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The low-cost laptop offer Microsoft can't refuse As the release of low-cost laptops based on Intel's upcoming Atom processor draws near, Microsoft is getting boxed into a corner. The software company plans to stop selling most Windows XP licenses after June 30, yet most of these low-cost laptops won't be powerful en Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Dell plans more low-cost notebook models Dell will introduce more low-cost notebooks in Asia this year as the company steps up the introduction of new models across its entire notebook line, a senior company executive said Friday."We've been pretty muc Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Acer sees Linux as key to low-cost laptops Acer, the world's third-largest PC maker, believes that Linux software is a key to the low-cost laptop computer movement and hopes to create a community around the devices, a top executive said.Several of the ne Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft eases hardware terms for Windows XP on low-cost PCs Microsoft has loosened the hardware restrictions that PC makers must adhere to in order to install Windows XP on ultra-low-cost PCs, according to documents seen by IDG News Service.While June 30 marked the last Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Intel, Via face off over low-cost laptops As the market for small, low-cost laptops grows, Intel increasingly finds itself competing against Taiwan's Via Technologies rather than its traditional rival, Advanced Micro Devices."They are definitely going i Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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AMD takes on Intel with its own low-power chip AMD is developing a low-power processor for mobile devices and sub-notebooks, the company confirmed Friday, quashing months of speculation that it had abandoned the project.The chip will compete with Intel's Ato Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Samsung: Market for SSDs in low-cost PCs exploding The popularity of low-cost PCs around the world is driving "explosive growth" for SSDs (solid-state drives), Samsung said Wednesday as it announced three new models of the device.SSDs are made from NAND flash me Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Acer aims for Japan, plans low-cost PC push Acer, the world's third largest PC vendor, is taking aim at Japan this year as a key place to grow its booming business, the company chairman said.The Taiwanese company plans to extend its business model of work Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Hands on with MSI's Wind low-cost laptop Taiwan's Micro-Star International announced its competitor for the new low-cost laptop market, Wind, early this month at Computex, and I got a chance to try it out at MSI's offices in Taipei late Wednesday.I've Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Japan Tankan Business Confidence Falls to 4-Year Low (Update2) - Bloomberg CitizenJapan Tankan Business Confidence Falls to 4-Year Low (Update2)Bloomberg - 53 minutes agoBy Jason Clenfield April 1 (Bloomberg) -- Confidence among Japan's largest manufacturers fell to a four-year low as Toyota Motor Corp.UPDATE 1-Japan business sentiment hi Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Intel unveils new low power Atom chip Intel officially unveiled its low-power, newly architected Atom processor line at its Intel Developer's Forum in Shanghai Wednesday.The chips, aimed at the embedded and mobile Internet device markets, are design Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Did Low-Carb Dieters Really Follow the Atkins Plan? - New York Times Canada.comDid Low-Carb Dieters Really Follow the Atkins Plan?New York Times - 4 hours agoA recent study funded by the Atkins Foundation attempts to compare the Atkins low-carbohydrate eating plan against two other diets.Video: Low-Carb Beats Low-Fat CBSStudy say Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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80th annual Oscars head for record low TV ratings - Reuters StarPhoenix80th annual Oscars head for record low TV ratingsReuters - 7 hours agoBy Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The US telecast of the 80th annual Oscars, dominated by European stars and movies that played poorly at the box office, appears headed for record Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Microsoft confirms testing of 'Albany' low-cost Office suite Microsoft on Friday confirmed it is planning to release a subscription-based "value box" of low-end productivity software code-named Albany, and has sent an early version of the product to thousands of beta participants for private testing. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Research Links Low HDL Levels With Memory Loss - U.S. News & World Report Canada.comResearch Links Low HDL Levels With Memory LossU.S. News & World Report - 2 hours agoBy Ed Edelson MONDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- A new study suggests an association between low levels of "good" HDL cholesterol and loss of memory.Daily Dose: Cholestero Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Paterson supports low-cost loan program for college students - Bizjournals.com NY1Paterson supports low-cost loan program for college studentsBizjournals.com - 1 hour agoGov. David Paterson agreed today to support a proposal to create a low-cost student loan program that would be financed through tax-exempt bonds.Governor Supports Low-Interest Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Google pushing software to low-cost Linux PCs With an eye for larger adoption of Linux, Google is actively working with open-source developers to integrate its applications in the OS, a Linux developer said on Tuesday.By working with developers, Google may Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Small Amounts of Caffeine Linked to Low-Birth-Weight Babies - MedPage Today The AgeSmall Amounts of Caffeine Linked to Low-Birth-Weight BabiesMedPage Today - 23 minutes agoBy Peggy Peck, Executive Editor, MedPage Today LEICESTER, England, Nov. 3 -- A cup or more of coffee daily during pregnancy is enough to increase the risk of delivering a lo Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Executions at 14-year low as costs rise - Reuters The Associated PressExecutions at 14-year low as costs riseReuters - 41 minutes agoBy Ed Stoddard DALLAS (Reuters) - The number of executions in the United States fell to a 14-year low of 37 in 2008 as social concerns about the death penalty and its financial costs ri Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Jilted touch-screen voting vendor prefers low-key reaction - Houston Chronicle Columbus DispatchJilted touch-screen voting vendor prefers low-key reactionHouston Chronicle - 4 hours agoBy MR KROPKO AP Writer © 2008 AP CLEVELAND - The company that provides touch-screen voting to Ohio's most populated county has stayed low-key following a decisi Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |