Hitachi Ltd said on Tuesday it is withdrawing from the home personal-computer business amid sluggish sales, the latest move by a Japanese electronics group to trim struggling operations. Hitachi ranked eighth in Japan’s PC market Continue reading “Hitachi pulls out of home PCs”.
Intel is planning to launch its Eaglelake series chipsets for mainstream desktop platforms in the second and third quarters of 2008, while the Tylersburg-DT platform for high-end systems will follow in the fourth quarter, according Continue reading “Intel to launch Eaglelake in 2Q08, Tylersburg-DT in 4Q”.
Finally, theres an exceptionally easy way to move video from your PC to your TV. SanDisk Corporation today announced the U.S. availability of the Sansa TakeTV video player, a breakthrough media player that gives consumers Continue reading “SanDisk Introduces the New Sansa TakeTV Video Player”.
AT&T filed a lawsuit against VoIP provider Vonage on Friday seeking damages for alleged patent infringement. In a filing with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, AT&T alleged that Vonage wilfully Continue reading “AT&T sues Vonage for Patent Infringement”.
Advansus, a joint-venture company of ASUS and Advantech, announces the first of its latest series of Intel-based motherboards. The i945GM3-DCQI is a highly integrated Mini-ITX motherboard built around Intel Core 2 Duo and a mobile Continue reading “Advansus Unveils Intel 945GM Multi-display Mini-ITX Motherboard”.
U.S. sales of video game hardware and software jumped 75 percent in September, driven by Microsoft Corp’s Halo 3 and Nintendo Co Ltd’s Wii console. Total sales in September, a 5-week retail period, soared to Continue reading “U.S. sales of hardware and software jumped 75 percent”.
While Asustek Computer is optimistic about the outlook of the motherboard market for the fourth quarter, Gigabyte Technology and Micro-Star International (MSI) have a more conservative attitude, according to the companies. Asustek has not heard Continue reading “Motherboard makers hold different views on 4Q outlook”.
AMD today reported third quarter 2007 revenue of $1.632 billion, an 18 percent increase compared to the second quarter of 2007 and a 23 percent improvement compared to the third quarter of 2006. In the Continue reading “AMD Reports Third Quarter Results – net loss of $396 million”.
Western Digital Corp. today announced that it has achieved 520 Gb/in2 areal density the hard drive industry’s highest demonstrated density to date using continuous media. The company revealed the milestone this week at the Perpendicular Continue reading “Western Digital Reaches Density Record – 520 Gb/in2 areal density”.
Sony Corp will launch a cheaper model of its PlayStation 3 in the United States, hoping to attract more buyers as it goes up against rival game consoles from Microsoft and Nintendo this holiday. The Continue reading “Sony to launch cheaper PlayStation 3 – $400 for 40GB Version”.
Nvidia’s stock rose to a record after Thomas Weisel Partners boosted its profit estimates for the world’s second-largest producer of computer-graphics chips because of growing demand for personal computers. Nvidia shares gained $2.82, or 7.7 Continue reading “Nvidia stock sets record”.
While Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is introducing 45nm to practical production, TSMC said it will move forward to the development of next-generation process nodes, which include 32nm and 22nm, with pilot runs of the Continue reading “TSMC – 45nm now ready for production”.
Best Buy Co. said Wednesday it has stopped selling analog televisions and pulled all remaining stock from its shelves, signalling the end of an era as consumers increasingly move toward digital products with flat-panel and Continue reading “Best Buy stops selling analog TVs”.
Intel Corp. has announced at this week’s Intel Developer Forum in Taiwan extended lifecycle support for the Intel Q35 Express chipset for embedded and communications applications requiring graphics. The Q35 chipset allows a 50 percent Continue reading “Intel Q35 chipset supports embedded systems”.
ASUS Taiwan today officially introduced the ultra-portable Eee PC which is designed to revolutionize the end-user experience when it comes to mobility, simplicity and style. The name Eee PC derives from the concept of easy Continue reading “ASUS Introduces the Eee PC Mobile Internet Gadget – Price $299+”.
