AP - Advanced Micro Devices Inc. rolled out a new package of chips for laptops Wednesday, a major overhaul of its mobile lineup the chip maker hopes will help it climb out of a deep financial trough.
Reuters - U.S. consumer awareness about the Blu-ray high-definition DVD format is rising, but adoption of the technology still faces challenges, according to data released on Tuesday by research company NPD Group.
PC World - Rich Internet application vendor Curl has introduced a runtime for Macintosh environments.
NewsFactor - Intel’s Atom processor took center stage at Computex this month in Taiwan, where several mini-laptop makers introduced new products featuring the chipmaker’s power-efficient microprocessors and companion chipsets. Though the so-called “netbook” market segment is currently tiny, Intel believes that 2008 will be the first year that more mobile computing devices will be sold than desktop computers.
Reuters - With the high definition DVD format war settled, Wal-Mart Stores Inc is now aggressively promoting sales of Blu-ray players.
Reuters - Don’t blame the fridge for your steep power bills — an Australian consumer agency study has found that videogame consoles and plasma flat-screen TVs are major electricity guzzlers, even when left on stand-by.
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Customers would first need to buy a Mac and the 8-GB model of either the iPod Touch or iPod Nano and get up to a $299 rebate.
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Cisco finds that using cell phones as a purchasing point offers a major growth opportunity for retailers.
AP - In a May 30 story about market shares for “smart” cell phones, The Associated Press, citing a research firm analyst, erroneously reported that the Samsung BlackJack is available from Verizon Wireless. AT&T is the only major U.S. carrier that sells the phone.
PC World - MSI launched the Wind mini-desktop and Wind mini-laptop on Tuesday.