John G. Spooner

Notebooks equipped for wireless WANs are poised to make a slew of tasks easier, from skiers plotting their next runs to doctors managing patient care. The improvements will come from near-ubiquitous access to critical data provided by the first notebooks to embed WWAN hardware. WWANs have been around for years, but using them has been […]

Intel says it wants to put PCs into the hands of more people around the world. The chip maker on March 31 unveiled an initiative it says it is undertaking to help deliver PCs to people in developing nations, who might not be able to afford the types of desktops and notebooks that are popular […]

When it comes to notebooks, thin is in again. Gateway, which began taking orders on its new 3-pound E-100M notebook on March 30, is working to expand the so-called ultraportable category with the introduction of new features. Ultraportables generally weigh about 4 pounds or less and have 12-inch or smaller displays. But given their prices […]

NEW YORK—Notebooks equipped with wireless wide area networking are poised to make it easier for a slew of applications, from skiers plotting their next runs at a ski center in Whistler, British Columbia, to helping doctors manage patient care. Those improvements will come from near-ubiquitous access to critical data provided by the first notebooks to […]

NEW YORK—Dell is setting out to prove that wider is better when it comes to wireless notebooks. The company on March 28 previewed here two members of a new family of Latitude D series portables. As expected, the machines come equipped with wide-screen displays and offer broader networking capabilities, allowing them to stay continuously connected […]

A consortium of technology companies is hoping to create better ways to measure server power in a bid to allay growing concerns about enterprise energy bills. The yet-to-be-named group, which includes chip makers such as Advanced Micro Devices, server makers such as Sun Microsystems and the Environmental Protection Agencys Energy Star program, will meet this […]

With energy efficiency creeping up enterprises evaluation criteria list, Intel knew it couldnt afford to allow its future chips to use more power. The Santa Clara, Calif., company went back to the drawing board to create a new chip architecture—a replacement for the circuitry that underpins its entire x86 product line—that would both increase performance […]

The late arrival of Microsofts Windows Vista isnt expected to wield a serious blow to PC shipments, a new report by IDC says. The software giant on March 21 said it would delay the general release of Vista, its next-generation operating system for PCs, to January 2007. The OS had been scheduled for wide release […]

Dell appears poised to offer smaller, lighter and more capable wireless notebooks for businesses. The computer maker will likely preview a new lineup of Latitude notebooks on March 28, at a small event at a New York steakhouse. The event, an e-mail sent by Dell said, will offer “a preview of Dells next-generation mobile platforms. […]

Advanced Micro Devices in April will demonstrate for the first time a new server chip equipped with its AMD Virtualization technology. The company will demonstrate its forthcoming Rev F processors, which include its AMD Virtualization, formerly known as “Pacifica,” at Bostons LinuxWorld, a company representative confirmed to eWEEK. The show starts on April 3. The […]

A consortium of technology companies is hoping to create better ways to measure server power in a bid to allay growing concerns about enterprise energy bills. The yet-to-be-named group, which includes chip makers such as Advanced Micro Devices and Intel, server manufacturers such as Sun Microsystems and the Environmental Protection Agencys Energy Star Program, to […]

Large businesses will get the first crack at upgrading to Microsofts new Windows Vista operating system. But chances are that theyll still be the last to widely adopt it. Microsoft on March 21 said it would delay the general release of Windows Vista, which had been expected to come out this fall, to January. The […]