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Article | 9/04/2009 Digital gear: Essential accessories for netbooks

Residual effects of the 2008 netbook craze are now popping up, with users complaining of cramped keyboards, missing DVD drives and limited functionali...

Article | 9/04/2009 Nvidia cancels bonus plans for CEO, other executives

Nvidia on Wednesday revised its compensation plan for the current fiscal year, saying it was canceling performance-related compensation for most top e...

Article | 9/04/2009 Semiconductor revenue in massive fall, Gartner says

The recession continues to weigh on the worldwide semiconductor industry, which recorded a giant revenue drop in the first quarter of 2009, Gartner sa...

Article | 3/04/2009 Apple hints at launch of Nehalem-based Xserve

An Apple online store is set to take preorders of new Xserve servers carrying Intel's new Xeon chips, hinting at launch of the devices in the near fut...

Article | 6/04/2009 AMD to take further action to cut costs

Advanced Micro Devices on Friday said it would take further actions, which could include facility closures, to cut costs as it restructures in an effo...

Article | 3/04/2009 Dell frees latest Vostro laptops of bloatware

Dell on Thursday introduced small-business laptops that will be free of bloatware, which could help improve system performance and protect storage spa...

Article | 2/04/2009 AMD readying 'very low-power' Shanghai processors

Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday said it would release "very low-power" Shanghai processors within three months, a move that could intensify its ongo...

Article | 1/04/2009 Report: HP may offer Android in netbooks over Windows

Hewlett-Packard is considering offering an operating system platform developed by Google in its netbooks at the expense of Microsoft's Windows OS, acc...

Article | 31/03/2009 IBM, HP, Dell aim to cut costs with Xeon servers

The world's top server vendors on Monday updated their product lines, launching new servers to coincide with the release of Intel's next-generation Xe...

Article | 31/03/2009 IBM, HP, Dell aim to cut costs with new Xeon servers

The world's top server vendors on Monday updated their product lines, launching new servers to coincide with the release of Intel's next-generation Xe...

Article | 30/03/2009 Intel boosts speed of low-power processors

Intel is expected to refresh its line of laptop chips this week with new ultra-low-voltage processors that should make ultraportable laptops operate f...

Article | 30/03/2009 Dell denies charges in worker discrimination suit

A lawsuit that accuses Dell of discriminating against women and older workers continues to make its way though the courts. In a filing last week, Dell...

Article | 27/03/2009 Nvidia countersues Intel for breach of contract

Nvidia on Thursday countersued Intel, alleging the rival chip company of breach of contract related to a chip licensing agreement between the companie...

Article | 25/03/2009 Intel raises the bar in server chips with Nehalem

Intel's upcoming Xeon server chips incorporate significant advancements that could form the basis for future chips that could handle high-performance ...

Article | 25/03/2009 Lenovo offers workstations with Intel's Nehalem chips

Lenovo on Tuesday became the second major PC maker to announce workstations based on Intel's upcoming quad-core Nehalem chips, which are due for relea...