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Review: Toshiba brings high-res screen to Windows

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:08:42 -0400

NEW YORK - Last year, Apple added a visually stunning option to its MacBooks: screens with ultra-high resolution. These "Retina" displays reveal four times as much detail as any Windows laptop screen ... until now. Toshiba just released a new laptop line with a Retina-level display.

Intel taps COO Krzanich as chipmaker's next CEO

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:30:23 -0400

NEW YORK - Intel, one of the pillars of Silicon Valley, is following its traditions and promoting an insider to the job of CEO. The world's largest chipmaker is tasking Chief Operating Officer Brian Krzanich with steering it through an industry shake-up that is seeing tablets and smartphones overshadow Intel's base in personal computers.

SK Hynix posts $159M profit as chip prices rise

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 06:50:36 -0400

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix Inc. on Wednesday reported its third consecutive quarterly profit as prices for PC memory chips rose.