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AMD's perfect storm

Advanced Micro Devices appears to have sailed straight into a perfect storm. The chipmaker today updated its outlook for the first quarter. It’s an outlook that’s not good. AMD expects to post revenue of about $1.2 billion, according to the Wall Street Journal. Thats a year-to-year decline of more than...

Tags: Uncategorized, semiconductors, processor price cuts, Nvidia, notebooks, multicore processors, Intel, Hewlett-Packard, Desktops, Dell, AMD

Blog posts 2007-04-09

Warning signals tough going for AMD

Advanced Micro Devices is learning that growing up is sometimes hard. The company said today that it has had difficulty reacting to a slowdown in purchases from its PC maker customers during the early part of the first quarter. Thus it has lowered its revenue expectation for the period. AMD...

Tags: dual-core processors, processor price cuts, quad-core processors, consumer electronics, Hewlett-Packard, semiconductors, multicore processors, notebooks, Dell, Semiconductor architecture, Desktops, AMD, Servers, Uncategorized, Intel

Blog posts 2007-03-05

Intel doesn't see much need to cut prices

Digitimes is reporting that Intel is preparing to drop the prices on its Pentium 4 and Pentium D processors by 5-10% in April. (Link here.) There’s no real surprise in this, given that Intel has begun phasing out these processors.What’s more interesting is the relative lack of information, recently, about...

Tags: AMD, Desktops, Intel, multicore processors, notebooks, processor price cuts, semiconductors, Servers, Uncategorized

Blog posts 2007-02-28

Additional Resources

Asus UL50AG-RBBBK05

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores. This year has undoubtedly been defined, if not by Netbooks, then by the growth of affordable thin laptops that shave size--and even...

Tags: Notebooks, Processors, ASUS, laptop computer, processor

Product reviews 2009-11-11

News to know: Logitech-LifeSize; Macworld; Droid sales; Tandberg; e-book readers

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Larry Dignan: Logitech gobbles up LifeSize; Enters video conferencing Dave Greenfield: Logitech Buys LifeSize. Now what about Polycom?...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, Sales, Ryan Naraine, Sam Diaz, E-book Reader, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, E-books, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-11-11

Sony, Nokia plan premium netbooks

One way to wean customers off of cheap netbooks is to offer a better alternative. Many computer makers are now offering ULV-based laptops. Another is to raise the price of netbooks. Both Sony and Nokia are planning to give this strategy a go. I've written about this before, and it...

Tags: IBM xSeries, Sony Corp., Nokia Corp., Laptop Computer, Intel Atom, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-09-04

Dell Studio XPS X1340-024B

Editors' note: This review is part of our Back-to-school 2009 Retail Laptop Roundup, covering specific new configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores. Priced at $899, Dell's retail-only Studio XPS X1340-024B sits at the high end of the mainstream laptop group. Move up in price,...

Tags: Notebooks, Studio S1440, laptop computer, display, Dell Computer Corp., battery

Product reviews 2009-08-06

Asus UX50V-RX05

Editors' note: This review is part of our Back-to-school 2009 Retail Laptop Roundup, covering specific new configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores. The Asus UX50V-RX05 is closer to an oversized Netbook than a mainstream laptop. If you took the Asus Eee PC 1005HA and...

Tags: Notebooks, ASUS, Asus UX50V, laptop computer

Product reviews 2009-08-06

Toshiba Satellite P505D-S8930

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Back-to-School roundup, covering specific fixed configurations of popular systems that can be found in retail stores.It's hard to believe that it's possible to get a laptop with an 18-inch screen for less than $550 and have it...

Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, Processors, keyboard, laptop computer, Toshiba Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Toshiba Satellite

Product reviews 2009-07-15

Five big issues with ARM and Android netbooks

The tech industry is always looking for the next big thing: Bing is gaining on Google, the Palm Pre will dethrone the iPhone, and so on. One of the latest "next big things" is the duo of ARM and Android which, if you buy the hype, will wrest the PC...

