Scott Ferguson

Advanced Micro Devices posted a financial loss in the third quarter, but the company’s executives said they believe that the chip maker is poised for a turnaround in the coming months. During an Oct. 15 conference call to discuss AMD’s third-quarter results, CEO Dirk Meyer offered a positive outlook for the rest of 2009 despite […]

Hewlett-Packard remains the world’s top PC maker, but Acer has now passed Dell as the second most popular producer of desktops and laptops, according to an Oct. 14 from IDC. In the third quarter of 2009, HP shipped more than 15 million PCs worldwide-an increase of about 9 percent from the third quarter of 2008. […]

The ongoing legal dispute between Intel and Nvidia is heating up again, with Nvidia claiming that it will no longer develop chip sets for next-generation Intel processors until a court settles a dispute between the two companies. On Oct. 7, Nvidia released a statement that said the graphics maker has now decided to end the […]

Dell is closing its North Carolina manufacturing facility by January 2010, which will eliminate 905 jobs as the PC maker looks to cut costs and save additional dollars through streamlining its operations. On Oct. 7, Dell announced that the Winston-Salem, N.C., plant, which makes desktop PCs, is slated to close by January. By November, Dell […]

VMware is preparing to release the latest version of its Fusion virtualization software for the Mac, which now includes support for Apple’s recently released Mac OS X 10.6 “Snow Leopard” and Microsoft’s soon-to-be-released Windows 7 operating system. On Oct. 6, VMware announced it would start selling Fusion 3 on Oct. 27. The virtualization software is […]

Dell has released a new Vostro desktop for small businesses that offers the latest Intel processors, as well as a range of graphics options from Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices.The Dell Vostro 430 desktop, which officially rolled out Oct. 1, is geared toward small businesses and those companies with a budget but with the need […]

Dell Unveils Latitude Z600 Laptop, OptiPlex 780 Desktop, Precision T1500 Workstation On Sept. 29, Dell rolled out a trio of new PCs designed for enterprise customers, especially those working in finance, banking, real estate and the insurance industry. The first PC is the Dell Latitude Z600 laptop, which offers a new technology that gives users […]

Dell is releasing a new high-end, enterprise-class Latitude laptop that utilizes new technology, which allows users to access to their e-mail and calendar without fully booting the notebook’s operating system. The new Dell laptop, the 16-inch Latitude Z600, officially goes on sale Sept. 29. In creating the Latitude Z600, Dell emphasized a thin-and-light design that […]

Lenovo Adds Multitouch Features to Its ThinkPad X200, T400s Notebooks by Scott Ferguson The New and Improved ThinkPad T400s The recently released Lenovo ThinkPad T400s now has a multitouch screen, and it supports the company’s Simple Tap technology that lets users take advantage of new multitouch capabilities. The Simple Tap Tiles A demonstration showing how […]

Lenovo is looking to change the way business users interact with their ThinkPad laptops and tablet notebooks. On Sept. 15, Lenovo plans to start offering multitouch capabilities with its ThinkPad X200 tablet notebook and its ThinkPad T400s laptop. In addition, Lenovo plans to release a new technology called Simple Tap as part of its suite […]