Natali Del Conte

AMD made a strong preemptive statement on May 2, hosting a press and analyst luncheon to hype the companys strengths in mobile processing compared to the upcoming Intel mobile chip code-named Santa Rosa. “We believe that versus Santa Rosa, in many areas, we already provide a superior experience,” said Patrick Moorhead, vice president of advanced […]

Creative was elusive about its deal with Apple when it was announced in August, but when the company released earnings Oct. 30, it was clear that it is hoping to leverage the settlement and patenting agreement quickly. Creative posted a loss in reported earnings for first-quarter results of fiscal year 2007, which ended on Sept. […]

The entire Silicon Valley is finally going to have free wireless broadband throughout 42 cities, provided by a group called Silicon Valley Metro Connect. The group, composed of IBM, Cisco Systems, SeaKay and Azulstar, announced on Sept. 5 that its proposal to wirelessly connect the Silicon Valley had been accepted by SAMCAT (the San Mateo […]

A survey released on Friday shows that while emails pushing porn are down, overall spam emails—and phishing attempts—are growing significantly. The survey was conducted by Ipswitch, a vendor of SMB security software. It found that 70 percent of all email received is spam, compared to 62 percent the previous quarter, and just 57 percent last […]

The attitude at LinuxWorld Conference and Expo was exuberant. The conference, which started on Tuesday in San Francisco, hosted Linux developers and enthusiasts who together celebrated the 15th anniversary of an operating system (OS) that did what most people thought was impossible: it challenged Windows. The conference began with a keynote presentation by Lawrence Lessig, […]

Has online gambling crapped out? David Carruthers became the latest poster boy—or scapegoat, depending on ones perspective—when he was arrested in Dallas on charges of racketeering, conspiracy and an illegal online gambling enterprise. While on a layover to Costa Rica, where his company is based, Carruthers, chief executive officer for BetOnSports was arrested and detained […]

If youve heard of Microsoft Private Folder 1.0, forget it. As of 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time on Friday, it no longer exists. Microsoft quietly added the free encryption utility earlier this month, and then just as quietly deleted it. The utility allowed users to encrypt and store files inside a private folder. “Private Folder 1.0 […]

The memory-chip industry moved one step further from its dependence on power with Freescale Semiconductors new memory chip, released on Monday. The MR2A16A is the first Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory (MRAM) device to hit the market. Magnetic power seeks to solve the problem of losing data once the power is turned off in devices such […]

A low-power display technology spearheaded an R&D demonstration by chip giant Intel, which is facing increased pressure to come up with new innovations to outpace its rivals, including Advanced Micro Devices. On June 7, Intel sponsored Intel Research Day, a demonstration event at the companys Silicon Valley headquarters. The small gathering showed off projects from […]