Douglas F. Gray

Intel Corp. will launch its 2.2GHz Pentium 4 microprocessor on Monday, according to sources familiar with the chip maker's plans.

After a quiet holiday away from PC viruses, users returning to work Wednesday were warned by antivirus vendor Symantec Corp. about the slowly spreading Maldal.D worm.

After a quiet holiday away from PC viruses, users returning to work Jan. 2 were warned by antivirus vendor Symantec about the slowly spreading Maldal.D worm.

After a quiet holiday away from PC viruses, users returning to work Wednesday were warned by anti-virus vendor Symantec Corp. about the slowly spreading Maldal.D worm.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) is rolling out a 1GHz version of its mobile Duron processor, the company announced Monday.

The two largest makers of PC microprocessors in the U.S. inched up revenue expectations for the fourth quarter on Thursday, celebrating a return to normal PC buying trends. But industry analysts aren't suggesting semiconductor manufacturers break out the champagne just yet.

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) released the 2001 edition of its International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS) on Wednesday, calling for a more aggressive push to smaller circuit sizes than previously planned.

Over the past few years, advocates of the Linux operating system have mounted several failed offensives to try and conquer the desktop, but at the same time a less visible battle has been going on in the PDA (personal digital assistant) market. The difference between them? Linux may actually have a chance on PDAs.