Mark Hachman

Intel Corp. reported a 20 percent year-over-year growth in revenue for its fiscal third quarter, led by record shipments of microprocessors and chipsets. On Tuesday, Intel announced third-quarter net income of $1.7 billion on revenue of $7.8 billion, an increase of 20 percent and 142 percent above year-ago period. The chip giants net income and […]

At long last, Transmeta Corp. on Tuesday will take the wraps off of its TM8000, the companys next big chance to move back into mainstream computing. Transmeta will launch the TM8000 or “Efficeon” processor at the Microprocessor Forum in San Jose, Calif., following the disclosure of various details about the chip over the last few […]

At long last, Transmeta Corp. has taken the wraps off of the TM8000, the companys next big chance to move back into mainstream computing. Transmeta launched the TM8000 or “Efficeon” processor at the Microprocessor Forum today in San Jose, after hinting, tipping off, and disclosing various details about the chip during the last few months. […]

Intel Corp. this week will introduce a new flash technology that could expand the built-in memory as well as the digital prowess of mobile devices such as cell phones and handhelds. At the Intel Developer Forum in Taipei, Taiwan, the company will announce its Intel StrataFlash Wireless Memory System, a technology that will let OEMs […]

On Monday, Intel Corp. will provide several “building block” components designed to help OEMs ease into next-generation storage platforms. During the Intel Developer Forum in Taipei, Taiwan, this week, Intel will demonstrate “Dobson,” a next-generation I/O processor that will be used in conjunction with Intels “Lindenhurst” chip set, due in 2004. In addition, Intel announced […]

IBM on Monday said that its long-in-the-works “Storage Tank” virtualized storage will ship in mid-November. Storage Tank, which will be officially dubbed the IBM TotalStorage SAN File System, will be available worldwide on November at prices beginning at $90,000. IBM will also release two versions of its TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller software, one for OEMs […]

Maxtor Corp. subsidiary MMC Technology this week plans to announce that it believes it can manufacture next-generation hard-disk platters using todays equipment, helping keep future storage costs down. By 2005, MMC believes, the industry will have switched over to a new storage technique called “perpendicular recording”, maintaining the steady increases in storage capacity the hard […]

Manufacturers of DVD media this week announced details of forthcoming dual-layer recordable discs that will expand capacity to 8.5GB. However, compatibility with older drives may be an issue. Supporters of the DVD-R/RW format, lead by Pioneer Corp. this week announced a 8.5GB disc at the CEATEC Japan 2003 expo in Makuhari Messe, Japan. Likewise, the […]

Intuit Corp. hopes to close the book on its TurboTax fiasco on Thursday, placing ads in major newspapers that will apologize to its customers. Intuit, which has said it will end its e-activation scheme on the latest version of its TurboTax tax software, felt it was necessary to publicly note the change. The company will […]

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Macrovision Corp. launched the next iteration of its software licensing platform, promising that software publishers will have the freedom to select from multiple business models including utility pricing. Macrovisions launch of its new FlexNet platform formed the centerpiece of Mondays SoftSummit e-licensing show here. Macrovision will launch FlexNet with a variety of partners, […]