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Freescale touts cheap Linux tablet

$200 tablet PCs have been something of a pipe dream. There was the Crunchpad, which was supposed to be $200, but that didn't last very long, coming out as the $400 Joo Joo. If what Freescale showed off at Mobile World Congress becomes reality, though, the dream may finally come true.

Intel launches six core Gulftown Core i7 chip

Intel launches six core Gulftown Core i7 chip

Intel showed off its first six-core processor for desktops, the Core i7-980X Extreme Edition, which will go into workstations and enthusiast PCs targeted at gamers.

IDC: Datacentre management remains sloppy

IDC: Datacentre management remains sloppy

CIOs and IT directors expect spending on staff in their datacentres to dramatically outstrip the overall growth in IT expenditure this year, according to ComputerworldUK’s sister analyst group IDC.

Acer almost beats Dell in 2009 PC sales

Dell better take a look over its shoulder since rival Acer is coming up fast from behind and is on the verge of overtaking Dell as the number two PC maker in the world.

Procter and Gamble to let employees use own laptops

Procter & Gamble (P&G), which is ranked 20th on the Fortune 500 list, can afford to buy its employees laptops. But it is instead letting several hundred of its workers use their own laptops as part of a workplace experiment.

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ARM devices to rival Apple iPad

The launch of Apple's iPad will pave the way for a slew of rival products this year, an Arm executive said, predicting over 50 tablet PC devices will be launched globally.

MoD extends £3.5 billion battlefield satellite communications deal

The Ministry of Defence has extended a deal with EADS, to use a fourth satellite that will provide communications and data to troops in the field. The total value of the deal is now £3.5 billion.

Intel to launch eight core Nehalem EX server chips

Intel will release its fastest and highly anticipated eight-core Nehalem-EX server processor later this month, a company executive said.

AMD launches Magny-Cours competition

AMD launches Magny-Cours competition

Advanced Micro Devices is offering prizes to drum up more interest ahead of this month's launch of its 12-core server chip, as rival Intel also has server-chip launch plans.

UK Apple fans wait extra month for iPad launch

Apple has offically announced that the iPad will be released in the UK at the end of April, some weeks after the newly confirmed US launch date of April 3.

Intel investigating sale of fake Core i7 chip

Intel is investigating the discovery of counterfeit versions of its Core i7-920 processor in the US.

Penguin reaches out to grab Apple iPad opportunity

The murky and untested waters of ebook publishing can be hard to navigate, and many a company has been seen flailing its arms in an attempt to keep its head above water. Perhaps they should take a lesson from Penguin Books, a company that seems to have no fear of diving into the deep to try something new.

Intel Atom chips to boost network storage

Intel Atom chips to boost network storage

Intel today announced a new processor/controller combination targeted at home and small office storage networks that will increase performance for some home applications, such as video processing, by as much as 85%.

Apple iPad to drive tablet PC sales

Apple iPad to drive tablet PC sales

Apple's iPad could drive total tablet sales for the year as high as 10.5 million devices, a Gartner Research analyst said today.

Earthquake in Taiwan hits electronics factories

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake that struck southern Taiwan may affect the global technology industry by sending prices of LCD panels and certain chips higher, analysts say.

IBM researchers close to optical chip connections

IBM researchers are a step closer to developing chips that use pulses of light instead of electrical signals to carry information between them.

Apple iPad nothing to worry about, says Gigabyte

Primarily known as a motherboard manufacturer, Gigabyte is determined to own the laptop space. Here at the CeBIT tradeshow, Hannover, the vendor is showing off a series of inexpensive laptops that it thinks will negate the need for Slate PCs such as the upcoming Apple iPad.

CeBIT: Intel shows 48-core processor PC

Intel is demonstrating a PC with a 48-core processor at the CeBIT tradeshow.

Asus unveils new Eee netbooks

Asus unveils new Eee netbooks

Asus, which seems to have a new netbook every month, is showing three new ones this week at CeBIT, the giant tech trade show in Hannover, Germany.

Whitehall inks £4.5bn desktop framework

Whitehall inks £4.5bn desktop framework

A £4.5 billion desktop framework contract to serve the whole of the government has been signed with HP Services (formerly EDS), Atos Origin and Fujitsu.

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