Mark Hachman

Microsoft chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates on Tuesday showed off a method to unify the Windows experience on several platforms, as part of making IT simpler and easier to use. In his keynote address here at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference, Gates also introduced off “Athens”, a prototype PC based on the Agora […]

Although Microsofts Windows Hardware Engineering Conference has typically focused on multimedia applications, security issues will likely steal the spotlight this year. WinHEC, which begins next Tuesday in New Orleans, has dedicated an entire track to Microsofts Next Generation Secure Computing Base, formerly known as Palladium. Previous WinHEC conferences have focused upon improving various attributes of […]

Intel is expected to launch its “Springdale” chipset line for mainstream PCs on May 21, sources said, backing it up with several new Pentium 4 processors which use the 800-MHz front-side bus. AMD, meanwhile, is also expected to announce a faster Athlon XP processor later this month. Although Intels Canterwood chipset introduced the 800-MHz front-side […]

Intel has begun popularizing a technology that will improve the performance of the Itanium on 32-bit code. First publicly disclosed at the Intel Developer Forum in February, the IA-32 Execution Layer is a software layer designed to accelerate 32-bit code on the 64-bit Itanium. On Wednesday, Intel officials said the software would be released this […]

When Jerry Sanders bet the future of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. on the 32-bit Athlon, he won. Now, for the companys current CEO, Hector de Ruiz, and the 64-bit Opteron, its double or nothing. AMD has spent much of the past three years or so discussing the “Hammer” X86-64 architecture, its advantages relative to Intels […]

Intersil has adapted part of the 802.11g draft standard to allow up to three times more throughput in 802.11g networks, the company said Tuesday. The companys Prism “Nitro” technology works with the companys line of Duette and GT components, which have been adopted by companies like Netgear and D-Link. The software is shipping now, although […]

Intel Corp. said it has developed a method of stacking flash memory five dice high, as a way of increasing the memory found within cell phones and PDAs. Intel has developed a technology called ultra-thin chip scale packaging, which will be used to develop 512-Mbit modules later this year, and 1-Gbit stacks by early next […]

Intel Corp. said it has developed a method of stacking flash memory five dice high, as a way of increasing the memory found within cell phones and PDAs. Intel has developed a technology called ultra-thin chip scale packaging, which will be used to develop 512-Mbit modules later this year, and 1-Gbit stacks by early next […]

As expected, Intel and a host of other wireless companies said they would more heavily promotoe the 802.16 metropolitan wireless standard through the WiMax industry group. The Forums members intend to set out to develop the 802.16 specification as a wireless alternative to DSL or cable modem. Unlike 802.11a, 802.1b, or 802.11g, the 802.16 technology […]

Long before Microsoft made “innovation” a legal argument, there was Hewlett-Packard. HPs emphasis on research may have been equaled by companies like Xerox, IBM, and Intel, but the companys roots remain in the labs, even after the tumultuous merger with Compaq in 2002. Every so often, the HP engineers invite reporters down to its Palo […]