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  • January 2008

    • Intel Bails on Kid Laptop Project

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 4, 08 7:51 AM CST

      Intel Bails on Kid Laptop Project

      Intel has dropped out of its uneasy partnership with the "One Laptop Per Child" global nonprofit program, designed to put inexpensive computers in the hands of millions of children in developing countries. Intel has been feuding with project founder Nicholas  Negroponte, an MIT professor on leave who developed the inexpensive XO computer that's the program's first machine, reports the Wall Street Journal. More »

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      Intel  • MIT  • Consumer Electronics Show  • One Laptop Per Child  • Nicholas Negroponte  • XO

  • December 2007

    • Intel Rolls Out Minuscule Flash Drive

      newser  |  MIT Technology Review  |  Dec 18, 07 10:30 AM CST

      Intel Rolls Out Minuscule Flash Drive

      Intel has unveiled a new flash-memory hard drive smaller than a fingertip and lighter than a drop of water; the 2- or 4-gig Z-P140 is a play to compete with Samsung in storage technology for handheld devices. Conventional magnetic hard drives aren’t small, rugged, or efficient enough to power smartphones, but the new drive could eventually bring the power of a desktop to a handheld. More »

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      Intel  • Samsung  • data storage

    • Could the Silicon Chip Max Out?

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Dec 16, 07 10:23 AM CST

      Could the Silicon Chip Max Out?

      It’s been 60 years since three Bell Lab scientists invented the transistor, launching an electronics revolution that changed the way we live. Engineers have miniaturized the powerful on-off switches—eventually integrated onto silicon chips—about as far as they can. Now, companies are pouring billions of dollars into research aimed at finding other ways to speed up the devices, reports the AP. More »

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      Intel  • microprocessors  • transistor  • Moore's Law

    • Supercomputing Technology Landing in Your Lap(top)

      newser  |  BusinessWeek  |  Dec 13, 07 8:17 AM CST

      Supercomputing Technology Landing in Your Lap(top)

      Leaps forward in chip design are bringing supercomputing technology to personal computers and corporate data centers , Business Week writes. Hardware makers are coming up with more ways to cram colossal amounts of computing power into small spaces, but software is lagging a bit behind. Microsoft is building a brain trust in a bid to develop new applications. More »

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      Microsoft  • computer  • Intel  • supercomputer  • microchips

    • Good News Rallies Markets

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Dec 5, 07 3:32 PM CST

      Good News Rallies Markets

      Stocks took off today in response to cheerful economic data and rising hopes for a Dec. 11 rate cut from the Fed. Government reports showed an increase in productivity and an unexpected jump in hiring, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow was up 196.23 to 13,444.96, the Nasdaq up 46.53 to 2,666.36, and the S&P up 22.22 to 1,485.01. More »

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      Microsoft  • stock market  • Federal Reserve  • Intel

    • Valley Tech Giants Ditch Cubicles for Open Space

      newser  |  San Jose Mercury News  |  Dec 4, 07 5:32 PM CST

      Valley Tech Giants Ditch Cubicles for Open Space

      Silicon Valley giants like Intel, Cisco, and Sun, are experimenting with ditching cubicles to improve productivity. Execs at the companies say that the typical office gray maze isn't ideal anymore for the modern, connected workplace. "Collaboration has been shown to spark innovation and speed product to market," says a designer at an office architectural firm. More »

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      Intel  • Silicon Valley  • Cisco Systems  • Sun Microsystems  • cubicle

  • November 2007

    • Ambition Fails for One Laptop Per Child

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 25, 07 2:38 PM CST

      Ambition Fails for One Laptop Per Child

      One Laptop Per Child started with a monstrously ambitious goal – build laptops for $100 each, sell them by the millions to the developing world. But since then, cost overruns and attacks from for-profit competitors have ravaged demand, the Wall Street Journal reports. A mere 300,000 are being produced in this month’s inaugural manufacturing run, as developing countries withdraw informal commitments. More »

