September 3, 2010 8:00 AM PDT
by Steven Musil
Apple has refreshed its
iPod line and unveiled a new version of Apple TV.
Up close with Apple TV and the 2010 iPods (photos)
During Apple’s annual music-focused event in San Francisco, CEO Steve Jobs took the wraps off three new iPods: an iPod Shuffle that [...]
August 27, 2010 8:00 AM PDT
by Steven P. Musil
Intel’s chief executive predicts hard times ahead for the tech industry if things do not change.
Paul Otellini’s remarks at the Technology Policy Institute’s Aspen Forum amounted to a warning to Obama administration officials and Capitol Hill aides in the audience. Unless government policies [...]
August 24, 2010 6:25 AM PDT
by Lance Whitney
Intel and Nokia are teaming up to bring 3D to mobile devices.
The two are jointly setting up a research lab in Oulu, Finland, that will tap into the talents of local researchers to create a 3D environment for mobile devices, the companies announced in [...]
August 20, 2010 9:18 AM PDT
by Steven Musil
Intel believes today’s array of Net-connected machines aren’t adequately secured.
To fix that, Intel announced plans to buy security company McAfee for $7.68 billion –the biggest acquisition in its 42-year history. Intel said offering protection for mobile devices, TVs,
cars, ATMs, and medical gadgets requires a [...]
August 18, 2010 7:46 AM PDT
by Lance Whitney
Investor frustration with Dell has now hit its founder and CEO.
Dell CEO Michael Dell
(Credit:
Dell)
Twenty-five percent of Dell stockholders voted to withhold support for Michael Dell to serve on the board of directors at a Dell investor meeting on Thursday. The figure represented 377.8 million [...]
August 13, 2010 10:28 AM PDT
by Steven Musil
Google and Verizon have a worked out a plan for keeping the Internet open.
The companies jointly suggested a legislative framework for consideration by lawmakers. The major breakthrough in the proposal is an agreement that the nondiscrimination clause that the Federal Communications Commission has [...]
August 6, 2010 9:54 AM PDT
by Steven Musil
The hot new trend in tech is to make amends for past disputes.
Microsoft settled a patent dispute with Salesforce.com, with both companies licensing each other’s patents and the cloud software firm paying an undisclosed sum to Redmond. Microsoft had sued Salesforce in May. At [...]
July 30, 2010 10:00 AM PDT
by Steven Musil
Jailbreaking your
iPhone or other mobile device no longer violates federal copyright law.
The decision, imparted by the U.S. Copyright Office, said that bypassing a manufacturer’s protection mechanisms to allow “handsets to execute software applications” is permissible.
The Copyright Office also allowed bypassing the anticopying [...]
July 30, 2010 8:05 AM PDT
by Lance Whitney
Samsung reported on Friday a record profit for its second quarter, triggered by a rebound in demand for computer memory chips and by rising sales for LCD TVs.
For the quarter ended June 30, the electronics company earned 4.28 trillion Korean won ($3.6 billion), an [...]
July 29, 2010 9:36 AM PDT
by Lance Whitney
Taiwan mobile phone maker HTC on Thursday announced several key management changes, including new hires and promotions, as part of its mission to boost business.
Joining the company as the new chief strategy officer is Ron Louks, whose focus will be on strategy and technology [...]