desktops

Dell launches AMD-powered laptops in US

News But sources familiar with Dell's strategy said earlier this year that it was only a matter of time before the company added laptops to the AMD-based desktops and servers it had already introduced. They followed that up with AMD-based Dimension...

2 November 2006, 10:31

Apple's iMacs speed up with Core 2 Duo

News Apple's iMac desktops are now equipped with Intel's new Core 2 Duo processors, the Mac maker said on Wednesday. The iMac lineup has also been expanded to include a 24-inch model, supplementing the company's 17-inch and 20-inch versions of the...

7 September 2006, 10:31

AMD steps up dual-core pressure

News Advanced Micro Devices plans to release a dual-core processor for desktops in the second half of 2005, stepping up its schedule to better compete with Intel. The company has completed the design of a dual-core processor that will be sold as an...

15 June 2004, 8:30

Dell to cut PC power by 25 per cent

News Dell has committed to improving the energy efficiency of its desktops and laptops, and says that by 2010 they will consume 25 per cent less energy than today. The company said it will do this by continuing to integrate what it calls energy-smart...

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19 May 2008, 9:19

Nvidia revs up gaming laptops

News Nvidia unveiled new technology last week that will let gamers double the number of graphics chips in their desktops and laptops. The company's SLI (scalable link interface) technology now allows PC users to put up to four graphics processors in...

13 March 2006, 11:02

Intel's roadmap quickly reworked

News To get around future power consumption issues, Intel already plans to bring its notebook chip designs to desktops with Jonah in 2007. In their place, Intel will come out with dual-core chips for desktops in 2005 and for notebooks in 2005 or 2006...

10 May 2004, 8:15

Microsoft set to test security software

News Microsoft, by the end of the year, plans to release an initial test version of a new product to protect business desktops, laptops and file servers against malicious code attacks. The new Microsoft Client Protection product will guard against...

7 October 2005, 8:53

Intel to unveil new Merom laptop chip

News With all the hubbub surrounding its Core 2 Duo processor, Intel isn't going to waste any time merely focusing on desktops at its launch event next week. Merom, a laptop processor and the third leg of Intel's Core architecture triumvirate, will also...

24 July 2006, 9:56

Farewell to Pentium M

News Intel will sell its upcoming Yonah processor for notebooks and thin desktops under two designations, according to sources -- Duo and Solo. The Pentium name continues to live on in desktops, but it could begin to fade out with a new line of dual...

22 December 2005, 10:10

MacBook Pro gets Core 2 Duo upgrade

News Unlike some of Apple's computer announcements -- like last month's unveiling of Core 2 Duo-equipped iMac desktops -- the new MacBook Pros look just like their predecessors. Apple has revved up its MacBook Pro laptops with Intel Core 2 Duo...

25 October 2006, 8:53

One terabyte hard drive imminent

News The company said on Thursday that it will come out with a 3.5-inch-diameter 1 terabyte (TB) drive for desktops in the first quarter, then follow up in the second quarter with 3.5-inch terabyte drives for digital video recorders, bundled with...

5 January 2007, 9:28

Power Mac gets dual-processor update

News Although it had been offering dual-processors in its midrange and high-end G5 desktops, Apple on Wednesday began offering dual processors across its entire Power Mac G5 desktop computer line. Apple is going for two.

9 June 2004, 15:50

Adobe to bring Flash videos to desktop

News At the National Association of Broadcasters Show in Las Vegas this week, Adobe is expected to detail the new player for downloaded media, which will work with Windows or Mac desktops. Not content with having a dominant position in Web video, Adobe...

16 April 2007, 9:40

Sun sees automotive side to Java

News Microsoft's Windows, and not Sun's Java, is used as the programming foundation of choice in desktops and notebooks. Having secured a niche for Java in cellphones, Sun is setting its sights and server ambitions on a new client device: cars.

29 June 2004, 7:50

Toshiba makes 100GB laptop drive breakthrough

News Such buyers often seek out notebooks that are close to desktops in performance and storage capacity for multimedia tasks, such as gaming or editing photos and videos. Toshiba has unveiled a super-size hard drive for notebooks.

22 April 2004, 17:10