Recent articles by Iain Thomson

Intel banks on 32nm to beat recession

Intel banks on 32nm to beat recession

Chip giant hopes new technology will spur sales.
Iain Thomson Jan 17 2009, 8:11AM Hardware
CES: Palm Pre wows CES crowds

CES: Palm Pre wows CES crowds

As expected Palm has unveiled a new smartphone and operating system that it believes outperforms every other smartphone on the market.
Iain Thomson Jan 9 2009, 3:23PM Mobility
Sharp plans massive new LCD manufacturing centre

Sharp plans massive new LCD manufacturing centre

Sakai City will produce tenth generation screens and solar cells.
Iain Thomson Jan 9 2009, 3:22PM Hardware
Toshiba touts new green technologies

Toshiba touts new green technologies

Toshiba has been showing off new technologies that it hopes will cut the environmental impact of computing.
Iain Thomson Jan 8 2009, 8:27AM Hardware
Poor economy hits CES

Poor economy hits CES

Exhibitors and expected visitors down.
Iain Thomson Jan 8 2009, 8:26AM Finance
Netbooks sales driving Linux adoption

Netbooks sales driving Linux adoption

The burgeoning netbook market is helping drive Linux adoption around the world according to a new report from analyst house Forrester.
Iain Thomson Jan 7 2009, 8:25AM Hardware
Google works on Android for the blind

Google works on Android for the blind

Open up touch screen phones to all.
Iain Thomson Jan 6 2009, 2:27PM Software
Analyst claims Vista Capable made Microsoft over US$1.5B

Analyst claims Vista Capable made Microsoft over US$1.5B

An expert witness in the case against Microsoft over its Vista Capable has claimed that the company made over US$1.5 billion as a result of its Vista Capable marketing campaign.

Iain Thomson Jan 6 2009, 8:25AM Software
UK government to outsource Internet tracking

UK government to outsource Internet tracking

Private firm will monitor all emails, calls and internet use.
Iain Thomson Jan 5 2009, 3:41PM Security
Mozilla breaks 20 percent market share

Mozilla breaks 20 percent market share

Bad month for Microsoft and Google.
Iain Thomson Jan 5 2009, 8:02AM Software
2009: The year ahead in the US

2009: The year ahead in the US

vnunet.com looks at what's in store for the tech industry Stateside.
Iain Thomson Jan 3 2009, 9:04AM Collaboration
AMD employee charged for US$1bn IP theft

AMD employee charged for US$1bn IP theft

A former Intel worker who left for rival chipmaker AMD has been indicted for trial on accusations that he stole more than $1bn of intellectual property and took it with him.
Iain Thomson Jan 1 2009, 1:28PM Hardware
Top 10 most overhyped products

Top 10 most overhyped products

Companies don't come out with new products, they come out with "innovations" and "solutions."
Iain Thomson Dec 15 2008, 7:42AM Collaboration
Cisco sued by FSF over GPL violation

Cisco sued by FSF over GPL violation

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is suing Cisco for violation of the GNU General Public License (GPL) in its Linksys line of products.
Iain Thomson Dec 15 2008, 7:41AM Software
Developers slam Apple’s applications pricing policy

Developers slam Apple’s applications pricing policy

Too much prominence given to cheaper iPhone apps.
Iain Thomson Dec 13 2008, 9:25AM Software
Computer mouse hits 40

Computer mouse hits 40

The computer mouse is celebrating its 40th anniversary today after first being unveiled by Douglas Engelbart at the Fall Joint Computer Conference (FJCC) in 1968.
Iain Thomson Dec 11 2008, 8:28AM Sales & Marketing
Top 10 annoying technologies

Top 10 annoying technologies

Sometimes a new technology not only makes things more complex, but also frustratingly difficult and time-consuming. This week, we look at a few of those pet peeves of the technology world.
Shaun Nichols , Iain Thomson Dec 8 2008, 7:54AM Hardware
Intel planning to harvest free energy

Intel planning to harvest free energy

Intel’s chief technology officer Justin Rattner has been detailing the latest research from Intel labs into power saving and generation.
Iain Thomson Dec 8 2008, 7:47AM Hardware
Smartphone sales slowest on record

Smartphone sales slowest on record

Global smartphone sales are growing at the slowest rate since records began, according to the latest figures from Gartner.
Iain Thomson , Staff Writers Dec 6 2008, 8:33AM Mobility
Apple announces seasonal price cuts

Apple announces seasonal price cuts

Selected hardware slashed by up to 15 percent.
Iain Thomson Nov 28 2008, 10:03AM Finance

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