Microsoft preps Office 2010 public beta

From InfoWorld: Microsoft may launch the public beta of Office 2010 as early as next week, according to e-mail messages received Tuesday by people who have been testing the company's next application suite.

Last month, CEO Steve Ballmer promised that his company would roll out a...

Google Latitude Tracks You and Your Friends

From PC World: The company announced late on Tuesday that it's expanding the features in Google Latitude , which was officially released in February as an upgrade to Google Maps . Google Latitude not only shows the location of friends, but it can also be used to contact them via SMS...

Google's Go Is Promising, but Still in Diapers

From PC World: Google's Go could improve on existing programming languages by simplifying development without sacrificing application performance, but it will likely take years for Go to attain an established position that will allow it to have a noticeable impact.

Consequently, it...

Intel to pay AMD $1.25 billion in antitrust settlement

From CNET News.com: Intel and Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday announced a comprehensive agreement to end all outstanding legal disputes between the two chipmakers.

The pact covers both antitrust litigation and patent cross-license disputes, which have been churning since 2004...

Hewlett-Packard to Take Over 3Com For $2.7B

From DailyTech: Hewlett-Packard closed the business day on Wednesday by announcing a $2.7 billion acquisition of networking maker 3Com, as the company tries to increase its presence in China and other key foreign markets.

The deal has been approved by the board of directors of both...

Intel to Launch “Clarkdale” Chips on January 7, 2010

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. has already begun producing its next-generation “Arrandale” and “Clarkdale” processors using 32nm fabrication technology. In early December the world’s largest maker of chips will initiate shipments of its new processors in order to ensure that end-users...

TSMC Denies Huge 40nm Yield Drop

From X-bit Labs: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has denied that the yields of chips made using TSMC’s 40nm fabrication process dropped substantially recently as a consequence of the company’s problems. The firm states that the yields stayed flat.

“The 40nm yield did not...

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