Ben Ames - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Ben Ames

Article | 2/06/2006 AMD woos gamers with 4x4 platform

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) launched a four-core chip platform for video gamers Thursday, continuing to battle Intel for buzz in the high-end "enthus...

Article | 26/05/2006 Google knocks Microsoft off Dell PCs

When consumers boot up their new Dell desktops and notebooks next week, they will find a Google homepage and search tools, not the familiar Microsoft ...

Article | 19/05/2006 Dell plans AMD servers; Q1 profit falls

In a surprise move, Dell on Thursday announced it will use Opteron processors from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in its high-end, multiprocessor server...

Article | 18/05/2006 AMD challenges Intel with notebook chip

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) aims to grab notebook PC business from Intel with a new line of Turion mobile processors.

Article | 18/05/2006 Record labels sue XM Radio for selling music

XM Satellite Radio is infringing the copyright of music labels by allowing its subscribers to record songs, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday by th...

Article | 17/05/2006 AMD seeks desktop business with efficient chips

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is hoping to take a bite out of Intel's market share by selling energy-efficient versions of its desktop processors.

Article | 10/05/2006 Toshiba picks HD-DVD for laptop

Movie fans can watch high-definition video on their laptops using the Qosmio G35-AV650 computer launched Tuesday by Toshiba America Information System...

Article | 8/05/2006 Intel announces new brand name for chips

Intel will sell its new generation of 65-nanometre (65nm) desktop and laptop chips under the brand name Core 2 Duo when it launches them this summer.

Article | 5/05/2006 Intel seeks to block part of AMD suit

Intel filed a motion in the U.S. District Court in Delaware on Wednesday to dismiss part of an antitrust lawsuit by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Article | 3/05/2006 WCIT - Intel invests $1B to sell PCs in developing world

In an effort to reach the world's next billion PC users, Intel said Tuesday that it plans to spend US$1 billion (AU$1.3 billion) over the next five ye...

Article | 2/05/2006 Handheld device sales still slumping

Unit sales of handheld devices fell below 1.5 million in the first quarter, marking the ninth consecutive quarter that worldwide shipments of PDAs hav...

Article | 1/05/2006 Intel plots path to 32-nanometer chips

The best way for Intel to battle shrinking profits is to keep shrinking its chips, reaching 32-nanometer geometry by 2009, company executives said Thu...

Article | 28/04/2006 Intel warns of sinking profits, possible layoffs

Intel expects a 3 percent drop in revenue for 2006 and plans a reorganization that could include layoffs over the next 90 days, Chief Executive Office...

Article | 24/04/2006 Nokia and MIT seek smarter mobile phones

In search of ways to make its mobile phones better networked and easier to use, Nokia has unveiled a lab where it will collaborate with academic resea...

Article | 20/04/2006 Intel profit falls steeply

Blaming a slump in PC growth rates, Intel reported $US8.9 billion in revenue for the first quarter of 2006, down 5 per cent from the same quarter last...