AMD CEO shares hopeful outlook on fab spin-off
Just days before AMD expects to spin off its manufacturing division and give birth to The Foundry Company, AMD CEO Dirk Meyer has spoken to the folks at CNet to share some observations and his outlook on AMD's future. Meyer seems hopeful about the financial impacts of the...
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Samsung selects Nano for 12.1-inch netbook
Although it performs well against the Atom, Via's Nano processor hasn't exactly been stealing Intel's thunder—in fact, we've hardly seen any Nano-powered systems so far. Well, the winds may be changing for Via: the firm says Samsung has chosen the Nano for its NC20 netbook. The NC20 looks about...
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Windows 7 to add native .mov video file support
While many Mac users absolutely swear by Apple's software, Windows users don't always have the same enthusiasm for applications like QuickTime and iTunes. Well, with Windows 7, those folks many no longer have to deal with QuickTimeآ—or hunt for more obscure third-party alternatives. As TechRadar points out, the Windows Media...
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JPR sees the PC gaming market growing later this year
The gaming PC market might not suffer the effects of the economic crisis for too long. In a report posted this afternoon, Jon Peddie Research predicts that "pent-up demand" will cause growth in PC gaming hardware sales and "the PC market in general." As JPR points, the third and fourth...
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HP, Sun strike Solaris distribution deal
Another major x86 server vendor will soon start offering Sun's Solaris operating system. After inking distribution deals with IBM and Dell in 2007, Sun Microsystems has successfully wooed HP into signing a similar agreement. This "multi-year partnership" will allow HP to distribute Solaris 10 on its ProLiant and...
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Acer preps Atom-based Windows Home Server PC
Speaking of netbooks and servers, Acer is apparently cooking up a home server system based on Intel's Atom processor. According to CNet Japan, the Acer Aspire easyStore H340 will come out on March 6, and the base model with 1TB of storage will cost آ¥59,800 ($610). A 3TB...
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Report: Unlocking rumors boosting Phenom II X3 sales
We've seen multiple reports of "unlockable" fourth cores on some Phenom II X3 processors over the past couple of weeks. Today, DigiTimes quotes motherboard manufacturers as saying triple-core Phenom II sales are going upآ—and they attribute the surge directly to the unlocking claims. The mobo makers claim "credibility of the...
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Microsoft plans new entry-level Windows server
Two years after announcing Windows Home Server, Microsoft has revealed plans for a new low-cost server operating system: Windows Server Foundation Edition. According to ZDNet, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told analysts during a recent conference call that the upcoming OS will come out "over the next month or...
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Nvidia responds to negative Intel PR
As one might expect, Nvidia responded promptly to the Intel allegations we heard about yesterday, sending us an e-mail with its "counter-presentation" this afternoon. In case you missed our news post, Intel reportedly sent out a slide deck that criticizes Nvidia's Ion platform and says Intel chipsets are better-suited...
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Availability check: GeForce GTX 295 cards are hard to come by
Over a month since the launch of Nvidia's GeForce GTX 295, online retail availability in North America still leaves much to be desired. We only managed to find one model in stock across four major U.S. e-tailers after a search this morning. In availability check tradition, we limited our search...
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New ultra-low-voltage Intel CPUs may launch in March
Intel has a pair of new processors for ultra-thin notebooks up its sleeve, according to DigiTimes. The site quotes anonymous sources at notebook manufacturers who predict the arrival of Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Core 2 Solo SU3500 processors "by the end of March." The Core 2 Duo SU9600 will...
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