Whilst every segment of the notebook industry shrunk during the second quarter, the one bright spot has been netbooks. But as a new report from DisplaySearch points out, netbooks are now being blamed for eroding ASPs across the board
October 9, 2009
Cisco Readies Rack-mounted Servers For UCS
Cisco's entry to the blade server market back in March raised a few eyebrows from traditional server providers, but the networking giant has now unveiled some new additions and pricing details for its rack-mounted servers.
Stallman slams Microsoft’s Codeplex Foundation
It may come as no surprise to some that GNU founder Richard Stallman has launched a stinging attack on Microsoft's open source motives with its Codeplex Foundation
McKinnon Loses High Court Battle Against Extradition
British hacker Gary McKinnon has lost his protracted legal fight in the High Court today and now faces extradition to the United States
Toxic Vendors Will Need Standards to Clean Up Their Act
Corporate accountability director says the recent green leaf Apple turned over is only a small step along a long road to full tech industry carbon disclosure
The Roots Of IBM’s New Legal Mainframe Troubles
IBM has kept hold the mainframe market illegally, say critics, tying hardware and software, and witholding licences. The issue is under investigation now
Government Denies Price Hikes Will Negate Smart Grid Savings
Despite estimates that energy prices could increase by as much as 60 percent, the government has said smart metering could help cut bills in the long term
VMWare Responds To “Green” Hydroelectric Criticism
Environmentalists have criticised VMWare's choice of hydroelectric power for the damage damming causes salmon stocks and local communities
NASA To Smash Satellite Into Moon
In the hunt for water on the moon, NASA will send a spent upper stage rocket and a satellite traveling at more than 5,000 miles per hour to smash into the moon's surface.
Microsoft’s Ozzie Launches Social Networking Lab
Microsoft chief software architect Ray Ozzie has decided that "social" is the way of Microsoft's software future, announcing the creation of Future Social Experiences (FUSE) Labs, which will focus on the creation of social applications ...
Microsoft Not Interested In E-Readers Say Reports
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer dismissed interest in his company producing an e-reader, saying during a trip to Europe that PCs will suffice for reading digital books
Iomega Launches Green NAS Device
Iomega's latest offering to storage-seekers, announced on 7 Oct, is the double-drive StorCenter ix2-200 desktop machine, which is a bit smaller than a standard loaf of bread and almost as quiet
FBI Director’s Wife Imposes Online Banking Ban
FBI Director Robert Mueller confessed his wife asked him to give up online banking after he nearly fell victim to a phishing attack