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Palm has released the second iteration of its smart phone loaded with Microsofts Windows Mobile operating system. The Treo 700wx is almost identical to its predecessor, with one major exception—a much-needed boost in RAM. During eWeek Labs tests of the previous Windows Mobile-based Treo—the 700w—a shortage of memory available to programs caused the device to […]

Microsofts Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh introduces performance enhancements as well as user interface tweaks—most notably, more intuitive ways to work with the new Office ribbon. Available for download starting Sept. 14 from www.microsoft.com/office/preview, the Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh—for both client and server systems—will be free to Beta 2 customers. Customers will […]

To target lucky customers with personalized incentives and awards, Pechanga Resort & Casino made a big bet on Intels Itanium platform. Last year, Pechanga deployed two Itanium-based servers running business intelligence software used to analyze customer data and trends. The gamble paid off: The casino was able to reduce the time it took to query […]

The beleaguered Itanium platform is getting yet another chance to prove its stuff. eWEEK Labs tests of a server based on the newest Itanium 2 platform show promise but also limitations. Five years ago, when Intel and Hewlett-Packard released the first IA-64 processor—developed under the code name Merced and ultimately branded Itanium—the chip was unable […]

Toshibas Tecra A8 is a portable desktop replacement that delivers all the things users want—robust performance, good graphics capability and decent battery life—at a price IT managers will like. This combination of fantastic features and a relatively low price point earns the Tecra A8 eWeek Labs Analysts Choice award. Released in June, the Tecra A8 […]

Palm has released the second iteration of its smart phone loaded with Microsofts Windows Mobile operating system. The Treo 700wx is almost identical to its predecessor, with one major exception—a much needed boost in RAM. Click here to read the full review of the Treo 700wx. 2 Palm has released the second iteration of its […]

Armed with Intels latest dual-core Xeon processors, IBMs x3500 server offers organizations speedy performance and flexible internal storage and memory configuration for their mission-critical applications—all with a compact footprint. Released in July with the new Xeon 5100 series processors (formerly code-named Woodcrest), the 5U (8.75-inch) x3500 tower server is a solid choice for remote branch […]

During the last six months, eWEEK Labs has evaluated several new laptops. With the introduction of dual-core processors, weve found that the new systems represent a higher level of capability and performance. Our overall favorite among the current crop is the Lenovo ThinkPad X60s, which we honored with an eWEEK Labs Analysts Choice award for […]

Editors Note: This story has been changed to reflect Apples recall on Aug. 24 of Sony-manufactured batteries. Dell announced last week that it was recalling 4.1 million notebook PC batteries, manufactured by Sony, following what Dell asserts to be a small number of fires (although at least one former Dell employee has said the problem […]

Armed with Intels latest dual-core Xeon processors, IBMs x3500 server offers organizations speedy performance and flexible internal storage and memory configuration for their mission-critical applications—all with a compact footprint. Released in July with the new Xeon 5100 series processors (formerly code-named Woodcrest), the 5U (8.75-inch) x3500 tower server is a solid choice for remote branch […]