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Mac Cloner Psystar's Headquarters Listed For Sale
Internet real estate sites show that the building that houses Psystar is on the market for $4.6 million.
Intel To Fight European Antitrust Charges
The chip maker expects to refute charges that it is harming competition with the tactics it is using in its battle with rival AMD.
Sony Ericsson Sees 97% Drop In Q2 Profits
The handset manufacturer sees weak sales in the mid and high-end markets and plans to cut 2,000 jobs.
European Researchers Developing Touchy-Feely Robots
The Feelix Growing project is developing software, cameras, and sensors that help robots detect facial expressions, voice, proximity, and other parameters to determine a person's emotional state.
IBM Posts 16% Gain In Outsourcing Sales
Going forward, IBM's global services unit will face stiff competition from HP, which plans to acquire EDS, and fast-growing Indian outsourcers like Wipro.
Suspect In Hijacking Of San Francisco Computer Network 'Willing To Cooperate'
The lawyer for Terry Childs, who has pleaded not guilty, said his client is willing to hand over the password to the city's computer network.
NASA Study Says Water Flowed Freely On Mars
Scientists will use the information to determine where to look for signs of life on the Red Planet.
Verizon Wins Approval For FiOS TV Service In New York
The FiOS service, a bundle of TV, broadband, and telephone service, will place Verizon in competition with Time Warner and Cablevision.
Dell To Offer Tech Services In Wal-Mart
The computer maker will start offering computer repair and home theater installation through Dallas-area Wal-Mart stores.
Video-Game Industry Headed For Record Year, Despite Troubled Economy
Store sales of video games and consoles in June soared 53% and 54%, while revenues from software and accessories rose 61% and 25%, the NPD Group said.
AMD Names New CEO
President and chief operating officer Dirk Meyer was named CEO, and Hector Ruiz will become executive chairman of the chipmaker and chair of the board.
Google Revenue Growth Slows
Net income for the second quarter of 2008 was $1.25 billion, down from $1.31 billion in the first quarter of 2008.
SnagFilms Puts Documentaries On The Web
Backed by former AOL executives, SnagFilms currently has 250 films available on its site and is in the process of adding another 200.
AMD Posts 7th Straight Quarterly Net Loss
Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices posted its seventh consecutive quarterly loss Thursday as it struggles to regain its competitive footing against larger rival Intel.
Samsung, Sun Partner On Flash Memory Device For Servers
The solid-state drives can be used for video streaming, high-transaction data processing, search engine operations, and other high-speed server functions, Sun and Samsung said.
IBM Profit Beats Forecast On Growth In U.S., Abroad
IBM reported a higher quarterly profit Thursday, easily beating expectations as earnings were buoyed by higher sales in the economically troubled United States and abroad due to growth in services, hardware and software.
Mac Cloner Psystar Resumes Operations Despite Apple Suit
Both Psystar's e-commerce site and telephone ordering system appeared functional as of Thursday afternoon.
SK Telecom Has No Plans To Buy Sprint
Despite rumors of an acquisition, the Korean wireless company said it is only seeking a technology collaboration with Sprint.
U.S. To Offer 'Green Cards' To Up To 25,000 Iraqi Contractors
The Iraqi nationals will have to show they provided "faithful and invaluable service to the U.S. government" to gain permanent resident status.
Yahoo Says Icahn 'Will Destroy Stockholder Value'
The company told shareholders that Icahn and Microsoft want to serve their own "narrow special interests, clearly not your interests."
Nokia Optimistic After Shipping 122 Million Handsets In 2Q
Excluding special items, Nokia said its profits climbed 8% in the second quarter to $2.18 billion.
eBay Shares Drop Despite Positive Earnings Report
The average selling price for auctioned goods fell 6% in the second quarter, and that news sent shares down by 6.6% in after-hours trading Wednesday.
Judge Orders SCO To Pay Novell $2.5 Million
SCO, which is in bankruptcy protection, may have gotten off lightly. Novell believed it was entitled to more than $20 million in compensation.
U.S. PC Market 'Sluggish' In Tough Economic Times
Dell remained the top computer maker in the U.S. in terms of shipments, with a growth rate in the second quarter far exceeding the industry rate.
Symbian Is Open To More Collaboration With Google
Symbian's CEO says he would be "happy" to work more closely with Google on applications and even on mobile operating systems.
SAP To Migrate Customers To More Expensive Support Service
The software company plans to move customers from their current agreements to the new service's pricing model of 22% of license fees by 2012.
