Advanced Micro Devices Inc. on Monday closed a deal with two Abu Dhabi investment firms that spins off its manufacturing operations into a separate company.

Plans to reform Europe's legal landscape for the telecoms industry remain on track, after nearly being derailed at a tense meeting of government ministers Thursday.

Performance comparisons of Via Technologies' Nano processor and Intel's Atom chip conducted by several hardware-enthusiast sites Tuesday confirmed what many industry observers have long suspected: the Taiwanese processor company has produced a chip that outperforms Intel's offering for low-cost computers.

Kevin Johnson távozik a Microsoft Platforms and Services divíziójának éléről, és a Juniper Networks vezérigazgatójaként folytatja. Steve Ballmer eltökéltebb, mint valaha.

A new report from Forrester Research declares that the wave of mega-acquisitions in the software industry is over for now, though big vendors will continue to snap up smaller firms as they round out their portfolios.

Network equipment manufacturer Avaya Inc. late Monday agreed to a US$8.2 billion cash buyout by private equity firms TPG Capital LLP and Silver Lake Partners, the companies announced.

Microsoft Corp. has acknowledged that a bug in its Windows Live OneCare security suite has been causing users' e-mail to vanish from Outlook and Outlook Express.

Cisco Systems Inc. and Apple Inc. have settled a dispute over rights to use the iPhone name. Under terms of the agreement, both companies have the right to use the name.

Dell Inc. added Blu-ray disc capability to its notebook PC line on Monday, making an effort to compete with Sony Corp. and Toshiba Corp. in the growing market for mobile high-definition video platforms.

A Mono 1.2 támogatja a Windows.Forms API felületet és a Microsoft .NET fejlesztői keretrendszer grafikus felhasználói felületét.

Már hazánkban is kapható a LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT. A játék a robotokért és az informatikáért rajongó felnőttek szívét is megdobogtatja.

Europe's third largest chip maker will sell its semiconductor unit to a group of private investment firms in a deal worth ?8.3 billion (US$10.6 billion), increasing the pace of consolidation in the industry.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) has agreed to buy Canadian graphics chip vendor ATI Technologies Inc. for around US$5.4 billion in cash and stock, the companies announced Monday.

A Belgian company has refiled a lawsuit over search terms offered by Google Inc.'s toolbar that directs users to pirated software.

A Novell bejelentette a Mono 1.2 béta változatát, amely támogatást biztosít a Microsoft Windows.Forms elemekhez, ezáltal megkönnyíti a kliensoldali .NET alkalmazások portolását Linux-ra. A béta verzió további újdonságokat is tartalmaz, mint például a bővített platform- és hardvertámogatás, virtuálisgép-frissítések és továbbfejlesztett Java támogatás. Jelentős mértékben javult a teljesítmény, a memóriafelhasználás és a stabilitás is.

AOL LLC is letting users test a new security tool that analyzes their PCs and home networks and alerts them about gaps that could leave them vulnerable to viruses, worms, spyware and other threats.

Intel Corp. will roll out a succession of computing platforms that build on the efficiency gains it achieved with a new family of dual-core processors, company executives announced at their trade show this week.

History buffs can search George Washington's manuscripts online today for terms like "revolution," but only thanks to the tireless workers who transcribed the hand-written documents into digital form.

Google Inc. and Skype Ltd. have teamed up with two venture capital firms, Index Ventures and Sequoia Capital, to invest ?18 million (US$21.6 million) in Fon Technology SL, a Madrid-based startup that wants to build a global network of Wi-Fi hotspots.