Scott Ferguson

Advanced Micro Devices has released a new quad-core processor – the AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition – which clocks in at 3.4GHz and is now the fastest four-core chip in the company’s lineup. AMD released its latest Phenom chip Aug. 13. The AMD Phenom II X4 965 is designed to work with the […]

The good news for Intel, Advanced Micro Devices and the rest of the x86 processor market is that chip shipments increased 10 percent between the first quarter and the second quarter of 2009. However, IDC’s Aug. 6 report on the x86 chip market found that consumer and business demand for new PCs has not returned. […]

Global semiconductor sales picked up in the second quarter of 2009, as Intel reported solid financial results and the forecasts for the PC and handset markets showed new signs of life, according to a report by the Semiconductor Industry Association. The SIA’s Aug. 3 report found that worldwide chip sales hit $51.7 billion in the […]

Oracle is adding to its stable of acquisitions, announcing June 23 that it is buying GoldenGate Software, a private company that specializes in data integration technology that works in real time. Oracle is expected to close the deal with GoldenGate later this year. The two companies did not disclose any financial details. While Oracle is […]

Advanced Micro Devices posted another quarterly financial loss July 21, but the chip maker’s results were better than a year ago and the company plans to improve its position with new Opteron processors for servers, as well as several new laptop platforms. Although AMD posted a loss in the second financial quarter of 2009, CEO […]

Lenovo is releasing the ThinkPad T400s laptop, a new type of enterprise-class notebook that bridges the gap between the company’s high-end ThinkPad X300 line and the standard ThinkPad T400 laptop family. The ThinkPad T400s, which is available starting June 23 for a starting price of $1,599, offers some of the design features that Lenovo engineers […]

Gateway is now the latest PC maker to offer its own netbook-the Gateway LT3100-but the company has turned to Advanced Micro Devices instead of Intel for the processor to power it. While AMD has remained on the sidelines when it comes to netbooks, instead deciding to focus on its own “Yukon” platform for thin-and-light laptops, […]

Lenovo ThinkPad T400s Laptop Offers Lightweight Computing for Business Users By Scott Ferguson The Lenovo ThinkPad T400s Laptop Lenovo released the ThinkPad T400s laptop June 23. This latest ThinkPad notebook weighs about 3.9 pounds and measures 0.83 inches thick. The Lenovo ThinkPad T400s The ThinkPad T400s starts at $1,599, which places the notebook in the […]

Nokia researchers are describing a new and innovative method for using the radiation of ambient radio waves in order to charge a range of mobile devices, including cell phones and smartphones. On the Nokia Conversations blog, the company offers a look at how researchers are using a prototype device that is capable of collecting about […]

Dell continues to lead the global workstation market, but tough economic times means that revenues and the average selling price of these high-end PCs continues to fall as companies and individual users continue to hold off on hardware purchases. On June 9, Jon Peddie Research released its latest report on the global workstation market and […]