French surgeons performed the first zero-gravity operation on Wednesday aboard a plane free-falling to create weightless conditions in what they hope can be a trial run for surgery on astronauts in space. The operation lasted Continue reading “French surgeons perform zero-gravity operation on plane”.
General Electric said on Tuesday that a company laptop containing the names and Social Security numbers of 50,000 current and former employees was stolen in early September. The laptop, issued to a GE official who Continue reading “GE laptop theft exposes data on thousands”.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was nearing the level of its best-ever finish Wednesday, as investor optimism was overcoming concerns about sluggishness in the economy. Advances of 2% or more in McDonald’s, General Motors and Continue reading “Intel Helps Drive The Dell To Near Record Highs”.
Underlining the company’s leadership in developing hardware and drivers to support Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Vista operating system, ATI Technologies Inc. today announced that its driver has been granted the graphics industry’s first Windows Hardware Quality Continue reading “ATI CATALYST Drivers WHQL Certified for Windows Vista”.
News from the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco reports that PC makers are ready to launch new systems featuring the upcoming quad-core Core 2 Extreme processor (that’s a mouthful). These chips – rated about Continue reading “Intel’s Quad Core Coming Sooner Than Later”.
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) plans to launch three 90nm Athlon 64 FX processors intended for its 4×4 platform (a two-socket board, each containing a dual-core processor) in mid-November, with an aim to counter Intel’s planned Continue reading “AMD to counter Intel QX6700 with 3 new A64 FX CPUs in mid-November”.
Microsoft has confirmed that all versions of Vista will be shipped on a single DVD, in a feature called Windows Anytime Upgrade. The idea, said a company representative, is to let customers more easily and Continue reading “All Microsoft Vista versions to ship on single disc”.
Speaking to the press at Hewlett-Packard’s Palo Alto, Calif., headquarters, CEO Mark Hurd apologized for the company’s conduct in spying on board members and journalists, and outlined a series of actions the company was taking Continue reading “Hewlett-Packard Gets Humble About Their Conduct”.
There is a great interview with AMD’s Phil Hester over at CNET news that is worth taking a look at. Phil talks about the problems over at Intel and also what the ATI/AMD merger is Continue reading “AMD’s CTO Phil Hester says Intel messed up”.
An executive with the U.S. unit of South Korea’s Samsung Electronics agreed to plead guilty and serve prison time for taking part in price-fixing in the computer memory chip business, the U.S. Justice Department said Continue reading “Samsung Exec To Plead Guilty To Price-Fixing”.
Sony’s forthcoming 20GB version of the PlayStation 3 video game console will feature an HDMI 1.3 output, the company announced Friday at the Tokyo Game Show. The port, which had been previously announced as standard Continue reading “Sony’s 20GB PS3 to feature HDMI port”.
The Commerce Department has lost more than 1,100 laptop computers since 2001, most of them assigned to the Census Bureau, officials said Thursday night. I’m hoping that they also fired 1,100 people that lost laptops Continue reading “Commerce Deptartment lost 1,100 laptops in five years”.
Sony Corp. on Friday cut the price of its new game machine PlayStation 3 by 20 percent in Japan, in a surprise move that will attract more customers but likely widen losses in its game Continue reading “Sony cuts PS3 Japan price by 20 percent”.
Samsung Electronics has increased its DRAM output that is using a 0.11-micron process at its 8-inch fabs to meet growing demand, as it still has issues at its 80nm node, according to market sources. DRAM Continue reading “Samsung increases DRAM output on 0.11-micron node”.
Intel announced 10,500 job cuts a few weeks ago, but was extraordinarily vague about where they were coming from. It seems that The Inq. has heard rumors that the job cuts would be focused around Continue reading “Intel job cuts become clearer”.