Report: For heart surgery, robot beats a surgeon
Worried about doctors cracking open your chest to perform critical heart bypass surgery? Would you feel any better if a robot was involved in the operation?
Stories by Sharon Gaudin
IT vet talks about the most influential computers
Gordon Bell has been working in the IT industry for nearly 50 years. He was a key engineer and vice president of research and development at minicomputer pioneer Digital Equipment Corp. for 23 years and later a founder of the Computer History Museum. Today Bell is a principal researcher at Microsoft.
Cray, Intel sign pact to build petascale computers
Intel and Cray have launched a joint effort to develop new multi-core technologies as part of an effort to build multi-petascale systems.
AMD goes after the enterprise with new business push
Advanced Micro Devices is looking to forge ahead into the enterprise market by creating a commercial road map and realigning desktop platforms into an enterprise offering.
Some suppliers gain from failed Wal-Mart RFID edict
Five years ago, when Wal-Mart Stores issued a startling mandate that its suppliers must adopt radio frequency identification technology, Daisy Brand quickly volunteered to be first out of the gate.
AMD releases 3 new triple-core Phenom processors
Continuing its recent new product push, Advanced Micro Devices this week released three new triple-core Phenom processors.
Dell gives glimpse at its smallest desktop ever
Dell announced that the company is working on a desktop computer that is slated to be 81 percent smaller than a standard mini-tower machine, while using 70 percent less energy. It also comes in recycled and recyclable packaging.
AMD releases two energy-efficient Athlon chips
Advanced Micro Devices Monday released two more 45-watt, energy-efficient Athlon desktop processors.
Intel slashes chip prices, boosting pressure on AMD
Intel is slashing the price of some of its processors up to 50 percent, a slap in the face to rival Advanced Micro Devices, long known as the low-price alternative in the chip market.
IBM researchers testing workplace use of Macs
IBM Thursday disclosed that 100 of its researchers are giving Apple Macintosh computers a go to find out whether they are a strong option for use in the workplace.
American Apparel uses RFID to take stock of its stores
American Apparel wants to make sure that shoppers in its stores will always be able to find their size and favorite color when they're looking for a t-shirt -- and they're using RFID technology to do it.
Has a robot revolution started, or is it still 20 years off?
Much like the then-fledgling PC industry in the late 1970s, the robotics industry is on the cusp of a revolution, contends the head of Microsoft's robotics group.
Intel, economy hit struggling AMD with one-two punch
Although Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) came out swinging last month with a slew of new products, it wasn't enough to hold off a one-two punch from rival Intel and a sluggish economy, according to analysts.
HP unveils low-cost mini-laptop for education market
Hewlett-Packard unveiled a low-cost mini-laptop this week that's aimed at the education market.
In pictures: Tour Microsoft's robotics efforts
The members of the Microsoft Robotics Group are betting that the robotics industry is about to take off.