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New Gateway desktops, more 64-bit Windows Vista: Gateway has overhauled its desktop line with new models ranging for the $550 budget DX series to the over-clocked FX gaming rig, which tops out at around $3,800. Some models are retail only; others are available direct from Gateway. The most noteworthy part of the announcement is...; Tags: Desktop, Gateway Inc., Memory, Microsoft Windows Vista, Service Pack, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), 64-Bit, Network Technology, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Networking, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-05-07
After a slow start, quad-core is catching on: This week AMD is expected to announce that it has sold more than 1 million quad-core processors, according to the site TGDaily. That sounds about right since the company previously said it had shipped 500,000 in the first quarter, and 400,000 in the fourth quarter last year. AMD announced its...; Tags: Desktop, Hard Drive, Quad-core, Memory, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Chip, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-05-06
Dell XPS 730 reviews: A Ferrari stuck in traffic: Dell has released a new version of its top-of-the-line gaming desktop, and it is a major update. The XPS 730 series is the company's first gaming rig to come--in some configurations--factory over-clocked, and Dell says it is capable of playing Crysis, a notoriously demanding first-person shooter, at a resolution of...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., ATI Radeon, Memory, Ferrari, Hardware, XPS 730, XPS 730 Series, H2C, Games, Personal Technology, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-05-02
Lenovo's 11-inch laptop now available: Lenovo announced today that its new 11-inch widescreen laptop for consumers is now available online. The IdeaPad U110 was one of three notebook models Lenovo announced at CES in January when the company rolled out its new consumer brand, which includes IdeaPad laptops, and outside of the...; Tags: Lenovo Group Ltd., Face Recognition, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-04-29
Apple iMac refresh roundup: Coverage of the Apple iMac refresh fell into two camps. The first consists of the usual specs and prices. This was a speed bump--the design of the aluminum all-in-one is unchanged--with faster Core 2 Duo processors, larger L2 cache, more memory, a faster system bus, and new...; Tags: Processor, Apple iMac, Apple Inc., Intel Corp., Desktops, Hardware, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-04-29

HP, Lenovo join Dell in extending Windows XP: Rumors of Windows XP's demise have been greatly exaggerated. I wrote about Dell's downgrade program in a post earlier this week (Windows Vista just can't catch a break). It looks like Dell may have started something. Both HP and Lenovo now plan to offer Windows XP to...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., Lenovo Group Ltd., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-04-26
Reviews of the AMD Phenom X3 8750: Following my post yesterday on the AMD Phenom X3s, you asked for some performance numbers on the X3 8750. Below is a roundup of reviews that have been posted in the past 24 hours. The verdict is mixed. The Phenom X3 is a nice upgrade for those...; Tags: AMD Phenom, Performance, AMD Athlon, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Core 2 Duo, Phenom X3, Processors, Performance Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Human Resources, Workforce Management, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-04-24
News on the ultra low-cost PC front: Those under-sized, ultra low-cost laptops continue to generate over-sized news. When Dell announced a $600 laptop for the India market, many sites assumed this was the rumored 8.9-inch challenger to the Asus Eee PC and HP Mini-note. Instead, the Dell 500 appears to be a run-of-the-mill, budget 15.4-inch model...; Tags: ASUS, Intel Celeron, PC, Open-source Software, Laptop Computer, Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, Engineering, Processors, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-04-23
Green PCs from Dell, Asus: Looks like computer makers were inspired by Earth Day. And while plenty of PC prototypes never see the light of day, these eco-PCs should be on sale sometime later this year. At the Fortune Green conference, Dell unveiled a compact desktop with a bamboo case. The system...; Tags: ASUS, Dell Computer Corp., PC, Desktops, Hardware, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-04-23
