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Semiconductor industry in trouble as recession worsens

Mar 29, 2009

Worldwide sales of manufacturing equipment slumped 31 per cent last year.

News > Software

Microsoft expresses outrage at secret 'Cloud Manifesto'

Mar 27, 2009

Microsoft has criticised a secret 'Cloud Manifesto' penned by Amazon, Google, IBM and others, on the ground that it was not written through an "open process".

News > Finance

Gates predicts recession will last until 2012

Feb 7, 2009

Economy set for another three to four "very tough" years, but global healthcare still a priority.

News > Software

Mozilla unveils Firefox update

Feb 5, 2009

Version 3.0.6 of open-source browser tackles six security and stabilityproblems.

News > Mobility

Nokia denies threatening to leave Finland

Feb 4, 2009

Mobile phone giant Nokia has publicly denied claims that it could transfer its headquarters out of Finland if the country's laws on electronic surveillance are not changed.

News > Hardware

Analysis: netbook, laptop or MID?

Jan 27, 2009

The battle between portable devices is heating up.

News > Software

Microsoft tightens its belt further

Jan 27, 2009

Marketing spend slashed and datacentre plans postponed.

News > Software

IBM tool boosts green supply chain

Jan 24, 2009

'Snow' helps customers reduce environmental impact and increase efficiency,says IBM.

News > Hardware

Intel to shut down five plants

Jan 23, 2009

Job cuts on the way as chip giant undertakes restructuring.

News > Hardware

AMD to lose notebook share for lack of netbooks

Dec 8, 2008

There may be some debate about whether netbooks are an important growth opportunity for chipmakers, or if they’re taking a significant bite out of laptop sales, but the fact ...

News > Hardware

Punters buying used PCs to avoid Vista

Dec 6, 2008

XP is proving to be a golden oldie.

News > Hardware

Toshiba optimistic about SSD rescuing NAND maker

Dec 1, 2008

Sending positive vibes to NAND flash memory makers everywhere, Toshiba says it’s optimistic about wider NAND flash deployment in the next couple of years, mainly within Solid ...

News > Hardware

AMD vs Intel - How Shanghai shapes up

Nov 17, 2008

A couple of days ago we were alerted to what we were told was a Shanghai SAP score for an eight-socket machine, which looked to come in a full 30 per cent lower than the ...

News > Software

Netbooks eat into Microsoft revenues

Nov 11, 2008

Netbooks may be little, but they seem to be causing big problems for Microsoft, which blames them for a drop in first-quarter earnings and decreased revenues, despite increased ...

News > Mobility

Asus to launch Android handset?

Oct 30, 2008

Asustek Computers, makers of the little Eee PC, will apparently be releasing a Google Android-based smartphone during the first half of 2009.

News > Hardware

Intel lauded by EPA for "green" power use

Oct 30, 2008

Intel is giving itself a big green pat on the back after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gave the firm a “Green Power leadership” award and made IBM "Green Power ...

News > Hardware

Intel to launch more core 2 duos in late December

Oct 21, 2008

Intel plans to launch one of its last batches of Core 2 mobile processors towards the end of December, according to sources in the Taiwanese rumour mill.

News > Finance

IBM makes a billion here, a billion there

Oct 20, 2008

IBM has defied analyst predictions, posting a 20 per cent increase in the third quarter profit over last year, despite poor hardware sales.

News > Hardware

Sun and Fujitsu make huge leap in server performance

Oct 14, 2008

Sun and Fujitsu will today show off a new, purportedly energy efficient, line of server systems based on a multi core Sun chip for high-performance and demanding tasks like ...

News > Software

Microsoft slashes prices to fend off Chinese pirates

Sep 26, 2008

Microsoft is slashing the price of its Office suite in China by over 70 per cent, in a move aimed at cutting piracy.