Michael Singer

Apple Computer Tuesday revised its consumer and education desktop product line with enhancements to its eMac series. The Cupertino, Calif.-based computer maker said the latest versions of its all-in-one 17-inch CRT desktop start with at $799 for a 800MHz G4 with Combo drive and ramps up to $1,299 for a 1GHz G4 with 4x SuperDrive, […]

A new wireless standard is beginning to capture the attention of carriers hoping to cash in on the Wi-Fi craze and it won’t be long before it takes over entire buildings and cites. Unlike its sleek sounding and highly consumer proliferated cousin 802.11, IEEE wireless metropolitan area network (MAN) standard 802.16 is designed more for […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple Computer Monday premiered its long awaited music downloading service designed to compete with the legal and illegal file sharing sites of the world. The new service called iTunes Music Store is based on its corresponding iTunes music file software and sells downloads at 99 cents per song or between $9.00 and […]

SAN FRANCISCO — After two years of delays, Microsoft Thursday embarked on one of the most important software releases in its history. The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant officially unveiled its Windows Server 2003 operating environment, corresponding developer tool Visual Studio .NET 2003, Microsoft Exchange 2003, and a 64-bit edition of SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition […]

As tough as it was for AMD to launch its x86-64 Opteron, the company will have a tougher road ahead making a dent in rival Intel’s market share, according to analysts. After four years of research and product development, the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based semiconductor maker Tuesday took the wraps off of its “Sledgehammer” processor. The chip […]

Palm Wednesday unveiled new versions of its consumer and business-oriented handheld computers designed to keep pace with the PDA market.The Milpitas, Calif.-based company took the wraps off of its consumer-based Zire 71 and business-savvy Tungsten “C”. Both devices operate on Palm OS version 5.2.1 and are designed to undercut the prices and features of similar […]

The future of 64-bit computing will enter a new phase with the release of the Opteron processor by AMD next week. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based semiconductor is set to unveil its next-generation, 64-bit AMD Opteron processor (code named Sledgehammer) for servers and workstations on April 22 in New York City. The x86-64 chip will run at […]

Intel is trying to make lemonade out of its lemon first quarter. The chipmaking giant Tuesday posted lower first-quarter earnings but predicted its second quarter would be better based on new products coming out in the next three months. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company said its net income for the quarter was $915 million, or […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Two Silicon Valley technology players have teamed up to help prevent security threats in a single box. Sun Microsystems and Symantec Monday said they will launch a dedicated security appliance later this month. Based on Sun’s entry-level LX50 designs, the server runs the Solaris Platform Edition operating system for x86-based systems with […]

Sun Microsystems Tuesday announced the latest updates to its quarterly product and services portfolio with a focus on storage and managing the networks that serve them. Among a laundry list of releases, the Santa Clara, Calif.-based network computer maker unveiled its N1 Data Platform — the latest piece of the company’s provisioning puzzle — along […]