Hitachi Ltd said on Tuesday it is withdrawing from the home personal-computer business amid sluggish sales, the latest move by a Japanese electronics group to trim struggling operations. Hitachi ranked eighth in Japan’s PC market Continue reading “Hitachi pulls out of home PCs”.…more
AT&T filed a lawsuit against VoIP provider Vonage on Friday seeking damages for alleged patent infringement. In a filing with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, AT&T alleged that Vonage wilfully Continue reading “AT&T sues Vonage for Patent Infringement”.…more
While Asustek Computer is optimistic about the outlook of the motherboard market for the fourth quarter, Gigabyte Technology and Micro-Star International (MSI) have a more conservative attitude, according to the companies. Asustek has not heard Continue reading “Motherboard makers hold different views on 4Q outlook”.…more
Nvidia’s stock rose to a record after Thomas Weisel Partners boosted its profit estimates for the world’s second-largest producer of computer-graphics chips because of growing demand for personal computers. Nvidia shares gained $2.82, or 7.7 Continue reading “Nvidia stock sets record”.…more
While Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is introducing 45nm to practical production, TSMC said it will move forward to the development of next-generation process nodes, which include 32nm and 22nm, with pilot runs of the Continue reading “TSMC – 45nm now ready for production”.…more
Best Buy Co. said Wednesday it has stopped selling analog televisions and pulled all remaining stock from its shelves, signalling the end of an era as consumers increasingly move toward digital products with flat-panel and Continue reading “Best Buy stops selling analog TVs”.…more
Intel Corp. has announced at this week’s Intel Developer Forum in Taiwan extended lifecycle support for the Intel Q35 Express chipset for embedded and communications applications requiring graphics. The Q35 chipset allows a 50 percent Continue reading “Intel Q35 chipset supports embedded systems”.…more