../techindex/eusrhw_1.html The latest on End-user Hardware from InfoWorld en-us Copyright (C) 2004 InfoWorld Media Group, Inc. Tue, 16 Nov 2003 20:59:02 -0800 http://backend.userland.com/rss Kathy_Badertscher_40InfoWorld.com Chris_lin_40InfoWorld.com 40 ../../images.infoworld.com/img/logo_iw_main.gif ../default.htm ../cgi-bin/redirect@source=rss&url=../article/03/12/16/HNmsspot_1.html Microsoft Corp. will use January's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas to announce availability of wrist watches and wireless services based on its Smart Personal Objects Technology (SPOT), a Microsoft spokeswoman confirmed Tuesday. Tue, 16 Dec 2003 11:13:19 -0800 ../article/03/12/16/HNmsspot_1.html ../cgi-bin/redirect@source=rss&url=../article/03/12/16/HNtoshibacoinsize_1.html Toshiba Corp. plans to begin sample production next year of a coin-size hard-disk drive that can hold up to 3G bytes of data, the company said Tuesday. Tue, 16 Dec 2003 06:32:00 -0800 ../article/03/12/16/HNtoshibacoinsize_1.html ../cgi-bin/redirect@source=rss&url=../article/03/12/12/HNtinano_1.html Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) plans to release samples of its latest OMAP chip, which will also be the company's first 90 nanometer chip, in the first quarter of 2004, it said Thursday. Fri, 12 Dec 2003 12:05:54 -0800 ../article/03/12/12/HNtinano_1.html ../cgi-bin/redirect@source=rss&url=../article/03/12/12/HNprescott_1.html Any expectations that Intel Corp.'s next-generation Prescott processor will make an appearance in 2003 are fading fast as the year winds to a close. The chip had been expected to make its debut in the fourth quarter, but only a select number of PC manufacturers will get their hands on Intel's first 90-nanometer processor before 2004. Fri, 12 Dec 2003 08:44:05 -0800 ../article/03/12/12/HNprescott_1.html ../cgi-bin/redirect@source=rss&url=../article/03/12/11/HNIDCPC_1.html Stronger-than-expected growth in PC shipments in the U.S. and Europe and a resurgence in corporate spending has led market research firm IDC to raise its PC shipment forecasts for 2003 and 2004, the company said Thursday. Thu, 11 Dec 2003 08:21:08 -0800 ../article/03/12/11/HNIDCPC_1.html ../cgi-bin/redirect@source=rss&url=../article/03/12/10/hnhitafuel_1.html TOKYO - Hitachi Ltd. has co-developed a prototype direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) for use in mobile electronics products and plans to launch the product with a compatible PDA (personal digital assistant) in 2005, it said Wednesday. Wed, 10 Dec 2003 21:48:03 -0800 ../article/03/12/10/hnhitafuel_1.html ../cgi-bin/redirect@source=rss&url=../article/03/12/10/hnsonytosh_1.html TOKYO - Toshiba Corp. and Sony Corp. are close to beginning trial production of semiconductor chips using a manufacturing process more advanced than any in commercial use today, they said Thursday. Wed, 10 Dec 2003 19:49:12 -0800 ../article/03/12/10/hnsonytosh_1.html ../cgi-bin/redirect@source=rss&url=../article/03/12/10/HNamdchina_1.html Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is setting up a design center with a Chinese PC manufacturer that will focus on integrating AMD's processors into information appliances, it said Wednesday. Wed, 10 Dec 2003 16:17:16 -0800 ../article/03/12/10/HNamdchina_1.html ../cgi-bin/redirect@source=rss&url=../article/03/12/09/HNamdnanometer_1.html Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) researchers on Tuesday revealed details of how their company plans to build processors using the next-generation 45-nanometer process technology that AMD hopes to have in production by as early as 2007. Tue, 09 Dec 2003 18:32:50 -0800 ../article/03/12/09/HNamdnanometer_1.html ../cgi-bin/redirect@source=rss&url=../article/03/12/09/HNefficeon_1.html Japan's Sharp Corp. has become the first personal computer maker to announce a machine based on Transmeta Corp.'s new Efficeon processor, the companies said Tuesday. Tue, 09 Dec 2003 04:45:53 -0800 ../article/03/12/09/HNefficeon_1.html