Failing to buy Emulex, Broadcom sues

From InfoWorld: Broadcom filed a patent infringement suit against networking company Emulex on Monday, just months after abandoning a nearly year-long effort to buy the company.

Broadcom on Monday filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California alleging...

Microsoft: Word legal foe paints cockeyed tale

From InfoWorld: Microsoft called the claim by Canadian developer i4i Inc. that it plotted to drive the company out of business "distorted," and "a breathless tale" that was not supported by the evidence, according to a court documents.

At the least, Microsoft told the U.S. Court of...

Logitech Intros Portable Lapdesk N315

From PC World: Logitech on Tuesday announced the Portable Lapdesk N315, a lightweight, compact laptop desk designed to keep both your lap and your notebook cool over extended use.

At 14.4 inches wide, 10.2 inches deep, and 0.4 inches thick, and weighing less than 2 pounds, the N315...

Lenovo Unveils Multi-touch X200 and T400s Notebooks

From DailyTech:
Lenovo has announced new multi-touch tablet notebooks today called the ThinkPad x200 Tablet PC and the ThinkPad T400s laptop. The X200 also has a new option for a super bright optional screen that can be viewed in the sun. The X200 tablet is aimed at those who work...

Zune HD Lanches Today, Brings Zune 4.0 Software

From DailyTech: Today is the big day for fans of Microsoft's Zune -- the Zune HD is launching and new details about the device, and the software behind the scenes has turned up with the official launch. The new Zune 4.0 software to go along with the Zune HD player is now ready to...

Intel Set for Big Announcements at IDF

From DailyTech: Intel's annual Developers Forum is set to start on September 14 in San Francisco. PCMag reports that Intel is will announce at the show that it has begun manufacturing on its 32nm process for its Core CPU line. The line of CPUs is known under the codename Westmere...

Microsoft hopes to turn it around with Zune HD

From CNET News.com: Microsoft will take another swipe at the iPod on Wednesday when it launches the latest version of the Zune media player.

After three years and untold millions spent on the line, Microsoft's hopes of cutting into iPod's big lead are now on the Zune HD, with its 3...

Voice chat coming to Facebook

From CNET News.com: Look out, Facebook users: Here comes voice chat.
Sometime in the next few weeks, the social network's tens of millions of users will begin to be able to have high-quality voice conversations, even as its third-party developers are able to start including voice in...

$358 Million Jury Verdict Against Microsoft Overturned

From DailyTech: Microsoft is once again making headlines in a high-profile patent infringement case. This time the patent infringement case in question is the long-running legal proceedings between Microsoft and Alcatel-Lucent.
The case in question has to do with a $358 million...

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