Microsoft is on track to ship Windows Vista to businesses in November and to consumers in January, according to investment bank Goldman Sachs. But analysts at Gartner believe Microsoft could benefit by delaying Vista until Continue reading “Analysts split over MIcrosoft Vista launch date”.…more
The PC is changing. Once simply a computer with spreadsheets for the family budget and games for the kids, home PCs are rapidly evolving into home entertainment systems, equipped with digital television tuners, high-definition displays, Continue reading “PC makers prepare for convergence”.…more
Google on Thursday launched a Web site, Google Code Search, which the company says will let programmers search billions of lines of code for tips on how to write their own software. The service, conceived Continue reading “Google crawls into source-code search”.…more
An arrest warrant was issued for Hewlett-Packard’s former Chairwoman Patricia Dunn Wednesday, less than two weeks after she resigned amid a scandal involving a company-sponsored spying campaign. California Attorney General Bill Lockyer brought felony charges Continue reading “H-P Insiders Charged – Dunn Faces Felony Charges”.…more
Worldwide sales of mobile phones will hit a billion next year but the days of massive growth could be over, says an industry report. According to research firm Informa Telecoms and Media, the battle now Continue reading “Mobile phone sales start to slow”.…more
The endless struggle between good and evil has spilled into cyberspace. Online criminals are becoming dramatically more organized, efficient and dangerous. This continuing battle, largely unseen by everyday Internet users, became briefly visible last week Continue reading “Cybercrooks turn attention to home PCs”.…more
Japanese electronics maker Fujitsu said on Wednesday that it would recall 287,000 notebook PC batteries made by Sony, bringing the number of Sony batteries recalled to more than 7.5 million. Besides Fujitsu, Dell, Apple Computer, Continue reading “Fujitsu to recall 287,000 Sony batteries”.…more
Consumers will still have to wait a few years before they can swap the batteries of their cellphones for more environment-friendly fuelcells, the world’s top handset maker Nokia said on Tuesday. “It is not a Continue reading “Fuelcell-powered cellphones years away”.…more
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is proceeding to switch 90% of its desktop-processor production to the 65nm node by the end of 2007, according to motherboard makers familiar with AMD’s latest roadmap. In mid-2008, AMD is Continue reading “AMD to be at 45nm in 2008”.…more
Global sales are up, but analysts are concerned that the strong increase will lead to slower growth next year. Global sales of semiconductors rose 10.5 percent to a record $20.5 billion in August from the Continue reading “Chip sales rise to record $20.5 billion”.…more
In a double-dose of bad news, Marvell said third-quarter revenue will be less than expected and told investors it will restate past financial results due to discrepencies in its past stock-option grants. Shares of Marvell Continue reading “Marvell Tech Cuts Revenue Outlook”.…more