Ben Ames - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Ben Ames

Article | 13/07/2006 Dell plans US changes in entry-level PC pricing

Dell plans to announce PC pricing changes for US small business and home users. The move is expected to shift it away from promoting inexpensive, bare...

Article | 7/07/2006 Apple sees no future for CRTs

Following an industry trend toward smaller, more efficient PCs, Apple Computer phased the bulky CRT (cathode ray tube) monitor out of its product line...

Article | 3/07/2006 Shutterfly photo-sharing site plans IPO

The online photo-sharing Web site Shutterfly announced Thursday that it plans to raise funds through an initial public offering (IPO) of company stock...

Article | 27/06/2006 Gartner: Notebook PCs still prone to hardware failure

Nearly one-fifth of all notebook PCs will break down over their lifetime, needing a new hardware component to fix the failure, a study reveals.

Article | 22/06/2006 Music player sales drive shortage of NAND flash

The soaring popularity of MP3 music players is driving demand for NAND flash memory chips faster than suppliers can keep up.

Article | 21/06/2006 Fujitsu notebooks balance customer demands

Fujitsu Computer Systems launched an ultralight, 2.2-pound (997 grams) notebook on Tuesday, offering a PC that balances the conflicting demands of bus...

Article | 21/06/2006 IBM runs frozen chip at 500GHz

IBM researchers have pushed a silicon-based microprocessor to speeds of 500GHz, more than 250 times faster than a typical commercial chip in a cell ph...

Article | 14/06/2006 PC shipments stay strong thanks to Asian demand

Despite three years of slowing growth in sales, worldwide PC shipments grew by a strong 12.6 percent in the first quarter.

Article | 14/06/2006 Intel: More efficient chips are coming soon

Researchers at Intel have found a better way to insulate circuits, enabling them to save energy as they pack more transistors onto each processor.

Article | 13/06/2006 TI plans more efficient chips for mobile devices

To handle high computing loads in multimedia handsets and smartphones, Texas Instruments plans to build a faster, more efficient family of processors ...

Article | 8/06/2006 HP recalls digital cameras for fire hazard

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has recalled more than half a million digital cameras, citing the risk of a fire hazard from an overheated battery.

Article | 8/06/2006 Intel to make more flash in midst of reorganization

Faced with slipping market share for its microprocessors, Intel has decided to increase its investment in NOR flash memory chips, as published reports...

Article | 7/06/2006 Report: Samsung to replace Intel with AMD in Origami PC

Samsung Electronics America Inc. plans to change the processor in its Q1 Ultra Mobile PC, replacing a chip from Intel Corp. with one from Advanced Mic...

Article | 5/06/2006 Dell hopes customer service can boost flagging sales

As its commanding lead over Hewlett-Packard (HP) dissolves, Dell has turned to customer service to rescue its flagging PC sales.

Article | 2/06/2006 AMD opens up with four-core processors

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) will ship four-core processors for servers, workstations and high-end desktops by mid-2007, company Chief Technology Offi...