Tuesday | 2 December, 2008
PC and Components: Breaking News
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Apple will launch netbook competitor in '09, says analyst 25 November, 2008 07:53:00
Lousy economy will force Apple to launch a US$599 laptopApple will roll out a lower-priced and lighter-weight laptop in the first half of 2009 to compete in the growing "netbook" category, an analyst said today. - +
HP results lifted by laptops, EDS buyout 25 November, 2008 12:16:00
Laptop sales outperform printer and desktop PC businesses, while enterprise hardware results were mixed.Hewlett-Packard reported a 19 percent jump in revenue for the October quarter, lifted by its EDS acquisition and strong sales of laptop computers and blade servers. - +
AMD plots earlier Phenom II support for DDR3 memory 25 November, 2008 11:21:00
AMD could add support for DDR3 memory to Phenom II desktops earlier than projected, the company said.Advanced Micro Devices could bring DDR3 memory support to Phenom II desktops earlier than it had projected, the company said on Monday. - +
Intel joins Giga-byte, Chunghwa to launch Linux MID 25 November, 2008 07:12:00
Taiwan's Giga-byte will launch in Taiwan in December one of the first mobile Internet devices based on the 800MHz version of Intel's Atom, it said Monday.Intel joined Taiwanese mobile phone service provider Chunghwa Telecom to launch Giga-byte Technology's M528 mobile Internet device on Monday in Taipei. - +
Microsoft moves to quash 'Vista Capable' case 24 November, 2008 07:19:00
Saying plaintiffs have nothing, it wants judge to dismiss chargesMicrosoft asked a federal judge Thursday to end the class-action lawsuit that has been the source of a treasure trove of embarrassing insider e-mails that have showed the company bent to pressure from Intel and infuriated long-time partner Hewlett-Packard. - +
Judge orders Ballmer to testify in 'Vista capable' case 24 November, 2008 13:51:00
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has been ordered to testify in the 'Vista Capable' case.A federal judge in Seattle has ordered Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to testify in a class action lawsuit against Microsoft that alleges the company misled consumers in a marketing campaign for its Windows Vista operating system in which computers sold with an older Microsoft OS were labeled 'Vista Capable' when in fact they could only run a basic version of Vista. - +
IT slowdown hits Dell's revenue, net profit 21 November, 2008 11:29:00
Dell said it would take a cautious approach to the coming quarters and act conservatively.Dell's revenue and net income dropped in its third quarter as the company tries to cope with a global IT spending slowdown and less demand for its products. - +
Acer raises all prices by 25% 20 November, 2008 11:00:00
Price increase to affect channel, distribution and retail segments as vendor feels the impact of the economic slowdown and currency changesAcer has raised the price of all its products by 25 per cent as it feels the impact of the economic down turn and the cheap Aussie dollar. - +
Apple wins antitrust fight with Psystar, judge tosses claims 20 November, 2008 07:02:00
Apple isn't a monopoly; judge calls clone maker's arguments 'contradictory'A federal judge Tuesday dismissed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple, shutting the door on Psystar's attempt to force the California company to let it install Mac OS X on its Mac clones. - +
Analysts predict global drop in 2008 chip sales 20 November, 2008 07:05:00
Fourth-quarter revenue expected to plummet 11 percent as economy batters semiconductor marketTwo industry watchers this week revised their estimates of worldwide semiconductor revenue this year, with one even predicting a year-over-year decline. - +
Will technology drive global recovery? 20 November, 2008 07:04:00
On November 6, Sam Palmisano, chairman, president & CEO of IBM, made an important speech entitled "The Smart Planet: The Next Leadership Agenda" at the Council of Foreign Relations in New York City. That speech is only now getting public press attention.
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