Licensing requirements at the heart of a Chinese standard for wireless LANs (WLANs) threaten to disrupt the ability of networking equipment vendors to do business in China, according to a U.S. technology trade group.
The Taipei District Public Prosecutors Office has accused both the chairman and the chief executive officer of Via Technologies Inc., a leading vendor of PC chipsets and other semiconductors, of copyright infringement and industrial espionage, a company executive confirmed on Monday.
Already hot sellers, laptops will represent an increasing percentage of PC sales in the coming years, exceeding analyst estimates, according to a senior Intel executive.
Despite having a fast-growing electronics industry that has attracted investments from some of the world's largest chip makers, China is no match for Taiwan when it comes to integrated circuit (IC) design, according to industry executives speaking at the Taiwan Business Alliance conference in Taipei.
A new wireless networking technology, called WiMAX, is poised to reshape the way that service providers offer broadband Internet access in the U.S. and other countries, holding out the promise that high-speed network services may take off in these markets, according to a senior Intel Corp. executive.
When Microsoft chairman, Bill Gates, introduced the first prototypes of the Tablet PC in 2001, he predicted that the devices would become the most popular form of PC within five years. But that prediction hasn’t yet translated into high volumes for Acer, which continues to lose money on its Tablet PC line, according to a company executive.
Looking to break away from its traditional PC graphics market, Nvidia has introduced its first graphics chip, the GoForce 2150, designed to be used in handheld devices such as mobile phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs).
Acer will introduce two new laptops before the end of this year, including an updated Tablet PC model and a widescreen notebook that is targeted at home users.
Acer plans to begin selling two portable Smart Display products, including a 17-inch version, as accessories for the next generation of the company's Aspire home PC line, expected to be introduced before the middle of next year, a company executive said.
Taiwanese chip vendor, Via Technologies, will begin shipping its smallest PC processor and motherboard before the end of the year, according to the company's chief executive officer (CEO), Wen-chi Chen.
If you're looking to buy a PC based on Advanced Micro Devices' (AMD's) 64-bit Athlon 64 processor you may have to wait. Despite this week's high-profile launch, the processor is in short supply and volume shipments of PCs based on the chip are not expected until next year, according to companies at the Computex exhibition.
Taiwanese motherboard maker Abit Computer wants to make the task of keeping PCs healthy and running smoothly a bit easier.
Who says Pentium 4-based PCs require noisy cooling fans?
Say goodbye to traditional notions of a PC company. Times have changed and PC vendors will increasingly move away from selling just computers and peripherals to also offering consumer electronics products, including television sets, according to the chief executive at one of the world’s largest semi-conductor makers.
HP chief executive officer (CEO), Carly Fiorina, has opted not to stand for re-election to Cisco Systems' board of directors, the networking equipment maker has said in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). No reason was given for Fiorina's decision not to seek re-election to the board.
