Second Life virtual world”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 4, 2007 at 3:43pm
Intel will attempt to push its multimedia platform, Viiv, further into the market later in 2007 with plans to charge motherboard makers just US$1 for its upcoming ICH9-DH chipset, compared to the first and second Continue reading “Intel to cut prices of Viiv platform chipsets”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 4, 2007 at 3:42pm
Microsoft has come under attack for the way it advertises the Vista operating system. A lawsuit, filed in Seattle, alleges that the company advertised systems as “Vista capable,” when in fact the systems were not Continue reading “Microsoft sued over Vista branding – I Need an Upgrade?”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 4, 2007 at 3:41pm
Many thought that the Sony’s PS3 and Microsoft’s X-Box 360 were going to be the clear cut winners in the “next-gen” console wars. The darkhorse in the race, Nintendo’s Wii, has come out of the Continue reading “Wii outsells PS3 2-to-1 in Japan”. …more
By Ken Brown •
Apr. 4, 2007 at 12:00pm
Celebrating 30 years in the embedded computing market, Intel Corporation introduced the Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 5300 series. This is the latest of Intel’s 11 quad-core products brought to market in the past 6 months. Continue reading “Intel Celebrates 30 Years with New Quad-Core and OCC Motorcycle”. …more
By Ken Brown •
Apr. 4, 2007 at 10:42am
The European Union (EU) announced an investigation of Apple is underway for antitrust violations related to the pricing of music sold through Apple’s iTunes store. The EU filed formal charges against Apple and the major Continue reading “EU Launches Antitrust Probe Against Apple Computer”. …more
By Ken Brown •
Apr. 3, 2007 at 3:56pm
PC World revealed today their “50 Best Tech Products of the All Time”. It is their way of of giving a nod to great technology products both past and present since the dawn of the Continue reading “PC World Announces The 50 Best Tech Products of All Time”. …more
By Ken Brown •
Apr. 2, 2007 at 5:06pm
EMI Group PLC on Monday announced a deal that will allow computer company Apple Inc. to sell the record company’s songs online without copy protection software. The agreement means that customers of Apple’s iTunes store Continue reading “EMI dropping copy protection on Apple iTunes songs”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 2, 2007 at 9:45am
The spot prices for both branded and non-branded DRAM chips spurred on March 30 prompting some analysts to speculate that this may be a sign showing that DRAM spot pricing is likely to hit bottom Continue reading “DRAM spot market may show signs of bottoming prices”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Apr. 2, 2007 at 9:44am