NEC, Elmos team up on chips (Reuters) Reuters - Japan's NEC Electronics Corp (6723.T) and Germany's Elmos Semiconductor AG said they would jointly develop semiconductor products to better compete in the automotive and industrial markets. Publ.Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:23:46 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Acer's Predator Gaming PC Comes to the U.S. (PC Magazine) PC Magazine - The Acer Aspire Predator features an Intel Core 2 Quad 9300 processor, a nVidia GeForce 9600GT graphics card, 8GB of DDR2 memory, and two 640GB hard drives. Publ.Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:36:33 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Toshiba cuts profit forecast on lower chip prices (AP) AP - Toshiba Corp. lowered its profit forecast lower Friday, blaming the plunge in semiconductor prices and weaker-than-expected demand, slipping into the red for the fiscal first half for the first time in five years. Publ.Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:46:51 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Intel rolls out computer chip with six brains (AFP) AFP - Intel on Monday rolled out its first chip with six brains, unveiling a "multi-core" microprocessor that boosts computing muscle while cutting back on electricity use. Publ.Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:11:39 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Correction: Sun CEO pay story (AP) AP - In a Sept. 24 story about the fiscal 2008 pay package for Sun Microsystems Inc. Chief Executive Jonathan Schwartz, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Sun's share of the computer server market fell 7 percent in the last quarter, and that IBM Corp.'s share rose nearly 14 percent. Publ.Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:11:19 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Intel Ships Dual-Core Atom for Specialized Desktops (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Intel has begun shipping a new dual-core Atom processor for use in "nettops" -- affordable desktop computers that are expected to be purpose-built primarily for Web surfing, e-mail and basic Internet usage. The Atom 330 is priced at $43 in 1,000-unit quantities. Publ.Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:52:11 GMT Source: Yahoo.com