Nvidia's Ageia Aquistion Pressures AMD
Graphics chip maker Nvidia announced on Tuesday that it will acquire physics technology developer Ageia in a move that may bring more realism to gamers
Microsoft offers $234 million for education in poor countries
Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled its plan to invest $235 million in its partners in learning program over the next five years.
Dell seen back to strong growth
Dell Inc returned to double-digit percentage growth in global PC shipments in the fourth quarter as its new retail sales strategy began to pay off, while rival Hewlett-Packard Co's growth slowed, technology researcher IDC said on Wednesday. Overall, global personal computer sales rose a healthy but less-than-expected 15.5 percent in the fourth quarter, and economic concerns were likely to cut into future demand, IDC said.
Microsoft Launches Office for Mac 2008
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac has launched at this year's Macworld Expo, four years after the last edition. The new suite of productivity applications for the Macintosh operating system is built specifically for the Mac and is tailored to feel like a native application. The software was created by Microsoft's Macintosh Business Unit, which is dedicated to products on that operating system.
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Intel Gets Subpoena for Antitrust Violation
New York's attorney-general launched an antitrust investigation into the world's largest chipmaker on Thursday, following similar action in Japan, South Korea, and Europe.
Apple Shares Rise on New Product Rollouts
Shares of Apple Inc. rose Tuesday after the company announced two new products , the Xserve server and the new Mac Pro computer, one week ahead of the Macworld Expo in San Francisco.
Intel unveils plans for Personal Internet
Intel on Monday, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas revealed its plans for innovating technology that will boost the consumer electronics and entertainment industry through internet.
Intel unveils 16 new chips in CES
Intel Corporation, the world's largest chip maker, unveiled 16 products in International CES 2008 on Monday, including the company's first 45 nanometer (nm) processors chip for laptops.
US Stocks Fall on Jobless Rates: Nasdaq and Apple Drop
U.S. stocks fell on Friday for a third time this week as the Nasdaq Composite Index hit its steepest drop since Feb. 27, 2007, following a 5 percent rise in unemployment raising investors concern of an economic recession.
Intel drops out of One Laptop Per Child program
Intel said on Thursday it will drop out of the One Laptop Per Child project and resign from the board after the project's board demanded the chipmaker stop supporting other efforts in emerging markets.
Intel said to increase chip market lead
Intel Corp., the world's top chipmaker, is set to increase its share of a growing global semiconductor chip market this year to 12.2 percent, research firm Gartner said on Friday.
AMD sees chip market remaining competitive
Microprocessor maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD) sees pricing in the chip market remaining competitive, and aims to return to profitability soon, Chief Executive Hector Ruiz said on Thursday.
Intel releases new upgrade tool set for Mac
Intel on Wednesday unveiled a new toolset for upgrading the latest version of Apple's operating system, Leopard.
Intel, Sony, Toshiba and Qualcomm leading 2007 chip sales
AMD, Freescale seem to be losers revealed a research company, iSuppli Corp. in its 2007 projected rankings.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Freescale Semiconductor Inc. are most likely to drop out of the top 10 with best 2007 sales.
Technology sector rises on Activision, VMWare
The Nasdaq Composite Index rose $36.16, or 1.4 percent to 25775.15, while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index rose 2 percent, or $8.01 to $410.38 by mid-day.
Laptops for poor kids project derailed in part by Intel, Microsoft: WSJ
A non-profit's dream of giving away laptops to millions of kids in developing countries, bridging the technology divide, is being derailed in part by competition from well-known companies such as Intel and Microsoft, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.
Abu Dhabi buys stake in AMD
Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Development Co said on Friday it had bought 8.1 percent of U.S.-based Advanced Micro Devices Inc, the second-largest maker of computer processors.
Intel Broadens Support for Virtualization
Intel's Paul Otellini outlined a number of developments taking place behind the walls of the chip-maker's research center on Tuesday, including an advancement promising lower costs in datacenters and high-end workstations.
Intel sees strong demand by Taiwan PC makers
Intel Corp, the world's top PC microchip maker, said on Tuesday it is seeing strong orders from its Taiwan manufacturing clients, despite expectations among some analysts that a slowdown is looming.
Intel launches new chips with smaller circuits
Intel Corp, the world's biggest microchip maker, unveiled fast new processors on Sunday made with new techniques that can etch circuitry nearly 200 times smaller than a red blood cell.
Intel, Microsoft sell 150,000 laptops to Libya
Intel Corp and Microsoft Corp are supplying Libya's government with 150,000 rugged laptop computers that cost $200 to build and are designed to meet the needs of children in developing countries.
Intel Unribbons new Processor Plant
Chip giant Intel opened up the first of four 45nm fabrication plants today in Chandler, Arizona representing a $3 billion investment for the company.
AMD Gains Marketshare on Intel
Advanced Micro Devices gained market share on its larger rival Intel Corp. as third quarter results emerged.
Sony to sell PS3 chip production lines to Toshiba
Sony Corp will sell its production facilities for making key microchips used in its PlayStation 3 game console to Toshiba Corp, pulling back from the heavy investment needed.
Intel results boost chip shares; IBM falls
Intel Corp shares rose 4.3 percent on Wednesday as its better-than-expected quarterly report helped boost other microchip shares, even as fellow technology heavyweight International Business Machines Corp posted lower hardware sales.
Futures climb on strong profits
Stock futures rose on Wednesday as a rush of stronger-than-expected profits from such blue chips as Intel, United Technologies and JPMorgan Chase reassured investors about the earnings outlook.
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