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AP - Escalating the world's largest computer chip maker's legal woes, the Federal Trade Commission has opened a formal probe into Intel Corp.'s sales tactics, a victory for its much smaller rival, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Have you ever wondered what computers are good for? Jackie Mason knows. In his hilarious video blog, he tells us: Maybe they aren't so useful after all. No one over, ahem, 50-ish, knows how to use a computer. If they bought one, it was just because they're ashamed

Bluelounge Design announced its new CableBox cable management system on Friday. CableBox is container designed to hold the power strip, AC adapters, and extra cables most computer users have under their desk

Yahoo inked a deal to expand distribution of its Web search services on personal computers via a pact with software packaging firm Acresso Software....

Available in 1.75 in. high, 1U rackmount enclosure, Relio R4000 has expansion locations on front and rear that allow interface to wide variety of devices and sensors using Sealevel SeaI/O OEM modules. I/O configurations include serial, optically isolated inputs, reed and Form C relay outputs, while processor options include 500 MHz AMD Geode LX800, 1.0 GHz ULV Intel Celeron M, or 1.4 GHz Intel Pentium M. Powered by internal 100-240 Vac power supply, fanless unit can operate at 50°C.This story is related to the following:Computer hardware and PeripheralsSearch for suppliers of: Industrial computers | Rack Mount Computers

Offered in 2U and 4U profiles, Kontron KISS PCI-759 servers bring Intel® Core(TM)2 Duo processor performance to PCI/ISA applications that require data processing-intensive performance without high-speed PCIe features. Systems are designed for continuous operation, operate at less than 35 dB, and incorporate Intel 945G chipset with 1066 MHz FSB and Intel ICH7 I/O controller hub. In addition to I/O connectivity, products support various PCI- and/or ISA-based extension boards.This story is related to the following:Computer hardware and PeripheralsSearch for suppliers of: Industrial Servers

FrameLink Express lets ExpressCard laptop computer users view and acquire real-time, single- or multiple-frame, and standard AVI clip images from 2 independent Camera Link Base cameras or one Medium camera. Along with date and time of capture, each acquired frame can be stamped with customizable message. ExpressCard/54 interface provides 2.5 Gbps bandwidth, and flow-through pipelined architecture incorporates intelligent scatter/gather DMA engine to provide 200+ Mb/sec throughput.This story is related to the following:Computer hardware and PeripheralsSearch for suppliers of: Frame Grabbers

4roddas writes 'Reports circulated Wednesday that Apple may demo the next iteration of mac os X next week or even release code to developers in preparation for an early-2009 launch. According to an account on Mac enthusiast site TUAW (The Unofficial Apple Weblog), Apple may provide early copies of Mac OS X 10.6 at next week's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), which opens Monday and runs through next Friday in San Francisco. Mac OS X 10.6 will run on Intel-based hardware only, said TUAW, and so will mark the ditching of support for the older PowerPC processor-equipped Macs. Apple announced it would shift to Intel processors three years ago, and unveiled the first systems in January 2006; most analysts have said that move is largely behind the reason for Apple's renewed success selling personal computers. It has never disclosed how long it would support the PowerPC with OS upgrades, however. Ars Technica also weighed in Wednesday on Mac OS X 10.6; its sources pegged with OS with th

An anonymous reader writes 'With travel getting so expensive this sure would be a neat way to connect people in separate offices and not just when they are overseas: 'Minneapolis-based PowerObjects Inc. has created an innovative tool to communicate with its development team in Islamabad, Pakistan. It's a 5-foot-3-inch, 215-pound robot called POGO — a sort of rolling, computer-screen on wheels mounted with a webcam that bears a slight resemblance to the R2D2 of 'Star Wars' fame.'' of this story at Slashdot.