Mark Hachman

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Sixty-four bit computing wont be needed on desktop PCs for several more years, according to Pat Gelsinger, chief technology officer at Intel Corp. In a day devoted to the discussion of Intels research technologies before the companys Intel Developer Forum begins here Tuesday, Gelsinger was asked how quickly he envisioned 64-bit computing arriving […]

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Intel Corp.s dreams of a “radio free Intel” are still alive, although company officials acknowledged the path to that goal will be an arduous one. In a preview of this weeks Intel Developer Forum here, officials with Intels R&D team briefed reporters on its plans to develop radios that are intelligent enough to […]

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Falling flash prices are currently threatening Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Microdrive, and the company will need to hustle out a higher-capacity model to keep it in the market, an analyst warned attendees in a presentation at this weeks DiskCON show here. “I said to myself, I can buy a 1GB CompactFlash card for […]

Intel Corp. has pushed out shipments of its hybrid 802.11a/b chip until early in the fourth quarter, a spokesman for Intel confirmed Wednesday. “We are in heavy testing and validation mode on 802.11a/b,” said Intel spokesman Dan Francisco in an e-mail. “In working with our customers, we believe that the delivery of the chip will […]

Chipset supplier Silicon Integrated Systems Corp. has licensed the Pentium M bus technology from Intel Corp., allowing SIS legally to ship several new chipsets for the ultraportable notebook market. SIS, of Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, did not disclose the details of the agreement; deals of this sort historically have involved royalty payments or intellectual-property transfers from the […]

Cometa Networks Inc. will install 250 Wi-Fi hotspots in the Seattle metropolitan area, giving the city the nations highest density of public Wi-Fi access. The new hotspots will be rolled out in McDonalds, Barnes & Noble bookstores, and Tullys Coffee, affording customers a mix of Java and java. Additional sites will grace several buildings owned […]

On Monday, Apple Computer Inc. upgraded its iMac desktops with additional horsepower, while adding more capacity to its iPod music players. Apples latest iMac revision includes three new models, two boasting a new 1.2-GHz G4 processor. Previously, Apples “new” iMac shipped in only two models, and the fastest processor available was a 1-GHz G4 processor. […]

Broadcom Corp. has designed its first single-chip 802.11b wireless component, reducing the operating power by two orders of magnitude compared with its current generation. The printed circuit board used by Broadcoms new AirForce OneChip 802.11b component measures only 392 sqare mm, roughly one-tenth the size of Broadcoms current 802.11b solution, the company said. Consolidating the […]

The arrest of the alleged author of a modified version of the “Blaster” worm sends a message to virus writers that the federal government will seek out and prosecute such crimes, so say U.S. law enforcement agents. The U.S. Attorneys office confirmed Friday afternoon that federal agents have arrested 18-year-old Jeffrey Lee Parson of Hopkins, […]

U.S. law enforcement agents said the arrest of the alleged author of the “Blaster” variant sends a message to virus writers that the federal government will seek out and prosecute similar crimes. The U.S. Attorneys office confirmed Friday afternoon that federal agents had arrested 18-year-old Jeffrey Lee Parson of Hopkins, Minn. for intentionally damaging a […]

Intel will kick off its semiannual geekfest on Sept. 17, encouraging developers to tie the digital home together through wireless communications. Although Intels Developer Forum has been somewhat sparsely attended in the past few years, this falls IDF will feature a sold-out exhibition hall and over 4,000 attendees from more than fifty countries, spread out […]

Seagate Technology said it was shipping a new line of hard drives optimized for the consumer electronics market. Seagates new “CE” 3.5-inch hard drive line incorporates improved video streaming capabilities, which a Seagate company spokesman said are being implemented in the ATA-7 specification, currently under development at the storage industrys interface standards body, T13.org. Seagate […]