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NEWS ABOUT: computer hardware

computer hardware stories: 16 news summaries

 Cuomo Slaps Intel 
 With Antitrust Suit 

Says chipmaker paid kickbacks, strongarmed manufacturers

Nov 4, 09 10:41 AM CST
(Newser) - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed an antitrust suit against Intel today, accusing it of “a worldwide, systematic campaign of illegal conduct.” Cuomo says Intel paid computer manufacturers billions in kickbacks provided they didn’t produce computers with rival chips. The money was disguised as “rebates,... More »

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Intel • antitrust • Andrew Cuomo • antitrust suit • AMD • processor • computer hardware • Intel Corp

 As Netbooks Fade, 
 Successors Await 

Sales slowdown hides fact that low-cost laptops are taking over

Jun 17, 09 8:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - You may not be able to buy a "netbook" in the not-too-distant future, but a new generation of low-power, low-priced laptops descended from the netbook are poised to conquer much of the PC market, experts tell Wired. Sales of the netbook—one of last year's hottest gadgets—haven't met... More »

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laptop • consumer electronics • computer • personal computers • Netbooks • computer hardware • notebooks



 Computer-Related 
 Injuries Soar 

Children found to be most at risk from injuries caused by computer equipment

Jun 10, 09 8:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - The huge rise in computer ownership between 1994 and 2006 was accompanied by a rise twice as big in the number of people injuring themselves with them, Time reports. A recent study found that almost 10,000 Americans a year now get hurt seriously enough to visit hospital emergency rooms... More »

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safety • computer • computer hardware • injuries

 Oracle Buys Sun Microsystems 


Apr 20, 09 7:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Oracle Corp. has agreed to buy Sun Microsystems, swooping in after Sun’s talks with IBM fell apart. Oracle will pay $7.4 billion, or $9.50 a share for Sun, the Wall Street Journal reports, a 42% premium on Friday’s close. Though Sun has been losing money,... More »

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mergers and acquisitions • IBM • Sun Microsystems • Oracle • software • tech sector • Java • computer hardware

 IBM to Nab Rival Sun for $7B 

Deal would let IBM rule Unix server market

Apr 3, 09 7:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - IBM looks set to buy rival Sun Microsystems in a $7 billion deal that would make IBM king of the lucrative Unix server market, the New York Times reports. The $9.50-per-share agreement, already approved by IBM’s board, insiders say, could be announced today—though next week is more... More »

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IBM • Sun Microsystems • software • acquisition • computer servers • computer hardware

analysis

 Intel Losses 
 Dull Luster of 
 Gadget Show 

Revenue slump looms over Consumer Electronic Show

Jan 7, 09 5:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Intel's prediction today of abysmal holiday losses has cast a shadow over the year's flashiest gadget show, which starts tomorrow, writes Brooke Crothers of CNET. Fourth-quarter revenue is expected to be down 23% from 2007 and 20% from the third quarter. Intel is the world's biggest chip maker, and the... More »

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Taiwan • recession • consumer electronics • Consumer Electronics Show • economy • computer sales • computer hardware • gadget • Intel Corp • chip industry

 Humble Mouse 
 Turns 40 

A look at milestones in the life of that crucial computer accessory

Dec 9, 08 2:39 PM CST
(Newser) - It’s been 40 years since the computer mouse made its public debut, and though innovations have been legion, the basic concept is still the same. Macworld takes a look back at some key moments in the device’s evolution.
  • 1963: The first recognizable mouse prototype is built.
... More »

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Microsoft • IBM • Apple • history • mouse • computer • Xerox PARC • computer hardware • Logitech

product review

Computer Shopping? No Need to Go for Broke

Typical users don't have to break the bank: Mossberg

Oct 30, 08 10:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Economic conditions being what they are, you might not have a ton of dough to spend on a new computer. So in his annual PC buyer’s guide, Wall Street Journal tech expert Walter Mossberg adopts a budget-focused mindset. His advice:
  • The current Mac OS, Leopard, is much better
... More »

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shopping • holiday shopping • consumer electronics • computer • low-end computers • computer hardware

