HP adds aluminum-clad Mini 2140 to netbook lineup

From InfoWorld: Hewlett-Packard completed its shift away from Via Technologies' C7 processor with the release of an updated version of its popular Mini 2130 netbook that offers a larger screen and uses an Atom processor.

The HP Mini 2140, which will be on display this week at the...

Mouse-maker Logitech to Cut 525 Salaried Employees

From PC World: Logitech will cut 15 percent of its salaried employees as it expects weaker consumer demand for computer peripherals, it said Tuesday, just a month after shipping its billionth mouse.

The company has 9,000 employees, including manufacturing workers in China, with 3...

New HP ultraportable first to use AMD Neo chip

From CNET News.com: Another Netbook? No, not exactly. Hewlett-Packard's new Pavilion dv2 is an ultraportable, thank you. And the new Athlon Neo silicon inside from Advanced Micro Devices will try to prove that point.

AMD is introducing new chips at the Consumer Electronics Show in...

Microsoft Declares 28 Million Xbox 360s Sold Worldwide

From DailyTech: Microsoft announced that 28 million Xbox 360s were sold worldwide by the end of 2008. Xbox 360 Product Management Director Aaron Greenberg proudly declared 2008 "was our biggest year ever in Xbox history".

Greenberg mentioned console price was an important component...

Jumbo 17" MacBook Coming, Mac Mini to Ditch Intel Graphics

From DailyTech: With the new year and the month of January comes many of the county's largest technology shows, with the Consumer Electronics Show, the North American International Auto Show, and Macworld to just name a few. The latter, Macworld, for several years has become Apple's...

MSI Launches Super Thin X-Slim 320 13.4" Notebook

From DailyTech: With the start of CES 2009 just days away, we can expect a flurry of new product announcements to flood the internet. As DailyTech reported earlier today, notebooks and netbooks are expected to take most of the limelight this year in Las Vegas.

MSI's Wind was one of...

Microsoft made $1.5B on 'Vista Capable' campaign

From InfoWorld: Microsoft earned more than US$1.5 billion from the sale of PCs marked as "Vista Capable" in the months leading up to the 2007 debut of Windows Vista, according to an expert's estimate.

University of Washington economist Dr. Keith Leffler pegged Microsoft's income...

Lenovo Expected to Lay Off Staff Mid-January

From Tom's Hardware: Digitimes this week reported that Lenovo will be reorganizing the company around mid-January. Citing Chinese-language publication Sina.com, the company’s reorganizing will include adjustments to its business structure and layoffs. The report also said we’ll hear...

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