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Power.org Member Rapport, IBM Unveil Low-Power Cell Processor

Chip maker Rapport Technologies and IBM have developed the Kilocore1025, a new breed of cell processor technology both companies claim will bring disruptive technologies...

Readers Respond: Microsoft Shuts Windows on New PC Firmware

I read John G. Spooners article on UEFI ("Microsoft Shuts Windows on New PC Firmware," March 20) with great interest because my future as...

AMD Begins Chip Production at Second Fab

Advanced Micro Devices said April 4 that it has begun shipping its first microprocessors from its second fab, Fab 36 in Dresden, Germany. The announcement,...

The Lessons of the $100 Laptop

BOSTON—The $100 laptop is coming together, its founder says, but without the famous crank. Nicholas Negroponte, chairman of One Laptop Per Child, said in a...

Wireless Notebooks Go Wild

Notebooks equipped for wireless WANs are poised to make a slew of tasks easier, from skiers plotting their next runs to doctors managing patient...

An Homage to Steve Jobs, and Apple

How to pay homage to Steve Jobs and Apple as the company turns 30? I certainly cant add onto the plaudits being handed out by...

Intel Sets Out to Discover New Worlds for the PC

Intel says it wants to put PCs into the hands of more people around the world. The chip maker on March 31 unveiled an initiative...

Microsoft Week Ahead, Week in Review – 4

Microsoft Watch editor Mary Jo Foley looks back at Business Mashup news from Microsofts Convergence conference; in light of the continuing fight with the...

Gateway Sees a Lightweight Laptop Renaissance

When it comes to notebooks, thin is in again. Gateway, which began taking orders on its new 3-pound E-100M notebook on March 30, is working...

Braving the Wilds with Wireless Notebooks

NEW YORK—Notebooks equipped with wireless wide area networking are poised to make it easier for a slew of applications, from skiers plotting their next...