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Weaker PC Sales Outlook Casts Shadow Over Recovery
SAN FRANCISCO Aug 31 (Reuters) – Technology research firm Gartner cut its forecast for personal computer sales for the second half of the year by 2 percent, signaling that a resurgence in tech spending that started earlier this year may not be as strong as expected. Worldwide PC shipments are now projected to grow by…
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25 Facts You Should Know about Intel
25 Facts You Should Know about Intel Intel was founded in 1968 by a chemist, Robert Noyce, and a physicist, Gordon Moore, both of whom had already made waves in the nascent semiconductor industry. No Title Gordon Moore is best known for his eponymous law: the number of transistors that can be affordably placed on…
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Intel Considers Infineon Acquisition, Sources Say
FRANKFURT Aug 29 (Reuters) – U.S. chipmaker Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) is near a deal to buy German chipmaker Infineon’s (IFXGn) wireless business and could pay more than 1 billion euros ($1.27 billion), people familiar with the matter said on Sunday. Intel and Infineon were hammering out final details of an agreement and the deal was expected…
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EMC, IBM to Lead Storage Market Growth, Report Says
Independent IT research firm TheInfoPro released its latest storage study, which yielded some encouraging news for the industry and indicates which companies stand to emerge strongest from the recession. According to the study, total storage spending among Fortune 1000 customers reports modest growth, with 35 percent of organizations expecting to boost appropriations in 2011 and…
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Microsoft’s Windows Live Sync Gets More Storage, New Name
Microsoft has decided that Windows Live Sync, its cloud-syncing service, will receive a name change—actually, make that a name reversion—to Windows Live Mesh. In addition, the service will now offer 5GB of free cloud-storage space, up from 2GB, and the ability to sync hidden files. >>Click here to read the rest of the story.
