ITC to investigate Nvidia complaint over Samsung phones, tablets

From PC World: The U.S. International Trade Commission, the country's top trade court, is launching an investigation into allegations by Nvidia that several Samsung cellphones and tablet PCs contain graphics technology that infringes on its patents.

The ITC's move is in response to a complaint...

Symantec may split into separate security and storage businesses

From PC World: Taking a cue from Hewlett-Packard and eBay, Symantec is said to be in talks to carve out the company into two entities.

One of the entities will focus on storage while the other will address the security business, reported Bloomberg, citing people who asked not to be identified...

Samsung expects 60 percent drop in profit for Q3 2014

From CNET: Three months after warning that the second half of 2014 would "remain a challenge," Samsung announced Monday it expects a decline of nearly 60 percent in its operating profit for the third quarter of 2014, its fourth straight quarterly drop.

The South Korean electronics giant said it...

HP Launches $279, 10 Plus Tablet Running Android 4.4.2

From DailyTech: Hewlett-Packard announced earlier this morning that it is splitting into two companies: HP Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise. The company also has a quieter announcement on tap for today — a new tablet.

With the crazy amount of tablets that get released on a yearly basis, HP’s...

Apple signals Oct. 21 as OS X Yosemite launch date

From InfoWorld: Apple signaled that it will ship OS X Yosemite on Oct. 21; it has scheduled its third-quarter earnings call for the day before.

Although Apple has not yet officially revealed the launch date for Yosemite -- which is also identified as OS X 10.10 -- the earnings call on Monday, Oct...

Sharp's LCD-challenging MEMS display coming in 2015

From PC World: Sharp is close to commercializing its first product that uses a MEMS display—a new type of flat-panel display that boasts deeper and richer colors than traditional LCD screens and lower power consumption.

The screen was developed over the last three years with Qualcomm subsidiary...

Samsung to spend nearly $15 billion on chip plant

From CNET: Samsung Electronics has announced its plans to spend 15.6 trillion won (about $14.7 billion) to construct a new chip plant in South Korea.

The South Korean electronics giant said construction will begin next year in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, with the plant set to open in 2017...

It’s Official: HP to Split Into Two Business Units

From DailyTech: Over the weekend The Wall Street Journal reported that Hewlett-Packard would split into to separate business, and the company today made that news official.

HP’s PC and printer division will be named HP Inc. and will have Dion Weisler as CEO. By splitting the business divisions, HP...

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