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Tuesday 10 February 2009
AMD adds five Phenom II CPUs to Dragon platform
AMD has extended the lifespan of its desktop-based Dragon platform technology with five new additions to its AMD Phenom II processor family, including two 45nm triple-core processors...
Friday 6 February 2009
Acer to restructure its business by brands instead of products
Acer has decided to overhaul its corporate structure into four segments based on its brands Acer, Gateway, Packard Bell and eMachines instead of the previous business units classified...
Monday 2 February 2009
GPU shipments dive in 4Q08, says JPR
Jon Peddie Research (JPR) has announced estimated graphics shipments and supplier market share for the fourth calendar quarter of 2008.
Thursday 15 January 2009
Global PC industry suffers weakest shipment growth in 4Q08, says Gartner
In the fourth quarter of 2008, the worldwide PC industry suffered its worst growth rate since 2002, according to Gartner Dataquest. The worldwide shipments totaled 78.1 million units,...
Thursday 15 January 2009
PC market growth evaporates in 4Q as financial crisis hits home, IDC says
Despite market optimism early in the fourth quarter, the pace at which the economic environment unraveled and the extent to which PC purchases were affected was faster than anticipated...
Wednesday 14 January 2009
Lenovo launches two consumer desktop PCs and a nettop
Lenovo has announced three new desktop PCs aimed at the consumer market.
Tuesday 13 January 2009
WinHEC 2008: Acer Aspire Predator desktop PC scoops design award
During the recently concluded WinHEC 2008, the futuristic looking Acer Aspire Predator G7000 series desktop PC was chosen for a WinHEC 2008 award based on its distinctive industrial...
Monday 12 January 2009
AMD announces Dragon desktop PC platform
AMD has launched Dragon platform technology for desktop PCs featuring the new AMD Phenom II X4 processor.
Thursday 8 January 2009
Foxconn and Shuttle to launch VIA-based mini desktop PCs, says paper
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Shuttle are both planning to launch mini desktop PCs using VIA Technologies' Trinity platform, according to a Chinese-language...
Thursday 8 January 2009
Lenovo to cut 11% of workforce in 1Q09
Lenovo has announced that it expects to reduce the number of its employees worldwide by 2,500 during the first quarter of 2009, approximately 11% of its total workforce. This includes...
Wednesday 7 January 2009
AMD rolls out low-power desktop CPUs for nettops and all-in-one PCs
AMD has rolled out a set of low-power desktop CPUs targeted at nettops, all-in-one PCs and ultra-small form factor PCs, dubbed Ultra-Value Clients (UVCs) by the chip maker.
Monday 5 January 2009
AMD to introduce six 45nm business class desktop CPUs in 3Q09
Following AMD's recent update to it 45nm consumer desktop CPU schedule, sources at motherboard makers have revealed the company also plans to launch six 45nm processors for its business...
Friday 26 December 2008
AMD desktop CPU schedule updated
AMD plans to launch six 45nm CPUs under its Athlon line including the quad-core Athlon X4 615 and 605 and triple-core Athlon X3 420 and 410 in April next year and dual-core Athlon...
Wednesday 24 December 2008
Notebook shipments exceed desktops for first time in 3Q08, says iSuppli
Global notebook PC shipments exceeded those of desktops on a quarterly basis for the first time ever in the third quarter, marking a watershed event in the history of the industry,...
Tuesday 23 December 2008
Taiwan market: Vendors drop desktop PC prices to clear inventory
As the desktop PC market continues to feel greater impact from notebooks and netbooks as well as increasing pressure from nettops and upcoming all-in-one PCs, first-tier PC vendors...