NPD: 66% of Computers that Cost over $1000 are from Apple |
Apple Macintosh computers continued to gain popularity in the USA, according to market tracking company NPD. But while the overall market share remains on approximately the same level as a yea... |
Microsoft May Acquire Stock in Yahoo! |
Microsoft Corp. has issued a statement claiming that despite of the lack of a plan to acquire Yahoo!, the company may consider buying a share in the company to boost its online services. Both ... |
AMD Still Intends to Build a Fab in the USA |
Even though Advanced Micro Devices did not start construction of its Fab 4x this spring, as it was expected, the world’s second largest supplier of x86 central processing units (CPUs), s... |
Dell Plans to Invest ¤‰ike Crazy?into Alienware, but Leave XPS in Place |
Dell, a leading supplier of personal computers, denied media report about intentions to axe its XPS brand to concentrate solely on Alienware personal computers for gamers. Nevertheless, the co... |
HP Takes Over EDS for $Billion to Boost IT Service Business |
In a bid to offer an even larger portfolio of IT services for various industries, HP on Tuesday announced purchase of Electronic Data Systems Corp. (EDS) for the price of $13.9 billion, or $25... |
Affordable Notebooks to Become Popular, but Not Overwhelmingly Popular ?IDC |
Ultra low-cost notebook personal computers have received considerable attention as a potential solution to the digital divide in developing countries, however, IDC believes that these devices ... |
Dell to Phase Out Own-Brand Gaming Machines, Push Alienware ?Report |
Dell, one of the world’s largest suppliers of personal computers, reportedly plans to cease manufacturing of its Dell XPS-branded PCs for gamers and concentrate on popularization of mach... |
AMD Is Re-Architecting the Company, but Remains Mum on Details |
Despite of expectations, Advanced Micro Devices did not unveil any details regarding its “asset-smart” strategy or any concrete decisions that influence the future of the company a... |
TSMC Claims There Are No Definite Plans for 450mm Factory |
Even though Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. recently signed a pact with Intel Corp. and Samsung Electronics regarding standardization of tools that are used in wafer manufacturing, the ... |
Intel, NASA and SGI Team Up to Create New Supercomputer |
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Intel Corp., and SGI on Thursday announced the signing of an agreement establishing intentions to collaborate on significantly increas... |
Intel Preps to Execute Another Take Over Plan |
There are fears about recession of the economy, but the world’s largest maker of microprocessors Intel Corp. plans to invest while the market is down, just like it did early in the decad... |
Qimonda Teams Up with Centrosolar to Make Solar Cells |
Qimonda AG, a leading supplier of memory products, and Centrosolar Group AG, a leading German solar company, this week signed a contract to jointly build, equip and operate a solar cell manufa... |
Microsoft Withdraws Proposal to Acquire Yahoo! |
Microsoft Corp. has announced that it had withdrawn its proposal to acquire Yahoo! company.“We continue to believe that our proposed acquisition made sense for Microsoft, Yahoo! and the ... |
AMD May Divide Itself Into Two Companies |
Advanced Micro Devices, the world’s second largest supplier of x86 central processing units, may divide itself into two separate companies in order to boost efficiencies of both. AMD has... |
Intel, Samsung and TSMC to Start Transition to 450mm Wafers by 2012 |
Intel Corp., Samsung Electronics and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. have announced that they have reached agreement on the need for industry-wide collaboration to target a transition t... |