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Gartner: Chinese chip market

Gartner estimates China's chip market would soar 18-20 percent from 2002 to be worth US$30b in 2003. The market would jump another 20 percent to US$36b by 2004, or about 42 percent of the Asia Pacific chip market.

Tags: chip market, chip

Blog posts 2003-09-17

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Browser rivals to register official complaints about Microsoft's ballot screen proposal

Opera"Browser rivals to register official complaints about Microsoft's ballot screen proposal". . . and by "browser rivals" you really mean Opera, who has been whimpering and whining the whole time. A browser that barely appears on anybody's charts, but still retains a cult following.I think Microsoft is improving with IE7...

Tags: Web browsers, ballot screen, Web browser, Opera Software ASA, ballot screen proposal, Microsoft Corp., official complaint

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

NVIDIA Inside?

When you think about it, it doesn't."When you think about it, it makes a lot of sense."Not really."ATI has the backing of chipmaker AMD"Frankly, I think it's safer to say that AMD has the backing of ATI, considering how much they were hurt by the Core 2 and never recovered."and...

Tags: Processors, NVidia Corp., CPU, Intel Corp., GPU

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Is Nvidia planning to add X86 compatibility to its chipsets?

I hope soNVIDIA with x86-64 technology would be Next Big ThingTM, although I'd rather see a new architecture replace the aging x86. 64-bit is just a tack-on feature set of x86. I'd rather see something in line with IA64 from NVIDIA to shake up Intel. I'm sure...

Tags: Processors, Video Decoding, chipset, Intel x86, CPU, NVidia Corp., Intel Corp., GPU, graphics, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

New York AG files antitrust charges against Intel; alleges bribery, coercion

Normally I'd say this is just another NY AG trying to run for higher officebut this seems to have legs. I hope Intel didn't do it - but if they did, they need to be repremanded.Great to see some justice against InhellI can hardly wait to see the M$...

Tags: Video cards, Corporate law, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., antitrust, graphics

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

IronKey reveals new, ultra-secure D200 USB flash drives

Another bad designIf I can lose the cap and damage the connector, it's not secure. Why would anybody make a flash drive with a separate cap any more? I'll continue to wait for a secure drive with a good physical design that operates reliably with NO software installation on host...

Tags: Flash memory, IronKey, D200 USB flash drive, USB flash drive

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

New Marvell e-book reader platform promises faster product, lower price tag

Everyone wants in on the e-book reader market now. Chip manufacturer Marvell announced plans this morning to team up with E Ink, a major supplier of electronic paper display EPD technologies. With the new Marvell ARMADA 166E chip, the companies are aiming to release a model...

Tags: E-reader, Marvell, E-book Reader, Chip, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-11-03

What should open source do in a car?

Engine Management...The owners should be able to tweak the engine management settings.There is no reason I should be forced to stick with the 'safe' mode settings from the factory. Other Ford enthusiasts could tweak their cars and post their engine profiles online and people could adjust their cars engine...

Tags: car, Ford Motor Co., open source

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

The maintenance renewal landscape

A small and therefore statistically dubious quarterly CIO survey undertaken by Kash Rangan's team at Bank of America Merrill Lynch published earlier this month makes revealing reading. On the general spending front, it should be no surprise that the survey believes CIO's are under spending relative...

Tags: Revenue, SAP AG, Maintenance Fee, Maintenance Revenue, Data Centers, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Team Management, Operational Accounting, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Finance, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-10-23

Nokia frustrated by iPhone US success? Sues Apple over wireless patents

Yes, Nokia has to be frustrated, but, they should put their efforts into anAndroid phone and forget the patent lawsuits. Patents...If Apple didn't get an agreement to use Nokia's IP, then Apple should face a court of law and be held to account.Considering all the other phone makers realize this...

Tags: Cellular phones, Apple iPhone, wireless, Nokia Corp., Apple Inc., patent, GSM

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Apple's bumper crop of fall hardware, reviewed

Where is the love for Nvidia?A number of questions come up:Why not Nvidia chipsets anymore? Why did they go back to Intel for core logic when they slammed them in a previous tech show for power management concerns?What happened to added graphics options on the Mac Pro? Where...

Tags: Mice, Servers, Desktops, hardware, Mini, GT 120, NVidia Corp., server, mouse, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Magic Mouse

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

AMD rolls out 8 new Athlon CPUs in time for Windows 7

Too littleI've bought AMD CPUs in the past, but they lost their edge with Intel's release of Core 2. AMD has yet to recover. I just don't see myself going AMD to save $50. Frankly, $100 won't move me when I consider I will keep a new...

Tags: Processors, CPU, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Intel Core i5, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., processor, Core i5, Intel Corp., AMD Athlon

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Best 'bang for the buck' graphics cards

No Love for NVIDIA?I'm a little disappointed you only mention one GeForce card as if they can't compete with ATI. I'm sensing either sponsorship or bias, Adrian... but if it's genuinely based on performance, I'd love to see some benchmarking and justification for the claim.They just killed off......half the cards...

Tags: Video cards, HD 4890, card, ATI Technologies Inc., NVidia Corp., video card, graphics

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

AMD posts another quarterly loss

If AMD can't produce...a CPU that will compare with Intel in performance they may not be around for a lot longer. They are so completely outclassed by Intel i7 that they aren't even in the ball park. It is hard to believe they can't come up with something ant closer.I...

Tags: Processors, Semiconductors, quarterly loss, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., CPU

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

Rumor: Apple to awaken dormant FM tuner in iPhone

I bet there will be an activation feeApple beat its M$ mentor when it comes to ripping cult members off.More BS from AppleWhat a scam they have running. Create a product with all kinds of disabled features, and then slowly enable them later one by one in lieu of real...

Tags: rationale, Apple Inc., car, Apple iPhone, FM Tuner

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

Intel is ready for your fourth quarter business: Will you show up?

Intel spent a lot of time talking about inventories on its fiscal third quarter conference call. The industry is stocking up on Intel chips ahead of server refreshes and the launch of Windows 7. The nagging worry for many analysts: Will businesses and consumers show up to drive the upgrade...

Tags: PC, Inventory, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Desktops, Servers, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-14

Android's Weakest Link

92% Post Consumer Waste RecyclingFirst time I'm mentioning this, but not the first time I've noticed.Isn't this essentially Arrington's comments with a nominal wrap around? And this deserves a by-line?Do you agree with the source? Do you disagree? Don't you have anything to add? Does this matter? Can I get...

Tags: Mobile operating systems, Operating systems, Mobile applications, Handhelds, Wireless and Mobility, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Windows, Apple iPhone, Weakest Link, mobile

Discussion threads 2009-10-11

Naked chips could make digital cameras cheaper

The digital camera market could be seriously revolutionized if an adjustment is made to the most expensive part of the camera: the image sensor. A team of scientists at the Technical University of Delft have presented a paper stating that taking the lid off of a memory chip and using that instead...

Tags: Sensor, Digital Camera, Photograph, Camera, Chip, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-10-09

Gateway ZX6810-01

Congratulations to Gateway's One ZX6801-01 for sending in the first official Windows 7-based PC to CNET Labs. We've already reviewed Windows 7, so we'll spend most of our energy here talking about Gateway's new PC. We like the One ZX6810-01 well enough. When it goes on sale for $1,399 at...

Tags: Gateway Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Product reviews 2009-10-07

Gauging our future

As long as there has been digital tech, it's GIGO. Without data or faulty data, well, you get what you start with. Digital tech does not take cow manure and return tasty tomatoes. So even if your grandchildren are still powering this planet with coal...

Tags: Grid, Teridian, Manufacturing, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-10-06