John G. Spooner

Intels savior has arrived. The Santa Clara, Calif., chip maker on July 27 unveiled its Core 2 Duo processor for desktops and notebooks during an event at its Silicon Valley headquarters. Intel executives proclaimed the chip—and therefore Intel itself—the new king of the PC processor hill, based on its strengths, which promises a 40 percent […]

For Lenovo Group customers, choosing a processor for a business desktop is about to become a two-horse race. The PC maker in the second week of August will become the first top-tier manufacturer to offer an AMD processor-based desktop to large businesses in the United States, sources familiar with the companys plans said. Lenovo has […]

IM Flash Technologies is boosting the capacity of its NAND flash memory chips, pushing the chips another step closer toward being able to take a starring role in PCs. The Intel-Micron Technology joint venture, based in Lehi, Utah, announced July 25 that it has begun sampling 4-gigabit NAND flash memory chips manufactured using a new, […]

PC makers are wheeling and dealing to avoid being hit hard by a slowdown in unit shipment growth that will come in 2006 and following years, as the PC replacement cycle flattens. But lower pricing has already stung some. Dell on July 21 announced that offering aggressive prices in the commercial market will cause its […]

Advanced Micro Devices will acquire graphics processor maker ATI Technologies in an effort to emerge as a more formidable supplier of chips for business computers. AMD has traditionally worked with multiple partners whose chips can be used with its processors to build PCs. But the company intends to use the tie-up, announced on July 24, […]

Samsung Electronics has big plans for its tiny Q1 ultramobile PC. Despite a less than warm initial reception for the diminutive PC category by analysts—ultramobile PCs are small, keyboard-less handheld computers capable of running Microsofts Windows XP—Samsung said its Q1 UMPC has exceeded its expectations, particularly for businesses. And now its raising the bar. Samsung, […]

Advanced Micro Devices plan to acquire ATI Technologies, could ultimately boil down to providing a simpler approach to building basic business PCs. AMDs planned $5.4 billion acquisition of ATI, announced July 24, will cap several recent announcements by the Sunnyvale, Calif., chip maker. All of the efforts focus on packing more technology into PCs and […]

Dell on July 21 issued a de facto earnings warning, stating that aggressive PC pricing in a slowing commercial market worldwide will cause its second-quarter earnings to be lower. The Round Rock, Texas-based PC maker said that its second-quarter fiscal year 2007 results would yield about $14 billion in revenue and earnings per share in […]

Intel plans to keep rolling out the chips. The Santa Clara, Calif., company will introduce both the desktop and notebook versions of its new Core 2 Duo processor at an event at its Silicon Valley headquarters on July 27, people familiar with its plans told eWEEK. The arrival of the new chips will continue a […]

PC buyers might soon find dual cores in nearly every PC as Intel works to create a second-half turnaround. The chip maker, which suffered processor inventory and pricing woes that reduced its revenue and profit in the second quarter of 2006, is redrawing the lines that separate its PC processors and will now offer three […]