BenQ officially launched today their latest ultra-portable netbook, the 11.6” display Joybook Lite U121 Eco. “Eco” for “economical” and “ecological,” …

Dell plans to Linux to expand netbook presence
In an effort to expand its Linux offerings, Dell is researching new netbook-type devices and will soon offer netbook Linux …

Oracle looks to planning apps for future growth
Oracle Corp. is devoting two full days and 70 sessions at the upcoming OpenWorld conference to its Primavera PPM (project …
Riding the tide
How is Xerox along with its partners responding to the slowdown? No business is immune from the downturn impacting economies …
Lenovo aims multi-wireless laptops at SMBs
The ThinkPad SL300 range of notebooks from Lenovo runs several editions of Windows Vista and has a range of built-in …

What's to become of Nortel WLAN users?
An auction date for Nortel's Enterprise Solutions Business — which includes its wireless LANs — has been set for Sept. …

Mac clone maker takes testimony from senior Apple execs
Lawyers for the Mac clone maker fighting with Apple over copyright infringement charges have taken testimony from Philip Schiller, Apple's …

AMD's latest quad-core Phenom CPU ups its game
Intel may still hold bragging rights for having the fastest desktop processors on the market, but Advanced Micro Devices Inc. …
Flash prices won't support investments, SanDisk chief says
If current pricing trends for flash storage continue, consumers will be able to buy a 250G byte SSD (solid-state disk) …

WiMax on the radar
WiMax is in trials around the region, with users getting close to 4Mbps performance, a huge boost over current 3G …

Adobe bids farewell to PowerPC users
Adobe today put PowerPC users on notice: in a newly published FAQ, the company confirms that future versions of the …

Flash prices won't support investments, SanDisk chief says
If current pricing trends for flash storage continue, consumers will be able to buy a 250G byte SSD (solid-state disk) …

New mobile competition drove Nokia, Microsoft deal
New competition in the smartphone market — and not just from Research In Motion — spurred the agreement between Nokia …

Microsoft to announce mobile Office deal with Nokia, report says
Microsoft Corp. and Nokia Corp. are said to be set to announce a deal that would bring the mobile version …

Nine data storage companies to watch
Building a data storage start-up in this economy is quite a challenge, but there is room for innovation in an …

Why Microsoft is sabotaging desktop virtualization
As they say, everything old is new again. The emergence of virtualization as a widely accepted computing platform has moved …

The cloud, brought to you by flash storage
Cloud computing and flash-based storage, two of the fastest-growing technologies in IT, may drive each other forward as Internet-based service …

Microsoft unveils preview code for next SQL Server
Microsoft this week is giving developers an early peek at SQL Server 2008 R2, the next generation of its flagship …
Dell delivers 10.1-Inch netbook for education segment
Dell set a new standard in education technology with the launch of a netbook influenced by the needs ofstudents, the …

Nvidia takes charge for faulty graphics chips
Nvidia Corp. disclosed a charge of $119.1 million for its second fiscal quarter, ended July 26, to cover costs related …


