Tag archive: PC OEMs

With Windows 7 doing so well, it was only a matter of time before major OEMs stopped selling XP machines. Dell has officially announced its end-of-life plans on its Direct2Dell blog. Per Microsoft rules, OEMs can’t ship computers with XP Pro or Home after Oct. 22, only a few short six weeks away. In preparation of that deadline, Dell will stop offering XP as an option on its computers at the end of this month. Its Microsoft Windows 7 page claims… Read More

Microsoft announced Wednesday it would offer a low-cost starter edition of its Windows XP operating system in Asia starting in October, a move designed to help the company hold onto market share in the face of competition and software piracy. Industry analysts have described the launch of what already has been dubbed “XP Lite” – with lower-resolution graphics, fewer networking options and less capacity for… Read More

From ATI's press release: ATI Technologies Inc. today announced MOBILITY RADEON X600, the industry's first mobile PCI Express graphics processor, along with AXIOM, a modular design innovation for PCI Express notebook upgradeability. ATI's mobile PCI Express solutions will be employed by more than sixteen of the industry's leading OEM and ODM designers including, Acer, Arima, ASUS, Clevo, ECS, eMachines, FIC,… Read More

Phoenix Technologies Ltd. has released an expanded version of Phoenix FirstWare Assistant, now with support for email. The Phoenix cME certified application, designed for mobile professionals, now allows users of any Windows-based notebooks, tablets and ultra-portable PCs instant “read-only” access to their email from Microsoft Outlook without the need to launch the primary operating system. The product, available this… Read More

Over 70% of broadband households likely to purchase a media server show a strong preference for traditional consumer electronics (CE) brands over their PC counterparts, according to Parks Associates' Broadband Networked Households project. Moreover, over one-half (51%) picked Sony as their brand of choice for such a device, which would store and distribute content to networked devices within the home. "With unit sales flattening,… Read More

From Bapco's press release: BAPCo® is a non-profit consortium of leading computer industry publications, independent testing labs, PC hardware manufacturers, semiconductor manufacturers and software publishers. WebMark® 2004 is a ground-up development, featuring new user driven workloads. Usage models and scenarios are developed by experts using the Internet in manners which reflect current and future computing trends. These… Read More

The new SoundStorm Program ensures NVIDIA nForce2-based motherboards and turnkey PC systems are designed and produced to the high quality standards defined by NVIDIA, and must pass a rigorous testingprocess conducted by Dolby Laboratories before they will be validated as being Dolby Digital 5.1 and NVIDIA SoundStorm compliant.  Motherboard companies and PC OEMs that introduce approved products will be afforded full marketing support and… Read More