The European Commission’s decision to fine Intel over $1.5 billion for what it termed as “illegal” competitive practices that harmed customers in the European Union (EU) left U.S.-based system builders scratching their heads over the outcome.
The EC released a document that detailed e-mail exchanges between Intel and computer manufacturers. EC antitrust officials described the [...]
Sep
22
2009
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EC to Fine Intel Over $1.5 Billion For Antitrust
Sep
17
2009
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2009
Palm Pre Smartphone Sales Up 134%
Palm Inc.’s smartphone sales rose 134% to 823,000 units during the latest quarter on the back of the new Pre, but the company still reported its ninth consecutive quarterly loss and sales fell 81%.
“With the launch of the Pre, we accomplished one of our most crucial milestones,” said Jon Rubenstein, Palm’s chief executive, on a [...]
Sep
16
2009
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2009
Zune HD 4.0 Software Available For Download
Microsoft has launched its new Zune HD device, and with it plans for 3D games playable on the touch-screen portable media player, the most significant strides yet the company has made toward confronting Apple’s dominance of the mobile apps market.
The Zune 4.0 software update includes optimization for Windows 7, as well as new features like [...]
Sep
16
2009
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2009
Xbox 360 Modern Warfare 2 Console Limited Edition at $399
Microsoft and Infinity Ward launched 250GB Xbox 360 limited edition with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 console at a press event in Los Angeles. The new machine will come with a 250-gigabyte had disk drive, which is a lot bigger than the mainstay $299 Xbox 360 Elite console with a 120-gigabyte hard disk drive. [...]
Sep
14
2009
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2009
Intel Announced Dual-Processing Nehalem Xeon Chip Jasper Forest
Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC) on Monday said it had starting sampling Nehalem-based chips code-named Jasper Forest, reaching a milestone in its effort to create smaller and power-efficient chip packages.
Intel first debuted its new Nehalem-based Xeon microprocessor code-named Jasper Forest in April. The new Jasper Forest processors are capable of configuring storage as a RAID 5 or [...]
Sep
14
2009
14
2009
HP Introduced HP Vivienne Tam Digital Clutch
Vivienne Tam and HP debuted the new HP Vivienne Tam Digital Clutch. The new clutch which complements Tam’s spring line of clothes has a champagne gold background with butterflies emblazoned across the front.
The new HP Vivienne Tam digital clutch comes with a larger screen than its predecessor. The new notebook has an 11.6-inch screen, a [...]
Sep
12
2009
12
2009
EPA Identifies of 79 Coal Mine Permits Under Review
The Obama administration on Friday put on hold dozens of permits necessary to mine for coal in the Appalachian mountains, escalating a battle with the coal industry over whether the activities damage water quality.
The Environmental Protection Agency said it wants to make certain the proposed mines won’t cause water pollution and violate the Clean Water [...]
Sep
12
2009
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2009
Motorola Launches Google Android Based First Mobile
Motorola announced its first mobile device based on the Google Android operating system. The device, dubbed the Cliq, will be available later this year exclusively from T-Mobile and is also the first device to feature Motorola’s innovative new MotoBlur feature.
The Cliq is a bit short on style. With a big, 3.1-inch screen, a rectangular design [...]
Sep
11
2009
11
2009
Space Shuttle Discovery Detoured to California
The space shuttle Discovery will land at its backup site in California on Friday because thunderstorms blocked its return home to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the second straight day, NASA said.
Stormy weather made it too dangerous to bring Discovery back to its homeport in Florida for a second day in a row.
“We [...]
Sep
11
2009
11
2009
Twitter Updates New Terms of Service
Twitter updated its terms of service, which seems to give mixed messages about what the social networking site will or won’t do and what users can or can’t do when it comes to tweeting.
In particular, Twitter wanted to leave no doubt that the short messages that people post on their profiles will always be their [...]