AMD Updates First Quarter Outlook SUNNYVALE, Calif. – April 7, 2008 – AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that it expects revenue for the first quarter ended March 29, 2008 to be approximately $1.5 billion, a 22 percent increase compared to the first quarter of 2007, and down 15 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2007.  The decrease is due to lower than expected sales across all business segments.  AMD had previously anticipated first quarter revenue to decline in line with seasonality. In addition,

Responding to a letter Microsoft sent the Yahoo Board of Directors over the weekend, Yahoo said not only is the offer not enough, threats aren’t going to get Microsoft anywhere.Steve’s letter said that Yahoo’s management is “choosing not to enter into substantive negotiations” with the Redmonds, letting “this window of opportunity” to reach a friendly agreement pass. If it has to come to a proxy fight with dueling director slates, it will be with a new offer as a backdrop—and it will be lower then the one currently

Now that HD-DVD is out of the way, is it possible for Sony to garner a 50% share vs. DVD?  Sony seems to think so.Maybe that price cut in Blu-ray players is coming sooner than we think because Digitimes is reporting that Sony has set some very ambitious goals for Blu-ray in 2008. And by ambitious I’m talking a 50-50 split with DVD.The short article, which carries the headline, “Sony looks to 50% global market share for its Blu-ray products in 2008,” says that “Sony will offer Blu-ray Disc (BD) devices in

SlideIT is a new Windows Mobile application which allows you to input text on a touchscreen handheld. Rather than hunting and pecking, SlideIT allows you to keep the stylus on the screen and move from letter to letter until you’ve entered what you wish. When you’re done, just take the stylus off the screen.

Hewlett-Packard unveiled its Compaq 2133 ultraportable laptop, which uses a C7-M microprocessor from Taiwan's Via Technologies instead of a chip from Intel. HP chose the C7-M because it met the thermal requirements needed for the 2133, according to Philip Devlin, a product marketing manager at HP Asia-Pacific, adding that Via has long provided microprocessors for HP's line of thin clients.

The 1.19-kilogram 2133 has an aluminum-alloy case and is priced from $499 to $899, depending on the configuration. The laptop comes with a C7-M processor running at 1GHz, 1.2GHz or 1.6GHz, and runs Windows Vista or SuSE Linux Desktop 10. Standard features include an 8.9-inch screen with a resolution of 1,280 pixels by 768 pixels, a nearly full-size keyboard, a Secure Digital (SD) memory card slot, and an ExpressCard slot. It also has wireless interfaces for Bluetooth 2.0 and 802.11b/g Wi-Fi.

Robots could fill the jobs of 3.5 million people in graying Japan by 2025, a thinktank says, helping to avert worker shortages as the country's population shrinks. Japan faces a 16 percent slide in the size of its workforce by 2030 while the number of elderly will mushroom, the government estimates, raising worries about who will do the work in a country unused to, and unwilling to contemplate, large-scale immigration.

Japan could save 2.1 trillion yen ($21 billion) of elderly insurance payments in 2025 by using robots that monitor the health of older people, so they don't have to rely on human nursing care, the foundation said in its report.

Buffalo Technology today announced the latest addition to its high performance line of storage devices: the dual drive LinkStation Mini (LS-WS1.0TGL/R1). With its sleek, compact and light form factor, the new LinkStation Mini puts a massive 1TB in the palm of your hand while offering the same great features and protection that Buffalo's award-winning NAS devices are known for. Buffalo will also soon offer a 500GB version of the LinkStation Mini. The 1TB LinkStation Mini (LS-WS1.0TGL/R1) will be available in May at an estimated street price of $699.

The LinkStation Mini includes Buffalo's own Web Access feature, which allows users to easily access content stored on the device from anywhere in the world via a web browser. It also includes a Remote Power Feature, which can power up the unit remotely with the included Navigator software. The extra USB port allows users to add an additional external hard drive for expanded capacity or a printer that can then be shared via the integrated print server. It also supports UPS so you can gracefully shutdown the unit in the event of a power failure. The product measures only 1.57 x 3.22 x 5.31 inches and weighs a slight 1.1 pounds.

Madshrimps compares 7 notebook computers and other reviews from around the web can be found in our forums!

“With the majority of PC shipments being laptops it is time to find out how you can effectively keep them running cool. In this comparison review we test seven different notebook coolers from Zalman, Vantec, Spire, Sunbeamtech, Revoltec and Antec.”

The Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 processor isn't even out yet, but it is by far one of the most talked about processors in 2008 and with a rumored price of $133 it is no wonder as to why. This 45nm dual-core 'Wolfdale' processor is operates at 2.53 GHz with a 1066MHz FSB and 3MB L2 cache. The Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 should be a great overclocker as it has a 9.5 multiplier. Read on to see how it does and if it can overclock!

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) says it will cut 10 per cent of its global workforce in the face of sagging revenues. AMD said it will cut approximately 1,650 jobs beginning this month. The announcement came as AMD warned its first-quarter earnings report due for release April 17 will show sales below expectations. If you haven't seen the update to the first quarter outlook be sure to take a look here.

AMD expects revenues for the quarter ending March 29 to drop approximately 15 per cent drop from previous quarter. “AMD had previously anticipated first-quarter revenues to decline in line with seasonality,” the company said in a release. Electronics industry sales are historically slow in the first three months of a year. AMD has long battled to wrest market share from leading chip maker Intel, also based in California, and hopes to regain ground with a recently released high-performance “Barcelona” chip.