Neowin News Feed for: Buying

Careful what you buy: Alder Lake Core i5 laptop CPUs are smashing Core i7s

Sayan Sen — Sat, 21 May 2022 09:46:01 +0000

Testing has revealed that Alder Lake P Core i5 parts are outperforming the corresponding higher Core i7 CPU variants. For consumers looking to buy some, this makes choosing much harder. Read more...

TechSpot's Laptop Buying Guide - August 2008

Julio Franco — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:04:48 +0000

It's not a secret, nor a surprise that laptop sales are soaring. People are constantly on the move and there is an ever increasing demand for their PCs to be equally mobile. Just as purchasing... Read more...

TechSpot PC Buying Guide - June 2008

Julio Franco — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:46:48 +0000

Whether you are a first time builder seeking guidance or a seasoned enthusiast lacking the time it takes to compare the seemingly endless pit of hardware available, we've got you covered. Our buying guides provide... Read more...

Chinese Company Interested in Buying Seagate

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 23:16:25 +0000

An unnamed Chinese technology company has shown interest in acquiring disk drive maker Seagate Technology, which owns about 30% of the world market share in the sector. The possibility of such a transaction raises concerns... Read more...

TechSpot's High-end PC Buying Guide

Julio Franco — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 21:10:28 +0000

The future is now! Quad-core CPUs, DirectX 10 graphics cards, Windows Vista, all the things we have been waiting for are now available for public consumption. With deals, price cuts, and the winter buying season... Read more...

TechSpot's Mid-Range PC Buying Guide

Julio Franco — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 10:06:32 +0000

A lot has happened in the PC industry in recent months and much more is shortly to come. The good news is however that as we approach this holiday's season, it is indeed an excellent... Read more...

Microsoft Plans Vista Upgrade Coupon For Holiday PC Buying

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 11:16:11 +0000

Microsoft later this month plans to roll out an Express Upgrade program that gives buyers of Windows XP-based PCs a coupon for a free or discounted upgrade to Windows Vista through March 15. As part... Read more...

TechSpot's Budget PC Buying Guide

Julio Franco — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 21:39:35 +0000

TechSpot's latest buying guide will help you build the definitive budget PC. The price range for this has been set between $600 and $1000, and while there isn't a lot of wiggle room, we do... Read more...

TechSpot's Low-end PC Buying Guide

Julio Franco — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 07:51:00 +0000

Build your budget box right. Creating a cost-effective PC is more than just assembling from the cheapest parts you can find. It is an important balance of quality, features and cost. For this reason, you... Read more...

Cisco Buying Cable TV Tech Manufacturer Scientific-Atlanta

Fri, 18 Nov 2005 14:42:07 +0000

In a deal announced on Friday network equipment giant Cisco Systems Inc. revealed that it will acquire Scientific-Atlanta, one of the largest manufacturers of set-top boxes for the cable television industry. In the acquisition, Cisco... Read more...

Mid-level PC Buying Guide

Julio Franco — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 10:52:58 +0000

Unlike in our high-end buying guide where we are willing to pay for certain premiums, our mid-level PC buying guide puts an equal emphasis on performance and price, ideal for most do-it-yourselfers. ... Read more...

TechSpot's High-end PC Buying guide

Julio Franco — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 08:08:28 +0000

Back like a bad RMA request, TechSpot’s High-end PC builders' guide takes another stab at fabricating the finest custom PC possible. The chips are fast, the hardware is sexy and the budget may be out... Read more...

TechSpot's Mid-Level PC Buying Guide

Julio Franco — Thu, 10 Mar 2005 07:46:05 +0000

Searching for the perfect PC parts can be a daunting task. But if you are looking for a system that can handle today's applications and games without having to take out a second mortgage, TechSpot's... Read more...

AMD Athlon in shortage, buying surge follows price cuts

Tue, 24 Aug 2004 10:54:34 +0000

A surge in demand for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Athlon processors has caused a supply shortage in the channels in Taiwan, China and Europe, and this may undermine AMD's opportunity to boost its market share,... Read more...

Gates interested in buying Nintendo!

Wed, 04 Aug 2004 17:28:14 +0000

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has told a German financial magazine that he remains interested in buying Nintendo, stating that "if Hiroshi Yamauchi phones me, I will pick up at once." Gates told WirtschaftsWoche... Read more...

Sun contemplates buying Novell

Mon, 02 Aug 2004 08:48:43 +0000

AN INTERVIEW with Sun's president Jonathan Schwartz in today's Wall Street Journal quotes him as saying his firm could buy Novell and other firms to position itself against IBM in the marketplace. In fact, according... Read more...

Business buying puts Dell back atop PC pile

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 16 Apr 2004 11:15:54 +0000

PC shipments grew somewhat faster than expected during the first quarter of 2004, helping to hoist Dell into the No. 1 market share position, according to preliminary figures from research firms IDC and Gartner. Shipments... Read more...

Neowin Guide to buying a LCD

Mon, 05 Apr 2004 15:00:09 +0000

Are you reading this on a CRT? Are you tired of your CRT? It's time to throw out your CRT and bring in an LCD! Thanks to our member Jelly2003, we now have a great... Read more...

Lawmaker wants to keep minors from buying violent games

Marcel Klum — Mon, 01 Dec 2003 08:56:15 +0000

Assemblyman Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) plans to introduce legislation this week that would keep minors from purchasing first shooter videogames, where players need to kill in order to advance. "These first person shooter... Read more...

Yahoo Buying Search Pioneer Overture For $1.6 Billion

Mon, 14 Jul 2003 15:49:32 +0000

Internet portal player Yahoo is buying Overture Services, which pioneered a pay-for-placement search engine, in a $1.6 billion deal announced Monday. The deal would further Yahoo's strategy of moving from being a... Read more...

Malaysian govt tells public to quit buying CDs, DVDs

Mon, 02 Jun 2003 14:25:21 +0000

If the music and movie industry won't lower the price of CDs and DVDs, there's only one thing to do: punters should stop buying them. Just ask the Malaysian government. This week,... Read more...

Apple Interested in Buying Universal music from Vivendi

Sat, 12 Apr 2003 07:43:42 +0000

Apple Computer is in discussions to buy Universal Music, the world's biggest record company, according to media reports. The computer maker is believed to be willing to pay $5bn-6bn for Universal, which has been put... Read more...

Sony CEO Interested in Buying Palm Software-Report

Steven Parker — Fri, 07 Mar 2003 21:32:40 +0000

Sony Corp would be interested in buying the software business of Palm Inc, the largest maker of handheld computers, if it were up for sale, a Web report quoted Sony chief executive Nobuyuki Idei as... Read more...

Yahoo Buying Inktomi

Mon, 23 Dec 2002 23:03:38 +0000

Will this impact on our mate google? Of course not! GOOGLE IS INVINCIBLE! "Yahoo! Inc., a leading global Internet company, and Inktomi Corp., a leading Web search provider, today announced they have signed... Read more...

VIA BUYING AMD?

Tue, 11 Jun 2002 11:11:17 +0000

This is a very very interesting article from the inquirer. "MAKE OF THIS AS YOU WILL, but we heard from normally highly reliable sources at Computex last week that as recently as this... Read more...