Dan Nystedt - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Dan Nystedt

Article | 20/09/2005 Acer aims for global number three position

Acer expects to be the world's third largest PC seller by the end of 2008, with a 10 percent share of the global market and US$20 billion in revenue, ...

Article | 19/09/2005 New USB phone aimed at Skype users sells out in 2 days

The first USB (universal serial bus) phone developed by a new Taiwanese venture focusing on hardware products for use with Skype's VoIP (voice over In...

Article | 19/09/2005 Adobe's net profit leaps 39 percent in Q3

Adobe Systems on Thursday reported its third quarter net profit rose 39 percent from a year ago on solid business execution.

Article | 16/09/2005 Intel opens new R&D center in China

Intel established a new research and development subsidiary in Shanghai to expand its R&D (research and development) presence in Asia and take advanta...

Article | 16/09/2005 New Microsoft R&D centre aims at digital home media

Microsoft has opened a new research and development centre in Taiwan that will focus on developing advanced compression technologies for files like mu...

Article | 15/09/2005 Taiwanese operator puts commerce twist on blogging

One of Taiwan's largest mobile operators is launching a Web site that puts a new twist on blogging and opens the possibility for some real-world e-com...

Article | 15/09/2005 In-Stat: Intel chips only cost $US40 to make

By continuously upgrading its production equipment to the latest technology, Intel maintains a low cost per chip of about $US40, according to a report...

Article | 15/09/2005 BenQ unveils speedy new monitor

Taiwanese electronics maker BenQ announced on Wednesday what it reckons is one of the speediest 20-inch wide screen LCD (liquid crystal display) monit...

Article | 14/09/2005 Hon Hai cements spot as world's top electronics maker

Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry reported its revenue soared 61 percent in the first half of the year, cementing its position as the world's larges...

Article | 12/09/2005 Taiwan court fines P-to-P operator, orders CEO to jail

Just a few months after clearing one company of charges related to its peer-to-peer (P-to-P) file-sharing software, a Taiwanese court on Friday ordere...

Article | 9/09/2005 Yahoo says it obeyed Chinese law by turning in e-mails

Yahoo was only following Chinese law when it provided evidence that helped land a local journalist a 10-year jail sentence, the company said Thursday.

Article | 8/09/2005 Yahoo helped jail Chinese journalist, group says

A media watch group alleged Tuesday that Yahoo gave the Chinese government access to e-mails sent from a journalist's personal Web account, helping la...

Article | 5/09/2005 IPod manufacturer sees revenue double

Inventec Appliances, one of the principal suppliers of Apple's iPod music players, reported its revenue more than doubled in the first half of this ye...

Article | 1/09/2005 Microsoft acquires VoIP provider Teleo

Microsoft said Tuesday it acquired Teleo, a developer of services and technology that allow users to make and receive voice phone calls on their PCs v...

Article | 24/08/2005 UMC to double 90-nanometer chip shipments by Q4

Taiwanese contract chip maker United Microelectronics (UMC) said Monday it will double its monthly shipments of cutting edge 90-nanometer chips by Oct...