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iPod Nano catches fire in man's pocket An Atlanta man says his iPod Nano caught fire in his pants. Toshiba shows off Cell-based SpursEngine coprocessor Toshiba is showing off several prototype Qosmio notebooks at the Ceatec exhibition in Japan that include a multimedia coprocessor, called SpursEngine, based on the Cell Broadband Engine processor core. October 3, 5:18 a.m. PDT Toshiba bundles laptops with high-definition options Toshiba on Monday pushed high-definition technology into new laptops, expanding entertainment options for budget users. October 1, 1:59 p.m. PDT Opinion: Why Apple's 'new Newton' will rule They can send a man to the moon (or at least they could 40 years ago). Why can't they make a tiny computer people want to buy? September 28, 2:07 p.m. PDT Latest gadgets, innovation expected at Japan's Ceatec Ceatec, Japan's largest electronics show, kicks off on Tuesday and promises a glimpse at the latest products and developments from Japan's major consumer electronics companies. September 28, 4:54 a.m. PDT Nokia adding WiMax support to N-series Internet tablet Nokia plans to add WiMax connectivity to its N-series Internet tablet next year, the company said Wednesday. September 27, 4:57 a.m. PDT Panasonic plans new Toughbook laptops Matsushita Electric Industrial (Panasonic) is refreshing its Toughbook rugged laptop PC line and aiming for a big jump in international sales of the computers over the next three years. September 27, 3:35 a.m. PDT HP continues to lead Indian PC market India's PC market grew by more than 22 percent in the quarter ending June 30 compared to the same quarter last year, with Hewlett-Packard the market leader in all segments, according to data released Tuesday by research firm IDC (India). The total number of shipments in the quarter were 1.53 million. September 25, 6:48 a.m. PDT OLPC offers give one, get one for $400 Some of the low-cost PCs designed by One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) for kids in the developing world will go to people in North America. September 24, 4:26 a.m. PDT Gartner: PC shipments on track for growth this year Lower prices and the improved performance of laptops will fuel continued growth in PC sales this year and next, despite concerns a recession could be on the horizon for the U.S., market analyst Gartner predicted Thursday. September 20, 8:13 a.m. PDT Palm warns of profit drop After canceling its controversial Foleo product and continuing to struggle with a shift away from the personal digital assistant market, Palm warned on Wednesday that its upcoming earnings report could be weaker than expected. September 20, 5:20 a.m. PDT Apple, Danish board disagree over iBook flaw Apple does not agree that a manufacturing defect caused power failures in an iBook G4 laptop sold in Denmark, but it refunded the customer's money, said the country's Consumer Complaints Board. September 19, 1:01 p.m. PDT Intel shows AIR, Ubuntu running on ultramobile PC Intel plans to show ultramobile PC devices based on its upcoming Menlow chip platform running AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) and the Ubuntu Linux distribution at the Intel Developer Forum on Wednesday. September 19, 11:29 a.m. PDT Intel adds WiMax, 3G support to Linux device plans Laptops aren't the only computers slated to get support for WiMax next year. September 19, 10:49 a.m. PDT Laptop vendors to offer Centrino with WiMax next year Several laptop vendors plan to announce support for an upcoming version of Intel's Centrino platform that uses WiMax wide-area networking technology -- but Hewlett-Packard, Dell, and Apple are not expected to be among them. September 19, 10:27 a.m. PDT Intel will release updated Centrino in January Intel will update its Centrino laptop package in January with a new processor and better graphics. September 19, 10:18 a.m. PDT Intel details Moorestown platform for ultramobile PCs Intel will detail its future Moorestown platform for ultramobile PCs on Wednesday, even though the chips won't be available until 2009. September 19, 10:04 a.m. PDT Is HP reining in PC orders for Q3 and Q4? Although a report indicates the world's largest PC vendor may be cutting back on some orders to PC manufacturers for the third and fourth quarters of this year, an executive at the company said the problem isn't in laptop PCs. September 19, 6:42 a.m. PDT HP plans solid-state drives in future business laptops Hewlett-Packard plans to offer solid-state drives (SSDs) as an option in all