AMD releases new triple-core Phenoms: As expected, AMD rounded out today its new line of triple-core Phenom processsors. The three new chips include the 2.4GHz Phenom X3 8750 ($195), 2.3GHz Phenom X3 8650 ($165), and the 2.1GHz Phenom X3 8450 ($145). The prices overlap with some of AMD's fastest Athlon dual-core...; Tags: AMD Athlon, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Chip, Processors, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Components, Networking, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-04-23
Fujitsu's new all-in-one, updated laptops: Fujitsu released today a new desktop and refreshed most of its notebook line in Japan. Akihabara News has details on all of the changes. The Deskpower FMV F/A50 is an all-in-one PC with a 16-inch widescreen LCD. The design is clearly inspired by Apple. Specs for the...; Tags: Fujitsu Ltd., Series, Laptop Computer, Deskpower FMV F/A50, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Notebooks, Processors, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-04-22
AMD's 45nm chips to hit faster speeds?: An update to my post earlier today on Shanghai, AMD's 45nm processor due around the end of this year. The site Fudzilla says internal data shows the quad-core desktop version, code-named Deneb, can reach speeds as high as 3.2GHz. The fastest 65nm Phenom X4 has topped out...; Tags: Quad-core, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Chip, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-04-21
Windows Vista just can't catch a break: It's been a rough couple of weeks for the operating system everyone loves to hate. Whether Vista is, in fact, flopping or doing fine is a matter of debate. As Mary Jo Foley has pointed out in her blog, Vista may not be selling at twice the...; Tags: PC, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-04-21
Intel cuts quad-core prices: Over the weekend, Intel cut prices on its high-volume quad-core desktop processors. Intel trimmed the price of the 2.40GHz Core 2 Quad Q6600 by 16% from $266 to $224, and chopped the price of the 2.66GHz Core 2 Quad Q6700 by a whopping 50% from $530 to $266. ...; Tags: Quad-core, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Corp., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-04-21
AMD can't get to 45nm fast enough. A 12-core package?: If there was a bright spot in AMD's first quarter, it was the new PC and graphics products that have either recently shipped or are in the pipeline for 2008. Barcelona, the company's quad-core design manufactured using a 65nm process, bombed last year. Meanwhile, Intel is minting millions of 45nm...; Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-04-21
First reviews of the Asus Eee PC 900: Asus has officially launched the new version of its Eee PC mini-notebook. By now the basic specs of the Eee PC 900 are well-known: a larger (8.9-inch), 1,024x600 display, higher-resolution Webcam, more memory and flash storage, and multi-touch touchpad navigation similar to that of the Apple MacBook...; Tags: ASUS, Review, Eee PC, TrustedReviews, Notebooks, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-04-17
Intel says business is fine, especially in notebooks: The key message from Intel's earnings call last night: consumers and businesses are still buying lots of PCs and microprocessors despite economic woes in the U.S. The ramp of the company's latest 45nm Penryn processors, which first appeared in servers, then notebooks, and finally desktops, is impressive....; Tags: PC, NAND, Intel Corp., Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-04-16
Dell slims down its laptops for small business: As part of a bigger plan to increase the number of laptop models it sells by 50% his year, Dell announced today new designs for its Vostro laptops targeted at small businesses. The new models include the 13.3-inch Vostro 1310, which replaces the existing 14-inch model, and...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Small Business, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-04-15
Dell is latest to plan a $400 laptop: It was only a matter of time before Dell jumped on the low-cost laptop bandwagon. The Wall Street Journal reported this morning that Compal, a major contract manufacturer, will build a low-cost laptop for Dell that will go on sale in the second quarter. Like others in this category, the...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Tablets, Emerging Technologies, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-04-10
More competition for low-cost laptops: The Asus Eee PC is about to get a lot more competition in the emerging category of low-cost laptops. This morning HP made its Mini-Note official. Acer is reportedly working on its own 8.9-inch subnotebook. And Intel has big plans for its Classmate PC. The 2.6-pound HP...; Tags: Memory, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Asus Eee PC, CNET Labs, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Microsoft Windows XP, Processors, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-04-08