Fusion

Fusion-io Brings Flash Madness to Workstations and Movies Like “Hugo”

Arik Hesseldahl in News on April 12 at 7:35 am PT

Long focused primarily on servers, Fusion-io is now going after professional workstations, like the ones used by visual effects artists.

Oracle Beats Q2 Earnings Forecasts

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on December 16, 2010 at 1:10 pm PT

Oracle’s earnings are in. Both revenue and profits beat the expectations of analysts. Shares are up more than 3 percent after hours.

Voices

AMD: After Hours Gains Gone; Focus Turns To Processor Delay

Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on July 16, 2010 at 12:03 pm PT

Well, the new era of good feeling for Advanced Micro Devices shares didn’t last very long. AMD spikes in after hours trading after the company posted better-than-expected revenues and profits for the second quarter, the stock has reversed and is trading meaningfully lower this morning, as attention turns to a noteworthy production delays for a much-anticipated “Fusion” chip code-named Llano that combines a microprocessor with a graphics processor.

Is Running Windows on a Mac Secure?

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on February 17, 2010 at 3:59 pm PT

Walter S. Mossberg answers questions about security when running Windows on a Mac, finding an old-fashioned PDA and e-readers that are compatible with free e-books.

Parallels Zips Past Fusion in Running Windows on Macs

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on February 10, 2010 at 6:04 pm PT

Walt reviews the latest software for running Windows on a Mac without rebooting.

Keeping Files In Sync

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on September 9, 2009 at 3:02 pm PT

Keeping files in sync for two laptops, using Quicken on a Mac, transfering files to a new PC with Windows 7.

Apple Changes Leopard’s Spots

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on August 26, 2009 at 6:01 pm PT

Apple’s Snow Leopard operating system improves upon its predecessor, writes Walt Mossberg. But it isn’t a big breakthrough for average users, and it isn’t a typical Apple lust-provoking product.

Hasta la Vista: The Many Versions of Windows 7

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on July 29, 2009 at 6:02 pm PT

Walt Mossberg explains how to make the transition from Vista to Windows 7.

Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on July 29, 2009 at 2:54 pm PT

Walt Mossberg answers questions about upgrading a Windows XP computer to Windows 7.

Sun to Oracle Customers: Reduce Costs and Eliminate Vendor Lock-In! Oh…Wait…

John Paczkowski in News on June 11, 2009 at 7:55 am PT

To hear tell from Sun executives, the company’s impending acquisition by Oracle will be of great benefit to Sun, its technology and its customers. “Is this Oracle thing a good thing for Java?” Sun chairman Scott McNealy asked last week at the company’s JavaOne conference. “And is it a…good thing for the community, and all the rest of it?…It’s absolutely a good thing.” Thing is, this wasn’t always Sun’s opinion. In fact, the company’s touting of the benefits of the Oracle acquisition is, dare I say, a tad ironic given its preacquisition opinion of Oracle’s prices.