SAN FRANCISCO (08/25/2000) - Several large industry groups, including the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and the Digital Media Association, filed court briefs Friday protesting bitterly against a verdict issued last month against Napster Inc., the Internet file-sharing service.
Intel XScale microarchitecture design based on Intel's existing StrongARM chip
Intel cranked a Pentium 4 processor
up to 2GHz on Tuesday morning in a technology demonstration designed to show
off the prowess of its forthcoming desktop PC chip.
3Com said last week that it has served Xircom with a patent infringement lawsuit, accusing the rival networking vendor of illegally using patented 3Com technology to make PC Cards.
Advanced Micro Devices has started shipping a 1.1GHz version of its Athlon processor to PC makers, and expects the first desktop systems based on the new chip to go on sale August 28, AMD announced yesterday.
SAN FRANCISCO (08/11/2000) - Dell Computer Corp. will affirm its commitment to
Linux next week when it demonstrates a prototype 64-bit server running on the
popular open-source platform, a person close to Dell said Friday.
Company continues to seek new business opportunities beyond desktop PC
Lowest introductory price yet for a Palm
Apple filed a lawsuit on Wednesday that accuses an "unknown individual" of posting trade secret information from Apple on the Internet, another sign that the computer maker won't tolerate details being leaked about its upcoming products.
Technology could be in mobile phones by the end of 2001
Net sales increased 84% to $578 million
In court papers filed Wednesday, Microsoft urged the US Supreme Court not to hear its appeal in its antitrust case directly, arguing instead that the case should move to a lower court of appeals.
SAN FRANCISCO (07/13/2000) - Compaq Computer Corp. and disk drive maker Seagate
Technology Inc. have been stung with an US$800 million lawsuit that accuses
them of stealing a patented technology that can be used to improve the
performance of computer disk drives.
Oracle announced late on Friday that Ray Lane, its long-time president and chief operating officer, is resigning from the company. No reason was given for Lane's departure, and a replacement was not immediately named.
Oracle chuef initially denies knowledge