Agam Shah

IDG News Service

Shah is a reporter for the IDG News Service.

agam_shah@idg.com

Recent articles by Shah

Keeping MacBooks snug at security
Aug. 23, 2008
Apple's laptops have had some interesting encounters at airport security checkpoints. The wafer-thin design of the MacBook Air befuddled one security officer earlier this year in the U.S., who asked to give some " ...

SSDs are hot, but not without security risks
Aug. 22, 2008
Solid-state drives are fast becoming popular replacements for hard drives, especially in laptops, but experts caution that SSDs aren't as secure as commonly thought.

Intel confirms OQO to use Atom in handheld PC
Aug. 21, 2008
Intel on Wednesday confirmed that its Atom chips will be used in an upcoming handheld computer from OQO, a significant design win for the chip maker.

Intel laptop platform to boost graphics, power use
Aug. 20, 2008
Intel's next-generation platform for laptops will provide more visually stunning graphics and better power management features, the company said on Tuesday.

Intel's next mobile chip prepped for sampling
Aug. 20, 2008
Intel on Wednesday said its next low-power chip for mobile phones is being readied for sampling -- progress for the chip maker that has big plans in the mobile space.

Embedded chips to drive Internet adoption, exec says
Aug. 19, 2008
Embedded chips will fuel the growth of the Internet in the future, making it available everywhere, an Intel executive said on Tuesday.

Barrett: Teachers key to promoting global tech use
Aug. 19, 2008
Technology plays a big role in economic development, but more teachers are needed to educate users on its usage, especially in emerging economies, Intel's chairman said on Tuesday.

IBM unveils technology for faster CPUs
Aug. 18, 2008
IBM on Monday said it had invented technology that could reduce power consumption and speed up performance of processors used in PCs, servers and other devices.

HP ruggedizes ultraportable laptops
Aug. 18, 2008
Hewlett-Packard on Monday introduced ultraportable laptops that can easily switch between wireless 3G broadband networks and withstand harsh environmental conditions.

AMD to make a splash in the server chipset space
Aug. 15, 2008
Advanced Micro Devices plans to deliver a new server platform in the first half of 2009, the company announced on Friday, with the platform revolving around a new chipset.

Dell unveils 19-hour Latitude laptop
Aug. 12, 2008
Dell on Tuesday announced a series of Latitude laptops, including its lightest ultramobile commercial laptop yet and a larger system that the company claimed provides 19 hours of battery life.

Lenovo adds quad-core laptop to ThinkPad line
Aug. 12, 2008
Lenovo on Tuesday added some power to its venerable ThinkPad line, launching a laptop with a quad-core processor that could be its highest-performing notebook to date.

New iPod Touch and MacBooks coming soon, analysts say
Aug. 11, 2008
Apple is likely to announce a redesigned iPod Touch and slimmer MacBooks at an event in September, analysts said on Monday.

Intel to release Nehalem laptop chips next year
Aug. 11, 2008
Consumer laptops and desktops could get faster and more power-efficient when Intel releases chips built around its new Nehalem microarchitecture in the second half of 2009.

Netbooks spark Linux redesigns
Aug. 08, 2008
The sparsely populated floor at Linuxworld was a disappointment, but netbooks made an impact at this year's show, a sign that these lightweight machines may bring the Linux OS to a larger audience.

Samsung, Microsoft in talks to speed up SSDs on Vista
Aug. 07, 2008
Samsung isn't just pushing the envelope in storage capacity of SSDs (solid state drives), it is also working with software makers to boost SSD performance on operating systems.

Nvidia's mobile chips could get Transmeta technology
Aug. 07, 2008
Nvidia could put new power-management technology from Transmeta on products such as chips for mobile devices and graphics processors for laptops, the company said on Thursday.

Google pushing software to low-cost Linux PCs
Aug. 06, 2008
With an eye for larger adoption of Linux, Google is actively working with open-source developers to integrate its applications in the OS, a Linux developer said on Tuesday.

Sun calls for SSD companies to unite on standards
Aug. 05, 2008
Players in the solid-state drive industry need to unite and establish an umbrella organization that establishes standards that define the technology, like its performance, a Sun executive said on Monday.

IBM bundles middleware on Linux systems
Aug. 05, 2008
IBM on Tuesday said it wants to free desktops from Microsoft software, announcing an alliance with Linux vendors to preload its middleware on Linux distributions.

Dell tries to trademark 'cloud computing'
Aug. 02, 2008
Dell may be trying to grab control of a term that could define technology infrastructure for years to come.

Intel plots a Web 2.0 play with Facebook
Aug. 01, 2008
Intel on Thursday said it would supply chips and programming tools to power Facebook servers, which Intel hopes will bring it a larger presence in the burgeoning Web 2.0 market.

US border agency says it can seize laptops
Aug. 01, 2008
Travelers beware: U.S. agents now have the authority to seize and retain laptops indefinitely, according to a new policy detailed in documents issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Reduce cell-phone cancer risk
Jul. 31, 2008
Can cell phones lead to cancer? That's a never-ending debate, but until conclusive data arrives, users can take small steps to reduce the risk of cancer caused by electromagnetic radiation from cell phones.

Dell says entertainment will be key to its products
Jul. 30, 2008
Dell will make entertainment more of a focus for all its consumer products, but declined to confirm a report that it will take another swing at the digital music player market.