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      Microsoft  • Intel  • AMD  • One Laptop Per Child

    • AMD Unveils Spider Chipset

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 19, 07 8:18 AM CST

      AMD Unveils Spider Chipset

      Advanced Micro Devices introduces its long-anticipated Spider desktop chip set  today,  including a new microprocessor, a graphics processor and chips to link system components that will give gamers access to ultrarealistic images and increase computing performance. But it still can’t match Intel’s latest chip offering, reports the Wall Street Journal. One gamer says AMD chips are "worlds away" from matching Intel's performance. More »

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      technology  • computer  • Intel  • AMD

    • Math Flub Could Doom Online Safety

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Nov 17, 07 11:57 AM CST

      Math Flub Could Doom Online Safety

      A small glitch in a computer chip—hypothetical so far—could allow hackers to steal private information from millions of PCs, a renowned cryptographer warns colleagues. Adi Shamir, an Israeli professor who helped design software guarding e-commerce transactions, wrote that a simple math mistake could cause a computer’s security software to be “trivially broken,” the New York Times reports. More »

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      Israel  • Intel  • microprocessors  • Microsoft Excel  • cryptography

    • Chip Maker AMD Gets Emirate Cash

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 16, 07 4:39 PM CST

      Chip Maker AMD Gets Emirate Cash

      The government of Abu Dhabi, through its investment arm, bought an 8.1% stake in Advanced Micro Devices for $622 million. It will receive 49 million newly-issued AMD shares, but won't get any board representation. The computer chip maker desperately needs the cash after a $396 million loss during the third quarter, reports the Wall Street Journal . More »

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      Intel  • finance  • Silicon Valley  • computer chip  • Abu Dhabi  • microprocessors  • Advanced Micro Devices

    • Intel: Honey, I Shrunk the Processor

      newser  |  San Jose Mercury News  |  Nov 12, 07 5:07 AM CST

      Intel: Honey, I Shrunk the Processor

      Intel is rolling out a line of processors today that breaks brave new ground in micro-sizing —the chips are the first ever to be mass-produced with a  45 nanometer process, nearly a third smaller than today's 65 nanometer technology. The development gives the company an edge over rival Advanced Micro Devices, which just last month released 65nm chips. More »

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      computer  • Intel  • microchips  • Advanced Micro Devices  • processors

    • Sprint, Clearwire Network Deal Shelved

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 9, 07 8:10 AM CST

      Sprint, Clearwire Network Deal Shelved

      An ambitious agreement between Sprint Nextel and Clearwire to built a nationwide WiMax wireless network, reaching 100 million people by late next year, is on the rocks, insiders tell the Wall Street Journal . The transaction apparently collapsed under the weight of its complexities, aggravated by Clearwire's larger-than-expected third-quarter losses and the recent departure of Sprint's CEO. More »

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      Intel  • Sprint Nextel  • Sprint  • Motorola  • Samsung  • WiMax  • Clearwire

  • October 2007

    • ITU Head Wants Broadband Net Help for Africa

      newser  |  BBC  |  Oct 28, 07 10:38 PM CDT

      ITU Head Wants Broadband Net Help for Africa

      Fewer than four per cent of Africans use the Internet and less than one per cent have broadband access, helping to keep Africa behind in education, medicine and business, the BBC reports. Dr Hamadoun Toure, head of the International Telecommunication Union, is asking world organizations to make sure a third of Africa has broadband Internet access by 2012. More »

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      Internet  • United Nations  • Africa  • Intel  • World Bank  • broadband Internet  • World Health Organization  • Rwanda

    • Intel Opens Huge Plant for Tiny Chips

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Oct 25, 07 9:00 AM CDT

      Intel Opens Huge Plant for Tiny Chips

      Production begins today at Intel's new $3-billion plant in Arizona, where the tech giant will produce new chips only 45 nanometers wide—a third smaller than current versions. The design of the new Penryn chip incorporates a transistor that scientists celebrated as the most significant breakthrough in microchips in decades. The new production facility should help to expand the already yawning gap between Intel and its nearest competitor, AMD. More »

