Monthly Archives: April 2009

Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday reported a wider loss for the quarter compared to last year as it tries to recover from the recession. Continue reading →

Seagate today announced a new family of lower-power desktop drives under its Barracuda line. The drives use 25% less power than standard 3.5-in. desktop drives. Continue reading →

A host of chip makers, including IBM, on Thursday announced a partnership to develop low-power chips for mobile devices that could challenge Intel’s burgeoning presence in the market. Continue reading →

The Hewlett-Packard Pavilion dv2 defies simple categorization: Its combination of processor, price, and diminutive size put it somewhere between a mini-laptop (aka netbook) and a full-fledged ultraportable laptop. This US$749 model is the first laptop … Continue reading →

Data Robotics today announced the availability of its DroboPro disk storage device, an upgrade to the original Drobo released 18 months ago. The new box doubles the storage capacity and offers a rack-mountable configuration, as well as new higher-speed… Continue reading →

Experts from disk drive, storage components and systems companies at Storage Networking World agreed that large corporations will quickly adopt solid-state disk to replace high-end hard disk drives for niche applications, but that the technology still … Continue reading →

Advanced Micro Devices said it would take further actions, which could include facility closures, to cut costs as it restructures in an effort to return to profitability. Continue reading →

Intel’s Atom microprocessor helped it increase market share against rival AMD last year. Continue reading →

The FreeAgent Theater HD media player acts as a liaison between its FreeAgent Go portable hard drive devices and a video display, such as a TV or projector Continue reading →