Time Warner, Yahoo Up On Report Of AOL Talks
Shares in Time Warner rose 4.7% Wednesday after Reuters reported that talks to sell its AOL Internet unit to Yahoo or Microsoft have heated up ahead of Yahoo's Aug. 1 shareholders meeting.
NIH Awards $33.3 Million For Advanced Medical Research Technology
The U.S. government grants will help researchers explore the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes, cancer, autism, and other medical conditions.
GAO Bashes Fed's Sloppy E-mail Management
The agency has criticized the digital-records and cyber-security policies at five government agencies including the National Archives and Record Administration and the Dept. of Homeland Security.
Ex-Samsung Chief Given 3-Year Suspended Jail Term
Former Samsung Group chief Lee Kun-hee, one of South Korea's most powerful businessmen, was handed a 3-year suspended jail sentence on Wednesday for tax evasion, but was cleared of other charges.
Convergys Acquires Voice Systems Provider Intervoice For $335 Million
Intervoice's speech automation, Web self-care, and mobile applications will be combined with Convergys' existing relationship management business.
Baseball Goes High Tech To Fight Piracy
Major League Baseball unveiled a high-tech system for tracking baseballs that batters have slugged out of the field in a bid to crack down on piracy in sports memorabilia.
Sun Microsystems Shares Up On Preliminary Earnings
Sun Microsystems Tuesday posted lower preliminary fourth quarter results that were largely in line with Wall Street forecasts, but sparked a rally in its stock by investors who had feared worse results.
Sprint, SK Telecom Reportedly Discussing Partnership
The venture between the carriers could lead to new handsets and services, and see SK Telecom invest in Sprint.
Blizzard Wins Big Legal Victory Upholding Software License Rules
The Blizzard decision, if allowed to stand, could diminish consumers' already limited ownership rights over the software they buy.
Dish Network Gets HD Boost With Satellite Launch
Dish Network's plan to roll out more high-definition video channels received a boost in the early hours of Wednesday after the successful launch of the company's EchoStar XI broadcast satellite.
Apple Demands Recall Of Psystar Mac Clones
Apple is asking a court to stop Psystar from selling unauthorized Mac clones and to recall all of the systems it has sold to customers.
Intel Profit Rises, Driven By Notebook PC Sales
Intel Tuesday posted a higher quarterly profit as the world's biggest chipmaker was helped by strong sales of microprocessors used in notebook personal computers.
Google Sued For Selling Ads On Parked Domains
A class-action lawsuit alleges that Google committed fraud, business code violations, and unjust enrichment by selling ads that were unlikely to generate conversions.
Apple Files Copyright Suit Against Mac Cloner Psystar
Psystar has said in the past it will challenge Apple's ban on Mac clones and that it believes the ban won't stand up in court.
iPhone Bucks Gloomy Handset Sales Forecasts
Gartner lowered its forecast for mobile industry growth as it becomes apparent that the economic downturn will affect sales of mobile devices worldwide.
Jailed City Worker Allegedly Hijacks San Francisco's Computer System
The computer network administrator has been charged with computer tampering for allegedly creating a password that gave him exclusive access to the city's new wide area network.
Yahoo Says Microsoft Seeks 'Fire Sale' Price
A Yahoo executive accused Microsoft of teaming up with activist investor Carl Icahn to force a "fire sale" price for Yahoo's search business.
Injured High-Tech Pioneer Seymour Papert Tries To Learn Again
The inventor of Logo, the children's programming language, has been gradually improving, although his speech is sometimes garbled and he often needs a wheelchair and a walker.
Google And Microsoft Spar Over Yahoo Ad Deal
The two tech giants trade statements ahead of today's Congressional hearing on the Google's advertising pact with Yahoo.
Sony Ericsson May Buy Spice Mobile
Indian handset maker Spice Mobile has sales of about 200,000 mostly entry level cell phones a month.
Icahn Would Sell Yahoo's Search Business To Microsoft For $1 Billion
Under Icahn's plan, Microsoft also would pay billions of dollars to become the exclusive search provider on all Yahoo sites for a term of five years.
Former HP Exec Pleads Guilty To Stealing IBM Secrets
Atul Malhotra is scheduled to be sentenced in October and faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and three years of supervised release.
AMD To Take $948 Million In Charges In Second Quarter
In a SEC filing, the chipmaker said the majority of the charges relate to its acquisition of ATI Technologies.