professional series laptop PCs starting from next month because the drives operate faster, conserve battery life, and are more durable than hard disk drives. September 19, 4:19 a.m. PDT Dell Latitutude laptops sport Seagate's encryption HD marvel Dell has become the latest and largest vendor to offer laptops featuring Seagate's full disk encryption hard drive, the 2.5 inch Momentus 5400 FDE.2. September 18, 7:58 a.m. PDT Report: OLPC's '$100 laptop' now costs $188 The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project has raised the price of its XO laptop to $188, according to an Associated Press report. September 17, 5:56 a.m. PDT Fears of spending slowdown spook the IT sector Concerns about a spending slowdown continue to make IT investors nervous. September 14, 6:51 a.m. PDT Design work trumps new technologies at Beijing Olympics When Beijing won the right to host the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, officials promised to use it as a showcase for new technology and China's economic development. September 13, 6:52 a.m. PDT Talks under way to put Intel inside OLPC's $100 laptop Discussions are under way to put an Intel microprocessor inside a version of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project's "$100 laptop" for children in developing countries, according to representatives from both parties. September 7, 3:48 a.m. PDT HTC to use Qualcomm chips in 10 handsets this year Taiwan's High Tech Computer (HTC), the world's largest developer of smartphones that use Microsoft software, plans to launch more than 10 mobile phones and PDAs (personal digital assistants) armed with Qualcomm chips by the end of this year, the companies said Wednesday. September 5, 6:01 a.m. PDT Qualcomm aims at Intel with SnapDragon chips Global mobile phone makers including Taiwan's High Tech Computer are already testing new processors from Qualcomm with which the chip manufacturer hopes to challenge Intel in the market for ultramobile PCs and mobile devices. September 5, 5:43 a.m. PDT Supersmart phones for extreme mobility The iPhone is wonderful for well-heeled consumers and status-conscious gadget freaks (see my review, "iPhone: The $1,975 iPod"), but business users need more … much more.  September 4, 3:00 a.m. PDT Why a Hon Hai, Quanta merger likely won't happen Rumors of a tie-up between the world's largest desktop PC manufacturer and the biggest notebook maker resurfaced again after the resignation of a key executive at Quanta Computer Inc., but analysts said such a union could threaten major vendors such as Hewlett-Packard Co. and Dell Inc., and that the big U.S. companies have the power to stop such a deal. September 3, 3:47 a.m. PDT Microsoft purchasing RIM a nice rumor but unlikely Rumors that Microsoft may purchase BlackBerry maker Research in Motion are likely just that because of RIM's high price tag, though there would be benefits for both parties if a deal were struck, analysts said Friday. August 31, 12:55 p.m. PDT OLPC parts shortage manageable, says maker The company manufacturing the One Laptop Per Child notebook played down the impact of component shortages in the industry, rebutting local reports that the shortages will affect supplies of the computer when it ships in October. August 31, 4:57 a.m. PDT Hacks hit embassy, government e-mail accounts worldwide Usernames and passwords for more than 100 e-mail accounts at embassies and governments worldwide have been posted online. Using the information, anyone can access the accounts that have been compromised. August 30, 2:05 p.m. PDT Apple sells more than one in six laptops in U.S. Apple's share of the laptop market is growing -- the company now sells more than one in every six laptops purchased in the United States, a research firm said today. August 28, 3:31 p.m. PDT Acer will target consumers with new Gateway brand Retail consumers in the U.S. could begin to see great deals on computer purchases as PC vendors get more competitive in the wake of Acer's announcement on Monday that it plans to buy Gateway. August 27, 2:12 p.m. PDT Palm insists Foleo will ship on time Palm denied a recent industry report that its new Foleo mini-notebook would be delayed and said the device was still on target to launch in the U.S. "this summer," or by the end of the third quarter. August 24, 10:46 a.m. PDT Dell takes huge hit as Apple laptop sales soar New research indicates that Apple laptop sales have soared to new highs on the back of a new halo effect for the company's products generated by clamor surrounding the