Thursday | 16 October, 2008
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Intel CEO brushes off economic crisis 16 October, 2008 07:17:00
Intel post positive quarter despite popularity of low-cost Atom chip pushing down the average selling price of its processors.Intel president and CEO Paul Otellini has assured customers that the IT industry is not about to enter a "post-dotcom downturn", after the company announced earnings were up in the third quarter, narrowly beating analyst expectations. - +
Gartner: Mini laptops keep PC market from sinking 16 October, 2008 08:09:00
Economic crisis boosts adoption of cheap, low-power mini laptops.With the economy in turmoil, a lot of people who are looking to buy PCs are increasingly turning to cheap, low-power mini laptops. - +
Intel acquires NetEffect for $8M 16 October, 2008 09:40:00
Intel gets NetEffect's Ethernet product portfolio, intellectual property and technology.Intel announced that it has bought NetEffect, a network connectivity company that focuses on technology for server clusters. - +
Intel earnings up, future uncertain 15 October, 2008 07:17:00
Intel narrowly beat analyst expectations for its third quarter, but the company said future gains are uncertain.Despite the ongoing financial crisis that is weighing down some tech companies, Intel earnings were up in the third quarter, narrowly beating analyst expectations. - +
Apple's new MacBooks carved from blocks of aluminum 15 October, 2008 10:05:00
Manufactured by a technique developed for the original MacBook Air.Apple Tuesday unveiled an entirely new lineup of laptop Macs, carved from blocks of aluminum for strength and lower costs, and equipped with powerful graphics chipsets. - +
HP to manage PC manufacturing plant in China 14 October, 2008 08:16:00
HP will manage and operate a computer factory to be built in China.Hewlett-Packard will manage a computer factory in Chongqing, China, part of a strategy to strengthen its operations in the country's less affluent Western region. - +
Analysts praise AMD's move to spin off its fab operations 14 October, 2008 07:23:00
The industry will be dealing with an AMD that's a good deal more nimble.Advanced Micro Devices's move to spin off its manufacturing operations generated praise from analysts and questions from Intel about whether it violates a cross-licensing agreement between the two companies. - +
AMD: DOJ won't file charges over ATI's strategies 14 October, 2008 09:10:00
The DOJ has ended an investigation into the pricing and marketing strategies of AMD-owned graphics chipmaker ATI Technologies.The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) won't file criminal charges over the pricing and marketing strategies of graphics chipmaker ATI Technologies, now owned by Advanced Micro Devices, the company said Monday. - +
Multimedia Technology adds Freecom and Everki 13 October, 2008 08:36:00
Distributor meets reseller demand for ruggedised productsMultimedia Technology has added two vendors to its portfolio to widen its product range. - +
Apple warns of faulty graphics processors in MacBook Pros 13 October, 2008 08:32:00
Any replacement cost to Apple would be covered by the US$196 million fund Nvidia announced in July.Apple has confirmed that MacBook Pro laptops manufactured through last month may contain faulty Nvidia graphics processors. - +
Netbooks will boost adoption of Linux, says Novell CTO 10 October, 2008 07:49:00
Novell expects higher adoption of SUSE Linux from netbooks, though it expects that the overall Linux market is moving to embedded Linux.A surge in demand for netbooks is helping drive business for Linux, as the devices are designed to be low-cost with smaller storage, according to Novell's chief technology and strategy officer for Linux.
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