LiveCD lets PCs run Android
Google's netbook-oriented Chrome operating system isn't expected to be available until late next year, but you can now sample the search giant's Android OS on x86 systems. Originally targeted at smartphones, Google's Android OS has already caught the eye of several netbook makers. ...
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Wednesday Shortbread
Wednesday PC market to suffer first decline in 2009 since dot-com bubble TG Daily reports sun sets on Sun Microsystems in prophet warning U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejects additional patent claims that...
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EU fine leads to Intel second-quarter loss
That whopping $1.44 billion fine the EU levied against Intel for anticompetive practices officially took its toll today, as the firm announced its second-quarter results. Without the fine, Intel's non-GAAP results included "operating income of $1.4 billion, net income of $1.0 billion and EPS of 18 cents"...
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Marvell chip problems could sink SATA 6Gbps on P55 boards
According to a report over at PC Perspective, a problem with Marvell's 88SE9123 6Gbps SATA controller could tank the next-gen storage standard's expected arrival on P55-based motherboards. Asus, Gigabyte, and MSI had all planned to use the Marvell chip, but its performance apparently isn't up to speed. ...
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Seagate drops 600GB in new 15k-RPM Cheetah
Seagate has begun shipping a new addition to its family of enterprise-class SCSI drives. The 3.5" Cheetah 15K.7 spins its platters at a dizzying 15,000 RPM, yielding an average rotational latency of just two milliseconds. That's still much slower than a high-end SSD; Intel's server-grade X25-E...
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Bastille Day Shortbread
Bastille Day TG Daily reports Dell issues profit warning, sort of Fudzilla reports Sargas AMD single 45nm core this year and AMD quad Propus to arrive in September and AMD SB810 south bridge delayed Expreview reports Gigabyte takes P55 motherboard to microATX form factor Seagate releases world's fastest,...
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A sneak peek at a Gigabyte P55 motherboard
First spotted at Computex last month, Gigabyte's GA-P55-UD4P has made its way to the Benchmarking Sweatshop. Although we can't say much about the board just yet, we snapped some nudies for your viewing pleasure: Yep, looks like a Gigabyte mobo
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Will flash cards replace optical storage?
I had more or less expected Blu-ray to supplant DVDs as the removable storage medium of choice in PCs, but after reading this little write-up about what Apple is doing with its MacBooks, I'm suddenly not so sure. Optical drives are awfully large and cumbersome for inclusion in...
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Netbook shipments could double in '09
If netbooks are a fad, they sure are a long-lasting and far-reaching one. Research firm DisplaySearch is now forecasting that netbook shipments could double from 2008 to 2009, when all is said and done, as PC World reports. Shipments of the little buggers could reach nearly 33...
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Etc.
After I posted a few TR writers' Twitter IDs yesterday, some of you asked if we had an official account that would update every time we posted something. I'm happy to report that we've successfully fed our RSS feed into a Twitter account, opening a stable vortex to the social...
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Business OS roll-out practices remain unchanged, make news
All over the web today, you'll see reports headlined like this one: "Six out of ten firms have no plans to roll out Windows 7." This attention-getting declaration is apparently intended to be bad news for Microsoft and, well, actual newsworthy information to you and me. But when you...
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Video exposes rare FPS disorder
As a PC enthusiast, one can't help but identify with Gene Simpkins' plight. Somehow, I feel like I've been there myself, perhaps in another life.
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Six-core Opterons tiptoe into HE, SE power grades
After announcing its six-core "Istanbul" Opterons with standard power envelopes in early June, AMD has now followed up as promised with several new models that fit into its SE and HE lineups. At least, that's what this press release at BusinessWire says. I don't see the announcement...
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Etc.
Cyril and Geoff are off today, so you're stuck with me. I'll do my best to keep things entertaining, if not informative. Seems like the flow of news stories may be picking up a little this week after two of the slowest news weeks in, well, ages. ...
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Apple netbook/tablet rumors swirl around $800 mark
We've been hearing rumors about a potential Apple netbook-type device for ages, and despite Apple's best efforts to discourage speculation and dissuade the faithful from getting too excited, the rumor mill keeps churning out tasty morsels—many of them from deep inside the supply chain, where Apple would appear to have...
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