Michelle Maisto

The Nokia N series N97 has begun shipping to more than 75 countries. This news comes from Nokia, which is so excited about the new device that it has offered footage of the N97 being made in its factory in Salo, Finland.The N97 looks a bit like an Apple iPhone-this slideshow offers an early look-though […]

Palm and Sprint are preparing to host a launch party for the Palm Pre, which will benefit IAVA, a group dedicated to the troops and veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as to their civilian supporters.The launch party will take place on June 3 at 7 p.m. PT at Raleigh Studios […]

From the Computex show in Taiwan, Intel has introduced three new standard-volt (SV) processors-T9900, P9700 and P8800-as well as an ultra-low voltage (ULV) processor-the SU2700-and the GS40 Express chip set, an extension of Intel’s existing chip-set line that will enable cooler and smaller form factors based on the ULV processors. Intel also introduced devices that […]

As the Computex 2009 show kicked off in Taipei, Advanced Micro Devices announced it is expanding its Athlon and Phenom processor lines with the introduction of the Athlon II X2 250 and Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition dual-core processors.Built on 45-nanometer technology, Athlon II X2 is AMD’s fastest Athlon processor yet, with a core […]

SanDisk, the world’s largest flash memory card maker, has begun shipping its next-generation flash memory-based solid-state drives for netbooks, the pSSD P2 and S2 in 8GB, 16GB, 32Gb and 64GB.Additionally, it is shipping newly packaged 8GB and 16GB SDHC (secure digital high capacity) cards, specifically intended for netbooks.Eric Bone, SanDisk’s vice president of retail product […]

Sony Ericsson will be releasing three new phones early in the fourth quarter of 2009 – though calling up friends is the least interesting thing a person could do with the Satio, Yari or Aino, all of which are likely to debut in Europe before reaching the United States. The Yari is a Nintendo Wii […]

New Gartner forecasts on worldwide semiconductor revenue are expecting the year to close at $198 billion, representing a 22.4 percent reduction from 2008 revenues of $255 billion. “First quarter PC shipments came in better than expected, which led to an improved outlook for microprocessors, but we believe most of this improvement was due to the […]

The popularity of netbooks has helped to keep PC shipments from falling dramatically as customers cut back on spending in a struggling economy.The majority of those U.S. netbook sales, according to a report from research company NPD Group, have been occurring in major cities on the country’s coasts.In New York, for example, 12.3 percent of […]

The Studio 14z is the newest addition to Dell’s laptop lineup. Scheduled to arrive in July, it’s geared toward students, and perhaps anyone else interested in showcasing their “creativity and self expression” on the exterior of their laptop.The Studio 14z comes in six colors – Black Chain Link, Royal Blue, Promise Pink, Spring Green, Plum […]

For the first quarter of fiscal year 2010, Dell has reported net revenue of $12.3 billion, down 23 percent from the previous year and sequentially down 8 percent from the fourth quarter. Net income for the first quarter was $290 million, a drop of 784 million from the same quarter of the previous fiscal year. […]

AVADirect, a custom computer manufacturer, has begun offering the Clevo D900F, the first laptop with Intel’s Core i7 processor, intended for gaming machines and PC enthusiasts. In a May 26 statement about the 17-inch gaming laptop, AVADirect explained that the D900F utilizes “a desktop processor and desktop components,” and that while notebook hardware usually lags […]

The MP3 player on the much-anticipated Palm Pre will seamlessly sync with Apple’s iTunes software, save for copyright-protected files, Palm confirmed on May 28. The Palm Pre, scheduled to debut on June 6, holds the hopes of the struggling Palm, which has been working to position the Pre as the first serious competitor to the […]