In an unusual step for the news media, three journalists whose private phone records were scrutinized by investigators working for Hewlett-Packard intend to sue the company for invasion of privacy. The dispute stems from an Continue reading “Journalists intend to sue HP over surveillance”.…more
A record 18,000 people took off their clothes to pose for U.S. photographic artist Spencer Tunick on Sunday in Mexico City’s Zocalo square, the heart of the ancient Aztec empire. Tunick, who has raised eyebrows Continue reading “18,000 Mexicans strip for Tunick photo shoot”.…more
Asetek announced today that they have signed a three year manufacturing contract with one of the most respected thermal cooling suppliers in the computer market; Asia Vital Components (AVC). After spending a lot of time Continue reading “Asetek signs manufacturing contract with AVC”.…more
Digg.com, a Web site that lets anyone post and rank news stories, found that out this week when its members revolted over what they saw as an effort to censor them. It began when Digg.com’s Continue reading “Digg Users Unite And Rebel”.…more
Hewlett-Packard and Nanolithosolutions say they have a machine that will let semiconductor manufacturers produce chips sporting wires measuring a few atoms wide. And the device takes only a few minutes to install. The machine is Continue reading “HP touts new mold for the chip industry”.…more
IBM laid off 1,315 U.S. workers from its global services division on Tuesday, a union group under the Communications Workers of America said Tuesday. The world’s largest technology company also released an unknown number of Continue reading “IBM lays off 1,315 workers”.…more
Major Taiwan-based motherboard makers recently announced their financial results for the first quarter of 2007 with Asustek leading Micro-Star International (MSI), Gigabyte Technology and Elitegroup Computer System (ECS) in terms of earnings per share (EPS). Continue reading “Asustek leads motherboard makers in 1Q EPS”.…more
Hynix Semiconductor today announced it has received validation on its DDR3 memory components and modules from Intel. The newly-validated DDR3 products are 1Gb DDR3 SDRAM component manufactured on 80nm process technology, 1GB 2GB DDR3 Unbuffered-DIMMs. Continue reading “Hynix receives DDR3 validation from Intel”.…more