NVIDIA Postpones New Intel Chipset Development Until Next Year

From DailyTech: NVIDIA has temporarily halted development of its Nforce chipset line, as the legal issues between the graphics company and Intel continue to turn nasty.

The graphics company plans to "postpone further chipset investments," possibly until a licensing disupte with...

Intel Foresees GPGPU Viruses, Seeks Security Solution for Larrabee

From X-bit Labs: General purpose computing on graphics processing units (GPGPU) is a highly-discussed topic these days. Thanks to multi-core architecture, GPUs can process multi-threaded tasks much more rapidly than central processing units. But while GPGPU technologies provide a...

AMD Hires Ex-Qimonda Chief Operating Officer

From X-bit Labs: In a rather surprising move, Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday announced the appointment of Thomas Seifert as chief financial officer. Prior to AMD, Mr. Seifert served as CFO in Qimonda, now insolvent maker of dynamic random access memory. Mr. Seifert succeeds...

IBM faces DOJ antitrust inquiry on mainframes

From InfoWorld: IBM is facing an antitrust inquiry from the U.S. Department of Justice for recent actions the company has taken in the mainframe computer market, according to the trade group that filed the complaint.

The DOJ has begun issuing formal requests for information related...

Motorola No Longer on LiMo Foundation Board

From PC World: Motorola is so focused on Android that it has dropped its board seat on the LiMo Foundation, the mobile Linux group it helped found.

Christy Wyatt, vice president of software applications and ecosystems at Motorola, quietly mentioned on Tuesday that she is no longer...

Twitter on the verge of big search deals?

From CNET News.com: Are Microsoft and Google hoping to get into Twitter's treasure trove of real-time information? Yes, says Kara Swisher of AllThingsD, citing sources who indicate that the two companies are separately in talks with Twitter about data licensing deals.

This would...

Dell May Bring Android Smartphone to U.S. with AT&T

From DailyTech: Dell is the second largest computer maker on the planet and is always looking for new avenues to maximize revenue and gain new marketshare. The company has reportedly been working on smartphones for a long time in preparation to enter into the market. The Dell...

Ballmer Plays Downplays Role of Windows 7 on Increased PC Sales

From DailyTech: Microsoft and much of the technology world is preparing for the October 22 launch of Windows 7. The operating system is perhaps the most important that Microsoft has ever offered with it replacing Vista, one of the most maligned OS'.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer...

FCC Chief Praises Wireless Industry

From DailyTech: AT&T is a source of angst and ire for many users who are on its network. As the exclusive iPhone provider in the U.S., the company has a group of the most prolific mobile media consumers on a network that has been synonymous with bandwidth problems, dropped calls...

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