Intel buying German chip-maker's wireless unit
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:52 am PDT
 AP - Intel Corp. is buying the wireless communications unit of Germany's Infineon Technologies AG for $1.4 billion in cash, the second deal in as many weeks that allows the chip-maker to expand beyond the struggling personal computer market. Full Story | Top |
Able to unplug from work while you’re on vacation?
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:19 pm PDT
Ben Patterson - Fighting the urge to check your work e-mail while you’re on holiday doesn’t exactly qualify as the worst problem in the world; after all, it’s pretty nice to have a job at all in this tough economy, right? Then again, the pressure to hang onto a job seems to be driving more and more connected workers to stay plugged in even while they’re trying to tune out. Full Story | Top |
Mobile users still wary of being found, survey says
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:58 am PDT
Ben Patterson - Feel the need to "check in" on Foursquare or Facebook every time you saunter into a restaurant, browse the goods at your neighborhood grocery store, or cram into a rock concert? Well, if you, you’re still in the minority — and you’re also probably a guy below 40 — according to the latest research. Full Story | Top |
Autodesk launches AutoCAD for Mac, iOS
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:27 pm PDT
Macworld.com - Autodesk has announced AutoCAD 2011 for Mac. This new version of AutoCAD, software for professional design and engineering that previously ran only on the Windows platform, now runs natively on Mac OS X. Autodesk also announced that the new Mac version of AutoCAD would be accompanied by the AutoCAD WS mobile application, a new app for iPad, iPhone, and the iPod touch that will let users edit and share their AutoCAD designs remotely. Full Story | Top |
3M to acquire Cogent for about $943 million
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:06 pm PDT
 AP - 3M Co., the conglomerate whose products range from Post-Its to respirators, computer arms and films for LCD TV screens, is trying to expand into the security market by buying Cogent Inc. for about $943 million. Full Story | Top |
At a glance: Top mobile-phone processor makers
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:26 pm PDT
AP - Intel Corp. is re-entering the market for mobile-phone chips with the proposed $1.4 billion acquisition of the wireless-chip division of Germany's Infineon Technologies AG. Below are the rankings of the top makers of processors and other communications chips for mobile phones, as ranked by Gartner Inc. based on worldwide figures in 2009. Full Story | Top |
Intel buys Infineon unit and expands wireless offer
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:28 pm PDT
 Reuters - U.S. chipmaker Intel Corp unveiled a deal on Monday to buy German chipmaker Infineon Technologies AG's wireless unit for $1.4 billion, as it claws its way into the booming smartphone market and cuts its reliance on personal computers. Full Story | Top |
'Bed Intruder' songster turning fame into a future
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:37 pm PDT
AP - Antoine Dodson's angry, head-shaking TV interview about an attempted rape against his younger sister in her bed has turned into a chart-topping iTunes song and YouTube hit and made the 24-year-old Alabama college student an Internet sensation. Full Story | Top |
Voice Faceoff: Skype vs. Google Voice
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:14 pm PDT
Mashable - With the help of Gmail, Google has turned Google Voice into a legitimate Skype competitor. Is it enough to make people abandon Skype for Google Voice calling? Full Story | Top |
Oracle's Suit Against Android Could Split Open Source
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:00 pm PDT
NewsFactor - Oracle's suit against Google for the use of Java in its Android portable operating system continues to reverberate through the open-source movement. In the newest development, Google has declined to participate in the upcoming JavaOne conference, an event formerly hosted by Java creator Sun Microsystems and now run by Sun's new owner, Oracle. Full Story | Top |
Red Hat Board Gets Military Leadership
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:50 am PDT
PC World - The managing board of enterprise open-source software company Red Hat has elected a retired U.S. Army officer, General Henry Hugh Shelton, to serve as chairman, the company announced Monday. Shelton takes the place of Matthew Szulik, who was the former CEO of Red Hat. Full Story | Top |
Canada's small Internet providers get higher speed
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:01 pm PDT
Reuters - Canada's established telecom carriers must allow smaller Internet providers access to their high-speed fiber networks at the same speed they offer to their own customers, the telecom and broadcast regulator ruled on Monday, but it said they can charge a 10 percent mark-up for doing so. Full Story | Top |
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