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Emerson adds regional support

Emerson adds regional support

Powerline products vendor Emerson Network Power has added regional telephone and email support to its local support offering from Australasian engineers and branch offices.
Staff Writers Oct 19 2005, 3:07PM Collaboration
LG Elec targets US$6.7 bln Indian sales in 2010

LG Elec targets US$6.7 bln Indian sales in 2010

LG Electronics is targeting US$6.7 billion annual sales in India in 2010, an executive at the South Korean appliance maker told an investors' meeting on Tuesday.
Staff Writers Oct 19 2005, 1:30PM Hardware
Dell eyes Czech Rep or Poland for new plant: paper

Dell eyes Czech Rep or Poland for new plant: paper

Dell, the world's largest personal computer maker, wants to build a new factory in either the Czech Republic or neighbouring Poland, a Czech newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Staff Writers Oct 19 2005, 12:30PM Hardware
Computers donated by South Korea stolen in Iraq

Computers donated by South Korea stolen in Iraq

Armed Iraqis stole millions of dollars worth of personal computers and internet equipment donated by South Korea while it was being transported near Baghdad late last month, according to a South Korean official.
Staff Writers Oct 19 2005, 10:00AM Hardware
LG Elec Q3 net profit halves, outlook brighter

LG Elec Q3 net profit halves, outlook brighter

South Korean appliance maker LG Electronics Inc reported a worse-than-expected 48.5 percent drop in third-quarter net profit on squeezed margins in mobile phones and a falling earnings from its flat screen joint venture.
Rhee So-eui Oct 18 2005, 3:57PM Hardware
IBM net dips, but results beat forecasts

IBM net dips, but results beat forecasts

IBM, the world's largest computer company, on Monday posted a dip in quarterly net profit, but results topped Wall Street expectations as revenue from consulting grew for a second straight quarter.
Philipp Gollner Oct 18 2005, 1:53PM Hardware
Apple faces hard time wooing Hollywood to new iPod

Apple faces hard time wooing Hollywood to new iPod

Apple Computer chief Steve Jobs faces a far tougher task wooing film and television producers to create shows for the new video iPod than he did in the music industry as many questions remain over content and pricing, industry executives say.
Bob Tourtellotte Oct 18 2005, 11:30AM Hardware
HP recalls 135,000 laptop battery packs

HP recalls 135,000 laptop battery packs

HP is recalling 135,000 laptop computer battery packs sold worldwide, due to reports they overheated or melted.
Byron Connolly Oct 17 2005, 4:10PM Hardware
Microchip tool industry could consolidate: Cadence

Microchip tool industry could consolidate: Cadence

Companies that make software for microchip design are likely to consolidate to boost efficiency in serving semiconductor makers, according to Silicon Valley-based Cadence Design Systems.
Staff Writers Oct 17 2005, 4:00PM Hardware
Apple names Tim Cook chief operating officer

Apple names Tim Cook chief operating officer

Apple Computer, maker of the iPod digital music player and Macintosh computer, has named Tim Cook as chief operating officer and said iPod division head Jon Rubinstein would retire.
Staff Writers Oct 17 2005, 12:05PM Hardware
HP admits to communications failure over ITS2000 debacle

HP admits to communications failure over ITS2000 debacle

HP has admitted to mishandling the restructure of its preferred supplier arrangements for ITS2000 NSW Government contracts, which left 11 of its resellers dumped from the contracts without warning last year.
David Binning Oct 14 2005, 10:43AM Hardware
LG Electronics expects home appliance growth

LG Electronics expects home appliance growth

South Korea's LG Electronics is targeting a 20 percent increase in sales at its home appliances unit next year and aims to nearly double its air-con sales by 2007, a senior executive said on Thursday.
Staff Writers Oct 14 2005, 10:30AM Hardware
Digital music player sales seen up sharply by 2009

Digital music player sales seen up sharply by 2009

Global sales of digital music players are expected to jump to nearly one billion units a year in 2009, driven by consumers' desire for the pocket-sized devices and falling costs for flash memory components.
Staff Writers Oct 14 2005, 9:30AM Hardware
Hynix profit tops forecasts on flash chip demand

Hynix profit tops forecasts on flash chip demand

South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor has posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit, helped by stable memory chip prices and soaring demand for flash chips, but the outlook appears shaky in 2006.
Staff Writers Oct 13 2005, 2:35PM Hardware
Apple unveils new video iPod

Apple unveils new video iPod

Apple Computer has unveiled a version of its market-leading iPod that also plays videos and increased the iMac computer's ability to act as a home entertainment hub by adding a remote control.
Staff Writers Oct 13 2005, 9:00AM Hardware
Intel unveils first-ever dual-core Xeon chip

Intel unveils first-ever dual-core Xeon chip

Intel has unveiled its first microprocessors for server computers that put two cores, or processors, on a single chip, aiming to close a gap with smaller rival Advanced Micro Devices.
Staff Writers Oct 11 2005, 2:28PM Hardware
Congratulations to Helly Trajkov, the winner of the 19" LCD F-Series display

Congratulations to Helly Trajkov, the winner of the 19" LCD F-Series display

 
Staff Writers Oct 11 2005, 11:47AM Hardware
Get those geeks!

Get those geeks!

Looking for customers that upgrade their PCs every month? CRN examines the geek market and explains how to find them and sell them.
Simon Sharwood Oct 11 2005, 11:26AM Hardware
Under the Wire: A fistful of processors

Under the Wire: A fistful of processors

What is it with the number five?
Matthew JC Powell Oct 10 2005, 3:00PM Hardware
Robot vehicles conquer US desert terrain race

Robot vehicles conquer US desert terrain race

Three modified driverless vehicles crossed the finish line and into the history books on Saturday after traversing 210 kilometres of desert terrain, guided only by laser sensors and onboard computers.
Reed Stevenson Oct 10 2005, 9:30AM Hardware

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