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Article | 12/02/2009 PC processor shipments to drop in 2009, IDC says
PC microprocessor shipments slowed in the fourth quarter and will continue to decline this year, according to an IDC survey released on Wednesday.
Article | 11/02/2009 Intel updates laptop, desktop chip plans
Intel this week accelerated plans to release two dual-core laptop and desktop processors, tweaking its road map as it juggles manufacturing efforts to...
Article | 9/02/2009 Removal of OLPC donation program rattles observers
One Laptop Per Child's removal of a program that enables small-scale XO laptop deployments has rattled observers, who are concerned that the nonprofit...
Article | 5/02/2009 Dell outlines plan to help customers cut energy costs
Dell this week talked about steps the company is taking to improve energy efficiency in servers, also outlining a server-refresh cycle that could help...
Article | 4/02/2009 Intel delays Itanium upgrade to add new capabilities
Intel on Tuesday said it has delayed the release of the quad-core Tukwila chip, its next-generation 64-bit Itanium processor designed for use in enter...
Article | 2/02/2009 Retailer to ship laptops with Intel's Core i7 chips
In an unlikely union of technologies, PC retailer Eurocom has said it will ship laptops powered by Intel's Core i7 processor, which the chip maker has...
Article | 30/01/2009 Sandisk and Toshiba restructure joint venture
Sandisk on Thursday armed itself with financial flexibility, announcing a deal to restructure its chip-manufacturing joint venture with Toshiba.
Article | 29/01/2009 Lenovo buys mystery startup company
Lenovo has acquired a secretive startup called Switchbox Labs that was cofounded by a former Microsoft Windows executive, the PC maker announced Wedne...
Article | 28/01/2009 EU rejects Intel's efforts to delay antitrust hearing
A European court on Tuesday rejected a request from Intel to postpone a deadline in the European Commission's antitrust proceedings against the compan...
Article | 27/01/2009 AMD sees no Geode chip replacement in sight
Advanced Micro Devices on Monday said it has no replacement planned for the aging Geode low-power chip, creating uncertainty for its use in products l...
Article | 27/01/2009 Texas Instruments reduces workforce by 12 percent
Texas Instruments on Monday said it was reducing its headcount by 3,400 as it gears up for a period of "prolonged" economic weakness.
Article | 20/01/2009 Intel cuts quad-core chip prices by 40 percent
Intel on Monday announced price cuts across a wide range of chips used in mobile and desktop PCs, including cuts of up to 40 percent for its quad-core...
Article | 16/01/2009 Intel's net profit drops 90 percent
Intel's fourth-quarter profit plunged 90 percent from a year earlier, as the chip maker battled a worsening economy and recorded a steep loss from inv...
Article | 16/01/2009 Intel, Microsoft, HP sued for alleged patent infringement
The feature to quickly recover data in PCs and Windows is under attack. Data recovery firm Xpoint earlier this week sued IT giants including Intel, De...
Article | 15/01/2009 Netbooks won't save PC market this year, surveys say
Netbook shipments will see tremendous growth this year but won't be enough to boost overall worldwide PC shipments, which will sink due to the global ...

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