SteamOS beta updated to support BIOS-based PCs and dual-booting

From PC World: Valve wasn't joking when it warned that the initial beta version of its living room-friendly SteamOS operating system was for experts only. The initial build was… rough, to say the least—only Nvidia graphics cards were supported, crucial dual-booting and partioning features weren't...

Toshiba Completes OCZ Acquisition, Rolls Out New OCZ Vertex 460 SSD

From DailyTech: Toshiba announced today that it had completed its acquisition of OCZ. OCZ filed for bankruptcy late last year and Toshiba stepped up to make the purchase. Toshiba now owns all the assets of OCZ Technology Group and has made it a wholly owned subsidiary.

Toshiba says that OCZ will...

Intel on Track with Broadwell Production in Q1 – Company

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. said last week that it was on track to start volume production of its next-generation microprocessors based on the “Broadwell” micro-architecture using 14nm process technology this quarter. The world’s largest chipmaker will start to roll-out new processors in the third...

Intel to Cut 5% of Workforce

From EETimes: Intel plans to cut back its global workforce of 107,000 employees by approximately 5% this year as the world's leading semiconductor manufacturing company shifts its priorities.

The announcement comes one day after Intel announced its fourth quarter earnings in a conference call that...

Verizon Buys Intel Media OnCue Cloud TV assets

From DailyTech: Intel has announced that it has finally found a buyer for its Intel Media assets. Intel Media is the arm of the chipmaker that ran the OnCue Cloud TV platform. The terms of the deal are unannounced, but sources previously tipped that Intel was seeking $500 million for the assets....

Court Okays Toshiba’s Purchase of OCZ’s SSD Assets

From X-bit Labs: Toshiba Corp. and OCZ Technology Group on Friday announced that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware had approved the agreement under which Toshiba will take over substantially all of OCZ assets. OCZ Technology Group will continue to search for a buyer of...

Krzanich Confirms Intel Overestimated PC Chip Demand

From EETimes: Intel reported 3% increase in revenue and 6% increase in profit, year over year, in its earnings call on Thursday. The company’s Q4 results were mixed, however, attributing the results to the PC business stabilizing while tablet and datacenter business grew modestly. Intel also offered...

HP is Giving Customers What They Want: Windows 7

From DailyTech: To say that Windows 8 has been controversial is putting it lightly. Many long-time Windows customers have been left frustrated by Microsoft’s touch-centric operating system, and efforts to correct mistakes with Windows 8.1 have only slightly reduced the number of pitchforks raised in...

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