Mark Hachman

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Future enhancements of Transmeta Corp.s Efficeon architecture will include 64-bit extensions and virtualization technology, officials said at In Stat/MDRs Fall Processor Forum here. Chief Technical Officer Dave Ditzel pointed to the companys 2GHz TM8800, aka the “Efficeon 2” chip, which shipped inside Sharp Electronics Corp.s PC-MP70G notebook for the Japanese market in September. […]

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Advanced Micro Devices Inc. on Tuesday unveiled its dual-core architecture here at In Stat/MDRs Fall Processor Forum and provided the first estimates of the chips performance. As the company previously stated, AMDs first dual-core chips for one to-eight way servers will be “first to market” in 2005. Company executives said client-specific versions are […]

IBM has added biometric security to its ThinkPad notebook line, claiming that the technology is now ready for prime time. IBM has added a fingerprint scanner to its T42 ThinkPad notebook chassis and will offer the technology as an option on a dozen or so additional models, according to Clain Anderson, program director of security […]

A growing debate about the security of data has grown to include the computer recycling industry, which is now being asked to verifiably destroy data along with physical components. Merely donating old computers to schools, libraries or other nonprofit organizations may become a casualty of the information age. The need to conform to regulations including […]

California consumers will be charged $6 to $8 per computer monitor or other display device starting Jan. 1 in a bid to step up recycling efforts, according to a bill signed into law Wednesday. Senate Bill 50, a California bill that modifies the Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003, was signed into law by Gov. […]

Intel Corp. has decided not to enable the wireless access-point functionality in its Intel 915/925X “Grantsdale” chip set, a company spokesman confirmed Friday afternoon. Intel decided to phase out the once-heavily touted feature because of the prevalence of low-cost access points available from third parties, spokesman Dan Snyder said. Snyder called the move a business […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—The Diskcon show here was all about small: small devices, small attendance, small profits. Changes in this industry arrive slowly, and some attendees grumbled that its time to starting holding the show once every two years instead. Last year, the show was held in the San Jose Fairmont and Convention Center, and the […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—A hardware designer for Microsoft Corp.s Portable Media Player team said that by 2007 the players would be designed with at least 125GB of storage capacity. The recently introduced players will also be designed to record and download high-definition as well as standard-definition video, said David Proctor, hardware lead for the Microsoft Portable […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—The disk-drive industry faces a dilemma: It should be thriving, but its not. But while analysts say the industry would be better off with fewer competitors, none seems ready to throw in the towel. That hasnt stopped drive makers from pointing fingers at one another. In fact, analysts say thats part of the […]

Chip maker National Semiconductor Inc. is rolling out hardware devices designed to make desktop and laptop PCs more secure. The Santa Clara, Calif., company on Thursday introduced its SafeKeeper Trusted I/O products that enable users to store a computers identity on a piece of silicon, rather than relying on software to protect it. Putting the […]

Maxell said Tuesday that it believes rising costs and shrinking margins will make a price increase “inevitable” on all magnetic tape products. The company is evaluating when to hike prices, by how much and for which products, Don Patrican, executive vice president at Maxell, said in an interview. Maxell Corp. of America, based in Fairlawn, […]

On Monday, Transitive Corp. formally unwrapped its “hardware virtualization” technology, which allows software written for one processor to run on another platform. The technology will be adopted and deployed by an undisclosed computer OEM in the fourth quarter, company executives said, and five more manufacturers are expected to announce support for the technology next year. […]