Stories by Agam Shah

Intel to ship 10-core Xeon processor in first half

An Intel spokesman on Thursday said its upcoming 10-core Xeon processor, code-named Westmere-EX, will reach servers in the first half of this year.

Kyocera launches dual-screen smartphone

US mobile network Sprint launched a new smartphone today that runs Google's Android OS and has two 3.5-inch touchscreens that can be viewed side by side.

Google, Samsung announce Nexus S smartphone

Samsung Electronics and Google on Monday announced the Nexus S smartphone, which will come with Android 2.3, the latest version of Google's OS, also code-named Gingerbread.

AMD ships first Fusion chips for laptops, netbooks

Advanced Micro Devices has started shipping units of the first low-power Fusion chips for use in consumer laptops and netbooks, a company official said on Tuesday.

HP updates mobile platform with webOS 2.0

Due to a reporting error, the story "HP updates mobile platform with webOS 2.0," posted on Monday, incorrectly stated the availability of the Palm Pre 2 smartphone in Canada. Verizon Wireless does not offer service in Canada, and HP did not mention a...

Intel posts increased profit, sees bright future

Intel reported an increase in quarterly profits on Tuesday, brushing off weakness in the consumer market and predicting "healthy worldwide demand for computing products" moving forward.

New tool uses crowd-sourcing to remove bloatware

The bloatware battle has reached the cloud. A new PC utility announced on Wednesday collects information from other users over the web to help make computers run faster and free up disk space.

Lenovo thinking about ThinkPad tablet for enterprises

Lenovo could introduce a ThinkPad tablet for enterprises, depending on corporate adoption and customer demand for such a device, a company executive said on Tuesday.

Arm plans to add multithreading to chip design

Arm plans to add multithreading capabilities to future architectures as it tries to boost the performance of its processors, a company representative said on Tuesday.

IBM breakthrough provides a closer look at atoms

IBM researchers have come up with a technique to view, record and study the behavior of atoms in real time, which could have a long-term impact on the way nanoscale chips and devices are built.

Marvell announces triple-core chip for tablets

Marvell on Thursday announced a triple-core chip for tablets and smartphones that it says will deliver breakthrough graphics and application performance.

AMD pressures Intel with inexpensive desktop chips

Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday announced inexpensive desktop microprocessors with up to six cores to put pricing pressure on rival Intel.

Dell aims Streak at enterprises

Dell is trying to extend the appeal of its Streak handheld to businesses and add a new dimension to its enterprise hardware, software and services offerings, a company official said this week.

Intel to spotlight future laptop, desktop chips at show

Laptops and desktops with Intel's next-generation Core chips will ship early next year, and the chip maker will use its conference next week to highlight the architecture behind the new processors.

LG announces smartphones with dual-core processor

LG Electronics on Tuesday announced a new series of smartphones with next-generation dual-core processors, which should provide a big leap in performance while maintaining device battery life.