Scott Ferguson

Intel is revamping its Classmate convertible tablet PC with a number of new rugged features, including a water-resistant display and touchpad, which are geared toward school children both in the United States and overseas. In addition, Intel has built technology into the Classmate to turn the PC into an e-reader. In addition to the rugged […]

While many businesses are still dealing with the aftermath of the global recession, the semiconductor industry is poised for a rebound as demand for PCs and cell phones drives chip sales. Worldwide chip sales increased 47.2 percent from January 2009 to January 2010, according to the Semiconductor Industry’s Association’s March 1 report. In January 2010, […]

The bad news for Palm and its lineup of Pre and Pixi smartphones is continuing. Palm announced on Feb. 25 that the company will cut its revenues forecasts for both the fiscal third quarter of 2010 and for the entire year. While Palm’s statement lacked specifics about the “slower than expected consumer adoption of the […]

Lenovo ThinkPad Laptops, Tablet Get Windows 7, Intel Makeover by Scott Ferguson The Lenovo ThinkPad X201 Tablet The ThinkPad X201 tablet starts at $1,599 and offers a choice of two different Intel Core i7 processors. The tablet also comes equipped with Microsofts Windows 7 and has a 12.1-inch multitouch screen. No Title The “Retro” IBM […]

Lenovo is rolling out several new ThinkPad notebooks, including the ultraportable ThinkPad X201 and X201s laptops and the ThinkPad X201 convertible tablet, along with revamping its high-end mobile workstation. Lenovo is officially announcing its new and revamped ThinkPad PCs on Feb. 23, and users can start ordering the new notebooks by the early part of […]

Veoh Networks, a startup that had been developing video-sharing technology for the Web, has filed for bankruptcy protection, following a lengthy court fight over copyright infringement in the context of the sluggish U.S. economy. In an open letter dated Feb. 11, Veoh CEO and founder Dmitry Shapiro wrote that the company had filed for Chapter […]

Opera Software’s mobile Web browser has reached an important milestone as the company prepares to reveal a version of Opera Mini that runs on the Apple iPhone at the upcoming Mobile World Congress show. In a Feb. 12 release, Opera announced that its Mini browser had hit the 50-million mark for unique monthly visitors in […]

In time for the start of the Mobile World Congress 2010 show in Spain later this month, Texas Instruments has unveiled the WiLink 7.0 processor, which packs four different technologies-GPS, Bluetooth, an FM transmitter and receiver, and WLAN (wireless LAN) 802.11n-onto a single chip. While this year’s MWC show kicks off Feb. 15 in Barcelona, […]

Female elementary school teachers can unknowingly pass along their anxieties about mathematics to their girl students, who then score lower on achievement tests compared with boys in the same class, according to new research from the University of Chicago. The yearlong study found that female elementary school teachers pass along their anxiety about math to […]

Former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates says the U.S. economy needs considerable time to recover from the recent recession and that taxpayers are going to have to shoulder much of that burden. Gates, who remains chairman of Microsoft but spends most of his time working with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, spoke on the Jan. […]