5th June 2006 Archive

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• ECS heralds 'Broadwater' mobos

  Computex 2006 Confirms no IDE on ICH8 South Bridge?

  Intel's 'Broadwater' chipset family isn't out yet, but that hasn't stopped Elitegroup (ECS) telling the world it will show off a range of motherboards based on the new platform here at the Computex show in Taipei. ECS's line-up includes boards based on Intel's 965P, 965G, 946PL and 946GZ chipsets - the 'P' parts without an on …

  Bits 'n' Chips 5 Jun 2006, 10:26

• VIA to push thin-client concept at big business

  Computex 2006 Low-power processor play

  VIA is to launch a marketing programme that hopes to persuade big business it needs thin-client PCs rather than full-spec desktop systems. Dubbed the Connected Client Initiative (CCI), the scheme will be launched in Taipei later this week. VIA's pitch is that thin clients are ideally suited to slot into server-hosted " …

  PCs 5 Jun 2006, 10:49

• Samsung to swap Intel for AMD in next UMPC?

  Desperate to get the price down, a company insider claims

  Samsung's second-generation ultra-mobile PC will drop the current model's Intel chippery in favour of cheaper AMD silicon, according to a company insider. Samsung hopes a much lower price will kick-start the UMPC market this autumn. According to a Korea Times report, which cites an unnamed "Samsung official", the use of an …

  PCs 5 Jun 2006, 11:11

• Intel liable for busy worker's depression

  'Company clearly had resources to help'

  An Intel employee who became depressed when her workload increased due to corporate cost cutting has won compensation from the company in the High Court. The employee, referred to in the case as Mrs D, worked in the finance department and was responsible for integrating the payroll functions of a series of acquired companies …

  Bits 'n' Chips 5 Jun 2006, 14:42

• Toshiba touts 200GB notebook drive

  Perpendicular recording boosts laptop storage

  Toshiba has claimed a first with its MK2035GSS 2.5in notebook hard drive which uses perpendicular recording technology to achieve a massive 200GB of storage. It's a twin-platter/four-head design which means that the MK2035GSS delivers the highest areal density yet achieved in a commercial hard drive of 277.1Mb per square …

  Storage 5 Jun 2006, 23:44