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AMD Chips Might Come in Ultramobile PCs

Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices may get a hand in the ultramobile PC.The chip maker offers a fleet of relatively low-power, low-price chips in...

The Buzz – 35

Hockey, anyone?When BlackBerry maker research In Motion wrote a $612 million check to NTP to end a years-long battle that threatened to shut down...

HP Unveils New Chip Set for Itanium Systems

Hewlett-Packard is bulking up the capacity of its Itanium-based Superdome systems with its new "Arches" chip set. The new chip set, announced March 20, is...

Ultramobile PC Is Already Teetering, Analysts Say

The first generation of ultramobile PCs have yet to hit the market, but some analysts are already calling them "tweeners" and projecting dismal sales...

Microsoft Mix 06 and More

Microsoft Watch Editor Mary Jo Foley looks ahead to next weeks Microsoft Mix 06 conference, and back at the Microsoft news of the past...

Lenovo Announces Restructuring Plan

Computer maker Lenovo Group, which last year vaulted onto the international scene with its $1.7 billion purchase of IBMs PC business, is enacting a...

Web Site Reports Intel Mac Dual-Boot Breakthrough

Computer enthusiasts are reporting the creation of a method for booting Windows on one of Apple Computers newest Macs. The Onmac.net Web site reported on...

Dell, Alienware Merger Rumors Linger

Both Dell and Alienware havent quite quashed rumors that the PC giant is out to purchase the boutique computer maker. Representatives of both companies contacted...

Dell Consolidates Desktop Tools

Dell on March 15 for the first time will bring integrated hardware and software configuration management to its OpenManage Client Administrator in a new...

HP Throws Weight Behind AMD

Hewlett-Packards line of ProLiant servers running on Advanced Micro Devices Opteron chips is getting a speed bump. The Palo Alto, Calif., computer maker is upgrading...