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Via brings hi-fi to the low end
News Via has carved out a niche for its processors in low-cost computer systems and small form factor PCs, which have become popular with enthusiasts. Via said that its low-cost PC strategy is beginning to pay off.
[January 6, 2003, 13:35]
Next-gen Bluetooth chips play nicely with Wi-Fi
News The first two implementations of BlueCore3 are aimed at multimedia devices and low-cost, mass-market electronics. The technology is also seen as being squeezed into a niche by wireless LANs and ZigBee, which is aimed at slower-speed, low-end...
[June 9, 2003, 14:13]
Apple's Pippin due April in UK
News Katz Media UK general manager David Dews said the device would initially be targeted at business-to-business vertical markets such as electronic commerce kiosks: "It's very low-cost and low-support but later in the year we'll offer it as a device...
[February 3, 1997, 13:16]
US Report: PC market grows by almost 20 percent
News They have a low cost solution at the right time in the market. In the third quarter of last year, they didn't have a low cost solution. And the strong U.S.growth, combined with strong sales in Europe, was enough to offset slumping markets in Asia...
[October 26, 1998, 16:20]
Intel, AMD neck and neck on chip costs
News We have the ability to build everything but Celeron on 300-millimetre by the end of next year," Bryant said, adding that the cost per chip will be around the historical low by the end of 2003. Intel chief financial officer Andy Bryant threw gas on...
[May 16, 2002, 14:26]
Sun's StarOffice adds native Mac support
News StarOffice also faces increasing competition at the low end of the productivity market with a range of products, including Google Docs, ThinkFree Office, free and low-cost versions of Microsoft Works, as well as forthcoming web-based versions of...
[November 18, 2008, 9:50]
UK firm pushes fibre through the sewers
News H20 has three solutions: Darc provides a low-cost rental of fibre cores and offers flexible terms and unlimited capacity; Darc Reserve is for organisations who have existing networks but need to call upon extra capacity from time to time or in...
[April 24, 2006, 11:30]
Centrino driving profits for Intel
News Reports this week from IDC and Gartner noted that demand for notebooks and low-cost computers led to higher-than-expected PC shipments in the second quarter of 2005. Notable stops on Intel's road map during the quarter included a deal with Apple to...
[July 20, 2005, 9:55]
Is Intel aiming for the wrong market?
News But the chip will cost, to start, probably in the $500 (£305) range, much too expensive to be used in low-end PCs. Intel's low-end chip, the Celeron, won't get the special instructions until 2000. in its K6-2 processor, which costs similar to the...
[February 22, 1999, 14:18]
GSM Association pushes 3G to developing world
News The initiative builds on the success of the GSMA's Emerging Market Handset programme, which created a new segment of ultra low-cost phones with wholesale prices of less than $30 (£15) for entry-level handsets.
[June 14, 2006, 10:00]
AMD, Intel prepare next generation chips
News The low-cost processor, which integrates the CPU (central processing unit), memory and graphics controller onto a single "system on a chip", could open the door to ultra-cheap Windows-based systems -- a step beyond the sub-£600 PCs on the market...
[April 17, 2000, 7:03]
Net appliances: The next frontier
News In order to appeal to consumers and to keep from competing with low-cost PCs, analysts have said Net appliances should be priced below $300. While Gateway has teamed with America Online for its $599 Connected TouchPad device, eMachines and Compaq...
[November 22, 2000, 8:56]
Vodafone's IT cost-cutting plans on track
News In the interview, Wybrow said: "I, like any other CIO, have to sweat the assets of the business, and that's really important when you're in a maturing market and to keep your cost base as low as it can be, because low cost actually is a...
[November 10, 2006, 9:11]
UK's Elonex releases £99 OLPC rival
News The One laptop is not the first low-cost laptop to be aimed at the educational market — the One Laptop per Child project's XO device, Asus's Eee PC and Intel's Classmate PC all fit the same bill. The One removes the cost barrier that has prevented...
[February 18, 2008, 11:46]
IBM uses liquid metal to boost solar-cell efficiency
News IBM said that solar energy could be used to generate power on a commercial scale, provided that low-cost, efficient lenses could be developed. Concentrator-based photovoltaics can offer the lowest-cost solar electricity for large-scale power...
[May 16, 2008, 13:20]
Microsoft pushes pay-as-you-go computing
News The company has offered a lower-priced operating system option, its stripped-down Windows XP Starter Edition, as part of low-cost PC programs across the globe. In addition to the financing challenges, there has been considerable debate over what...
[May 22, 2006, 16:25]
Open-source VoIP 'will be bigger than Linux'
Talkback New services are coming onboard such as low cost security cameras, intelligent CCTV services, community forums, local servers for games and multimedia, also shared capital facilities like high quality print and plot services.
[October 9, 2004, 8:53]
US Report: Cool technology fuels Alpha
News We are the first ones to apply standard vapour phase refrigeration that is low-cost and reliable. Despite those low-cost claims, Digital customers will pay a hefty premium of about $6,000 (£3,570) for a cooled, Windows NT-based workstation over...
[April 8, 1998, 13:15]
Microsoft buys into banner adverts
News LinkExchange also sells low-cost advertising blocks on big sites such as Yahoo, and services such as automatic e-mail mailing lists targeted at small businesses. The low-cost services have attracted 800,000 members to LinkExchange, most of them...
[November 6, 1998, 15:00]
IDC: Downturn to drive Linux adoption
News IDC said in the white paper that Linux adoption on the server side could be accelerated by the availability of "ultra-low-cost" servers. Although the survey and white paper were sponsored by Novell, IDC said the ultra-low-cost server trend might...
[March 17, 2009, 12:36]
