Intel settles patent case with Transmeta
Intel this week agreed to settle a dispute with Transmeta for US$250 million, ending patent litigation between both companies.
Intel this week agreed to settle a dispute with Transmeta for US$250 million, ending patent litigation between both companies.
A spike in the number of microprocessor units shipped helped Intel record an increase in its third-quarter revenue and income, the company said this week.
Qualcomm scored a minor victory in its continuing spat with Nokia when a judge last week recommended ending the investigation Nokia bought against it in August for infringing patents.
Apple has reported strong earnings for its fourth quarter, boosted by record Macintosh computer sales and the shipment of 1.12 million iPhones.
AT&T has filed a lawsuit in the US against VOIP provider Vonage Holdings, seeking damages for alleged patent infringement.
A fast growth rate and recent acquisitions in the US and Europe will extend Acer's lead over Lenovo Group as the world's third-largest PC vendor behind HP and Dell, according to a new study released by Gartner.
Hewlett-Packard introduced this week a security technology that ensures printed documents get to the right people and protects against malware.
Still carrying the weight of costs related to last year's acquisition of graphics vendor, ATI, Advanced Micro Devices has recorded its fourth straight quarter of net losses.
Hewlett-Packard maintained its lead over Dell as the world's largest PC supplier in the third quarter of 2007, extending a slim margin it established last year, market researcher IDC said this week.
Hewlett-Packard has agreed in principle to resolve the stock-options back-dating suit facing Mercury Interactive, a company it acquired in 2006, for US$117.5 million.
Dell wants to rid diskless desktop clients from corporate environments.
Sun Microsystems has announced its first UltraSparc T2-based servers, which the company hopes will cut the number of servers required in datacentres.
Gateway announced this week its plans to acquire PC vendor Packard Bell for an undisclosed amount, a move funded by Acer as part of its planned acquisition of Gateway.
Increased computer usage and better e-mail and Web access may narrow the digital divide, although globalization critics may perceive such changes as a threat to local cultures and economies, a new Pew Research Center study suggests.
An US man says his iPod Nano caught fire in his pants.