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Cyrix sale: Business as usual
News The company bought Cyrix almost two years ago, and so far, has had profits dragged down because of competition in the low-cost PC market. Analyst Mike Feibus of Mercury Research in the US thought National would have a tough time gaining new...
[May 6, 1999, 7:44]
Gateway's plan to bring back Amiga
News Just as the Amiga PC's low cost and ease of use allowed owners to do multimedia work years ahead of the IBM PC, he says the new Amiga "will bring the information age to the common person". Two years ago, PC maker Gateway acquired the rights to the...
[August 12, 1999, 14:59]
D-Day for Intel's Pentium III
News Intel, which had been battling Advanced Micro Devices for the low-end PC market, is now trading blows with the company, whose high-end Athlon chip runs at 700MHz.If Athlon weren't around, I'm not sure we'd see (733MHz) yet," said Mike Feibus...
[October 25, 1999, 15:06]
The future looks bleak for AMD
News While the company's K6-2 is a hit with low-cost PC manufacturers, AMD's single chip makes it an all-or-nothing bet in the processor market. The reality is that we only cut prices on our low-cost PC parts.
[February 10, 1999, 13:56]
Thailand's cheap PCs 'force Microsoft's hand'
News The giant from Redmond at first declined to take part in the low-cost PC programme run by the Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) ministry: there was no way to sell a PC with Windows and Office on board and keep within the target...
[August 22, 2003, 12:20]
Intel to debut Celerons in March
News AMD is also preparing a low-cost version of its Athlon chip for the value PC market. Consumers will be able to buy a 600MHz value PC for about $1,000 (£610) without a monitor following the launch. The bus provides a data pipeline between the chip...
[February 29, 2000, 9:33]
Timna chip turns back the clock
News Besides the fact that it's the first time the chip giant has developed from the ground up a processor to suit the low-cost PC market, Timna reveals Intel's thinking about where that market is headed -- and that's towards integration.
[May 12, 2000, 12:39]
PowerGen provides staff with cheap home PCs
News The Clicks@Home initiative will enable PowerGen's 5,000-plus workforce to receive a Hewlett Packard PC and Internet access supplied by the company's own ISP for an £8-a-month subscription fee. If one needed to purchase a PC for reasons connected...
[June 26, 2001, 16:11]
US Report: ISPs may offer free PCs
News It's the first time a machine from one of the five largest PC makers has dipped that low. What could make that possible are the quickly falling prices and profit margins of the basic PC. When PCs reach $300 (£177) and $400 (£236) they become like...
[October 30, 1998, 10:24]
A Year Ago: Timna chip turns back the clock
News Besides the fact that it's the first time the chip giant has developed from the ground up a processor to suit the low-cost PC market, Timna reveals Intel's thinking about where that market is headed -- and that's towards integration.
[May 12, 2001, 6:00]
Intel speeds up Celeron strategy
News At one time, sub-$1,000 PCs were denigrated by Intel as the "basic PCs" market, or "segment 0," in attempts to highlight how underpowered many of the low-cost PC were. The company needs some life at the low-end of the PC chain.
[March 23, 1999, 8:51]
HP considering Android for netbooks, says report
News In a story posted on Tuesday, the Journal reported that Satjiv Chahil, a vice president of HP's PC division, confirmed that the company was studying the Google software. Android is not currently available on PCs, but other PC makers have said they...
[April 1, 2009, 9:00]
Via brings hi-fi to the low end
News Via said that its low-cost PC strategy is beginning to pay off. Chipsets form the nervous system of a PC, connecting a processor with components such as memory and storage. Via has carved out a niche for its processors in low-cost computer systems...
[January 6, 2003, 13:35]
Microsoft faces up to the netbook challenge
News Although it will offer a low-cost version of Windows 7 — Windows 7 Starter — to compete with Linux to power the cheapest of netbooks, Microsoft is ultimately hoping consumers and PC makers will pay more to get the 'home premium' version of Windows...
[March 13, 2009, 9:05]
AMD to attack low-price market
News The Semprons will all cost less than $135 at the outset, meaning they'll cost less than the AMD Athlon XP and, in many cases, sell for less than Intel's low-price Celeron PC processor. AMD will detail on Wednesday its plans to go after the low...
[July 28, 2004, 9:25]
Intel launches new Crusoe-killers
News The new chips from Intel fall into the company's Ultra Low Voltage category, aimed specifically at the market pioneered by Transmeta -- small PC "sub-notebooks" with extended battery life. Every leading PC maker who designs ultra-portable notebooks...
[May 21, 2001, 16:02]
Netbooks expected to drive PC-market growth
News The growth was led by "the wide appeal of low-cost portables", like the Asus Eee PC, the analyst firm said. With more options available for portable PCs — different form factors, performance, capability and cost — consumers may buy more than just...
[September 11, 2008, 11:27]
Intel earnings surpass expectations
News Pricing is still tough, however, especially in the low end of the PC market. The second quarter of the calendar year is almost always the slowest period of the year for the PC industry, so it was no surprise that revenue declined from the first...
[July 18, 2007, 12:40]
Corel unveils latest WordPerfect
News Corel gained some ground on Microsoft two years ago, when a number of major PC makers began pre-loading WordPerfect on their low-end consumer models. Several manufacturers have since backtracked to Microsoft products, but PC leader Dell continues...
[March 2, 2004, 11:50]
IDC: AMD gains share against Intel
News AMD also appeals to the majority of low-cost PC makers, because their chips usually sell for the majority of low-cost PC makers, because their chips usually sell for significantly less than Intel's. PC chip maker AMD gained market share on dominant...
[January 17, 2002, 17:15]