Police In Massachusetts Town Seek Extra Pay For Computer Skills
The Police Officers Union in Framingham is seeking a $476-plus annual computer use payment for officers.
iPhone 3G Launch Fails To Rally Tech Sector As Dow Slips Below 11,000
In midday trading, Apple shares were off 1.3% to $174.74 on relatively light action, well off its 52-week high of $202.96.
Verizon Business Teams Up With Virtusa To Streamline IT Operations
The telecom company says its new IT asset management program can reduce its 1,000 key IT systems by 40%.
New Zealand Student Buys First New iPhone As Sales Kick Off
First sales of Apple's new iPhone kicked off in New Zealand on Friday, with buyers crowding outlets to buy the latest high-tech gadget to hit store shelves.
Intel Gets FDA Approval Of Personal Health System
The Health Guide system from Intel enables doctors and other health professionals to track the condition of patients living at home.
Alex d'Arbeloff, High-Tech Pioneer, MIT Benefactor, Dies
The co-founder of semiconductor test equipment maker Teradyne died this week in Boston at age 80.
Steve Jobs Stock Options Criminal Investigation Dropped
The Justice Department report also indirectly exonerates a blue ribbon Apple committee that had cleared Jobs of any wrongdoing back in 2006.
U.S. Spy Bill Protecting Telecoms Heads To President Bush
The measure shields those firms from potentially billions of dollars in damages from privacy lawsuits.
Google, Microsoft Testify About Privacy, Behavioral Advertising
A Senate committee wants to know if current practices jeopardize Internet users' privacy, and if older communications and privacy laws make some behavioral advertising practices illegal.
Chambers Sees Cisco CEO Role Changing In Five Years
Since Chambers took the CEO role in January 1995, Cisco has grown from a company with $1.2 billion in annual revenues to around $40 billion.
VMware Drops Greene, Names Microsoft Veteran As CEO
Paul Maritz is a 14-year veteran of Microsoft who came with a recent EMC acquisition, Pi Corp., a company created to build personal software to be used from inside the cloud.
Data Reveals Top Skills Employers Seek On Job Posts
Along with IBM and SkillProof, the State of Connecticut's data analysis technology is helping state colleges and universities refine and develop curriculum.
Viacom Vows To Protect YouTube Users' Anonymity
Viacom is negotiating with Google to come up with a way to distinguish most users from each other without using IP addresses or usernames.
Microsoft Admits Windows Vista Mistakes, Criticizes Apple Ads
The company will work to reverse the widely held belief, informed by early troubles upon the operating system's launch, that Vista isn't compatible with many applications and devices.
U.S. IT Employment Keeps Rising, Up 10% From Last Year
IT employment is fairing slightly better than other professions.
Software Developer Hans Reiser Leads Police To Wife's Body
Prosecutors could provide leniency in sentencing Wednesday in exchange for Reiser's last-minute cooperation.
VMware CEO Resigns, Rev Forecast Cut; Shares Fall
Business software maker VMware said on Tuesday its chief executive resigned and it cut its 2008 revenue growth forecast, sending its shares tumbling 25 percent.
Satellites Launched For Arab League And U.S. Firm
An Ariane-5 rocket blasted off from Europe's space base in French Guiana on Monday, putting into orbit satellites for the Arab League and a U.S.-linked telecom firm.
YouTube Users Vent Anger In Anti-Viacom Videos
The video-sharing site's users are calling for a boycott of the media giant following reports that it will view log data to prove its copyright case against Google.
Microsoft To Provide Ads For Rodale Health, Fitness Sites
Microsoft will provide ads through its adCenter platform, initially matching placements of text-based ads with Rodale's editorial content.
Financial Consortium Saves Bell Canada Buyout
The sale to a group led by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan will be financed by Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, the Royal Bank of Scotland, and Toronto-Dominion Bank.
Microsoft Asks EU To Annul $1.35 Billion Antitrust Fine
The commission imposed the fine after determining that Microsoft was not living up to the terms of an antitrust settlement that followed a 2004 ruling.
Microsoft To Launch Windows Small Business Server 2008 On Nov. 12
An early release version of Windows Essential Business Server 2008, Microsoft's mid-sized business product, will also be released in November.
Microsoft Reopens Door To Yahoo Acquisition
The offer may be back on the table if billionaire investor Carl Icahn is successful in his bid to overhaul Yahoo's board of directors at its August 1 shareholder meeting.
Microsoft To Take Control Of MSN Israel
Internet Gold said it was ceding control of MSN Israel to Microsoft due to a change in business strategy; MSN Israel accounted for less than 3% of Internet Gold's revenues in 2007.
