Sumner Lemon

IDG News Service

Lemon is a reporter for the IDG News Service.

sumner_lemon@idg.com

Recent articles by Lemon

Microsoft appoints new head of China operations
Nov. 14, 2008
Microsoft has hired a former Motorola executive to take charge of its Chinese operations.

Intel's Atom processor no longer in short supply
Nov. 12, 2008
Evidence suggests that the shortage of low-cost Atom processors that system makers faced earlier this year is over.

Troubled SMIC gets lifeline from China's Datang
Nov. 11, 2008
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC), China's largest chip maker, has finally found the strategic investor it's been looking for: Datang Telecom Technology & Industry Holdings.

Nvidia rolls out $3,500 graphics board, not for gamers
Nov. 11, 2008
Nvidia's Quadro FX 5800 packs 4G bytes and 240 graphics processor cores, but the US$3,500 graphics board isn't designed for gamers.

Microsoft takes computer science into fight against HIV
Nov. 07, 2008
Computer science is giving scientists new ways to look at the virus that causes AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome), perspectives that may help efforts to develop an effective vaccine and other medicines, ...

Despite 'challenging' outlook, Lenovo pledges to expand
Nov. 07, 2008
Facing a gloomy economic outlook, Lenovo will focus on expanding its business in key market segments, including emerging markets and netbooks, the company said Friday.

AMD lays off 500 staff as financial troubles continue
Nov. 06, 2008
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) plans to lay off 500 staff, the second round of job cuts to come from the company this year.

Apple may cut iPhone 3G production by 40%
Nov. 04, 2008
Apple is likely to cut production of its hot-selling iPhone 3G handset by up to 40% during the current quarter, an analyst warned Monday, saying the expected change signals weaker demand for consumer electronics. But ...

Intel's Moorestown would make iPhone less secure
Oct. 31, 2008
Putting Intel's Moorestown chip package inside a future version of the iPhone would make the smart phone less secure, according to an independent security researcher.

WabiSabiLabi may close 0day auction site
Oct. 30, 2008
WabiSabiLabi may shut down its online marketplace for security vulnerabilities, focusing instead on the line of OneShield unified threat management (UTM) appliances it developed with Italian defense company EuroTech.

Dell refreshes Optiplex line, offers Atom-based thin client
Oct. 28, 2008
Dell planned to refresh its line of Optiplex desktops on Tuesday with 10 new models, including a thin-client computer based on Intel's Atom processor.

Intel repudiates executives' criticism of the iPhone
Oct. 24, 2008
Intel distanced itself from criticism of Apple's iPhone made by executives at the company's Intel Developer Forum conference in Taipei, saying the comments were not appropriate. The chip maker also acknowledged its own ...

Intel, IBM open up switch specification for blades
Oct. 23, 2008
Intel and IBM have agreed to open up IBM's BladeCenter switch technology for more server makers to use, part of an initiative to spur adoption of a specification for low-cost blade servers.

Intel's future Atom plans sound a lot like AMD's Fusion
Oct. 22, 2008
Next year, Advanced Micro Devices plans to release the first of its Fusion chip family, which combines processor cores and a graphics engine on the same chip. But AMD isn't alone in its efforts: Intel also plans to ...

Chasing new markets with Intel's Atom
Oct. 22, 2008
First there was Silverthorne, an Atom processor designed for mobile Internet devices. And then came Diamondville, a version of the chip designed for low-cost laptops and desktops. Now, Intel is developing versions of ...

Intel woos embedded developers with support
Oct. 21, 2008
Intel hopes a new Web site for developers of embedded devices will convince more companies to use its microprocessors.

Intel video shows first Moorestown device
Oct. 20, 2008
Intel showed a short video of the first working Moorestown chips to come out of its factories at the Intel Developer Forum in Taipei on Monday.

Intel's Moorestown platform to get 3.5G support
Oct. 20, 2008
Intel's upcoming Moorestown chip platform will include optional support for high-speed cellular data services when it hits the market in 2009 or 2010, Intel said Monday.

Mobile Nehalem chips may come in late 2009
Oct. 20, 2008
Intel is gearing up to release the first versions of its Nehalem chip family next month, with the scheduled launch of its Core i7 desktop processors. But users will have to wait much longer to get their hands on the ...

With eyes on Atom, AMD to detail netbook strategy next month
Oct. 17, 2008
Advanced Micro Devices will lay out its product strategy for small, low-cost laptops, called netbooks, at an analyst meeting next month.

Exchanging e-mails with a pirate
Oct. 15, 2008
The Pirate Bay (TPB), one of the world's biggest torrent tracker sites, found itself embroiled in controversy last month, when a link to a torrent containing photographs of a grisly child murder in Sweden appeared on ...

Chinese game developer readies Xbox Live Arcade game
Oct. 14, 2008
The first Xbox Live Arcade game designed in China will be released this week, marking a milestone for an incubation center set up in China by Microsoft for local game developers. But Chinese gamers won't get to play it ...

HP to manage PC manufacturing plant in China
Oct. 13, 2008
HP will manage a computer factory in Chongqing, China, part of a strategy to strengthen its operations in the country's less affluent Western region.

Murata working on turning laptop heat into power
Oct. 02, 2008
Murata Manufacturing's unicycling robot was the star attraction at the company's Ceatec booth this year, but visitors in a hurry to see the robot perform likely rushed by one of the company's more interesting projects: ...

Intel's next-generation WiMAX module appears in Japan
Sep. 30, 2008
Intel's next-generation WiMAX module, called Evans Peak, is on display at this week's Ceatec exhibition in Chiba, Japan. Due to hit the market as part of the Moorestown chip platform next year, Evans Peak will support ...