Andy Patrizio

Laptop vendors thought it was a good idea to put low-power integrated graphics in laptops for basic application work and a high-power GPU for gaming, and letting people switch between the two as needed. But the switching process wasn’t particularly elegant. nVidia, which makes those graphics chips, came up with a solution. Hardware Central came […]

Two financial analysts have issued research reports stating that they expect Apple to not only stay with AT&T, its much-maligned exclusive iPhone carrier partner, but that the deal might even be extended. For months there has been speculation and wishful thinking that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) would abandon AT&T and its troubled, congested 3G network for […]

Seagate said today that it has begun to ship the fourth generation of its Savvio 10,000 RPM hard drives, which are used in high-performance servers where throughput and speed are a necessity. These 2.5-inch disks hold 450GB or 600GB, doubling the product’s capacity. The largest capacity 2.5-inch, 10k RPM drives previously were 300GB. Also, Seagate […]

The quad-core Itanium family known as “Tukwila” is at the heart of HP’s new lineup, and makes its inaugural appearance following the chips’ official introduction earlier this month. The launch caps off years of delay for the processors and is already enabling HP and Intel to boast of some big-name users. ServerWatch has the story. […]

With all of the hype surrounding the introduction of Apple’s iPad, it was practically impossible for the device to live up to the runaway expectations. While it’s impossible to please 100 percent of the crowd, Apple may be finding that as time goes on, people like what they see less and less. Retrevo, an online […]

IBM’s Power7 has now made its appearance, and with it, comes IBM’s chance at a reply to new product from Intel and persistent tweaking by Oracle’s Larry Ellison. HardwareCentral takes a look at IBM’s claims around the new processor, and early reaction from industry watchers. IBM today released its Power7 processor and unveiled a wide […]

If there is a market that’s defying the economy, it’s smartphones. The worldwide market for smartphones hit 54.5 million units in the fourth quarter of 2009, a 39.0 percent increase over the same quarter in 2008, according to figures released by IDC. For the full year, total smartphone shipments hit 174.2 million units, up 15.1 […]

Cisco raised quite a few eyebrows last year when it announced plans to enter into the blade server market. Cisco is known for its networking gear but computing was a whole new market. As we approach the one-year anniversary of the announcement, Cisco gives an update on first-year sales. Server Watch has the story. There […]

If you thought Apple’s iPad was the last word in tablets — especially of those with the ‘iX’ naming convention — you’d be wrong. A British company has decided to test the waters, and perhaps the patience of Apple’s legal department, with the iTablet. Hardware Central takes a look at the devices, and weighs the […]

Chip designer ARM has big plans for the future — plans that include ambitious assaults on the netbook market, which analysts agree will continue to grow over the coming years. HardwareCentral looks at ARM’s new designs and its strategy to capture a larger share of the mobile market. ARM Holdings, the UK company that makes […]

Intel continues to make steady improvements to its vPro technology which adds management and security features to its chips. But vPro has until been mainly targeted at enterprise customers. As Small Business Computing reports, Intel now hopes to expand vPro’s appeal to small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) as well. Intel today formally introduced its next-generation of vPro […]

Continuing to drive advancements in processor performance is a monumental undertaking. But it’s at the heart of what major chipmakers need to do, and at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference next week, industry leader Intel is outlining some prospective approaches it’s exploring to help it do just that. HardwareCentral takes a look. The International Solid-State […]