Weak memory pricing hurts Intel revenue
Intel's revenue increase for the fourth quarter fell short of analysts' estimates in part because of weak prices for memory chips.
Stories by Agam Shah
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VMware buys application-based virtualisation vendor
In a bid to boost its desktop virtualization portfolio, VMware on Tuesday agreed to acquire application-based virtualization vendor Thinstall.
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CES - Plasma and LCD TVs getting thinner
Ultra-thin flat panel displays were the highlight of this year's International Consumer Electronics Show, with many vendors showing thinner and sleeker high-definition TVs, giving users a peek of what LCD, plasma and OLED screens will look like in a few years.
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CES - A sensitive arm is the next big thing for robots
Making a robot laugh by tickling it may be fun, but robots could mean real business when they get arms and hands that mimic the dexterity and sensitivity of humans.
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CES - Former OLPC CTO aims to create US$75 laptop
A laptop under US$100 could reach desks if a new venture formed by former chief technology officer of One Laptop Per Child, Mary Lou Jepsen, can deliver on its promises.
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CES - Otellini sees Internet search coming to users
Preaching mobility to an audience teeming with cell-phone and laptop users, Intel CEO Paul Otellini looked into the crystal ball and predicted that Internet search will approach users instead of users approaching search.
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CES - Panasonic shows 150-inch plasma screen
Plasma screens just keep getting bigger, with Panasonic on Monday showing the prototype of a new 150-inch plasma display, which the company says is the largest flat-panel display in the world.
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CES - Panasonic wants to add life to walls
Panasonic on Monday announced it was dabbling with technology that makes walls interactive, adding "larger-than-life technology" to home interiors.
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CES - Philips improves technology, design in new LCD TVs
Philips Consumer Electronics has thrown its full support behind the Blu-ray high-definition DVD format, adding a new Blu-ray DVD player and declaring the format to be the future of high-definition DVD storage.
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CES - AMD lights Puma platform up with hybrid graphics
Advanced Micro Devices on Monday provided further details about its next-generation Puma platform for notebook PCs, which is designed to maximize battery life while meeting the heavy graphics performance demanded by the Windows Vista OS.
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CES - Intel to add WiMax to upcoming ultramobile platform
Intel may deliver WiMax technology more quickly to mobile users by including it as an option for ultramobile devices based on the company's Menlow platform, according to an Intel executive.
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CES - Pioneer tries to 'darken' display-contrast debate
Pioneer on Sunday said it is working on technology that will deliver plasma displays with black levels to deliver more effervescent colors.
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IBM restructures systems division
With the aim to improve company performance and better meet customers' needs, IBM has announced it is realigning its Systems and Technology group around types of clients.
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Year End - OLPC struggles to realize ambitious vision
Greeted with fanfare and kudos when its prototype PC was shown off by Nicholas Negroponte and United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan more than two years ago at the World Symposium on the Information Society in Tunis, the One Laptop Per Child project is now beset by waning orders and competition from commercial vendors that threaten to sideline the nonprofit effort.
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Dell reinventing itself, but support issues linger
Dell's efforts to reinvent itself this year through a dramatic break from its direct-sales model, expanded services and new enterprise offerings have shown positive early results, but some users have lingering concerns about supply chain management and support -- long-time issues for the company.