iPhone. August 21, 7:36 a.m. PDT SMB technology: Replacing in-house software with applications in the cloud In the near future, there's only one way to go for SMBs when it comes to purchasing business software -- and that's out of house. Whether it's full-on SaaS (software as a service), where users access all facets of the application through a browser, or a hosted product (including hosted Exchange, where only the server component is off-site and users employ a standard desktop client such as Outlook), either model is simply too cost-effective for SMBs to ignore. August 20, 3:00 a.m. PDT Processors: Dividing chips into many virtual cores The current approach taken by x86 CPUs -- to stuff as many processor cores and as much cache memory as will fit on one chip -- will prove impossible to scale beyond a certain point. And adding more, big, hot processor cores may not be the best fit for server roles that call for managing large workloads over long periods of time. August 20, 3:00 a.m. PDT Fujitsu announces LifeBook tablet, ultramobile PC Fujitsu Computer Systems announced a tablet PC with 12.1-inch display and a 1.5-pound ultramobile PC on Tuesday, bringing the portable products to U.S. markets after unveiling them recently in Japan. August 14, 8:56 a.m. PDT Toshiba laptop batteries pose fire hazard Toshiba has recalled more defective laptop batteries, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said last week, the latest move in a long-running problem with lithium-ion batteries made by Sony. August 13, 8:26 a.m. PDT Hands on with Palm's Foleo I spent some time today with Palm's not-yet-released Foleo at the LinuxWorld conference here in San Francisco. Due out this summer, the $600 not-quite-a-laptop device is small and light and might be of interest for some Treo-using mobile professionals, but most people would likely be much better served by a regular notebook. August 10, 5:32 a.m. PDT IDC: PDA shipments dropped 43 percent in Q2 Sales of PDAs continued a steep decline in the second quarter as struggling vendors shipped 719,000 units worldwide, down from 1.26 million last year, according to a market research report released Wednesday. August 8, 11:53 a.m. PDT Lenovo to preload Linux on some Thinkpads Lenovo Group will begin shipping Thinkpad notebooks preloaded with Linux from Novell in the fourth quarter of this year, the companies announced Monday. August 7, 4:15 a.m. PDT Acer trails in China despite global growth Acer has gained ground against top competitors in Europe and North America in recent quarters, but the PC vendor still trails far behind market leaders in China. August 3, 4:43 a.m. PDT Lenovo sees Q1 profits soar on higher PC shipments Lenovo Group's fiscal first-quarter profit jumped more than tenfold on higher PC shipments as the company's ongoing efforts to cut costs and operate more efficiently yielded results. August 2, 5:42 a.m. PDT Acer installing Linux on notebooks, but not Ubuntu Acer did not preinstall the Ubuntu Linux distribution on a batch of Aspire notebooks for sale in Singapore, but instead is installing a different version of the open source operating system, local dealers said. August 1, 5:39 a.m. PDT Notebook computer industry faces parts shortages Hot demand and a massive battery recall are causing shortages of key components for the notebook computer industry, analysts and companies say. August 1, 4:34 a.m. PDT Bic Camera to sell Dell PCs in Japan Continuing its new venture into selling retail, computer maker Dell is partnering with a Japanese retailer to sell products there. July 27, 3:58 a.m. PDT Quanta mum on reported iPhone, Dell smartphone deals Quanta Computer, the world's largest contract laptop PC maker, is reportedly gearing up to make iPhones for Apple and a new smartphone for Dell, but the company isn't talking. July 24, 4:24 a.m. PDT OLPC sends laptops to production, delays release On Monday, One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) moved a step closer to providing low-cost laptops to children in developing nations by giving the go-ahead to the mass production of its XO laptop. However, the computers are expected to be out in October, one month later than originally planned. July 23, 10:48 a.m. PDT Intel signs up vendors for Classmate PC in India Intel has tied with three large Indian PC vendors to assemble the Classmate PC, a PC specially designed for schools. The three vendors -- HCL Infosystems, Wipro, and Zenith Computers -- will start shipping the product to Indian schools next month. July 23, 6:54 a.m. PDT