Tags: Google Android, ARM, Smart Phone, Qualcomm Inc., Netbook, Tech Industry, Hardware Compatibility, SSD, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Linux, Smart Phones, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-06-15

Apple Mac Mini (2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 120GB, Winter 2009)

Apple breathed fresh air into its line of Mac Minis, whose specs haven't changed since an update in August 2007. With this $599 model, Apple adds significantly improved Nvidia graphics, a new 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, and a larger hard drive. Those changes are welcome, and we're also...

Tags: Processors, Desktops, Intel Core 2 Duo, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Intel Corp., Apple Mac Mini

Product reviews 2009-03-05

Gateway's 14-inch TC Series starts at $650

Gateway's latest laptop, the 14-inch TC Series, looks like a good value. There are currently two models, the black TC7306u and the burgundy TC7307u, but both have the same $649.99 configuration. It includes a 14-inch LED-backlit widescreen display (1,366 x 768), 2.0GHz Intel Pentium T4200 dual-core...

Tags: Hard Drive, Gateway Inc., Graphics, Intel Corp., Dv4t, Gateway TC Series, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), DVD, Consumer Electronics, Processors, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-02-20

Gateway LX 6810-01

Intense gamers, multimedia editors, and families looking for a multipurpose computer heavy on 3D graphics power and connectivity can end their search with the Gateway LX6810-01. It's sold exclusively at Best Buy and makes a compelling argument for off-the-shelf systems with high-grade components that won't disappoint even more demanding users....

Tags: Serial ATA, Wi-Fi, Gateway Inc.

Product reviews 2009-02-13

Quad-core price war breaks out

Quad-core price war breaks outAMD is the best value for me.Since I don't do much gaming anymore the AMD platform always seem to be the best value. The AMD based motherboards always seem to have a great feature set at a great price and the CPUs always seem to offer...

Tags: Processors, Quad-core price, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., quad-core, processor, Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-01-22

Quad-core price war breaks out

AMD has already cut prices for its flagship 45nm processor--which the company announced on January 8--for competitive reasons. The 3.0GHz Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition is now priced at $225 and the 2.8GHz Phenom II X4 920 is selling for $195. At launch, those two chips...

Tags: AMD Phenom, Quad-core, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-01-22

Intel slashes selected processor prices by up to 40%

Intel slashes selected processor prices by up to 40%AMD dropped their prices immediatelyin response to the Intel price cuts and are available at newegg right now.PhII 920 - $195PhII 940 - $235Link:http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010340343%2050001028%201050746347&name=Phenom%20II%20X4

Tags: Intel Corp., processor

Discussion threads 2009-01-20

Will Apple launch a netbook? And other burning questions

Will Apple launch a netbook? And other burning questionsApple's Proprietary Wayswill keep them in their ongoing 'elite' niche market unless they open up 'just a little' and OEM OS X.11" for $800?In a tough economic downturn? Heck, with huge spending deficits and bailout city happening, I can see a...

Tags: Desktops, Apple Inc., netbook

Discussion threads 2008-11-25

Apple's new Macbooks: flop or fiasco?

Apple's new Macbooks: flop or fiasco?Wonder how the white one is selling?It would probably be interesting to see what the percentage of units sold is for the $999 white one.In general, the macbook target market should be those who are simply looking for a reliable notebook at a reasonable price...

Tags: Notebooks, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., new MacBook, fiasco, notebook, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2008-11-24

Intel barely beats for Q3

Intel reported net income of $2 billion, or 35 cents per share, for the third quarter, up from $1.8 billion and 30 cents a year ago. Revenue was $10.2 billion for its third quarter, up 1 percent over the same quarter a year ago. statement Analysts had expected the company...

Tags: Intel Corp., Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-14

Apple set to release $800 notebook

Apple set to release $800 notebookNot the first time sub $1000Apple had a $999 notebook at one time. Actually, I think the iBook had that price tag at one time. My only hopes is that this $800 Notebook doesn't come with the specs of a Asus Eee 701.RE:...

Tags: Notebooks, MacMini, Apple-set, notebook, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-10-09