John G. Spooner

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 […]

Microsofts plan to delay Windows Vista will bushwhack fourth-quarter PC sales, industry observers say. The software maker on March 21 said it would delay the release of Vista, an upgrade of its Windows operating system that promises PC users a better user interface and improvements in stability and security. The company said it would deliver […]

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 its Geode processor line, in addition to selling a series of mobile Sempron and Turion processors for notebook PCs. Several of the chips may fit into the new category of […]