Microsoft revamps browser ballot as EU antitrust deal nears

From InfoWorld: Microsoft has revamped the browser ballot screen demanded by European Union antitrust regulators and may get final approval as early as Dec. 15, a source familiar with the case told Computerworld today.

As first reported Thursday by the Bloomberg news service...

Lawsuit Alleges Palm Pre Violates Copyright

From PC World: Artifex Software is suing Palm over the PDF (Portable Document Format) viewer in Palm's Pre smartphone, it said on Thursday.

Artifex alleges that Palm has copied Artifex's PDF rendering engine, called muPDF, and integrated it into the Palm Pre's PDF viewer application...

Microsoft to plug critical IE hole targeted by exploit code

From CNET News.com: Microsoft said on Thursday that it will offer six updates for 12 vulnerabilities next week including a critical hole in Internet Explorer that affects Windows 7 and other current versions of the operating system for which exploit code has been released.

Late last...

Sony unveils online plan for recovery

From CNET News.com: Sony's chief executive, Howard Stringer, has a grand idea: an all-in-one online network that pipes Sony's films, music, games, and other content to its TVs, Walkmans and PlayStation game machines.

In an interview on Thursday with reporters, Stringer promised to...

Intel Demonstrates 48-Core Single-Chip Cloud Computer

From DailyTech: Intel has repeatedly stated that it believes the future of computing lies in many-core CPUs. The company will be releasing its six-core Gulftown chip based on 32nm Westmere technology next year, and it is still working on its Larabee many-core GPU.

Several years ago...

AMD: Our Goal Is to Control 100% of AMD-Compatible Chipset Market

From X-bit Labs: The head of Advanced Micro Devices products group – Rick Bergman – has confirmed that the company’s ultimate goal is to control 100% of AMD-compatible core-logic market.

For years Advanced Micro Devices has said that one of the advantages its central processing...

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