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Microsoft to refine Vista's PC-rating tool

May 26, 2006 Hardware makers and others tell Microsoft that feature's current version could be misleading. TAGS: WinHEC, hardware maker, industry standard, AMD, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP

Microsoft launches new low-cost PC effort in India

June 27, 2007 The IQ PC, created in partnership with AMD, is set to sell for about $500 and be targeted at the education market. TAGS: India, AMD, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

AMD blasts off Quad for PC DIYers

November 30, 2006 New Quad FX Platform gives Advanced Micro Devices an answer to Intel's quad-core PC chip, but in a piecemeal fashion. TAGS: quad-core, socket, AMD, two-processor, gamer, dual-core processor, Microsoft Windows Vista, Intel, motherboard, AMD Athlon, PC, Microsoft Windows

AMD: Vista only a tiny step to convergence

May 24, 2006 PCs have a way to go, despite advances in hardware and software aimed to bring PC technology into the living room. TAGS: WinHEC, living room, consumer electronics, standards, streaming audio, Bose, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center, AMD, researcher, electronics, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, DVD

Who wants or needs 64 bits?

March 6, 2006 Desktops with 64-bit processors have been available for two years, but you could still be first on your block to get one. TAGS: 64-bit, 64-bit computing, 64-bit CPU, workstation, PC company, AMD, 32-bit, president, notebook computer, memory, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC, Dell, games, HP, server

AMD selling beauty and the brand

January 23, 2007 Chipmaker to tout zippy graphics and industry deals when selling chips for basic PCs this year--a pitch too narrow, some say. TAGS: graphics performance, AMD, chipset, transistor, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel, chip company, brand, ATI Technologies, Microsoft Windows Vista, NVidia, PC, e-mail

Date set for phase 2 of Intel's Core launch

July 11, 2006 Chipmaker plans to unveil Conroe, also known as the Core 2 Duo, on July 27 during an event at its headquarters. TAGS: Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Itanium, Intel, buyer, Intel Core Microarchitecture, AMD, spokesman, Intel Pentium, dual-core, event, OEM, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC, Microsoft Corp.

Vista delay could sting PC makers

March 22, 2006 The postponed launch of the Windows update looks bad for the whole computer industry, analysts say. TAGS: notebook company, delay, PC company, Microsoft Windows Vista, computer company, decision, Microsoft Windows Update, AMD, Microsoft Corp., notebook computer, Dell, PC, Microsoft Windows, HP, operating system

Vista's PC-rating tool gets a revamp

July 7, 2006 Microsoft responds to complaints that the tool could do better at rating how well a PC harnesses the Windows update's new features. TAGS: chip company, assessment, overall, Microsoft Windows Vista, component, Microsoft Corp., AMD, PC, Intel, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Controversy comes calling for Intel

January 10, 2008 New York launches antitrust probe into Intel, trash talk rages on between One Laptop group and the PC crowd, and more. TAGS: Paul Otellini, Consumer Electronics Show, Intel, antitrust, consumer electronics, AMD, electronics, CEO, laptop computer, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC

'Tis finally the season for Intel's Core 2 Duo

July 27, 2006 Without a new operating system from Microsoft, the performance delivered by the new chip could be the selling point for PCs this holiday season. TAGS: Intel Core 2 Duo, Stephen Baker, consumer PC, PC company, AMD, Intel, Intel Pentium, Gateway Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, PC, HP, Microsoft Corp.

Vista hacked at Black Hat

August 4, 2006 Researcher bypasses a security mechanism designed to prevent some driver software from running in the Windows update. TAGS: Black Hat, virtualization, Microsoft Windows Vista, malicious code, malicious software, researcher, software company, security, attack, AMD, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, PC

Intel's chipset road map lacks a driver

May 17, 2007 An attempt by Intel to improve the performance of basic graphics technology has been stalled by software development delays. TAGS: chipset, Intel, software development, research company, DirectX, AMD, ATI Technologies, NVidia, Microsoft Windows Vista, CPU, games, PC, Microsoft Windows

Week in pictures: Vista in view, Apple store cube

May 19, 2006 roundup Microsoft preps consumers for Vista, WMP 11, while Apple wows with glass palace, new MacBooks. TAGS: Apple MacBook, robot, glass, Apple Computer, Sony Walkman, XM Satellite Radio, RIAA, Lotus, Berlin, IBM Lotus Notes, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Microsoft Windows Vista, Yahoo! Inc., Intel, AMD, Apple iPod

Intel's new Centrino for work and play

May 9, 2007 New notebooks with the Santa Rosa platform will arrive with several business-friendly technologies as the company pushes for better graphics. First Intel Santa Rosa systems reviewedNew Centrino giv... TAGS: Intel Centrino, Mercury Research, Intel Centrino Duo, notebook computer, Intel, chipset, AMD, games, PC, Microsoft Windows Vista
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