Tom Krazit
Krazit is a reporter for the IDG News Service.
IDC: 2006 PC growth to slow, but still above 10 percent
PC demand remains strong as desktop users convert to notebooks
HP no longer feeling blue, to support HD-DVD
Company backed HD-DVD after the Blu-ray Disc Association declined to support a home networking technology HP advocated
Spansion takes in $506M in flash memory IPO
Spansion's former parent company, AMD, made the decision to take the company public
Dell recalls 35,000 batteries worldwide
Recall affects certain Dell notebooks sold between Oct. 5, 2004, and Oct. 13, 2005
Visto signs license for disputed NTP patents
Company competes with RIM in the market for wireless e-mail systems
Looking ahead to the PC of 2007
Iin terms of groundbreaking new features, not much to cheer about this year
Intel's '06 resolution: improve notebooks, home PCs
Napa, the third generation of Centrino mobile technology, is almost ready for a formal unveiling
Report: NTP offers RIM a deal at 5.7 percent of revenue
RIM executive confirmed the companies talked recently in front of a court-appointed mediator
Intel narrows Q4 revenue guidance within prior range
Revenue is expected to decline between $10.4 billion and $10.6 billion during the quarter
RIM and NTP trying to mediate their dispute
Parties are expected to convene in next few weeks for hearings
Coming soon: Indium Antimonide Valley?
Intel researchers say two elements, indium and antimony, can improve the performance of future transistors
Intel working on rootkit detection techniques
Project attempts to limit memory-resident attacks by detecting changes in application code as they happen
AMD and IBM increase the strain on 65nm chips
Two new forms of strained silicon could improve performance and reduce power consumption
Microsoft will modify IE to get around Eolas patent
Changes to the way Activex controls are handled will be distributed through online update service
HP plugs in to utility services
IPS and APS services provide extra computing power to handle temporary surges in demand
Intel's copycats move Pacific Northwest to the desert
Intel is set to start rolling out 65nm technology at fabs in Arizona and Ireland