A Year Ago: Cheaper PCs to follow chip crisis
News Cheaper PCs could be on the way as a result of the revenue decline in the semiconductor industry, according to analysts. The semiconductor industry is far removed from the end consumer but the fall in DRAM prices could go some way to making PCs...
[January 7, 2000, 5:30]
EMC offers slower, cheaper storage
News EMC on Wednesday announced an update to its midrange Clariion line that allows the storage gear to work with a cheaper type of hard drive. EMC doesn't expect customers to switch their existing Clariion systems to cheaper drives, but instead hopes...
[March 13, 2003, 13:19]
Cheaper PCs to follow chip crisis
News The semiconductor industry is far removed from the end consumer but the fall in DRAM prices could go some way to making PCs cheaper," Gemmell said. Falling prices in both the chip market and the memory market could ultimately benefit consumers...
[January 7, 1999, 16:51]
Cheaper modems to fuel broadband boom
News They will be cheaper than today's home ADSL services, and many in the telecoms industry have claimed that it will increase the number of broadband customers. DIY broadband services will be cheaper because customers don't have to pay up to £150 for...
[December 5, 2001, 16:11]
Windows 'cheaper than Linux'
Talkback I've seen cost cases both ways Linux is cheaper than Windows and vice versa. Anyone know of other, objective cost stuides?
[September 10, 2003, 11:08]
Will cheaper-chips help Intel dominate Wi-Fi?
News Including that discount, Intel's prices are slightly cheaper than competing products, according to various estimates, but will become substantially less expensive in the second half, sources close to the company said.
[March 14, 2003, 12:08]
Apple unveils thinner, cheaper iBooks
News Apple Computer chief executive Steve Jobs has unveiled a new version of the iBook laptop that is thinner, lighter and cheaper than its predecessor. As previously reported, the unit is all white and bears more resemblance to the sleek Titanium G4...
[May 2, 2001, 7:33]
Ethernet promises cheaper broadband
News Ericsson's Ethernet DSL Access is based on DSLAMs (DSL access modules -- the systems which provide a DSL connection from the telephone exchange to the user) which have an Ethernet uplink to the service provider's network, instead of ATM, but...
[November 27, 2002, 9:18]
Xerox chip makes fibre cheaper
News Such a process would make the proverbial last mile both shorter and cheaper, according to Xerox. Electrical devices depend on silicon chips, which get cheaper and more powerful by the day. Researchers at Xerox's Wilson Centre for Research and...
[March 27, 2003, 15:09]
Another survey rates Microsoft cheaper than Linux
Talkback Windows is cheaper than linux for the DESKTOP. Sorry, guys, they are 100% right. The cost of hardware and OS are nothing compared to the cost of training your people on a new OS.days per employee to learn the "new system" in a company of 1000 users...
[September 16, 2003, 2:53]
Palm creators prep faster, cheaper Visor
News Handspring will turn the Palm world on its ear next Tuesday when it releases Visor -- a cheaper, faster and more expandable Palm operating system-based handheld device. The company -- founded by the ex-Palm Computing duo Donna Dubinsky and Jeff...
[September 8, 1999, 14:44]
News Burst: Intel Dixon - faster, cheaper Celeron
News Dixon, a new chip design expected during the first half of next year, will use a 256 kilobyte cache memory chip that is integrated into the processor, making it not only faster but cheaper. Intel's next generation Celeron chip, codenamed Dixon, may...
[July 20, 1998, 12:04]
Rambus readies faster, cheaper memory
News Samsung has finished development of a faster, denser -- and cheaper -- RDRAM chip. The increases in speed and density are likely to benefit PC users by granting additional system performance for high-end desktops using Intel's Pentium 4 processor.
[September 27, 2001, 16:56]
Oftel pushes for cheaper leased lines
News The BT spokesman added that it was quite possible that the changes could mean cheaper leased lines. Businesses may soon be able to save on the cost of a high-speed leased line, following a decision announced on Friday by Oftel.
[June 14, 2002, 17:29]
ISP sacrifices file-swapping for cheaper broadband
News Customers will only be charged £20.99 (including VAT) per month for PlusNet's ADSL Home Surf product -- £2 per month less than PlusNet's existing consumer broadband package, and £9 cheaper than many competing broadband services.
[May 17, 2002, 17:27]
Notebooks faster, but not cheaper
News The laptop performance push continues -- thanks to some upcoming chip upgrades -- but don't expect a slew of cheaper notebooks to flood the market any time soon. It'll be more like a trickle. Intel is planning to boost its mobile processing power...
[May 16, 2000, 15:24]
Chancellor calls for cheaper Net access
News That is a cheaper and more attractive option than waiting for unbundling," he said. Internet access costs must to be halved in order to kick-start the e-commerce revolution, chancellor Gordon Brown claimed on Wednesday in a speech to financiers.
[February 17, 2000, 9:04]
Google to make clean energy cheaper than coal
News Search giant Google on Tuesday pledged to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to make renewable energy cheaper than coal. The effort, dubbed "RE The company has hundreds of people dedicated to making its computing infrastructure more energy...
[November 28, 2007, 7:33]
InfiniBand sequel is slower but cheaper
News Seeking a better way to make high-end database servers from low-end parts, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and others have begun working on a cheaper alternative to the InfiniBand high-speed networking technology.
[May 6, 2003, 9:32]
Ntl trials cheaper broadband
News Ntl is to trial cheaper broadband services it says Tuesday, sparking speculation that a price war is about to begin. The price reductions are important: the government's commitment to making broadband available to everyone in the UK is dependent on...
[October 18, 2000, 11:35]



