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IDC: Low-cost laptop no threat to PC
News In October 2005, AMD teamed up with Indian computer manufacturer HCL to launch a low-cost PC in the country for 9,990 rupees (£123), which included an AMD x86 1600 megahertz processor, 128MB RAM, 40GB hard disk, 15-inch colour monitor, 52-X...
[June 18, 2007, 9:56]
Low-cost laptop vs. Microsoft and Intel PC industry
Talkback Thanks to Linux OS becomming available to the mass market thanks to the OLPC, and thanks to fanless low power hardware, low cost computers will now revolutionnize the PC industry. More expensive hardware provides more margins to all the...
[June 19, 2007, 3:25]
Qualcomm develops low-cost PC alternative
News However, 3G networks are deployed throughout much of the world, and as a result it's becoming more common for people in developing markets to connect to the internet via a 3G-enabled smartphone rather than a PC.
[November 13, 2008, 14:29]
Manufacturers snub Dell's low-cost Pocket PC
News Dell has run into trouble with its rumoured plan to sell a Pocket PC handheld computer, according to a report. The PC manufacturer, which specialises in undercutting its competitors through an efficient direct-sales strategy, has been examining the...
[July 3, 2002, 14:49]
LinuxWorld: VA to introduce low-cost Linux PC
News Augustin said VA's new machine is designed for people who are just becoming interested in Linux and are looking for a low-cost PC -- people such as college students. And many people who install Linux themselves on a desktop PC do so on a machine...
[August 11, 1999, 10:29]
AMD ditches low-cost PC
News The PIC suffered the same problems that flops like the Simputer and other non-PC alternatives suffered. Advanced Micro Devices has pulled the plug on its Personal Internet Communicator, once envisioned as a low-cost computer for the developing world.
[November 14, 2006, 8:31]
PC to Phone Solutions: Innovative and low cost calling
Blog PC phone is an innovative and low cost calling service that enhances the growth of VoIP business and revenues as well. As a matter of fact, it can be said that PC to phone solutions have taken communication to its next logical level.
[April 28, 2008, 12:03]
Compaq to push out low-cost PC, notebooks
News Also this week, the number one PC vendor plans to introduce a new range of notebooks. Likely to become part of the Presario line and possibly powered by Intel's 233MHz Pentium II or even Cyrix's first batch of MMX-enhanced MediaGX processors, the...
[January 6, 1998, 16:37]
Low-cost laptops jump on desktop P4 bandwagon
News Gateway and Micron PC unveiled Monday low-priced notebooks that incorporate Pentium 4 desktop chips, becoming the latest companies to forgo portable processors in favor of more powerful but power-hungry chips.
[July 30, 2002, 7:49]
IBM's low-powered PC quest
News Low-power "technology has got to find its way everywhere, into all the servers we build, all the storage systems we build and all the personal systems," Donofrio said. Big Blue, which launched a project last year to investigate low-power computer...
[August 7, 2002, 10:25]
Ximeta offers low-cost storage
News The same drive also can be taken off the network and attached to a single PC as a USB 2.0 hard drive. Ximeta calls the concept a "Network Direct Attached Storage" device, further blurring the lines between storage that is connected to a PC or a...
[April 30, 2003, 15:34]
Ximeta offers low-cost storage
Talkback In addition to the drivers having to be installed on each workgroup PC (XP and 2000 only. ONLY 1 PC can have read and write access to it at one time. "The idea, says Ximeta president Edward Park, is to offer a portable drive that can be used by a...
[July 30, 2003, 20:54]
Low-cost PCs
News The Classmate PC (left) is an Intel-designed laptop with a 7-inch screen and flash memory instead of a hard drive. Here is the Classmate PC folded up. The Affordable PC, another Intel-designed computer, comes with the basics and cannot be upgraded.
[August 16, 2006, 16:20]
Dell unveils low-cost PCs for emerging markets
News Dell unveiled several new computers on Wednesday made specifically for emerging PC markets, such as China and India. This unveiling appears to be the beginning of the company's promised push into two of the fastest-growing PC markets in the world.
[August 28, 2008, 11:54]
Compaq announces low-cost 600MHz desktop
News The PC will start at $1,049 (£650) with the 600MHz chip, 64MB of RAM, a 10GB hard drive, a 40X-speed CD-ROM drive and a 15-inch monitor. The PC will be available through kiosks at retail stores or directly from Compaq.
[April 6, 2000, 12:42]
ClearCube extends low-cost clustering
News According to ClearCube's chief executive and president, Rick Hoffman, the A1410 PC Blade will cost around $1,500 (£720). Launched on Wednesday, the A1410 PC Blade, and A3100 chassis with its expansion backplane, are intended for use as part of a...
[November 1, 2007, 13:44]
Five years ago: IBM, Mitel, MS team up for low-cost CTI
News The system replaces the PBX usually required for a telephone system with a PC server at a price it claims is typically 40 per cent of a PBX-based system. First published 23 April, 1997 IBM, Mitel and Microsoft today announced a package bringing...
[April 21, 2002, 7:01]
A Year Ago: Intel to launch low-cost 'Covington' in April
News Intel will release its bargain basement version of the Pentium II in April amid suggestions that it is just an interim product for the sub-$1,000 PC market. Codenamed Covington, the processor will be given a new brand name and utilise the P6...
[February 18, 1999, 6:22]
Intel to launch low-cost 'Covington' in April
News Codenamed Covington, the processor will be given a new brand name and utilise the P6 microarchitecture. It is expected to be a PII 266MHz processor without any level 2 cache. However, the company is expected to release an additional chip more...
[February 19, 1998, 16:34]
IBM, Mitel, MS team up for low-cost CTI
News The system replaces the PBX usually required for a telephone system with a PC server at a price it claims is typically 40 per cent of a PBX-based system. IBM, Mitel and Microsoft today announced a package bringing computer telephony integration...
[April 23, 1997, 16:47]