Dell offers free laptops with broadband subscription Dell has signed a deal with a U.K. mobile phone retailer to distribute free laptops with the purchase of a broadband Internet access subscription, continuing the company's push into the retail market. July 20, 6:24 a.m. PDT Intel: Desktop PC sales not slowing as predicted Predictions that growing demand for notebook PCs would result in a corresponding slowdown in demand for desktops haven't come to pass, Intel's top executive in Asia said. July 19, 5:23 a.m. PDT Windows Mobile needs fixing, fast Last week's big Redmond stories were the release of Dynamics Live CRM and the announcement that Windows Server 2008 would come out in February of next year along with the next revs of SQL Server and Visual Studio. The week prior it was how Apple iPhone seemed a little worm-ridden when compared even to Windows Mobile. And naturally, at the time, I agreed. No one's open-mouthed with surprise, but even so, I feel it's important to point out that I don't think the iPhone is total bullocks. And nothing has served to bring that out more than Microsoft's release of Dynamics Live. July 18, 3:00 a.m. PDT Intel joins One Laptop Per Child initiative In an unexpected development, chip giant Intel has joined the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative. The nonprofit project aims to equip children in developing countries with specially designed low-cost notebooks powered by chips from Intel rival AMD. July 13, 10:52 a.m. PDT Laptop PC sales hit records in June Laptop PC shipments by the world's two largest contract makers surged in June, rebounding from a lull in April and part of May as systems makers awaited the launch of Intel's Santa Rosa laptop PC chips, an upgrade to its popular Centrino package. July 10, 5:04 a.m. PDT iPhone: The $1,975 iPod Every living thing knows about iPhone. Apple and AT&T saw to that in their unprecedented campaign to prime demand for a mobile device that has been dubbed "revolutionary" and "game changing." After nine days doing nothing but living, breathing, and dissecting a 4GB iPhone, I am captivated by it. I'd challenge any gadget hound to find a more satisfying, status-elevating way to blow half a grand. July 10, 3:00 a.m. PDT iPhone delivers more misses than hits Apple and AT&T deliver plenty of great features in the iPhone, but the list of shortcomings is too extensive to ignore. The following is a list of pros and cons for the iPhone I observed in my extensive testing of the device (see also InfoWorld's iPhone Test Center Review). July 10, 3:00 a.m. PDT BlackBerry OKed for sale in China It's taken a few years, but the BlackBerry is finally coming to China. Research in Motion (RIM) co-CEO Jim Balsillie announced the news during a conference call with analysts late last week, saying that the devices had finally been certified for sale in China during the first quarter of 2007. July 6, 5:14 a.m. PDT LG sues world's largest laptop maker LG Electronics has filed a lawsuit against the world's largest contract manufacturer of laptop PCs over the infringement of four patents related to DVD (digital video disc) technology, the company said Wednesday. July 5, 4:22 a.m. PDT Sony looks back - and forward - at 10 years of Vaio Ten years ago this week Sony launched its first Vaio laptop computers. The PCG-705 and 707 went on sale in Japan on July 1 and were followed quickly by a desktop PC, as Sony tried to show the world that a consumer electronics company could make computers. July 3, 5:53 a.m. PDT Motherboard maker Asustek to split into three A familiar name in computer motherboards, Asustek Computer, will split into three companies by January to separate its name brand product business from its contract manufacturing operations, it said Monday. July 2, 5:30 a.m. PDT Toshiba details its first AMD laptops in 7 years Toshiba has disclosed details of a new range of laptop computers based on processors from Advanced Micro Devices -- the first AMD-based machines the company has sold in about seven years. June 27, 5:22 a.m. PDT Dell replaces displays on nine notebook models Dell is offering free replacements of the displays on nine popular notebook PC models, responding to customers who created a Web site to complain that some LCD screens developed a one pixel-wide vertical line. June 20, 9:42 a.m. PDT Gateway recalls 14,000 notebook batteries Gateway is recalling 14,000 batteries used in its notebook PCs after four customers reported that their computers had overheated, a similar condition to the massive battery recall