Mark Hachman

SEATTLE—Microsoft on Wednesday gave WinHEC attendees a behind-the-scenes peek at future technologies the company is preparing for mobile PCs. Darin Fish, business development manager in Microsoft Corp.s mobile platforms division, described the disclosure as a “work in progress.” Furthermore, Fish said no final decision has been made whether there will be a mobile version of […]

Advanced Micro Devices took aim at the thin-and-light notebook market Thursday, releasing two new microprocessors for the slimmed-down PCs. Advanced Micro Devices Inc., of Sunnyvale, Calif., said mobile versions of the Athlon64 chip in 2800+ and 2700+ speed grades are now shipping. Acer Inc. will be the first vendor to use the new chips, shipping […]

Memory chip technology company Rambus has filed an antitrust lawsuit against four DRAM manufacturers, whom it has accused of colluding against using its products. The suit, which Rambus Inc. filed Wednesday in Superior Court in San Francisco, charges Micron Technology Inc. and its subsidiary Micron Semiconductor Inc.; Siemens AG and Siemens Corp.; Infineon Technologies AG […]

SEATTLE—Welcome to the home—and the office—of the future. Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft Corp. will use a Windows hardware conference in Seattle this week to unveil updated concepts of consumer and business PCs, plus a glimpse into the future of the Media PC. Although observers expected the Windows Hardware and Engineering Conference (WinHEC) here to discuss Microsofts […]

Intel Corp. introduced a new 10-Gbit Ethernet adapter for data centers on Monday that should cost about 40 percent less than a previous model. The Intel PRO/10GbE SR Server Adapter is available now for $4,770. The “SR” prefix means that the adapter is designed for short-range distances of less than 300 meters; Intel will launch […]

Although its difficult to find just one hardware company with a love-hate relationship with Microsoft Corp., one candidate might be Advanced Micro Devices Inc. A vast number of chip and device companies depend on Microsoft to build a framework for device drivers to connect to, to develop the drivers itself or to bundle the third-party […]

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Seagate Technology LLC made unrelated management moves late Thursday and early Friday, restructuring their executive offices. Seagate replaced Steve Luczo as chief executive, shifting Luczo to his existing role as chairman of the Scotts Valley, Calif., disk-drive maker. Bill Watkins, currently Seagates president and chief operating officer and head of […]

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Friday that it has begun a previously planned trial rollout of RFID tags at eight sites in Texas. Both cases and pallets at Wal-Marts Dallas-Fort Worth distribution center and at seven retail stores will be scanned for passive, embedded RFID tags. The merchandise at first will be distributed only within Texas […]

Maxtor Corp. on Tuesday announced it will ship an external hard drive specifically designed to connect to personal video recorders. Although the Maxtor QuickView Expander hard drive will eventually make its way into the retail channel, the drive will initially be preformatted for use with satellite and cable set-top boxes, a Maxtor spokeswoman said. The […]

Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices said Thursday that it plans to establish a chip design center in Bangalore, India, for use in next-generation designs. AMD, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., plans to invest approximately $5 million over the next three years to establish the center and ramp up operations, which will initially employ 40 engineers but […]