It is never a good thing to see jobs being cut, but Sun Microsystems is getting ready to let 4,000 – 5,000 workers go in an attempt to save some money and turn things around. Continue reading “Sun to cut 4,000-5,000 jobs in Santa Clara”.
Swedish police have shut down a site accused of being a major source of pirated films, music and software. More than 50 law enforcement officials raided 10 locations, confiscating the computers and detaining three people. Continue reading “Police hit major BitTorrent site — ThePirateBay.org”.
Rouchon Industries, dba Swiftech, which is traded over the counter had 666 shares traded today resulting in a 97.62 percent drop for the day. It looks like two trades took place with one person dumping Continue reading “Swiftech Stock (Rouchon Inds. Inc.) Drops 98 Percent”.
In case you missed this news over the weeked Mozilla Corp. released the third alpha version of Firefox 2.0, code-named “Bon Echo,” with additions that include a built-in anti-phishing feature and suggestions for searches run Continue reading “Mozilla Launches Next Firefox 2.0 Alpha”.
Motorola needs a successor to its successful RAZR phone to hold on to market share, and BenQ Mobile is set to make gains when new products kick in, market research group Gartner said in a Continue reading “Motorola needs an heir to the RAZR and it’s not the SLVR”.
Several hedge funds continue to oppose Micron’s acquisition of Lexar Media, and recently told the companies that they plan to vote against the merger when shareholders vote on the matter Friday. Interesting twist in the Continue reading “Hedge Funds Flog Micron/Lexar Deal”.
AMD announced today the next milestone in digital entertainment with the AMD LIVE! PC – a full-featured, easy-to-use media center PC, designed to enable consumers to organize, distribute, share, and enjoy their content collection throughout Continue reading “AMD Launches AMD LIVE PCs for Pure Digital Entertainment”.
Online journalists have the same rights as traditional reporters, a Californian court has ruled. The decision was made in a case brought by Apple against a number of reporters who published information online about a Continue reading “Online journalists have the same rights as traditional reporters”.
Middle- and working-class Americans signed up for high-speed Internet access in record numbers in the past year, apparently lured by a price war among phone companies. This is good news for all of us as Continue reading “Middle class goes broadband as price falls”.
Virgin Mobile USA, a cell-phone service used mostly by teenagers and 20-somethings, said on Tuesday it was giving its customers the option to earn free calls if they view and respond to ads on their Continue reading “Virgin Mobile introduces ad-subsidized calls”.
Newegg.com, an online retailer of computer and electronic products, intends to recruit Taiwan’s second-tier IT brands for its online shopping offerings through the upcoming Computex 2006 IT trade show, according to Luke Lu, Product Management Continue reading “Newegg Keeps on Getting Bigger”.
In the growing debate over whether companies that send a steady stream of big video and other files over the Internet should pay extra for filling the pipeline, there is one group that has kept Continue reading “Superhighway toll booths have an ally: Cisco”.
Twenty-five years after the first AIDS cases emerged, scientists have confirmed that the HIV virus plaguing humans really did originate in wild chimpanzees, in a corner of Cameroon. Maybe now they can hurry and find Continue reading “Scientists trace AIDS origin to wild chimps”.
Intel’s August launch of its 64-bit dual-core Merom processors will include the high-end T7600 series and mainstream T7200 and T7400, according to sources. Of the Merom lineup, the T7600 will feature a 2.33GHz core speed Continue reading “Prices for Intel’s upcoming 64-bit Merom chips revealed”.
Advanced Micro Devices announced today that they will would invest $2.5 billion to expand its two chip-building facilities in Dresden, Germany. This is good news for AMD and Germany! AMD said Monday it intends to Continue reading “AMD to Invest $2.5 Billion in Dresden, Germany Facility”.