Archive for April 28th, 2008

Intel links with Cray for supercomputers, denting AMD

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Supercomputer expert Cray and Intel have entered a multiyear agreement on high-performance computing, a deal that seems to leave rival Advanced Micro Devices in the lurch.

Under the alliance, Intel will provide chips and silicon expertise to Cray, which in turn will design supercomputers and servers around Intel’s chips. …

Yahoo directors battle-tested on "hostile" takeover fights

Monday, April 28th, 2008

As Yahoo and Microsoft prepare to do battle, now that the software giant’s deadline has come and gone, don’t think of the Internet pioneer as a 20-pound weakling when it comes to proxy fights and various takeover attempts.

Two members of Yahoo’s board are battle-tested - Gary …

Verizon is still on a roll

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Verizon Communications’ hot streak continued during the first quarter of 2008.

The company said Monday that first quarter profits jumped about 10 percent to $1.64 billion, fueled by demand for its mobile phone service and fiber-to-the-home service called Fios.

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Revenues grew about 5.5 percent to $23.8 billion, …

Yahoo, Microsoft shares sag, post-deadline

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Yahoo shares fell slightly in morning trading Monday, following the passing of Microsoft’s closely watched Saturday deadline without the parties hammering out a merger deal.

Shares of Yahoo dipped to $26.60 per share in morning trading, off 0.75 percent from its close of $26.80 on Friday. …

Apple gives iMac chips a boost

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Following rumors last week that Apple would soon be releasing a new iMac, the Mac maker on Monday started selling an updated version of the computer, featuring a faster processor and an option for a souped-up graphics chip.

The lowest-end new iMac, which retails for $1,199, features a 2….

Dancing tot’s mom faces setback in YouTube-Prince case

Monday, April 28th, 2008

The Pennsylvania mother who sued Universal Music over a YouTube video of her toddler dancing to a Prince song isn’t having much luck in court.

Last October, we wrote about the suit that Stephanie Lenz filed in federal court in San Jose claiming the record label had abused the …

Dell, HP launch AMD business desktops

Monday, April 28th, 2008
HP dc5850 can be configured with Phenom triple-core and quad-core processors

HP dc5850 can be configured with Phenom triple-core and quad-core processors

(Credit: Hewlett-Packard)

The Phenom processor is ready for business. On Monday, Dell and Hewlett-Packard refreshed their business desktop lineups with triple- and quad-core processors from Advanced Micro Devices, which is launching a small and medium-size business initiative.

Called “Business …

Diagnose and repair hibernation problems

Monday, April 28th, 2008

My Vista laptop kept losing its Internet connection when it came out of sleep mode. It turns out that the problem was related to the Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) Client service, or dhcpcsvc.dll, which tried to rewrite routing information to the network store interface. This caused a failed …

Report: AMD targets small business

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Updated at 10:10 p.m. PDT

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AMD is planning to make a big push into the small business sector, according to ZDNet and The Wall Street Journal (subscription required).

The chipmaker is set to announce on Monday an initiative called AMD Business Class, formerly code-named Hardcastle, that is geared …

EU launches second test satellite for Galileo

Monday, April 28th, 2008

The European Union on Sunday launched Giove-B, the second (and last) test satellite in its $5.3 billion Galileo project, according to Reuters.

The first test satellite, Giove-A, was launched in December 2005. Giove-B will test the program’s high-precision atomic clock and signal transmission, Reuters reported.

Galileo is Europe’…