Technology Reshapes America's Classrooms
From online courses to kid-friendly laptops and virtual teachers, technology is spreading in America's classrooms, reducing the need for textbooks, notepads, paper and in some cases even the schools themselves.
Cost Of Day-Care Sparks Discontent At Google HQ
Google is under fire from a handful of parents who work at the company's Silicon Valley offices for price hikes in the cost of on-site day care services, the New York Times reported.
IBM Develops Audio Masking Technology To Protect Call Center Recordings
Using speech analytics, the technology identifies and masks credit card numbers and other sensitive information in audio recordings.
RIM Gets A Delay In Visto Patent Trial
In a case that could shut down RIM's network, the judge has granted a stay until the disputed patents are fully reviewed.
Nvidia Stock Falls On Lowered Revenue Forecast
Investors reacted negatively to the graphics chipmaker's revised earnings estimate and the news that it would take up to a $200 million charge for products that failed in notebooks.
Google Ordered To Release Data On YouTube Users
The owner of YouTube has to turn over user login IDs, records showing when users watched videos, their IP addresses, and numbers that identify the videos.
Civil Rights Groups Sue Over Government's Cell-Phone Tracking
The groups also want to know the number of times the government has sought cell-phone location information without court permission and how many times it has obtained the information.
Google-Yahoo Deal Faces Justice Department Review
When the deal was announced, Google and Yahoo said they had agreed to delay it for three months to allow the Department of Justice time to review the arrangement.
VMware Completes Acquisition Of B-hive Networks
B-hive Conductor will allow VMware to add proactive management of applications running in virtual machines.
IBM Settles Mainframe Lawsuit By Acquiring Clone Manufacturer
Platform Solutions Inc. was bought out by IBM for an undisclosed sum. IBM said it will integrate PSI's mainframe technology into its own offerings.
Abacus Lands NASA Space Center Contract Worth Nearly $900 Million
The IT services company will provide support for all information management and communications services related to launch operations at the Kennedy Space Center.
California Expands Identity Theft Prosecution
State law now allows identity thieves to be tried in the victims' jurisdictions, rather than only in the places the crimes occur.
Powerset Deal Latest Example Of Microsoft's 'Not Invented Here' Strategy
Microsoft is increasingly bypassing the work of its own R&D labs and turning to acquisitions to buy its way into the tech industry's hottest growth markets.
Sony's U.S. Gadget Demand Good Despite Rising Costs
Sony is seeing little or no sign of softer demand among U.S. consumers for its range of digital TVs, cameras, and computer goods despite a weakening conomy.
Buzz Aldrin's Moon Warning
The famed astronaut says that if the next president does not make space exploration a priority, the United States will lag behind other countries in the space race for the next century.
Apple, Steve Jobs, Executives, Board, Sued For Securities Fraud
The 105-page complaint seeks to recoup billions in lost share value after Apple's admission of executive compensation though the backdating of stock option grants.
Customers More Satisfied With PC Call Centers
While the industry gets high marks for courteousness, that positive is undermined by low effectiveness in handling customer issues and poor communication, a report says.
Hollywood Faces Strike Over New Media Fees
The Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers are fighting over new media residuals and other contract terms.
AOL Increasing Dial-Up Fees
Subscribers who are willing to give up phone support can keep the lower rate, but they must notify the company to opt out of a $2 monthly increase.
Microsoft Revises Volume Licensing Agreements
The software vendor is continuing down a path that's cut the total number of licensing programs from more than 100 last year to 26.
Google Boosts Mobile Search With Tele Atlas Agreement
The deal could place Google and its Android Open Handset Alliance in competition with Nokia and its Navteq navigation technology.
SureScripts, RxHub Merge To Expand E-Prescribing Network
The combination will form a single secure national network for the exchange of prescription related data between physicians, pharmacies, and prescription benefit management organizations.
California, Washington Ban Cell Phone Talking While Driving
Both states require drivers to use a headset or other hands-free approach if they want to chat on a cell phone while driving.
Alliance Formed To Promote Macs On Corporate Networks
Parallels and others will publish best practices for OS X and Windows interoperability, addressing issues such as integrating Macs with Microsoft's Active Directory.
HP Purchase Of EDS Gets U.S. Government Clearance
EDS is scheduled to hold a shareholder meeting July 31 to get clearance from its investors to seal the deal.
Tech Heavyweights Launch Patent Trust
Cisco, Google, Hewlett-Packard, Motorola, Sun Microsystems, Ericsson, and Verizon Communications are among those hoping to reduce their exposure to lawsuits.
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