Updated: Jobs announces Apple's iPad
Apple has launched its much-awaited iPad tablet device, a handheld that will allow users to view movies, surf the internet and play high-definition games.
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A tablet it is, McGraw-Hill CEO discloses
Apple's silence around the tablet was cracked today when McGraw-Hill Companies CEO Terry McGraw said in a TV interview that Apple would be announcing the product on Wednesday.
AMD takes processor market share from Intel, IDC says
Advanced Micro Devices gained share in worldwide processor shipments at the expense of rival Intel during the fourth quarter of 2009, IDC said in a study released on Tuesday.
Intel reports jump in profit, revenue for Q4
Intel on Thursday reported US$2.3 billion in profit for the fourth quarter of 2009, in a strong financial showing driven by an increase in spending on PC and server chips.
PC shipments jump in the fourth quarter, IDC says
Worldwide PC shipments soared during the fourth quarter, driven by historically low PC prices and an increased demand for laptops and netbooks, analyst firm IDC said Wednesday
AMD to offer triple-core laptop processors
Advanced Micro Devices will put triple-core processors into laptops to fill a power and performance gap, the company said.
Intel launches next-generation Atom netbook processor
Intel on Monday launched its next-generation Atom netbook processor, saying it will bring longer battery life and improved system performance to low-cost laptops.
Analyst firm predicts a billion mobile devices online by 2013
The growing demand for online applications could push the number of mobile devices accessing the internet past 1 billion by 2013, according to research firm IDC.
Intel won't give up on Larrabee, analysts say
Although Intel delayed its first stand-alone graphics processor, code-named Larrabee, the company could use elements of the chip's design and architecture in future products, analysts said on Monday.
Intel delays Larrabee graphics processor
Intel is delaying the commercial release of its Larrabee graphics processor, which had been due out next year, and is not providing a new launch date.
Ruiz steps down as GlobalFoundries chairman
Former Advanced Micro Devices CEO Hector Ruiz stepped down as chairman of GlobalFoundries on Monday, a week after reports emerged of his alleged involvement in an insider-trading scandal.
Ex-AMD chief alleged to be part of insider trading ring
Former AMD CEO Hector Ruiz allegedly shared confidential information with a Wall Street trader connected to an insider-trading scandal, according to a recent report in the Wall Street Journal.
Apple's profit rises despite drop in iPod shipments
Apple on Monday posted an increase in net profit and sales for its fourth fiscal quarter of 2009 despite a year-over-year decline in iPod shipments.
IBM exec on leave in wake of alleged insider trading
IBM has placed Robert Moffat, the head of its Systems and Technology Group, on a leave of absence after he was charged by the US Securities and Exchange Commission in an alleged insider-trading scheme.
IBM, Intel executives face insider trading charges
Executives from Intel Capital and IBM face insider trading charges after allegedly scheming to provide information that others used to reap millions of dollars in illegal profits, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday.