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AMD signs x86 licensing agreements in China

AMD signs x86 licensing agreements in China

Advanced Micro Deviceshas signed agreements with the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology and Peking University to license AMD x86 microprocessor design technology.
Staff Writers Oct 25 2005, 11:00AM Hardware
Apple faces lawsuit over iPod screen scratches

Apple faces lawsuit over iPod screen scratches

Apple Computer faced a lawsuit that alleged the company knew its nano portable music player was defective but still decided to press on with the product's release last month.
Staff Writers Oct 25 2005, 9:46AM Hardware
Could rising iPod sales hurt Apple's margins?

Could rising iPod sales hurt Apple's margins?

Apple Computer has a runaway hit with its market-leading iPod digital music player, but could the device's success actually hurt the company's profitability over the longer haul?
Duncan Martell Oct 24 2005, 2:30PM Hardware
RIM loses latest NTP ruling, risks US shutdown

RIM loses latest NTP ruling, risks US shutdown

Research in Motion moved closer on Friday to an injunction that could halt US sales of its popular BlackBerry wireless device after it lost a bid to suspend a patent case against it.
Jeffrey Hodgson Oct 24 2005, 2:00PM Hardware
Munich prosecutors investigating Infineon's ex-CEO

Munich prosecutors investigating Infineon's ex-CEO

Munich prosecutors confirmed on Saturday a report that they were investigating Infineon's ex-chief executive Ulrich Schumacher as part of an ongoing probe into a corruption affair at the German chipmaker.
Staff Writers Oct 24 2005, 11:30AM Hardware
Warner Bros joins Blu-ray camp

Warner Bros joins Blu-ray camp

Scoring another point for Sony in a war over new DVD formats, Warner Bros Entertainment this week has said it would release high-definition movies in the Blu-ray format backed by a group led by Sony.
Sue Zeidler Oct 21 2005, 4:11PM Hardware
High-tech fair shows China bopping up value chain

High-tech fair shows China bopping up value chain

Music pumps, lasers flash and women with antler-like hairdos and white vinyl skirts strike poses on a stage to advertise, not the latest fashions, but new mobile phones.
John Ruwitch Oct 21 2005, 10:30AM Hardware
Samsung, Sharp see LCD TV market of 100 mln in 2010

Samsung, Sharp see LCD TV market of 100 mln in 2010

Senior executives from Samsung Electronics and Sharp this week said the global LCD TV market will balloon to 100 million units in 2010 from an estimated 20 million in 2005 as prices continue to fall.
Staff Writers Oct 20 2005, 2:30PM Hardware
HP requests Blu-ray to add technologies

HP requests Blu-ray to add technologies

Hewlett-Packard, the world's number two computer maker, this week asked the makers of Blu-ray, a new DVD format backed by a group led by Sony, to include two technologies currently supported by a rival format.
Staff Writers Oct 20 2005, 12:30PM Hardware
Fujitsu PC set for further growth at new site

Fujitsu PC set for further growth at new site

Fujitsu PC Australia has moved to bigger, brighter premises after approximately tripling local revenues over the last three and a half years.
Fleur Doidge Oct 20 2005, 11:40AM Hardware
Forrester declares Blu-Ray winner in DVD format war

Forrester declares Blu-Ray winner in DVD format war

Technology group Forrester Research has declared Blu-Ray, a new DVD format backed by electronics makers led by Sony, as the winner in a heated battle over next-generation DVD technology.
Sue Zeidler Oct 20 2005, 9:00AM Hardware
ComputerCORP buys CES Computers

ComputerCORP buys CES Computers

National reseller ComputerCORP has acquired Canberra-based computer equipment and networking services reseller CES Computers for an undisclosed amount.
Byron Connolly Oct 19 2005, 4:00PM Hardware
Seagate net jumps on laptops, consumer electronics

Seagate net jumps on laptops, consumer electronics

Seagate Technology, the largest US hard-disk drive maker, on Tuesday posted quarterly profit five times earnings a year earlier amid growing demand for notebook computers and consumer electronics such as Microsoft upcoming Xbox 360 gaming console.
Staff Writers Oct 19 2005, 3:31PM Hardware
Emerson adds regional support

Emerson adds regional support

Powerline products vendor Emerson Network Power has added regional telephone and email support to its local support offering from Australasian engineers and branch offices.
Staff Writers Oct 19 2005, 3:07PM Collaboration
LG Elec targets US$6.7 bln Indian sales in 2010

LG Elec targets US$6.7 bln Indian sales in 2010

LG Electronics is targeting US$6.7 billion annual sales in India in 2010, an executive at the South Korean appliance maker told an investors' meeting on Tuesday.
Staff Writers Oct 19 2005, 1:30PM Hardware
Dell eyes Czech Rep or Poland for new plant: paper

Dell eyes Czech Rep or Poland for new plant: paper

Dell, the world's largest personal computer maker, wants to build a new factory in either the Czech Republic or neighbouring Poland, a Czech newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Staff Writers Oct 19 2005, 12:30PM Hardware
Computers donated by South Korea stolen in Iraq

Computers donated by South Korea stolen in Iraq

Armed Iraqis stole millions of dollars worth of personal computers and internet equipment donated by South Korea while it was being transported near Baghdad late last month, according to a South Korean official.
Staff Writers Oct 19 2005, 10:00AM Hardware
LG Elec Q3 net profit halves, outlook brighter

LG Elec Q3 net profit halves, outlook brighter

South Korean appliance maker LG Electronics Inc reported a worse-than-expected 48.5 percent drop in third-quarter net profit on squeezed margins in mobile phones and a falling earnings from its flat screen joint venture.
Rhee So-eui Oct 18 2005, 3:57PM Hardware
IBM net dips, but results beat forecasts

IBM net dips, but results beat forecasts

IBM, the world's largest computer company, on Monday posted a dip in quarterly net profit, but results topped Wall Street expectations as revenue from consulting grew for a second straight quarter.
Philipp Gollner Oct 18 2005, 1:53PM Hardware
Apple faces hard time wooing Hollywood to new iPod

Apple faces hard time wooing Hollywood to new iPod

Apple Computer chief Steve Jobs faces a far tougher task wooing film and television producers to create shows for the new video iPod than he did in the music industry as many questions remain over content and pricing, industry executives say.
Bob Tourtellotte Oct 18 2005, 11:30AM Hardware

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