New Penryn Laptop?

Fujitsu’s 12.1-inch LOOX R ultra-portable is almost here! Weighing in at a mere 2.8 pounds (1.27-k) it has an LED backlit 1,280 x 800 display, up to 4GB or memory (oh yeah) and 120GB of disk, dual-layer DVD writer, Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11 a/b/g WiFi, SDHC slot, Firewire, fingerprint sensor, PCMCIA, and a battery running for [...]

WiFi/WiMAX/DVB-H Chip

Intel is making news with reports that they are testing a chip which can effortlessly swap between WiFi, WiMAX, and DVB-H.

‘This kind of chip would allow equipment to access the WiFi network in the home, automatically handover to a WiMAX network when you leave the house and also access digital TV on the move, [...]

Marvell Chip

Marvell has released chips for PC and notebook that determine the amount of power an application will need and will optimize accordingly.
Optimizing power cuts down on power consumption and, of course, global warming-causing greenhouse gasses. It seems such a small thing - our PCs adding to global warming, but the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [...]

Sony Sellout

AP and Reuters are reporting that Sony will be selling its chip production facilities to Toshiba for $865 million. This includes the chips for the PS3, might include image sensors, and is all in the air at this point.