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Taiwan keeps door to China closed for chip maker UMC

Taiwan will have to revise chip-industry regulations before United Microelectronics (UMC) can invest in China, an official said Friday.

| News | Hardware | 07/03/09 at 8:15 am |


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Elonex & Borders UK team up on new e-reader

The Elonex ebook offers more storage and a lower price than its main competitor, the Sony Reader. A glimpse at the e-reader wars in locations where the Kindle hasn't (yet) been introduced.

| News | Hardware | Personal tech | 07/02/09 at 6:48 am |


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IBM bundles x86 servers with VMware, offers special financing

IBM is bundling its x86 servers with VMware's newest virtualization platform, and offering financing packages to lower upfront costs.

| News | Hardware | Virtualization | 07/01/09 at 3:44 pm |


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HP puts six-core chips in workstation

Hewlett-Packard is offering six-core processors in a new workstation series, the company said Wednesday.

| News | Hardware | Server and data center | 07/01/09 at 3:24 pm |


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