that swept the industry in 2006. June 19, 1:13 p.m. PDT Toshiba blames recalled battery for laptop fire Eight months after recalling potentially flammable notebook PC batteries, Toshiba is again urging its customers to trade in the defective units, saying one of its notebooks caught fire on May 24. June 19, 10:48 a.m. PDT Fujitsu's ultraportable shows up outside of Japan Fujitsu's recently launched convertible ultra portable PC is starting to appear outside of Japan as the company widens sales of the pocket-size device. June 15, 4:47 a.m. PDT Palm hit with layoffs Struggling handheld device maker Palm has been hit with layoffs. June 14, 4:15 p.m. PDT Dell gets closer to retail sales in Asia Dell Inc. is working on plans to sell PCs through retail stores in Asia and Australia, as part of a wider shift within the company away from using only direct sales. June 14, 4:39 a.m. PDT Hands on with Intel's Classmate PC When Intel says its Classmate PC is built to be rugged, the company isn't kidding. This little laptop feels ready to take the worst a 10-year-old could offer. June 11, 6:28 a.m. PDT Q&A: Intel's Maloney discusses digital divide Intel Corp. wants to see its low-cost Classmate PC help transform they way students in developing countries are educated. And the company is not alone. The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project also hopes its low-cost XO laptop can close the "digital divide" that exists between the developed world and emerging markets. June 11, 1:58 a.m. PDT Ultramobiles are pricey, power hungry, AMD says Ultramobile PCs, the new product category developed by Microsoft, have been unsuccessful so far because they're too expensive and their batteries don't last long enough, a top Advanced Micro Devices executive said Friday. June 8, 4:21 a.m. PDT Asustek, MSI laptops double as HD players Two Taiwanese companies are making laptop PCs users can hook up to their high definition (HD) TVs to make more use of the laptops' internal high definition optical drives, either Blu-ray Disc or HD DVD. June 7, 6:49 a.m. PDT Intel shows more advanced ultraportable Just two months after Intel unveiled a package of chips codenamed McCaslin for ultramobile computers, the company rolled out a prototype device running McCaslin's successor, Menlow, at Computex. June 7, 4:03 a.m. PDT Hands on with Asustek's $199 Eee PC Asustek Computer's $199 Eee PC is turning out to be one of the stars at Computex 2007, grabbing attention for its small size and even smaller price. June 6, 8:03 a.m. PDT MacBook Pro gets Intel's Santa Rosa, LED displays Apple introduced a refresh to its line of MacBook Pro laptop computers on Tuesday, raising CPU speeds and memory capacity and improving graphics performance across the line. The new systems can accommodate up to 4GB of RAM and feature CPU speeds of up to 2.4GHz. June 5, 10:34 a.m. PDT Intel's mobile chip for gamers coming soon A mobile version of Intel's Core 2 Extreme chip will hit the market during the third quarter in high-end gaming notebooks equipped with Nvidia's SLI graphics system. June 5, 9:04 a.m. PDT Taiwan's FIC to debut ultraportable PC Taiwan's First International Computer (FIC) will unveil an ultraportable PC at the Computex show this week in Taipei. June 5, 8:44 a.m. PDT Toshiba poised to take lead in light laptops In the race to make ever lighter laptop computers, Toshiba is poised to take the lead in the 12-inch screen class with new models coming from June. June 5, 7:16 a.m. PDT Asustek and Intel working on $199 laptop Taiwanese hardware maker Asustek Computer is working with Intel on a line of notebook PCs priced as low as $199, according to one of the chip maker's top executives. June 5, 6:39 a.m. PDT Via NanoBook takes aim at ultramobile market Via Technologies has developed an ultraportable notebook reference design that will soon hit European markets. June 5, 5:24 a.m. PDT Acer wheels out Ferrari PDA Acer plans to start selling a Ferrari PDA (personal digital assistant), adding to a line of Ferrari-branded computer gear that already includes notebook PCs and a monitor. June 5, 5:09 a.m. PDT Asustek previews Net radio, overclocking laptop If the Internet radio with iPod port and laptop PC built for microprocessor overclocking that Asustek Computer showed off on Monday are any indication of things to come at the Computex Taipei 2007 trade show, then be prepared for a few surprises. June 4, 5:46 a.m. PDT Toshiba develops laptop HD DVD-RW drive Toshiba will unveil in Taipei on Tuesday a slim HD DVD rewriter suitable for use in