Articles By Jon Peddie

PC graphics doing well year-over-year

Approximately 61.4 million PC graphics devices shipped from eight suppliers in Q2 2005 is a two per cent increase over the previous quarter and a 12.9 per cent increase over the same period

Published on: August 24th, 2005 Jon Peddie @itbusinessca

The history of the camera phone

Once the next big thing comes around it all seems so obvious. But as so many of us already know, it's not at all easy to figure out what that might actually be

Published on: August 17th, 2005 Jon Peddie @itbusinessca

The 64-bit computing Tiger

Just as important in the course of human events - maybe even more so - is Microsoft's Windows XP Professional x64 Edition.Finally, there is a Windows operating system for the new crop of

Published on: May 25th, 2005 Jon Peddie @itbusinessca

Workstation competition remains fierce

The workstation continues to adapt to a changing marketplace, but remains a critical and viable platform serving the demands of today's professional users. Competition remains fierce, pressuring the ability of vendors to keep

Published on: April 27th, 2005 Jon Peddie @itbusinessca

The skinny on the Cell chip

There has been a lot of hype about the Cell, a new processor designed to power the next generation of Sony's game consoles and content development platforms. There is plenty of hype going

Published on: February 23rd, 2005 Jon Peddie @itbusinessca

Will XP Media Center really hit the masses

Speaking of persistence, Microsoft has introduced the 2005 version of Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. These products, like the main character in a Tennessee Williams play, are the issue of a long

Published on: November 3rd, 2004 Jon Peddie @itbusinessca

Battle lines have been drawn for home media market

There is a battle of epic proportions shaping up between Sony and Microsoft over the storage, delivery and management of digital media in and around the home. At stake for Sony – its

Published on: February 25th, 2004 Jon Peddie @itbusinessca

Is PC/TV the next killer app?

Once thought a novelty, then considered something for specialized applications such as distance learning, PCTV is becoming a must have capability as users and OEMs take advantage of the PC's ability as an

Published on: September 12th, 2003 Jon Peddie @itbusinessca

New PC classification

Citing Intel's successful classification of integrated graphics parts based on good enough graphics for office computing there is a need to re-classify the PC in a way that will help consumers understand what

Published on: July 9th, 2003 Jon Peddie @itbusinessca

DVD market: the next four years

The DVD market is a bright star on the technology economy horizon. The report, DVD Market: Players, Recorders, Media and Future projects that the total number of DVD systems in 2006 will be

Published on: February 12th, 2003 Jon Peddie @itbusinessca