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Intel and Nvidia appear to be negotiating a settlement to their legal disputes, according to reports. The two companies, which traded legal accusations over licensing issues in 2009, were scheduled to go to trial Dec. 6, but asked a court in Delaware for a postponement while they worked on reaching a settlement. The postponemenet would […]

Network, systems, applications and security management software solutions provider ManageEngine announced the release of ServiceDesk Plus version 8.0, an updated generation of the company’s ITIL-ready help desk application. ServiceDesk Plus v8.0 offers a host of new features including a service catalog, enhanced asset management, automation of common help desk processes, multiple Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) […]

Motorola has announced that its planned separation into two companies will occur Jan. 4, despite hopes of completing the transition by year’s end. The company will separate its consumer side, which makes products such as the successful Droid and Droid 2 smartphones, from a side that sells enterprise equipment. Greg Brown will be the co-CEO […]

Contributions from wireless companies to the Linux operating system have increased rapidly, underlining the success of the open source software platform in smartphones, a report from the Linux Foundation said. The report, to be unveiled later on Wednesday, shows the role of traditional top contributors – Red Hat, Novell and IBM — is slightly decreasing, […]

U.S. telecommunications regulators plan to tackle contentious Internet traffic rules intended to prohibit broadband providers from blocking or slowing some traffic. The Federal Communications Commission announced on Wednesday a tentative agenda for its next meeting on December 21,that included an order to adopt regulations "to preserve the open Internet as a platform for innovation, investment, […]

Shares in Research In Motion jumped more than 5 percent on Tuesday morning after an analyst praised its new QNX operating system as flexible, portable and likely to be integrated into its smartphones faster than expected. A Chinese consumer service and the global popularity of its BlackBerry Messenger texting service are boosting RIM’s international growth […]

The evidence continues to grow that enterprises are convinced that cloud computing is a viable way forward for IT in the future. IDG Research Services surveyed chief technology officers, chief information officers and IT managers on a global basis and reported that 75 percent of companies either currently employ enterprise-grade cloud computing solutions or plan […]

BARCELONA, Spain — As HP places its stake deeper into the software business with its new Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) 11 offering, the company also is making a stronger play with its services component, branching into the cloud and beefing up its security solutions. HP announced its new ALM 11 software suite at the HP […]

Hewlett-Packard was the world’s top server vendor in the third quarter as x86-based systems continued to drive growth in the space, according to market research firm Gartner. In a report issued Nov. 29, HP garnered 32.1 percent of the revenue market share — generating in more than $3.9 billion during those three months — and […]

Nov 26 (Reuters) – Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) is expanding the size of its Cupertino, California, home base, acquiring nearby facilities from computer pioneer and competitor Hewlett Packard Co (NYSE:HPQ). The offices will give the maker of the iPhone more room for its employees as the company continues to grow, said Apple spokesman Steve Dowling. "We […]

Nov 28 (Reuters) – Acer (TW:2353), now the world’s second-largest PC vendor, hopes to clinch the top spot from rival HP (NYSE:HPQ) next year, the Taiwanese company’s chief executive told a Swiss newspaper on Sunday. "If the mobile world continues to grow, we will necessarily replace HP as the world’s biggest computer-maker," CEO Gianfranco Lanci […]

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 22 (Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co (NYSE:HPQ) raised fiscal 2011 results forecasts and a solid debut by new CEO Leo Apotheker calmed investors nervous about his vision, sending the technology company’s shares up 3 percent. Strong commercial computer, server and storage sales spurred better-than-expected quarterly results for HP, easing fears that the No. […]