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AMD showing strength, but still weak

Chipmaker did better than expected in the first half this year, but is in "worse position" than rival Intel to cope with potential fall in demand, says analyst.


Education takes off in rural India, helped by PCs

Computer-assisted education is helping to draw village children back into school, and going a long way toward improving India's literacy rate of 65 percent.


Relevant retrieval key to future storage

Ability to extract precise data needed by businesses and individuals will become increasingly important in the face of data growth, says Hitachi executive.

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  • Ruiz out at AMD, Dirk Meyer new CEO

    A tumultuous six years as the head of AMD has come to an end for Hector Ruiz, and while he has several accomplishments to tout, AMD lost an amazing amount of money during his reign.

    Friday, July 18 2008 11:43 AM


  • Outsourcing the offshore operations

    news analysis Western companies are increasingly getting away from running their own offshoring operations, handing the jobs over to Indian tech-services specialists.

    Friday, July 18 2008 10:33 AM


  • BT rolls out a massive fiber network

    The telecom giant announced a network investment expected to connect as many as 10 million homes to the superfast broadband service by 2012.

    Friday, July 18 2008 10:30 AM


  • Microsoft revises DirectX security bulletins

    Software giant revises critical DirectX-related security bulletins.

    Friday, July 18 2008 10:28 AM


  • Intel's in-home health device gets US FDA nod

    Health management gadget, which remotely connects patients and doctors, is expected to hit the market by early 2009.

    Friday, July 18 2008 10:28 AM


  • Sun to layoff 2,500 worldwide

    Sun Microsystems has served up 1,000 pink slips to its employees across Canada and the United States; further job cuts to include Europe, Asia and Latin America.

    Monday, July 14 2008 07:05 AM


  • New Linux kernel expands virtualization support

    A longer-than-usual release cycle results in improvements for virtualization, wireless mesh networking, multimedia and other features.

    Wednesday, July 16 2008 07:05 AM


  • Flaws found in BSD, Linux software updaters

    The package managers used by most BSD and Linux systems could be exploited to install compromised software on target systems, claims a report.

    Tuesday, July 15 2008 07:01 AM


  • Torvalds attacks IT industry 'security circus'

    The Linux creator has labeled creators of the OpenBSD operating system 'masturbating monkeys', as part of a wider critique of what he sees as self-centered behavior in the IT security industry.

    Friday, July 18 2008 10:27 AM


  • Malaysian 'resort' town gets mesh Wi-Fi

    Residents of Bandar Sunway can now access over 100 Wi-Fi hotspots in six major areas, spanning some 70 percent of the Malaysian town.

    Tuesday, July 15 2008 06:17 PM


  • S'pore firm claims patent to image search

    Singapore company says it owns patent to technology used by millions of online sites worldwide to link graphics and pictures to other Web pages.  [16 comments]

    Tuesday, May 27 2008 07:22 PM


  • OOXML gains compatibility via ISVs

    Since its ISO ratification, Microsoft's document format has garnered support from third-party applications. But developers say it's not ideological--it's just business.  [5 comments]

    Tuesday, May 27 2008 10:48 AM


  • Sun: Java will be free this year

    The struggle to open up Java completely is finally coming to an end.  [5 comments]

    Monday, June 23 2008 07:03 AM


  • Singapore gets flat-rate mobile IM

    StarHub launches a service to tap user demand for mobile IM, which Gartner says is another application to cross over from the "fixed-line Internet".  [3 comments]

    Monday, June 23 2008 08:18 PM


  • Vista is greener and more secure, says Microsoft

    According to a senior UK manager for Microsoft, Windows Vista is growing in popularity due to its security and green credentials.  [2 comments]

    Monday, May 26 2008 08:51 AM


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XP SP2 and wireless networking

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