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Sony's VAIO Digital Studio computers have begun shipping with Aureal Semiconductor's Vortex AU8820 chip, which includes A3D audio technology. This technology allows users to experience fully immersive audio in a 360-degree space using headphones or two or more speakers. The new VAIO series, including the E302
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Britain's biggest computer market, dominated by the electrical chain Dixons, is criticized by Intel for pricing people out of the PC market. Intel's CEO, Craig Barrett, and vice-president, Paul Otellini, claim that Dixons charges "ridiculous margins" and controls more than 50% of high street
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Intel, the world's largest semiconductor manufacturer, has accused Dixons, the UK-based electrical retailer, of harming sales of personal computers in Britain by charging high prices. Dixons has responded by saying that it "couldn't make sense" of Intel's comments and that the market
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Actel Corporation, Synplicity, Inc., and VeriBest, Inc. have joined forces to develop an integrated tool environment for Programmable Logic Device (PLD) design. The suite of tools, based on VHDL and Verilog standards, is being developed for the PC environment and is expected to be released in Q1 1999. The tools
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Cadence Design Systems, Inc. has announced the development of a new SPECCTRAQuest design methodology optimized for Intel's future Merced processor, the first implementation of the IA-64 architecture. This methodology will reduce the time required to design high-speed processor-based systems by providing the ability to rapidly architect, explore, design,
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As the antitrust trial against Microsoft continued, government lawyers presented a series of damaging testimonies and documents that painted a picture of a ruthless attempt by Bill Gates to crush Intel's software development efforts. The evidence challenged the long-held notion of a benevolent "Wintel duopoly," revealing
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Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates allegedly used his company's influence to pressure Intel Corp. not to develop competing software, according to testimony in the ongoing Microsoft antitrust trial. Intel vice president Steven McGeady claimed that Gates threatened to withhold support for Intel's next processor offering if
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Trading on October 28, 1998, was marked by high stock option volume in several securities, including America Online, Citigroup, Medtronic, Dell, Intel, Western Digital, and Apple Computer. The stocks saw significant price movements, with America Online finishing up $2 1/8, Citigroup closing up 3/4, and Dell closing up
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Executives from Dell Computer Corp. donated $13 million to the Austin Museum of Art, the largest single cash gift to the arts in Central Texas. Meanwhile, the New York Stock Exchange experienced equipment problems, halting trading for nearly an hour. Additionally, SBC Communications Inc. completed its takeover of Southern New
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BancBoston Robertson Stephens' senior semiconductor equipment analyst, Sue Billat, has upgraded the semiconductor equipment industry and several key players, including Applied Materials, ASM Lithography, ETEC Systems, and KLA-Tencor. Billat believes that the sector has hit bottom and will see increasing technology buys from leading chipmakers, driven by DRAM stabilization
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) relies on Teradyne's J973 VLSI Test Systems to produce K6-2 processors with innovative 3DNow!(TM) technology. The J973's performance and Teradyne's strength as a global supplier have played a significant role in helping AMD ramp up quickly to meet the
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Apple Computer, Compaq Computer, Intel, and Seagate Technology have all exceeded analysts' estimates for their fiscal fourth-quarter earnings, despite market concerns about price competition and economic problems overseas. The positive results were highlighted by Apple's shipment of 278,000 new iMac computers, which helped the company earn
