GLG News in Technology, Media & Telecom

Sounds good on paper but is it? What if the cloud bursts? What if someone pulls the plug on the cloud company? You could be held with an empty computer.

Apple launched its new family of MacBooks to great fanfare at its Cupertino, Calif. headquarters Tuesday. After the initial flurry of speeds and feeds, here are some thoughts about the new lineup and what it means for the industry. Nvidia's Big Win. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based graphics chip maker will provide GeForce 9400M motherboard graphics for all of the new MacBooks, as well as discrete...

1. The stand by power used in gadgets suchs as power supply's in TV's, cell phones, PC's, etc., are typicallly veri inefficient and waste power.  These devices use power even if the off state. 2.These small stand by power supply's are also known in the industry as flea supply's typically use low an inefficient linear power supply. 3.Large plug in the wall transformers, and most of the linear...

Intel (NSDQ:INTC) is ratcheting up the pressure on the hard drive industry with the introduction of new enterprise-class solid-state drives. Intel on Wednesday unveiled its new Intel X25-E Extreme SATA Solid-State Drive, aimed at the server, workstation, and storage system market. The processor and memory manufacturer also offered a look at its SSD roadmap for late 2008 through 2009.

Despite its recent woes, Motorola is not dead and may have successful product releases in its future.

With Huawei's inability to successfully penetrate the US market, it may use the fire sale of Nortel's assets to get substantial footprint in the US market, as long as the regulators in Washington and Ottawa allow the deal to go through. Also, given the economic condition and down turn in capital expenditures among all carriers, it is not clear as which vendor will remain standing after the dust settles....

I am still not quite sure how Sprint and the new Clearwire will coordinate and be able to generate revenue as independent entities. But this looks like good news.

My only concern is the investor. There are certain telecom sectors that will ride out the storm better than others.

Intel (NSDQ:INTC) beat Wall Street expectations with a 12 percent jump in third-quarter profits over the same period last year, but CEO Paul Otellini on Tuesday cautioned investors that the turbulent economy meant the world's leading microprocessor manufacturer is having difficulty projecting fourth-quarter sales. Intel, headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., reported its third-quarter...

Article examines the challenges Sony is facing with its new DVD format of Blu-ray, and apprehension of consumers to buy a new piece of technology when they are currently able to get plenty of software (movies, TV programs) in a high definition format.