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Windows XP smartphone raises functionality questions

IDG News Service - A new smartphone that runs Windows XP and blends in PC features is starting to generate buzz, though some analysts are questioning its purpose and practicality. Chinese company In Technology Group has designed a pocket-sized device ...

From AGAM SHAH, ComputerWorld,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: AMD,  Microsoft Corporation

Ruiz steps down as GlobalFoundries chairman

IDG News Service - Former Advanced Micro Devices CEO Hector Ruiz stepped down as chairman of GlobalFoundries today, a week after reports emerged of his alleged involvement in an insider-trading scandal. Ruiz allegedly shared confidential information ...

From AGAM SHAH, ComputerWorld,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: AMD,  Wall Street Journal,  Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.,  Securities and Exchange Commission,  Alan Ross

Digital Gear: Webcam, handheld video camera go HD

IDG News Service - Store shelves will host cool gadgets that could be good buys as the holiday season rolls in. Some new cameras, including the Flip MinoHD from Cisco Systems and LifeCam Cinema from Microsoft, are lightweight devices that can shoot ...

From AGAM SHAH, ComputerWorld,  29 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Cisco Systems, Inc.,  Microsoft Corporation,  Twitter Inc

Canonical matures Linux-based netbook OS

IDG News Service - Canonical today updated its Linux distribution for netbooks, simplifying the interface and adding new programs that the company says will make it easier for users to access and use Web content. The Ubuntu 9.10 Netbook Remix is ...

From AGAM SHAH, ComputerWorld,  29 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Google Inc.,  Intel

Sony recalls AC adapters for some Vaio PCs

IDG News Service - Sony issued a recall for some AC adapters used with all-in-one Vaio PCs and docking stations as they pose the risk of causing electric shock, the company said. Sony issued the voluntary recall working with the U.S. Consumer Product ...

From AGAM SHAH, ComputerWorld,  28 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Sony,  Consumer Product Safety Commission

Intel pulls firmware for SSDs just a day after release

Users complain that the firmware upgrade could cause systems to crash Intel has pulled a firmware upgrade it released on Monday for its X25-M consumer solid-state drives as users complained that the software caused crashes. The company on Monday made ...

From AGAM SHAH, NetworkWorld,  28 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Intel,  BMC Software, Inc.,  Gartner, Inc.

Report: Former AMD CEO Ruiz was source in scandal

IDG News Service - Former Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) CEO Hector Ruiz allegedly shared confidential information with a Wall Street trader connected to an insider-trading scandal, according to a news report on Tuesday. The SEC last week charged six ...

From AGAM SHAH, ComputerWorld,  27 Oct 2009

Related Topics: AMD,  IBM,  Intel,  Raj Rajaratnam,  Galleon Group

Tilera targets Intel, AMD with 100-core processor

IDG News Service - Tilera on Monday announced new general-purpose CPUs, including a 100-core chip, as it tries to make its way into the server market dominated by Intel and Advanced Micro Devices. The two-year-old startup's Tile-GX series of chips are ...

From AGAM SHAH, ComputerWorld,  26 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Intel,  AMD,  Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

Report: US regulators to file complaint against Intel

IDG News Service - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is moving toward opening a formal complaint against Intel, according to a news report published on Friday. Three out of four antitrust regulators at the FTC are in favor of filing a complaint, ...

From AGAM SHAH, ComputerWorld,  23 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Intel,  Federal Trade Commission,  European Commission,  Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.,  AMD

Canonical takes on Win 7 with Ubuntu 9.10 RC

IDG News Service - Canonical on Thursday made available the Release Candidate of its latest Linux-based operating system, Ubuntu 9.10, on the same day Microsoft launched the long-awaited Windows 7. The upcoming Canonical release, which is code-named ...

From AGAM SHAH, ComputerWorld,  22 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Intel,  Google Inc.

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