John G. Spooner

Fujitsu Computer Systems Corp. this week will introduce a notebook PC for users looking for a tablet-style computer that lets them stick with Microsoft Corp.s Windows XP. The LifeBook P1500 will run Windows XP Professional rather than any version of the Tablet PC operating system as a way to keep costs down and let customers […]

Dell and IBM on Monday both introduced new server products with features and software packaged to appeal to the Linux market and due to make their debut at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo in San Francisco. Dell Inc.s offerings include the PowerEdge 830 and the PowerEdge 850 servers that provide a choice of three Intel […]

VMware, in a nod to the Linux operating systems way of working, is unlocking its server virtualization software. The EMC Corp.-owned software maker on Monday said it would open its virtualization technology for x86 servers—virtualization partitions a server to run different types of software and thus tackle different jobs simultaneously—by making its VMware ESX Server […]

AMD is working to make servers based on its chips be more available to businesses. The Sunnyvale, Calif., chip company is adding features to its future Opteron processors, and critical components that work with them inside servers, which will increase the reliability and stability of Opteron servers. Advanced Micro Devices Inc., which recently moved its […]

Not all PCs will gain a full view of Windows Vista. Microsoft Corp. has yet to finalize the minimum requirements for a PC to run its forthcoming operating system. But numerous PC industry watchers predict a dichotomy for the OS, which is due in late 2006. Although it will be able to run on all […]

Intel is reprioritizing its chip set manufacturing, in an effort to keep up with demand for its most popular models, despite the potential for a shift to delay others. The measure, which the chip giant says will ensure it has enough manufacturing capacity to meet demand popular notebook and desktop chip set models, will lead […]

Timing is everything when it comes to wringing the most out of a PC. TimeLab Corp., a 4-year-old Andover, Mass., startup founded by researchers from Zoran Corp., a maker of chips for products such as DVD drives, is expected to later this month unveil TotalClock, a digital clock chip it says replaces the traditional timing […]

Despite a notable gain in server processor shipments, AMD slipped slightly in overall x86 chip shipments during the second quarter. Intel Corp. gained seven-tenths of a point of share during the second quarter, while Advanced Micro Devices Inc. shipments fell by an equal amount, reversing the companies first quarter positions, data made public Monday by […]

The same principals that brought the Linux operating system to the computer world are helping to propagate a new generation of computer hardware. Numerous processor designs are now being made open for anyone to modify and use, and available for free—or in some cases for small royalties—making it possible for device makers to select from […]

Intel Corp. says its chips are better together when it comes to servers. The Santa Clara, Calif., chip giant has begun pitching new server platforms, which bundle processors such as its forthcoming dual-core Xeons, with other silicon bits and add special features such as virtualization, to businesses early. As expected, the chip maker got the […]