Mark Hachman

Intel Corp. this week will show off its latest concept PC, “Florence,” emphasizing mobility for different lifestyles and featuring a second LCD panel plus an embedded wireless mouse that also doubles as a VOIP phone. If this sounds like an introduction to an automobile line or the latest fashions, theres a reason: like Detroits carmakers, […]

SAN FRANCISCO—Intel Corp. chief executive Craig Barrett opened the Intel Developer Forum here by talking about transformations, including the companys transformation of its 32-bit processor line through 64-bit extensions. Barrett introduced the concept of 64-bit “extensions” to Intels 32-bit processors, which some have called the companys “Clackamas” or Compatibility technology. However, the technology will for […]

LAS VEGAS—The Universal Transportable Memory Association Inc. recently debuted “FISH,” a new type of flash memory card for digital cameras and other devices. But so, far, FISH looks to be the one that got away. The Flash Internal Semiconductor Hard-drive (FISH) format looks like a USB memory key, with a tiny rectangular printed circuit board […]

At its semiannual Developer Forum on Tuesday Intel Corp. will shift gears into the “Tera Era” of computing. In this case, “tera” refers to teraflop speeds and terabytes of storage. In addition, the chip giant will discuss initiatives to help resuscitate its wireless business. IDF will bring together elements from all of Intels businesses, incuding […]

A judge for the Federal Court of Appeals vacated and remanded a previous settlement that found Intel Corp. violated patents held by Intergraph Corp., in a suit that hinged upon the definition of two key words. The decision is actually a mixed bag for both sides. On one hand, the appellate court vacated the decision […]

Broadcom Corp. tipped a potential move into the storage IC market Wednesday, adding a portfolio of storage patents from Cirrus Logic Inc. Broadcom said it licensed an undisclosed number of patents dealing with “fundamental innovations in the magnetic and optical storage areas, including read channel and hard disk controller technologies,” from Cirrus in return for […]

A new site survey has concluded that Microsoft Corp.s Internet Information Services Web server holds greater sway than Apache among the top 1,000 most trafficked sites on the Web. The study, conducted by Port80 Software of San Diego, attempted to slice data collected by companies like Netcraft Ltd. and E-Soft Inc.s SecuritySpace service in a […]

Back in the spring, Seagate Technology LLC introduced its “Enterprise Disc Drive,” a new 2.5-inch hard disk format with enterprise-class performance and interfaces. According to marketing materials seen by eWEEK.com, the company will brand the forthcoming drive as “Savvio.” The drive will ship in both 36.7GB and 73.4GB capacities, according to Seagates materials. The product […]

Cornice Inc., manufacturer of the 1-inch drive known as the Cornice Storage Element, announced that it has received an additional $51 million in funding. The additional funding brings the total capital invested in the company to $81 million. The companys new capital comes from Cornices existing investors—CIBC Capital Partners, Nokia Venture Partners and VantagePoint Venture […]

Improved performance, new applications and new bug fixes highlight the changes in Version 3.2 of the KDE Projects KDE desktop software for Linux, which KDE released Tuesday. The release, available for free download at KDEs Web site, has been the default user interface for several Linux distributions, including SuSE Linux, Knoppix, Lindows and Mandrake Linux. […]

The HyperTransport Technology Consortium next Monday will announce Version 2.0 of the HyperTransport I/O specification, sources close to the group said. The next-generation, high-bandwidth interconnect will provide higher performance as well as the means to map to the PCI Express interface. Version 2.0 will increase the aggregate throughput approximately 75 percent, from 12.8GB per second […]

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.—Wireless e-commerce took two steps ahead on Monday, paving the way for improved digital rights management on mobile devices. The Open Mobile Alliance, whose diverse membership encompasses a significant portion of the wireless industry, announced an “enabler release” of its second-generation DRM specification on here Monday. While not absolutely final, the document will […]