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      Intel  • microchips

    • WiMax Gets Green Light from UN

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Oct 20, 07 2:55 PM CDT

      WiMax Gets Green Light from UN

      In a huge victory for Intel, the UN’s telecommunications agency yesterday gave WiMax a thumbs up, opening the way for member nations to devote public radio space to the upstart wireless internet technology. Intel lobbied hard for the WiMax, which can sling data 40 miles at up to 70 megabits per second. Broadband connections top out around 2 megabits per second. More »

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      United Nations  • Intel  • wireless  • municipal wireless  • WiMax  • Qualcomm  • Sony Ericsson

    • Buying a PC? Read This First

      newser  |  allthingsd.com  |  Oct 19, 07 1:42 PM CDT

      Buying a PC? Read This First

      Wall Street Journal tech guru Walter S. Mossberg wants you to think, and think hard, before buying your next PC. Here are some tips from the man himself: If you're going for Vista over Windows XP, opt for the Home Premium version. Avoid junk software that slows your computer by buying Dell's Vostro models and opting out of trial software. Go with 1G of memory for Home Basic, 2 for other Vista versions. More »

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      list  • Intel  • Microsoft Vista  • Dell  • Microsoft Windows  • Windows XP  • Walt Mossberg

    • Microchips Earning Maxi Profits

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Oct 17, 07 4:25 AM CDT

      Microchips Earning Maxi Profits

      Silicon Valley giant Intel, whose microchips are an integral part of most computers, reported a 43% jump in net income to $1.86 billion for the third quarter—and forecast another increase in the current quarter. The company is firing on all cylinders, with investors driving up the stock 26% so far this year, the Wall Street Journal reports.    More »

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      Nasdaq  • Intel  • growth  • Advanced Micro Devices  • net revenue  • Paul Otellini  • net income

    • Market Down, But News Is Good

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Oct 3, 07 3:48 PM CDT

      Market Down, But News Is Good

      Stocks fell today as the tech sector dragged the Dow down 79.26 points to 13,968.05—but the mood was upbeat nonetheless, as a jobs survey fueled hopes  that payrolls began to rebound in September. All eyes are on a key hiring report coming out Friday; good news would solidify confidence that the credit crunch is finally easing. "People are posturing for the big payroll report," one analyst told the Wall Street Journal . "If jobs are OK and the consumer stays strong, the worst may be behind us." More »

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      S&P 500  • Nasdaq  • Dow Jones  • Intel  • home builders  • Micron Technology

  • September 2007

    • Nvidia Goes After Intel With New Chip

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Sep 24, 07 2:32 PM CDT

      Nvidia Goes After Intel With New Chip

      Chip maker Nvidia is going after industry giant Intel in the market for cheap, high-quality PC graphics. Nvidia will roll out special graphics chips for Intel-based computers costing about $500, the Wall Street Journal reports, a segment Intel currently dominates.   Both companies want to cash in on consumer lust for better games and faster video feeds. More »

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      Intel  • computer chip  • computer graphics  • Nvidia

  • July 2007

    • Stocks Drop on Fed Chief's Mixed Report

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 18, 07 3:52 PM CDT

      Stocks Drop on Fed Chief's Mixed Report

      US markets sank today after two Bear Stearns hedge funds were revealed to be worthless and the Fed Chairman expressed concerns about the stability of the economy. Testifying before the House, Ben Bernanke said he expects growth next year, but stressed that the sinking housing market continues to saddle the economy. After four straight record closes, the Dow dropped 53.33 to 13918.22. More »

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      stock market  • Federal Reserve  • S&P 500  • Dow Jones  • Ben Bernanke  • Intel  • nasdaq

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