Google chief to face competition chief in antitrust inquiry

Google's Eric Schmidt is to meet the European Commission's antitrust chief amid signs that the search giant will be accused of abusing its position.

Will Intel's Ultrabook take on the iPad?

Intel has said computer makers Lenovo, Asustek and Acer will launch its new lightweight notebook PCs -- known as Ultrabooks -- at the end of May.

PC doubts lead as Microsoft profit looks set to rise

Microsoft is expected to post a 9% increase in fiscal fourth-quarter profit, but investors may be distracted by evidence of flickering PC sales.

Intel discovers chip flaw in midst of major launch

Intel found a defect in one of its chips, hurting its credibility during a launch and at a time when demand for microprocessors is being threatened.

Hardware? Software? Who cares?

Right now a tectonic shift is under way in one of the world's most important industries: information technology.

Intel sets bright tone for earnings, tech rises

Resilient demand for PCs and servers helped Intel's margin and revenue forecasts blast past Wall Street expectations.

Fast and efficient: Chips of the future revealed

Intel on Monday revealed details of a new generation of chips designed for video-game lovers and multitaskers.

Intel shows off new laptop chip package

Intel rolled out a new batch of chips for laptops on Monday that promises longer battery life and better graphics-rendering abilities.

'Very little enterprise-wide uptake of Vista'

Intel, the world's biggest chipmaker business partner of Microsoft, has no immediate plans to roll out the Windows Vista operating system to all its employees.

Microsoft posts free service pack for Vista

Microsoft has posted a major package of updates and security fixes for Windows Vista. It said that "Service Pack 1" will improve Vista's reliability, security and performance, though many components already have been released during monthly updates since the operating system went on sale just more than a year ago.

Microsoft, Intel research chips with US universities

Microsoft and Intel said on Tuesday they are teaming with United States universities to unleash the mighty potential of multicore computer chips. A recent trend is to increase computing power but reduce electricity use and heat production by crafting multiple processors, or computer brains, into each chip.

Why Microsoft should watch out

It seems that the £200 (about R3 150) ultraportable Asus Eee PC can do no wrong. The size of a paperback, weighing less than a kilogram, with built-in Wi-Fi and using Flash memory instead of a hard drive for storage, the Eee PC has been winning positive comments from both reviewers and users.

Computing industry ready to fight climate change

Computing-industry leaders claimed on Monday a leading role in the fight against climate change, arguing that software could cut world energy use. "Green computing" has been adopted as a theme of the CeBIT computing expo, which opens in Hanover, Germany, on Tuesday.

Microsoft drops Vista price to boost sales

Microsoft has announced steep price cuts in its Vista operating system in a bid to spur sales of its year-old operating system. The move, announced late last week, came as the company is facing a troubling class-action lawsuit that alleges it colluded with Intel to market computers as being "Vista-capable".

Microsoft ends production of HD DVD players

Microsoft is to stop making HD DVD players for its Xbox 360 video game system after Toshiba ceded the high-definition video-format battle to Sony's Blu-ray. Microsoft said on Saturday it will continue to provide standard warranty support for its HD DVD players.

Google's Android debuts in Barcelona

The first cellphones fitted with Google's Android software platform made their debut at an industry trade show on Monday, a milestone for the internet giant as it looks to dominate the wireless world. A handful of chip makers showed off prototype handsets at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

What technological surprises does 2008 hold?

What's in store for tech fans in 2008? Plenty. If the stirrings of the present are any indication of what's on the horizon, technology buffs can look forward to products that are better, faster, and less expensive than those we rely on today. The best news of all is that some of the most exciting products should appear earlier in 2008 rather than later on.

Dream of one laptop per child starts to deliver

Low-cost computers meant to usher poor children worldwide into the digital age are being mass-produced in China as United States non-profit One Laptop Per Child strives to deliver on its promise. The first of the XO laptops being built at a Quanta Computer facility in Changshu are destined for Uruguay.

Price of professor's '$100 laptop' hits $200

A computer developed for the world's poor children, dubbed "the $100 laptop", has reached a milestone: It is now selling for $200. The One Laptop per Child Foundation, founded by MIT Professor Nicholas Negroponte, has started offering the lime-green-and-white machines in lots of 10 000 or more for $200 apiece on its website.

Africa telecoms summit to promote internet access

A United Nations-backed Africa communications summit in Rwanda next month will seek to boost high-speed internet access to match the continent's explosive growth in cellphones, officials said on Wednesday. In Africa, cellphones overtook fixed lines six years ago and now outnumber them nearly five to one.

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