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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. 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Samsung launches Q1 Ultra ultramobile Ultramobile PCs have often been criticized as falling into a gap between laptops and smartphones, but Samsung hopes to change that perception with a reduced price and upgraded performance for its Q1 Ultra. May 7, 2:37 p.m. PDT Rover, IBM extend CDP to laptops Road warriors in search of much-needed file backup and recovery relief may need look no further than their wallets thanks to a CDP (continous data protection)-enabled flash drive unveiled today by Rover Technology Fusions. May 7, 3:00 a.m. PDT Danish consumer agency finds design flaw in Apple iBook The Danish Consumer Complaints Board has published evidence of a manufacturing defect resulting in power failures in some of Apple's iBook G4 notebook computers. The board has already ordered the company to refund one Danish customer, and expects its findings to influence cases elsewhere, a spokesman said on Friday. May 4, 6:13 a.m. PDT Acer forecasts huge sales gains in laptops, desktops Acer will make big gains sales gains this year in both desktop and laptop PCs, the company's chairman said. May 4, 4:53 a.m. PDT Acer: No major laptop battery improvement in offing Dreams of fuel cells serving the power needs of a laptop PC or other new technology to significantly increase battery life won't likely be available for years, an Acer executive says. May 4, 4:08 a.m. PDT Acer teams with BMW on consumer laptop design Acer worked with a design subsidiary of BMW on its latest revamp of the Aspire, its mass market consumer notebook PC, in an effort to win users over to the idea that fashion laptops don't have to be more expensive. May 3, 6:01 a.m. PDT AMD pre-empts Intel's Santa Rosa launch Advanced Micro Devices introduced a new chip set for mobile computing on wireless networks Wednesday in an attempt to get ahead of similar news expected soon from rival Intel. May 3, 4:26 a.m. PDT First WiMax laptop card approved by FCC Regulators have approved the first WiMax wireless broadband laptop PC card to be offered by Clearwire, and it should be available to users later this year, the company said Tuesday. May 2, 5:44 a.m. PDT XO laptop is fun for child's play The hardest thing about learning to use the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) project's XO notebook PC is finding the right way to twist its antenna ears and open the display. Once you can see the screen, just follow the icons to write a note, snap a photo, or compose a tune. April 27, 3:31 p.m. PDT OLPC raises hundred-dollar laptop price to $175 The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) group said Thursday that it had raised the price for its hundred-dollar laptop to $175, but were still confident they would collect enough orders to begin volume production by September. April 27, 4:07 a.m. PDT Acer recalls 27,000 notebook PC batteries Just six months after saying Acer laptop PC users would not need to replace any batteries amid a massive global recall, a company subsidiary announced a recall for 27,000 batteries in the U.S. April 25, 4:46 p.m. PDT Dell brings solid state to Latitude Not to be outdone by laptop rival Sony, Dell yesterday announced the availability of SSD (solid-state drive) technology for its Latitude D420 and D620 notebooks. April 25, 3:00 p.m. PDT OLPC laptop shipments delayed until third quarter Shipments of the XO notebook PC for the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project will likely be delayed until the third quarter, the manufacturer said Friday. April 20, 5:17 a.m. PDT HP extends market lead over Dell in PC sales Hewlett-Packard has extended its lead over Dell in personal computer sales according to two industry reports released Wednesday. April 18, 3:57 p.m. PDT Intel's Centrino package to get WiMax next year Intel said Wednesday it plans to next year add WiMax to its Centrino platform, a long-expected move likely to boost demand for wireless broadband services. April 18, 4:51 a.m. PDT Intel expected to launch new UMPC platform Business analysts at Intel's technology conference next week will focus on the company's powerful server chips, but industry blogs are showing more excitement over word that the company will launch a new platform for UMPCs (ultra mobile PCs). April 12, 2:43 p.m. PDT In Brief: Laptop shipments surge in March Laptop PC shipments at the two largest contract notebook computer manufacturers in the world rocketed in March, the Taiwanese companies said, highlighting the continuing user uptake of mobile PCs. April 11, 4:59 a.m. PDT Sony launches its first laptop with a flash drive Sony is refreshing its lightweight Vaio Type-G laptop and has begun offering a solid-state flash drive as an option. April 10, 6:42 a.m. PDT IRS head: All laptops to be encrypted within weeks After an auditor found serious security problems in the way it handled sensitive data on laptops, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service said it will have all laptops encrypted within the next few weeks. April 10, 4:18 a.m. PDT IT management software eases Lenovo battery recall Hardware makers in the PC industry have been working harder to make the life of an IT manager easier in recent years by ensuring the machines can be diagnosed and fixed easier, especially in times of crisis. April 9, 4:28 a.m. PDT Acer takes the number 3 spot in mobile PCs Acer unseated Toshiba from its third-place perch in worldwide mobile PC sales during the fourth quarter of last year, according to market researcher iSuppli. Hewlett-Packard saw the strongest year-on-year growth overall in the segment. April 6, 4:24 a.m. PDT Intel adds vPro management to new Centrino laptops In a move to bolster its pending refresh of the Centrino wireless notebook package, Intel said Wednesday it would add vPro IT management to the bundle, which PC vendors are scheduled to begin selling by June. April 4, 8:30 a.m. PDT > Hardware > End-user hardware > Mobile PCs > Hardware > End-user hardware > Hardware > Mobile PCs > Hardware |
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