From X-bit Labs: IBM and Infineon AG want to sell off Altis Semiconductor, a joint-venture between the two companies, and want to see it as an independent foundry services provider. At present IBM and Infineon are negotiating with yet another potential investor. The question is...

From X-bit Labs: Elpida Memory, the largest maker of dynamic random access memory (DRAM), in Japan, said Thursday that it had completed development of its first GDDR5 chip. Mass production of the new premium memory ICs will start in the second quarter of next year.

Elpida’s first...

From InfoWorld: Microsoft today denied that it has built a backdoor into Windows 7, a concern that surfaced yesterday after a senior NSA (National Security Agency) official testified before Congress that the agency had worked on the operating system.

"Microsoft has not and will not...

From PC World: Sony is hoping to launch its planned online content service early next year and expects it will give the company an advantage in the increasingly competitive consumer electronics market, the executive heading up the project said Friday.

"I'd like it to get off the...

From CNET News.com: Cisco is offering a free iPhone app that will allow people to get customized alerts on new security threats and other information for safe Web browsing.

The app, which will be available on Friday in the Apple iTunes store, provides information about new malware...

From CNET News.com: Adobe Systems on Saturday will be unveiling a slightly sleeker version of its Acrobat.com hosted-application service.

The site, which combines a number of tools, including word processing, PDF conversion, spreadsheets, and live Web meetings, has been reworked...

From DailyTech: A radical new day has dawned for the operating system.

Today Google finally aired its long awaited Chrome Operating System. The operating system was detailed at a press conference starting at 1 p.m. EST, and the open source code was posted online just before the...

From DailyTech: The notebook market is mostly dominated today by netbooks thanks to the poor economy and the low price of the netbooks available today. With economy picking back and Windows 7 now on the market many consumers are looking to replacing aging notebooks with new machines...

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday announced that it commenced a cash tender offer for up to $1 billion in aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 5.75% convertible senior notes due 2012. AMD intends to finance the purchase of the notes tendered in the tender...

From InfoWorld: Processor makers ARM and MIPS Technologies are both aiming to simplify and accelerate the use of netbooks, MIDs (mobile Internet devices), set-top boxes, and picture frames that run on Google's Android software platform.

Earlier this week, ARM rolled out the Solution...