Stories by Agam Shah

  • IBM gives autonomic computing a brain

    To keep up with growing complexities of data center maintenance, IBM announced a new set of self-management tools that can reduce the cost and manpower needed to run data centers.

  • Hard drive prices drop as PC demand rises

    Competition from flash memory and increased shipment of PCs and consumer electronics are driving down prices and fueling demand for hard disk drives, according to a survey released by iSuppli this week.

  • HP zooms out of camera business

    Hewlett-Packard announced it will shift the focus of its digital camera business, jumping out of manufacturing, distribution and design, in order to concentrate more on its home photo printing and online photo services.

  • IBM to ship new AIX 6 Unix

    IBM is pulling AIX 6 out of beta and will make the Unix OS generally available at the end of this week, the company said.

  • HP launches the 'mother of all workstations'

    Hewlett-Packard has pumped up the graphics and processing power on its line of business workstations, introducing a quad-core desktop the company calls the "mother of all workstations."

  • HP puts touchscreen PC in play

    Hewlett-Packard pushed the concept of the desktop as a shared information center this week, with the introduction of an upgraded touchscreen PC that lets users record video notes for other family members to view.

  • Dell in compliance with Nasdaq listing requirements

    After facing delisting on Nasdaq multiple times for failing to file earnings reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on time, Dell announced this week it is fully compliant with the stock exchange's listing requirements.

  • Dell restates earnings after internal probe

    Dell completed an internal accounting investigation this week and restated its financial results from fiscal 2003 to the first quarter of 2007, bringing it into compliance with listing requirements specified by the Nasdaq stock exchange.

  • OLPC developing new 'supercharger'

    As One Laptop Per Child prepares to ship its highly anticipated XO laptops in two weeks, it is developing a "supercharger," a mass battery recharger that will draw power from cows and yo-yos to help the laptops run longer.