AMD launches much-awaited Puma notebook chip line
Advanced Micro Devices Inc is rolling out a much-awaited line-up of chips for laptops, as Intel Corp’s main rival seeks to regain a competitive footing against the world’s biggest chip maker.AMD, which in April posted its sixth consecutive quarterly loss amid missteps and market-share losses to Intel, said the launch of the processors and related [...]
Apple buying microchip designer P.A. Semi
Apple Inc (AAPL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) is buying P.A. Semi, a designer of low-power microchips, in a move that could bolster its ability to customize key parts for its iPhone, iPod and Macintosh product lines.The deal, first reported on the Forbes magazine Web site, was confirmed on Wednesday by Apple spokesman Steve Dowling, who declined [...]
Nokia unveils N810 mobile Internet tablet for WiMax
Nokia’s N810 mobile Internet tablet will be one of the first devices designed for a new high-speed wireless network that Sprint Nextel Corp will launch commercially in April.
Nokia on Tuesday unveiled a version of the handheld device, which has a 4.13-inch touch screen, for WiMax — the emerging wireless technology that Sprint is betting on [...]
Google tells FCC of “white space” airwave plans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Internet search engine Google Inc gave U.S. regulators on Monday a proposal for allowing the airwaves between broadcast channels to be used for mobile broadband services.
In comments filed with the Federal Communications Commission, Google said it would propose an enhanced system to prevent wireless devices operating in the so-called “white space” from [...]
Intel picks “Atom” as name for new chip family
Intel Corp has picked “Atom” as the new brand name for its latest microprocessor, the world’s largest semiconductor company said.The Intel Atom processor is the name for the new family of low-power processors, the brains of digital devices, that will power mobile Internet devices and ultra low-cost and small notebook and desktop personal computers.
Intel (INTC.O: [...]
Microsoft to stop making HD DVD players for Xbox
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) will stop making video players based on the HD DVD standard for its Xbox 360 game system, a move that comes days after Toshiba Corp (6502.T: Quote, Profile, Research) pulled the plug on the high definition movie technology.The move, announced on Saturday, follows recent decisions by Hollywood studios such [...]
Microsoft profit rises 79 pct
Microsoft (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) signaled confidence to a rattled stock market by raising its full-year earnings outlook above Wall Street targets and reporting a 79 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday.Analysts took the results as a good sign for technology companies in the face of a slowing economy, and Microsoft shares rose 4.5 [...]