PC Makers See Big Trouble
in Smaller 'Netbooks'

Web-focused computers, starting at $300, yield little profit, may forecast trend

Jul 21, 08 11:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Smaller and lighter than most textbooks, “netbooks”—the latest generation of computers used for light computing and surfing the web—are causing heartburn among PC manufacturers who see the low-cost innovation as a threat to already-slim profit margins, the New York Times reports. Perhaps more worrisome to giants... More »

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Acer • Dell Inc • Netbooks • computer hardware • Hewlett-Packard

Printers Let Big Brother Connect Privacy Dots

Watchdogs worry about anti-counterfeit marks left by laser models

Jul 15, 08 3:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - The growing popularity of laser printers has privacy watchdogs worried, USA Today reports. Many such printers have a feature, designed to foil currency counterfeiters, that puts a signature of microscopic dots on each page. In the US, only the Secret Service can decode the information, but there are concerns... More »

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privacy • counterfeit • laser printer • printers • computer hardware

PRODUCT REVIEW

 Digital Pens
 Becoming
 Ever
 Mightier 

Dane-Elec's ZPen, able to transcribe notes from any paper to PC, deserves more buzz

Jul 3, 08 10:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Though the Pulse digital pen has won hearts of gadgeteers looking to transcribe written notes to their PCs, David Pogue, in the New York Times, finds the special paper needed to use it limiting, and turns to a pair of pens that can write anywhere. In a side-by-side comparison, "... More »

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computer hardware • Pulse digital pen • ZPen • Mobile Digital Scribe

Qualcomm Aims to Unseat Intel
in Low-Power Chip Battle

Snapdragon may make Intel's Atom bomb

Jun 30, 08 6:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Qualcomm might be looking to unseat industry top dog Intel with its new Snapdragon chip—which uses half the power of Intel’s new Atom, will likely be cheaper, and is due out next year. As personal computers and mobile Internet devices continue to converge, the need for speed has... More »

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computer chip • Qualcomm • Atom • computer hardware • Intel Corp

 Keyboards 
 'Dirtier Than
 Toilet Seats' 

Microbiologist warns that filthy keys can make people ill

May 1, 08 7:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - A microbiologist studying computer keyboards discovered that some of them harbored more bacteria than the average toilet seat, the Guardian reports. The dirtiest—which had to be removed from an office—had 150 times the level of acceptable bacteria, putting the user at risk of catching bugs that cause diarrhea... More »

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E. coli • hygiene • bacteria • cleaning • dirt • computer • computer hardware

World's Smallest Transistor Sets Path to Better Chips

Newfound material could replace silicon

Apr 18, 08 2:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists in England have created the world’s smallest transistor, the BBC reports. At 1 atom thick and 10 atoms wide, it could be the key to creating microchips beyond the power of silicon. The transistor is made of graphene, a single layer of graphite and an excellent conductor of... More »

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electricity • computer chip • silicon • semiconductor • transistor • computer • computer hardware • graphene

AMD to Slash 10%
of Jobs in '08

Chip maker was hurt by defective product, slumping sales

Apr 8, 08 12:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Advanced Micro Devices will shed 10% of its workforce this year and predicts a 15% first-quarter revenue drop, down to $1.5 billion, the Wall Street Journal reports. Slumping desktop sales and the company's line of defective chips and have hurt AMD, which will lay off workers worldwide at "... More »

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Intel • job cuts • AMD • microchip • processor • computer hardware • first quarter earnings

Intel Sets Bar High with SSDs

Companys says it will launch 80-160GB solid state chips in the second-quarter

Mar 8, 08 10:43 AM CST
(Newser) - Intel will bring a bigger—and faster—solid state drive to market in the second quarter that will heat up the competition between chipmakers and launch a new generation of laptops and PCs based on SSDs rather than hard drives, reports CNET. Intel’s 80-160GB SSDs are twice as fast... More »

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Intel • Samsung • Toshiba • NAND chips • solid state drives • SanDisk • flash memory • SSD • computer hardware

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