Intel cuts revenue projection - again
Buffeted by falling demand for computers, Intel Corp. cut its fourth-quarter revenue projection today, marking the second time since November that the chipmaker has revised its earnings forecast. The Santa Clara company said revenue will be around $8.2...

Age of desktop computers is over as sales of laptops soar
The age of the desktop PC appears to be over as sales of laptops have surged ahead.

From CES, Good News-Bad News Intel Take
While desktop and notebook sales are on the downswing, Intel is actually selling more of its Atom processors for use in Netbook computers.

Intel Fourth-Quarter Sales Drop 23%, Missing Forecast (Update4)
Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Intel Corp. , the world?s largest chipmaker, said fourth-quarter sales dropped 23 percent, missing a forecast that it cut by $1 billion less than two months ago as the global recession kills demand for personal computers.

Pupils conquer fear of computers
The E-library in Nepal proves a hit with children unfamiliar with computers.

Introducing seniors to computers
Augusta Unified School District 402 is once again sponsoring free computer classes for senior citizens. These classes will be at the USD 402 Technology Center, 600 Walnut. Enter using door on south side of building.

Indian Software Giant Admits Financial Wrongdoing
NEW DELHI, Jan. 7 -- One of India's largest technology outsourcing companies, Satyam Computers, on Wednesday admitted cooking its books and committing other grave financial wrongdoing to inflate profits over several years. The revelation shook India's stock market and sent shock waves across the...

Is the Desktop PC Slowly Dying?
The age of the desktop PC appears to be over as its more portable cousin, the laptop, surges ahead with consumers clamoring for light-weight computers in funky designs for use at home, in cafes and on the train to work.

Apple?s Modern Look Rejected in Georgetown as Store Hits Snag
Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. , known for the minimalist designs of its computers, iPods and retail stores, aims to drop that aesthetic in the middle of Washington?s Georgetown. The historic district doesn?t want it.

Google Cell Phone Raises HTC Revenues 22%
Thanks to hits like the T-Mobile G1 and its "Touch" line, High Tech Computers reports $1.4 billion in revenue for the fourth quarter.

Company takes aim at search king Google
In a move aimed at archrival Google Inc., Microsoft Corp. has struck agreements to give its Internet search engine preferred treatment on most new Dell Inc. consumer computers and some Verizon Wireless cellphones.

PC Keyboards Get a Makeover
LCD screens, and even whole computers, get installed onto the lowly keyboard

All of Vietnam's Government Computers To Use Linux, By Fiat
christian.einfeldt writes "The Vietnamese Ministry of Information and Communications has issued an administrative ruling increasing the use of Free Open Source Software products at state agencies, increasing the software's use both in the back office and on the desktop. According to the new rule, 100% of government servers must run Linux by June 30, 2009, and 70% of agencies must use ...

Sun Turns Its Gaze to the Cloud
Sun Microsystems has acquired Belgian cloud computing company Q-layer for an undisclosed price. Q-layer makes software that automates the deployment and management of corporate IT infrastructure such as servers, computers and Web-based applications in both public and private clouds.

Chris Bishop: Even the most sophisticated computers can't tell a dog from a cat
The task of recognising structure or objects in data is called pattern recognition. It's something computers find incredibly difficult. Let's say we want to distinguish between pictures of cats and pictures of dogs. The problem is that there is huge variation in the images. There are different sizes and different colours of cats and dogs, and different shapes, and there are changes in the ...

Netbooks next big thing in electronics world
Netbooks, small laptop computers with more limited memory and features, look likely to be big sellers this year as all the big manufacturers jump onto one of the only consumer electronics bandwagons still rolling.

Theft of computers makes school's bad year worse
n Calvary Christian Academy in El Sobrante loses nine Macs and other equipment during a term in which students' families have been struggling.

Ex-deputy linked to officer's killing booked on computer charges
Former Deputy Chu Vue has been named as a "principal" in the slaying of a correctional officer. Chu Vue, the Sacramento sheriff's deputy who police have linked to the October slaying of a correctional officer who may have been having an affair with his wife, was arrested Wednesday on new charges that he misused department computers. Vue, who prosecutors have called "a principal" in ...

Velocity Micro shows off new netbook and UMPC
Velocity Micro announced the availability of two new mobile computers: a 10.1? netbook and a 4.8? UMPC. The systems are designed for students and ?road warriors?. The netbook, called the Notemagix M10, features a 10.1? screen, 4-cell Li-Ion battery meant to run for five hours or more, WiFi integrated webcam, and will ship with Windows XP [...]

Global unemployment climbs
Global job woes worsened on bleak employment data from the United States and Germany, while microchip giant Intel warned that slack demand for computers would hurt its revenue.