Cingular Wireless, the No. 1 U.S. mobile provider, has started offering its customers the Slvr, an ultra-thin phone from Motorola Inc. loaded with the popular iTunes music-playing software from Apple Computer Inc., the companies said Continue reading “Cingular Launches New iTunes Phone: Slvr”.
Tired of downloading several programs to remove spyware? Those days might soon be over as a “dream team” might be forming to battle spyware. The initiative will see ICSA Labs, McAfee, Symantec, Thompson Cyber Security Continue reading “The Dream Team Tackles Spyware”.
Fuad is reporting that AMD’s socket AM2 is going to cost $5-$10 more than current socket 939’s being used on high end motherboards. This is no shocker and the increased socket cost should level out Continue reading “AMD Socket AM2- M2 motherboards to cost $5 to $10 more”.
It seems that Intel is going to be updating the ‘Presler’ and ‘Cedar Mill’ 65nm desktop cores to improve the part’s power consumption by adding support for the chip maker’s Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST). Continue reading “Intel to add EIST to 65nm Desktop Processors”.
Google made $372 million, or $1.22 a share, up from the year-ago $204 million, or 71 cents a share. While these numbers are up and something many companies would love to have they are a Continue reading “Google Misses Q4 Profit Outlook: Tax Impact”.
Microsoft founder and Chairman Bill Gates believes cell phones are a better way than laptops to bring computing to the masses in developing nations. This all comes after the $100 laptop couldn’t strike a deal Continue reading “Bill Gates backs computer cell phone”.
The world’s biggest computer maker, Dell, will be increasing its workforce in India by 50% in the next two years. It will take the total number of Dell employees in India up to 15,000. They Continue reading “Dell to employ 50% more in India”.
For all those notebook gamers it seems like the ATI Radeon Mobility X1900 is coming out soon and should be the top mobile GPU for a bit. No word on if they are going to Continue reading “ATI’s M59 is Radeon Mobility X1900”.
Elpida, a Japanese joint venture set up between Hitachi and NEC, has become the fourth memory maker to pay a penalty for fixing memory prices. The $84 million fine is just a small portion of Continue reading “Memory Maker Elpida Fined $84 Million”.
Research in Motion Ltd. just announced that the federal patent court in Germany had ruled in favor of the maker of the BlackBerry e-mail device against patent-holding company InPro. RIM said the German patent court Continue reading “German patent court rules in RIM’s favor”.
With Flash memory prices recently getting cut could this be the end of the Flash Memory bubble? Hynix, the No. 2 player in flash, is expected to transition part of their DRAM fab to flash Continue reading “Is Flash Memory Being Produced Too Fast?”.
The Los Angeles attorney’s office has sued the makers of “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas” for allegedly hiding pornographic material inside the video game, officials said. For a game released in 2004 it seems silly Continue reading “Los Angeles Sues Take Two Interactive Over GTA”.
Sources close to AMD’s plans with Socket M have started talking about release dates. Rumors place mark the first deliveries to its (original equipment manufacturing) customers as early as late February. AMD isn’t rushing to Continue reading “AMD socket M (quad) to sample late February”.
It’s official: Dell doesn’t have an exclusive deal with Intel, and has an open mind on using AMD processors in its products. Michael Dell is saying they can and will use any processor they choose, Continue reading “Dell Claims It Has No Exclusive Contract With Intel”.
Despite rumors of its impending demise, Intel’s Itanium received a US$10 billion new lease on life on January 26 in the US, according to several US-based media reports. This means the Itanium server processors might Continue reading “Intel Itanium Server Processors Might Live On!”.
