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The phishers and spammers are at it again. And what better vehicle to distribute malware than a highly trafficked, international sporting event like the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games? From the convincing to the inane, here are a few scams to watch for in the next few weeks. Let the games begin.

The Chinese capital of Beijing is humming with excitement over the Games Of The 29th Olympiad. ChannelWeb offers glimpses of how tech giants are showcasing their latest technology advancements on the world's stage.

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Digital Enterprise Group GM Pat Gelsinger delivers the product news at IDF, offering new insights into Intel's upcoming Core i7 chips, Larrabee graphics initiative and plans for an 'embedded Internet' future.

August 19, 2008

Chairman and former CEO Craig Barrett kicks off Intel Developer Forum with strident keynote claiming current government not willing to 'work as hard as we should on incentivizing innovation.'

August 19, 2008

Inspired by aircraft construction, HP announced two new rock 'em, sock 'em notebooks, the HP EliteBook 2530p and the EliteBook 2730p.

August 19, 2008

Intel gives media at Intel Developer Forum's 'Zero Day' briefings a glimpse of sense computing applications for small, mobile devices that the chip giant promises will revolutionize the connection between the physical and digital worlds.

August 18, 2008

The ThinPad X301 is slated for release on August 26 through Lenovo Business Partners.

August 18, 2008

At the Tech Symposium at XChange '08 in Dallas, Texas, an Intel channel chief shows how the company is embracing three major trends in front of resellers: virtualization, green computing and low-cost usage.

August 18, 2008

The supercomputer is expected to be among the top 20 fastest supercomputers in the world, 30 times faster than the peak performance of Canada's current largest research system.

August 14, 2008

First Xeons with new microarchitecture are DP server chips code-named Gainestown, set for 'broad availability in early 2009' and boasting boffo bandwidth on new integrated memory controller, Intel preso reveals.

August 13, 2008

It's only been a couple of weeks since Dirk Meyer took the chief executive reins at Advanced Micro Devices, replacing Hector Ruiz. ChannelWeb caught up with Meyer to get his views on AMD's channel relationships, 'asset smart' strategy and bid to get back in the black.

August 13, 2008

Best Buy next month will begin to sell the 3G iPhone in a major expansion of Apple's channel strategy.

August 13, 2008

Chief Executive Jen-Hsun Huang called the second quarter returns 'disappointing.'

August 12, 2008

The ThinkPad W700 will be available early next month, with a 2 to 3 week ship time indicated on Lenovo's Web site.

August 12, 2008

Chip maker releases a technical paper on a 'many-core visual computing architecture' for new GPUs due within two years but has no details on specific products to challenge for discrete graphics market share.

August 04, 2008

Graphics chip maker demands 'full retraction' of report claiming Nvidia 'has decided to throw in the towel.'

August 01, 2008

CEO Jonathan Schwartz said customers held off on making large purchases of its high-priced, high-margin SPARC computers in the United States.

August 01, 2008

The Studio Hybrid PC is available through Dell immediately and will be available through retailers in the fall.

July 29, 2008

The reseller arrangement with IBM will enable Rackable to expand beyond its traditional internet and cloud computing customer base into new markets.

July 28, 2008

The low-cost mini-notebooks have stayed well above $100 and are likely to remain so for at least the next two to three years, Gartner said.

July 28, 2008

Acer is offering back-end rebates on several of its products through the end of August, the company told resellers in a direct mail campaign.

July 28, 2008

Dirk Meyer took over for Hector Ruiz just days ago, but the new boss at the struggling chip maker's already in the spotlight over an Austin paper's report that he plans to 'spin off' AMD's factories by end of year.

July 24, 2008

Although down 19 percent, Xerox's second quarter earnings were in line with Wall Street's expectations on Thursday.

July 24, 2008

Chip giant says it never really went away, but release of eight new 'system-on-a-chip' devices built on x86 architecture signals resumption of hostilities in CISC-RISC war.

July 24, 2008

Investor concern about the health of Apple Inc chief Steve Jobs is spurring questions about how far companies must go in telling shareholders about a top executive's medical condition.

July 22, 2008

Lexmark International Inc said Tuesday second-quarter sales of computer printers declined amid shrinking demand for inkjet units, sending its shares down 7 percent.

July 22, 2008

Lenovo will be selling its IdeaPad notebook and IdeaCentre desktop computers through distributors D&H Distributing and Ingram Micro in the U.S. and Canada.

July 22, 2008

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