HP gives AMD boost with new business laptops

From InfoWorld: Hewlett-Packard introduced seven laptops with Advanced Micro Devices' upcoming laptop chips on Wednesday, boosting efforts for the chip designer's efforts to catch up with rival Intel.

The new AMD-based ProBook laptops are up to 69 percent faster and offer up to 72...

New Chrome Beta Proves Seriously Speedy

From PC World: The new beta of Chrome for Windows is nearly a fifth faster than its more stable sibling, but still lags behind speed leader Opera, benchmark tests show.

According to tests run by Computerworld , the Chrome beta, which Google launched yesterday, is the second fastest...

HP Slate killed? Not so fast

From CNET News.com: Despite glaring headlines last week that the Hewlett-Packard Windows 7-based Slate was canceled, it may not be that cut and dried, according to analysts.

In this HP Slate promotional video made back in January, HP VP Phil McKinney says the Slate running Windows...

Intel launches chip for smartphones, tablets

From CNET News.com: Intel on Tuesday announced its long-awaited Atom chip for smartphones and tablets, a crowded market populated by a host of formidable rivals--unlike the PC market where it dominates.

Previously known by the code name "Moorestown," the Atom Z6 processor series...

Apple Gets Angry at Ellen DeGeneres Over Fake iPhone Commercial

From DailyTech: Self-proclaimed Apple product fan and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres isn't above poking a bit of fun at her gadgets of choice. On a clip Monday, Ellen DeGeneres spoofed the iPhone commercials, showing that the interface can at times be clunky with simple chores like...

Google Goes to War This Summer Against Amazon in E-Book Arena

From DailyTech: Google began scanning books and newspapers into its digital archive, Google Books, in 2004. While the public loved having instant access to classics, out of print titles, and more, publishers weren't so thrilled. In 2005, the Authors Guild of America and Association...

AMD Optimizes Software Development Tools for Fusion Processors

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices this week announced the availability of the ATI Stream software development kit (SDK) v2.1, the latest update of its ATI Stream SDK supporting OpenCL industry standard-based programming on AMD x86 central processing units (CPUs) and ATI...

Report: Apple to dodge anti-trust bullet

From InfoWorld: Apple is attempting to avoid an anti-trust probe into its trade practices by revising some of the terms of its developer agreement, according to reports. It's not clear which parts of the agreement would be revised, but government regulators are said to be interested...

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