Mark Hachman

TransDimension Corp. has licensed its USB On-The-Go wireless technology to NEC Electronics Corp., which said it will use the technology in a forthcoming chip powering its future 3G phones. The agreement represents the third major wireless supplier that has said it will use the technology, although TransDimension has yet to strike deals with either Nokia […]

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. returned to profitability during the fourth quarter of 2003, as strong sales across all segments nearly doubled the companys revenue versus the same period a year ago. For the companys fourth quarter, AMD reported net income of $43 million on revenue of $1.206 billion, a monumental 76 percent improvement compared with […]

Hewlett-Packard Co. recently discovered and patched a potential vulnerability in its Tru64 Unix operating system that could have resulted in unauthorized access or a denial-of-service attack. The patch, released Jan. 7, surfaced in the following week though a security bulletin published by HP. The bulletin, referenced as “SSRT3629A/B,” concerns HP Tru64 Unix Version 5.1B PK2 […]

Hewlett-Packard Co. overtook Dell Computer Corp. in fourth-quarter PC shipments, analysts concluded Wednesday, although their figures have Dell coming out on top for 2003 as a whole. Reports released by both International Data Corp., of Framingham, Mass., and Gartner Inc., of Stamford, Conn., indicate the HP squeaked past Dell late in the year. IDC reported […]

Transmeta Corp. continued its trek toward profitability by reporting a narrower loss for the fourth quarter. The company on Thursday said that revenue, however, shrank from the year-ago period. Transmeta, known for is low-power Crusoe and Efficeon microprocessors, reported a net loss of $21.6 million on revenue of $3.6 million for the fourth quarter. During […]

Intel Corp. has begun to ship its next-generation 802.11b/g dual-band module, catching up to competitors such as Broadcom Corp. which began shipping hybrid silicon early last year. However, Intel doesnt see it that way. According to executives at the Santa Clara, Calif.-based company, the early Wi-Fi client silicon supporting the “g” standard was unsupported by […]

Intel Corp. reported record revenue for its fourth fiscal quarter on Wednesday, an indication that its sector of the tech economy is back on the growth curve. However, officials said the company has delayed its code-named “Dothan” version of the mobile Pentium processor until the second quarter to make “circuit modifications.” “2003 began with a […]

A day before Intel Corp. will present its fourth-quarter earnings, executives ran down for analysts the companys product roadmaps and progress in the enterprise market. Tied down by quiet-period constraints, Intel Senior Vice President and General Manager Mike Fister recapped older enterprise roadmaps in a “state of the enterprise” speech delivered Tuesday in San Francisco. […]

LAS VEGAS—In the coming weeks, a New Hampshire congressman plans to introduce legislation that will attempt to define and regulate voice over IP (VOIP) while preventing the Federal Communications Commission from tacking on additional regulations. In an interview with eWEEK.com, Sen. John E. Sununu (R-N.H.) said he plans to introduce legislation in the first few […]

LAS VEGAS—Hewlett-Packard Corp. will aggressively enforce digital-rights-management schemes on many of its products beginning in 2004, including the companys first digital televisions. In Hewlett-Packards forthcoming digital hub, the Digital Entertainment Center, and in “some” other devices, HP will enforce the “broadcast flag” provision of digital content, preventing its customers from recording content that has been […]