After posting a revenue drop in the first quarter, Mitac Technology admitted that a downturn in the notebook industry has dragged down its gross margin significantly. The delayed launch of the Windows Vista operating system Continue reading “Notebook Downturn: Mitac suffers falling margins in 1Q”.
During a recent conversation with Mushkin, Inc. it was discovered that Mushkin is just a number of weeks away from launching thier own power supply series. Right now the only thing we could get Mushkin to talk about was their 650W model known as the model XP-650. Read on to see what Mushkin is coming out with.
Hewlett-Packard Co. is recalling about 15,700 H-P and Compaq notebook computer batteries worldwide for a burn and fire hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday. H-P has received 20 reports of batteries overheating, Continue reading “Some H-P, Compaq laptop batteries recalled”.
Sony has cut the price of its best-selling PlayStation 2 (PS2) by $20 in the US. The price drop was widely expected, coming ahead of the planned November launch of Sony’s new PlayStation 3. Can’t Continue reading “Sony cuts price of PlayStation 2 by 20 Dollars”.
Vietnam’s fledgling high-tech industry gets a major vote of confidence with the arrival Friday of Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, whose visit says much about the country’s success in establishing itself as a new player on Continue reading “Vietnam’s tech sector hails Gates’ visit”.
Apple Computer Inc. said Wednesday its second-quarter profit rose 41 percent, beating Wall Street estimates, as sales of its iPod players continued to soar and Macintosh computer shipments increased by 4 percent. Revenue for the Continue reading “Apple Computer profit rises by 41 percent”.
Microsoft Corp. and Autodesk Inc. must pay $133 million to a Michigan man who claimed he was owed royalties for inventions to prevent software piracy, a jury ruled. The $115 million coming from Microsoft is Continue reading “Microsoft loses patent suit to Z4 Technologies”.
Apple Computer Inc. expects the average selling price of its iPod digital music players to decline in the current quarter from the prior period, the company’s CFO said on Wednesday. If you haven’t received one Continue reading “Apple CFO says iPod prices to decline”.
Paris Hilton is going to featured in an upcoming mobile video game published by Gameloft. In a deal between Paris Hilton Entertainment and Gameloft, Paris’s blonde image will appear in a game geared for teens. Continue reading “Paris Hilton to star in mobile video game”.
Intel will drive the adoption of the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) with the introduction of ‘Santa Rosa’, the next generation of its Centrino notebook platform, it has been claimed. So far, the only Intel-based machines Continue reading “Intel to push BIOS replacement with ‘Centrino 4’”.
Despite seeing its margins eroded by sharp falls in the price of memory in the first quarter, Taiwan-based memory-module maker A-Data Technology is projecting that healthy trends in the pricing of both NAND flash and Continue reading “A-Data: NAND flash prices to bottom”.
ATI planned to release its X1900 GTO cards by the end of the April and – at least according to a few partners – those plans will have to be put on hold. We know Continue reading “Rumor: ATI X1900 GTO postponed”.
AT&T announced Tuesday that it will team up with San Mateo-based Akimbo to allow customers to download movies and shows over the Internet through AT&T’s upcoming television service this summer. The new AT&T service, called Continue reading “AT&T to offer Television Service and Movie Downloads This Summer”.
Oracle patches multiple security flaws, including one that was at the center of a debate on disclosure at the Black Hat Federal briefings. One fix closes a gaping flaw in the Oracle PL/SQL Gateway that Continue reading “Oracle Plugs 36 Holes in Critical Patch Update”.
Google will help office workers dig deeper into business software programs and databases to find relevant information tidbits thanks to a new feature called “Google OneBox for Enterprise”. The new feature, known by the mouthful Continue reading “Google to search inside business software programs”.
