Stories by Agam Shah

Intel connects PCs to devices using light

Intel is working on a new optical interconnect that could possibly link mobile devices to displays and storage up to 100 meters away, a company official said on Wednesday.

Written by Agam Shah24 Sept. 09 05:34

Intel shows laptop with four screens

Intel is showing off a prototype laptop this week that has four screens, increasing the display area so that multiple applications can be viewed simultaneously.

Written by Agam Shah24 Sept. 09 07:07

Intel ahead of schedule with new Xeon server chips

Intel is set to start production of its next-generation Xeon quad-core server chips ahead of schedule, which could then appear in systems as early as the first quarter of next year, a company official said on Tuesday.

Written by Agam Shah23 Sept. 09 12:32

Intel shows working Larrabee system

Intel on Tuesday demonstrated the first system based on its Larrabee graphics processor, providing some more details about a product that remains something of a mystery.

Written by Agam Shah23 Sept. 09 09:58

Otellini says PC industry on brink of recovery

The PC industry is set to come out of the most damaging recession in decades as computer shipments begin to pick up, Intel CEO Paul Otellini said on Tuesday.

Written by Agam Shah23 Sept. 09 08:57

Intel promotes app store model for netbooks

Intel on Tuesday took a step in bringing application stores to netbooks, announcing a program that will help developers build applications for mobile devices.

Written by Agam Shah23 Sept. 09 07:01

Updated: Intel accuses EC of mishandling antitrust evidence

Intel on Monday sharply criticized the European Commission, which found it guilty of anticompetitive behavior, accusing the regulator of being selective with evidence it looked at and, essentially, setting out to find the company guilty.

Written by Agam Shah22 Sept. 09 07:56

Arm flaunts performance by boosting processor speed

Arm Holdings on Wednesday raised the clock speed of its Cortex A9 processor to 2GHz, with the aim of boosting application performance while drawing less power.

Written by Agam Shah17 Sept. 09 06:04

HP pushes ultrathin laptop to businesses

Hewlett-Packard on Tuesday introduced the ProBook 5310m lightweight business laptop, which features a low-power chip from Intel traditionally used in inexpensive home PCs.

Written by Agam Shah16 Sept. 09 05:57

Intel shrinks Nehalem packages with Jasper Forest

Intel on Monday said it had starting sampling Nehalem-based chips code-named Jasper Forest, reaching a milestone in its effort to create smaller and power-efficient chip packages.

Written by Agam Shah15 Sept. 09 06:10

Intel to put Westmere desktop chips in servers

Intel has tweaked its chip road map, with plans to extend its upcoming Westmere mainstream desktop dual-core chips with integrated graphics processors to entry-level servers.

Written by Agam Shah04 Sept. 09 05:52

Dell open to developing mobile devices with carriers

Dell said it was willing to work with carriers worldwide to develop more mobile devices, suggesting that another phonelike prototype like the one it developed with China Mobile could be on the cards.

Written by Agam Shah28 Aug. 09 10:39

Dell's net income, revenue drop for second quarter

Dell on Thursday reported a drop in net income and revenue during the second fiscal quarter of 2010, but said it anticipates that the global economy will improve and IT spending will be strong in the second half of this year.

Written by Agam Shah28 Aug. 09 09:24

Parallelism needs killer application for mass adoption

The addition of multiple cores to microprocessors has created a significant opportunity for parallel programming, but a killer application is needed to push the concept into the mainstream, researchers said during a panel discussion at the Hot Chips conference.

Written by Agam Shah27 Aug. 09 06:10

Report: Microsoft, Yahoo, Amazon to fight Google book deal

Microsoft, Amazon.com and Yahoo plan to join a consortium to fight a proposed settlement Google has made with authors and publishers over its Google Book Search service, according to a report published in The New York Times.

Written by Agam Shah21 Aug. 09 10:10
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