Apple on Tuesday started selling the Apple TV, the wireless set-top box designed to show video downloaded from the iTunes store on the living-room television. The device has a 40GB hard drive that is able Continue reading “Apple TV Goes On Sale – $299”.…more
John Backus, whose development of the Fortran programming language in the 1950s changed how people interacted with computers and paved the way for modern software, has died. He was 82. Backus’ early work at IBM Continue reading “Computing pioneer John Backus dies – Fortran”.…more
Micron Technology today officially opened a new manufacturing facility in Xi’an, China. The facility, Micron’s first manufacturing facility in China, is designed for assembly and test operations for Micron’s semiconductor products, including DRAM, NAND flash Continue reading “Micron opens new testing and packaging facility in China”.…more
Fujitsu Computer Systems has introduced pen-enabled notebooks with solid state drives (SSDs). The LifeBook P1610 and LifeBook B6210 ultra-portables will offer an option for an SSD, an NAND flash-based replacement for traditional hard disk drives Continue reading “Fujitsu offers SSDs in LifeBook notebooks”.…more
Motorola chief Ed Zander’s sudden schedule change fuels speculation that the company is preparing a deal with Palm. Zander was scheduled to give a keynote speech at the CTIA Wireless industry conference next week in Continue reading “Is Motorola Preparing a Deal with Palm?”.…more
Qualcomm lightened its legal load with a mutual agreement to drop some patent cases with Broadcom, but faces a new claim in Europe from Nokia. Qualcomm and Nokia have been sniping at one another over Continue reading “Nokia Sues Qualcomm Over Patent Dispute”.…more