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Groups sue California over minors video game ban

Groups sue California over minors video game ban

Two industry trade groups sued the state of California on Monday after the state passed a law barring the sale of violent video games to minors.
Staff Writers Oct 18 2005, 11:00AM Software
Palm, BlackBerry-maker sign licensing agreement

Palm, BlackBerry-maker sign licensing agreement

Palm, which makes the Treo smart phone, and Research In Motion, the maker of the wireless BlackBerry messaging device, have announced a licensing agreement.
Staff Writers Oct 18 2005, 10:30AM Software
ShadowRAM: Vroom vroom! Kutteh takes Porsche

ShadowRAM: Vroom vroom! Kutteh takes Porsche

The folks at printer vendor Kyocera have announced the first winner of their Porsche Boxster promotion.
Staff Writers Oct 18 2005, 9:42AM Collaboration
Microchip tool industry could consolidate: Cadence

Microchip tool industry could consolidate: Cadence

Companies that make software for microchip design are likely to consolidate to boost efficiency in serving semiconductor makers, according to Silicon Valley-based Cadence Design Systems.
Staff Writers Oct 17 2005, 4:00PM Hardware
Skype sees Microsoft, Yahoo, AOL as main threats

Skype sees Microsoft, Yahoo, AOL as main threats

Internet phone-calling phenomenon Skype, which was bought by online auction company eBay for almost US$4 billion, said it sees computer giant Microsoft as one of its biggest potential rivals.
Staff Writers Oct 17 2005, 3:30PM Mobility
EA, Spielberg to develop three new video games

EA, Spielberg to develop three new video games

Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg and Electronic Arts, the world's biggest video game publisher, are teaming up to develop three original video game titles.
Staff Writers Oct 17 2005, 2:03PM Software
Apple names Tim Cook chief operating officer

Apple names Tim Cook chief operating officer

Apple Computer, maker of the iPod digital music player and Macintosh computer, has named Tim Cook as chief operating officer and said iPod division head Jon Rubinstein would retire.
Staff Writers Oct 17 2005, 12:05PM Hardware
Microsoft, Nigeria fight email scammers

Microsoft, Nigeria fight email scammers

Microsoft has announced an anti-fraud partnership with Nigeria, the country of origin for some of the internet's most notorious email scams.
Staff Writers Oct 17 2005, 10:15AM Security
EBay completes acquisition of Skype

EBay completes acquisition of Skype

EBay has completed its acquisition of internet-based telephone services firm Skype, paying US$2.5 billion plus up to US$1.4 billion in potential performance-based consideration.
Staff Writers Oct 17 2005, 10:00AM Collaboration
Siemens denies report it is mulling buying Nortel

Siemens denies report it is mulling buying Nortel

German engineering conglomerate Siemens denied a newspaper report on Friday that it was considering buying Canadian telecoms equipment firm Nortel Networks.
Staff Writers Oct 17 2005, 9:30AM Collaboration
Google, Comcast talks on AOL progressing: sources

Google, Comcast talks on AOL progressing: sources

Talks for Google and Comcast to buy a minority stake in Time Warner Inc.'s America Online are progressing, sources close to the matter said on Thursday, even as a top Time Warner executive declined to confirm the negotiations.
Staff Writers Oct 14 2005, 2:06PM Collaboration
New gadget to make theft of mobile phones harder

New gadget to make theft of mobile phones harder

Finnish scientists have invented a device to make it harder to steal mobile phones and laptops by enabling them to detect changes in their owner's walking style and then freeze to prevent unauthorised use.
Staff Writers Oct 14 2005, 11:00AM Security
LG Electronics expects home appliance growth

LG Electronics expects home appliance growth

South Korea's LG Electronics is targeting a 20 percent increase in sales at its home appliances unit next year and aims to nearly double its air-con sales by 2007, a senior executive said on Thursday.
Staff Writers Oct 14 2005, 10:30AM Hardware
Digital music player sales seen up sharply by 2009

Digital music player sales seen up sharply by 2009

Global sales of digital music players are expected to jump to nearly one billion units a year in 2009, driven by consumers' desire for the pocket-sized devices and falling costs for flash memory components.
Staff Writers Oct 14 2005, 9:30AM Hardware
Three indicted in US bust of pirated CDs

Three indicted in US bust of pirated CDs

A US federal grand jury indicted three men on Wednesday in what prosecutors are calling the largest bust of pirated CDs in US history.
Staff Writers Oct 13 2005, 4:35PM Security
Hynix profit tops forecasts on flash chip demand

Hynix profit tops forecasts on flash chip demand

South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor has posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit, helped by stable memory chip prices and soaring demand for flash chips, but the outlook appears shaky in 2006.
Staff Writers Oct 13 2005, 2:35PM Hardware
Google, Comcast in talks to invest in AOL

Google, Comcast in talks to invest in AOL

Google and Comcast are in "serious discussions" to buy a minority stake in Time Warner's America Online, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
Staff Writers Oct 13 2005, 12:30PM Software
Apple unveils new video iPod

Apple unveils new video iPod

Apple Computer has unveiled a version of its market-leading iPod that also plays videos and increased the iMac computer's ability to act as a home entertainment hub by adding a remote control.
Staff Writers Oct 13 2005, 9:00AM Hardware
Tata Consultancy Q2 net up 20.5 percent, above forecast

Tata Consultancy Q2 net up 20.5 percent, above forecast

Tata Consultancy Services, India's top software services company, reported on Tuesday its quarterly net profit rose a better-than-expected 20.5 percent on rising outsourcing of IT services by overseas clients.
Staff Writers Oct 12 2005, 3:30PM Finance
Intel unveils first-ever dual-core Xeon chip

Intel unveils first-ever dual-core Xeon chip

Intel has unveiled its first microprocessors for server computers that put two cores, or processors, on a single chip, aiming to close a gap with smaller rival Advanced Micro Devices.
Staff Writers Oct 11 2005, 2:28PM Hardware

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