laptop computers. June 4, 5:27 a.m. PDT Hardware makers prepare for Taipei showdown Intel and Advanced Micro Devices will square off next week at the annual Computex exhibition in Taipei, where many of the world's largest hardware makers will be showing off products slated for release later this year. June 1, 5:08 a.m. PDT AMD leaps years ahead with new notebook platform Notebook buyers might find it difficult to get excited about a new notebook PC platform. Notebook buyers hear "new" applied to notebook technology all the time, but when they check out the supposedly new, it's not only indistinguishable from what came before it, but every brand in a given price range is indistinguishable from all the other brands. May 31, 3:51 p.m. PDT Update: Palm unveils Foleo PC as smartphone companion Despite consumers' cool reaction to ultramobile PCs, Palm will launch a handheld computer called Foleo with a full keyboard and 10-inch screen. May 30, 2:00 p.m. PDT Details emerge on Toshiba's AMD-based laptops A little more detail is known about the new laptops from Toshiba that will use processors from Advanced Micro Devices. May 30, 4:27 a.m. PDT Palm to launch new mobile device Palm plans to announce a new type of mobile device on Wednesday as it continues its product-line transition from simple PDAs to more advanced smartphones. May 29, 2:59 p.m. PDT Toshiba to use AMD chip in entry-level laptop After a break of several years, Toshiba is about to introduce a laptop computer powered by an AMD processor. May 28, 7:37 p.m. PDT OLPC seeks educational games for XO laptop The OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) Project is asking software coders to develop free, open-source educational computer games for the XO laptop, continuing its push toward a September launch date. May 25, 3:16 p.m. PDT Analyst: Apple to demo new MacBook Pros at WWDC, but no iPhone Apple will show off new MacBook Pro notebooks along with a full demonstration of the next operating system, Mac OS X 10.5 (a.k.a. Leopard), at next month's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), a Wall Street analyst predicted Wednesday. May 24, 9:21 a.m. PDT PDA sales surge in Q1 on GPS, e-mail, Gartner says Even though major vendors have shifted their focus to expensive and profitable smartphones, shipments of PDAs jumped nearly 40 percent in the first quarter of 2007, according to a new survey. May 23, 3:15 p.m. PDT Dell to launch convertible tablet PC this year Dell is planning to sell its first convertible tablet PC later this year. May 20, 7:29 p.m. PDT Patent infringement probe won't delay Acer launch An investigation into patent infringement allegations against computer maker Acer won't delay the launch of new notebook models, an Acer executive said Thursday. May 18, 4:59 a.m. PDT AMD strikes back at Intel with Puma notebooks Hustling to keep up with Intel's "Santa Rosa" notebook PC system, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) said Friday it planned to launch its own new bundle of mobile processors and chip sets, code-named "Puma." May 18, 4:42 a.m. PDT Hands on with Fujitsu's pocket-size convertible UMPC Fujitsu unveiled an ultramobile PC that's small enough to fit in a jacket pocket. The machine will first be promoted to corporate users as a secondary PC, suitable for people who need a small, lightweight machine for when they are out of the office. May 16, 4:53 a.m. PDT Apple updates MacBook with faster processors Apple on Tuesday updated its consumer MacBook computers adding faster processors, 1GB of RAM, and larger hard drives in all models. May 15, 8:09 a.m. PDT Santa Rosa plays grinch to April laptop sales The May launch of Intel's Santa Rosa laptop PC chips, an upgrade to its popular Centrino package, put a damper on April notebook sales. May 14, 4:47 a.m. PDT Hitachi adds data encryption to hard drive Hitachi Global Storage Technologies today announced availability of what it is touting as the highest-capacity, highest-performing notebook hard drive. The Travelstar 7K200 doubles the capacity of its predecessor to 200GB and includes optional data encryption technology for securing notebooks at the hard drive level. May 10, 11:00 a.m. PDT Intel 'Santa Rosa' Centrino laptops hit shelves Intel launched the "Santa Rosa" upgrade of its Centrino notebook platform Wednesday, running on PCs from Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Lenovo Group, Gateway, and others. May 9, 9:21 a.m. PDT > Hardware > End-user hardware > Hardware |
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