Web search leader Google’s market share inched up to 64 percent of all queries among U.S. Internet searchers in March, gaining further ground against Yahoo and Microsoft, a survey released on Wednesday by Hitwise found. Continue reading “Google draws 64 percent of search queries”.…more
Google hopes to woo more developers to its Web services software platform with a 27-hour-long “Developer Day” on May 31. To spark more interest in its development tools and APIs (application programming interfaces), the company Continue reading “Google plans global developer day”.…more
Following a recent report that motherboard makers Micro-Star International (MSI) and Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) announced strong shipment and revenue figures for March, Asustek and Gigabyte Technology also reported rising revenue and shipment figures for Continue reading “Motherboard makers see March shipments and revenues up”.…more
Due to hit shelves in the very near future, the GeForce 8300 GT has been pictured in Taiwan. The card is physically shorter than even the venerable 6200 and has a small fan on it. Continue reading “GeForce 8300 Spotted in Taiwan”.…more
Apple Inc.s announcement Monday that it has sold 100 million of its iPod music players marks more than just a business milestone for the once-struggling computer company. Apple said Monday that it had sold 100 Continue reading “An Apple milestone: 100 million iPods sold”.…more
Advanced Micro Devices lowered sales expectations for the second time in a month and pledged to cut hundreds of millions of dollars worth of costs in the face of a brutal price war with archrival Continue reading “Price war hurting chip maker AMD”.…more
As digital cameras and video recorders produce higher and higher resolution images, the need for more memory has reached a new high. OCZ Technology today introduced a new line of SDHC flash memory cards to Continue reading “OCZ Introduces New SDHC Memory Cards”.…more
Monitor vendors are feeling the pressure from rising panel prices, with market watchers predicting that monitor prices may go up as early as May. Monitor vendors have admitted that rising panel prices which have gone Continue reading “Monitor prices may rise in May”.…more
Seagate Tech cut its third-quarter outlook due to diminished demand and pricing pressures for its high-capacity 3.5-inch ATA disc drives. The hard-drive maker said Monday that it now expects revenue to be about $2.8 billion, Continue reading “Hard Drive Maker Seagate Tech Cuts Outlook”.…more
AMD has published price cuts for its desktop processor range with prices falling up to US$200 for high-end Athlon 64 FX-70 series processors. Several products have also been discontinued including the socket AM2-based Athlon 64 Continue reading “AMD Cuts Desktop CPU Prices Big Time!”.…more