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• Apple jump-starts Nehalem launch for Intel

  Apple on Tuesday jumped ahead of Intel in launching the chip maker's quad-core Xeon chips, announcing two workstations that carry the upcoming processors.

• HP now biggest Intel customer

  Hewlett-Packard became the biggest customer worldwide for Intel last year, surpassing Dell.

• Intel tries to free 'netbook' trademark from Psion

  Intel on Wednesday said it had joined Dell and other companies in an attempt to free the term 'netbook' from the clutches of PC maker Psion Teklogix.

• Obama lauds Intel plan to invest US$7b

  Intel plans to invest US$7 billion to revamp factories in three states to manufacture chips based on its new technology. The move, which attracted the attention of President Barack Obama, may be the first real good news the battered tech sector has seen in months.

• Craig Barrett to retire from Intel

  After 35 years with the company, Craig Barrett plans to retire as chairman of Intel in May, the chip maker announced Friday.

• Intel's net profit drops 90%

  Intel's fourth-quarter profit plunged 90% from a year earlier, as the chip maker battled a worsening economy and recorded a steep loss from investments.

• Intel looking at free energy for mobile devices

  Intel on is researching technology to harvest free energy from the environment, which could lead to devices such as mobile phones running for indefinite periods without recharging.

• Hitachi, Intel SSD venture

  Hitachi Global Storage Technologies and Intel are teaming up to produce solid-state drives for servers and workstations.

• Court puts CSIRO Wi-Fi injunction on hold

  A federal court in the U.S. has temporarily lifted an injunction that banned Buffalo Technology (USA) from selling its IEEE 802.11a and 802.11g Wi-Fi products due to a patent claim by an Australian scientific agency.

• Intel launches 'fastest processor on earth'

  Flying in the face of prevailing industry trends, Intel treated Australasian media, channel partners and assorted followers from the gaming world to what in the current climate counts as a lavish launch of its Core i7 processor in Sydney last week.

• Intel to launch first Nehalem chip today

  Intel has scheduled the launch of its first Nehalem chip for today, which is also the day several PC makers begin shipping desktops running the new processor.

• NZX delays Linux system rollout

  The New Zealand Stock Exchange has delayed the rollout of a new Linux-based settlement and clearance system to allow stockbrokers more time to bring their technology up to date.

• Ex-Intel worker indicted on trade secrets theft

  An ex-Intel employee accused of stealing US$1 billion (NZ$1.7 billion) worth of trade secrets and using them to help rival AMD was indicted in Massachusetts on Wednesday.

• Networking buy for Intel

  Intel has bought NetEffect, a network connectivity vendor that focuses on technology for server clusters, for US$8 million (NZ$13 million).

• Intel flash move

  Intel has started shipping new solid-state flash drives designed for servers, workstations and storage devices. It is partnering with Sun Microsystems in the initiative.