Intel has announced its fiscal results for the second quarter of 2009, including the impact the European Union’s record-breaking $1.44 billion fine against the company. Intel puts a brave face on its report, but the global economic recession clearly took its toll on Intel’s sales volume over the past 12 months. The company reports that it saw its “strongest first-to-second-quarter growth since 1988,” and expects a seasonally stronger second half.Compared to 2008, however, 2009 sales have slumped significantly

While Apple’s App Store is certainly enjoying unprecedented growth, Microsoft is getting closer to joining the game and launching its upcoming Windows Marketplace for Mobile. At Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference in New Orleans, the company reported that it is on track to open for application submissions from developers on July 27th. Microsoft also announced intentions to offer a developer contest later this month with details to be disclosed on the 28th. We’ve known for a while that the Windows Marketplace

LetsTalk.com continues its recent string of fantastic Windows Mobile Smartphone deals with its latest offering:

One of our favorite new Windows Mobile Smartphones, the T-Mobile Dash 3G is now free at purchase (including shipping) with a two-year service agreement. That’s a $170 savings over T-Mobile direct price.

Verbatim announced today its new SureFire line of portable combo FW800/USB2 HDDs. Available now with capacities of 250GB, 320GB and 500GB, the rugged palm-sized drives combine power, convenience and the reliability of the Verbatim brand with a compact, sleek design. With the ability to plug the drives into almost any computer, Windows and Mac users can quickly and cost-effectively increase the storage capacity of their laptop or desktop system, or quickly transfer large files between computers.

The bus-powered drives are equipped with one USB 2.0 port, and one FireWire 800 port to deliver high-speed transfer rates of up to 800MB/sec. for FireWire 800 connections and 480MB/sec. when connected with USB 2.0–without requiring an AC power adapter. Ready to use right out of the box, all cables are included. Housed in a stylish yet durable black aluminum-extruded case with a fingerprint-resistant matte finish, the 2.5 drive features a 5400rpm spindle speed and 8MB of cache memory to optimize performance.

The new LSP is the latest addition to our line-up of professional power supplies. It provides the ultimate amount of power and performance. This series is 25% more efficient than its predecessor with the affordability and quality you have come to expect from Ultra. This deal ends 7/16/09 at 12:00pm ET.

Since announcing the inception of TV Everywhere last month, Comcast has managed to line up a whopping 23 networks to agree to provide their content online.It started simply, with an agreement between the cable company and Time Warner (owner of TNT and TBS and, interestingly enough, a cable company as well) to provide shows online, on demand. Original programming was to be accessible on Comcast.net and Fancast.net to customers of the cable company. The idea was to later stream the shows on TNT.tv and TBS.com.Now?

At SEMICON West this week there is significant buzz around Fab 2 and what it represents for GLOBALFOUNDRIES, for the US and for the global semiconductor industry as a whole. Tom Sonderman, vice president of GLOBALFOUNDRIES' Manufacturing Systems and Technology, also called for a renewed focus On 300mm manufacturing during a panel discussion on market strategies, technologies, capital spending, and other strategic plans of the world's major chip foundries. GLOBALFOUNDRIES has a July 24th groundbreaking planned for Fab 2 in Saratoga County, NY.

The technology in Fab 2 will be absolutely state of the art. Our current plan is to ramp it on 28nm technology in 2H 2012 and then make a quick transition to 22nm, in a similar fashion to what we did with Fab 36 for AMD in Dresden. Ramping on a mature technology generation reduces significant risk in bringing a new fab successfully online and into production. Of course Fab 2 will also come stacked with the latest generation of our patented APM software to ensure maximum automation, control and predictability in rapidly ramping production for our customers at mature yield.

Almost all Windows Mobile Smartphones include built-in Wi-Fi which you can use it to surf the Web, check your email, etc., on your smartphone whenever you have access to a Wi-Fi network.  But what if you could use that onboard Wi-Fi to transform your smartphone into a wireless router, using its 3G data connection to connect other Wi-Fi devices – like your laptop — to the Internet?

That’s exactly what WalkingHotSpot does: when running on a Windows Mobile 6 smartphone, it uses the device’s wireless data connection (EDGE, HSDPA, EV-DO, etc.) to access the Internet, then pipes that connection through the smartphone’s Wi-Fi allowing other Wi-Fi-enabled devices to share its data connection.  This saves you money since it’s not technically “tethering” to another device, a USB or Bluetooth service wireless carriers charge for.  It’s also a convenience since there’s no need to carry an additional wireless modem to connect other devices to the Internet. 

You can connect up to five Wi-Fi devices to a Windows Mobile Smartphone running WalkingHotSpot, and support is limited to select Windows Mobile 6 devices.

Active Media Products today announced immediate availability of their new SaberTooth SSDs that are custom designed for Asus Eee PC upgrades. These new SSDs are extremely reliable, incorporating enterprise-class features such as ECC, bad bit management and wear leveling. SSDs use less power, are more rugged and reliable, and are lighter weight than hard disk drives. Be sure to check out our review on the Super Talent SATA II Mini 2 PCIe MLC 64GB SSD that we posted up yesterday morning as it looks like both SSDs have similar specifications.

This new line of SaberTooth SSDs is built with MLC NAND flash to deliver exceptional performance. These SSDs have been tested with and are guaranteed to operate with Eee PC S101, 900, 900A and 901 models. The SaberTooth SS, offered in 16, 32 and 64GB capacities, is the fastest available SSD upgrade for the Eee PC, supporting sequential read speeds up to 155 MB/sec and write speeds up to 100 MB/sec. The SaberTooth S is offered in 16 and 32GB capacities, and supports sequential read speeds up to 90 MB/sec and write speeds up to 55 MB/sec. All these products use standard 3Gbps SATA-II signaling and a Mini PCI express connector, as used in compatible Eee PC models.

IASUS Concepts has introduced their new line of headsets designed exclusively for the Apple iPhone and Blackberry mobile phone “power users”. The combination of extreme durability and virtual weightlessness sets a new standard for mobile headsets. FBI / CIA inspired acoustic coil integrates the lightest possible earpiece for all day communication and standby without the slightest fatigue. Featuring heavy-duty components and wiring, and an answer/end button that can receive up to 500,000 calls, which is how the headset got the name 500K. The MSRP for the 500K Series Headset KIT is $99.99 and will be available soon from authorized IASUS resellers.

First generation 500K headsets will be available for iPhone or Blackberry model mobile phones. Available in two options of black or clear acoustic coil colors, the 500Ks coils can also be customized to fit the shape of any ear for ultimate personalization. The headset also includes multiple earpiece styles for maximum comfort. To complete the package, a carry case is also included. With an industry leading 2-year warranty, the 500K is sure to last the long run.