GeekzoneAMD, Intel Eye High End with New Server ChipseWeek,  NYWith AMD almost ready to launch the six-core Istanbul chip, and Intel talking about its upcoming eight-core Nehalem EX processor, the two rivals are on a collision course as they compete for the high end of the x86 server market. …Intel touts 8-core Xeon monster Nehalem-EX Ars TechnicaIntel's Long-Term Plan: Spend Money to Make Money Fast CompanyIntel unveils 8-core Nehalem-EX Xeon processor FierceCIOCNET News - PC Magazineall 155 news articles

[Full Article]

Ars TechnicaReport: Microsoft readies new maximum specs for Windows 7 netbooksZDNetMicrosoft is readying a set of maximum specs for Windows 7 netbooks ?or, as Microsoft prefers to call them, ?small notebooks? ? that will likely dictate which PCs will qualify for lower per-copy Windows 7 pricing. Microsoft established a similar set of …Microsoft Plays Hardball With Windows 7 Versions InformationWeekMicrosoft to remove 3 app limit on Starter edition SlashdotMicrosoft says ?Kill Vista Plans? ITworld.comSoft Sailor - Computerworldall 102 news articles

[Full Article]

Cisco Systems is going to launch a new product at the Consumer Electronics Show (“CES”) in January intended to “take on” Apple, Sony, and other brands that …Cisco to bring “human network” to your stereo Ars TechnicaWith a Digital Stereo, Cisco Systems Is Starting a Push Into Home … New York TimesAnalysis: Cisco-Vision To Be Revealed at CES Digital Media WireThe Money Times - eHomeUpgrade (press release)all 44 news articles

[Full Article]

Microsoft (MSFT) announced that system builders and other channel distributors are able to supply customers with XP-based hardware until May 30, …Microsoft Offers Windows Vista Answers Tech Help Forum LifehackerWindows 7 Beta out early in the new year, has Microsoft … Brian MaddenA 2008 Microsoft year-in-review quiz Seattle Post IntelligencereFluxMedia - Ars Technicaall 335 news articles

[Full Article]

Acer was third, followed by Lenovo and Toshiba, with 12.2, 7.5 and 4.6 percent shares, respectively. The news stands in sharp contrast to widely held …Lenovo, Dell ship more PCs in third quarter, but news is mixed Local Tech WireGlobal notebook shipments finally overtake desktops Ars TechnicaA First: Notebooks Outnumber Desktops BusinessWeekBloomberg - Gizmodoall 274 news articles

[Full Article]