Intel May Want to Acquire Imagination Technologies

From X-bit Labs: Intel said that through its wholly owned subsidiary Intel Capital Corporation, has acquired a further 934,422 shares in Imagination Technologies Group through its adviser UBS resulting in an aggregate holding of 6,934,422 shares in Imagination Technologies Group...

Google unveils new desktop Docs gadget

From InfoWorld: Google has added a new feature to enable users to find and access their Google documents straight from the desktop.

Dubbed Google Docs Gadget for the Desktop, the new tool is the new big brother to the Docs gadget in Gmail, according to Google Product Manager Ronald...

EA to offer 'Spore' DRM-free

From CNET News.com: Starting Monday, Electronics Arts will sell its popular video game Spore free of any digital rights management restrictions. It's part of a slew of titles which EA will offer on Valve's Steam distribution platform, according to a report by Ars Technica. Besides...

HP Releases Free Photo Printing App for iPhone, iPod touch

From DailyTech: There are more than a few features that are missing from Apple's iPhone (and its iPod touch sibling) including native copy & paste abilities, landscape view for emails, the ability to sync via Wi-Fi, and non-neutered Bluetooth functionality. One of the less requested...

LG Shuffles Executives, Restructures Divisions

From ChannelWeb: LG Electronics has reorganized its four major units and top brass to put what the vendor called greater emphasis on business solutions.

What that means, according to a statement from LG released late Friday, is that LG's four business units will become five. Under...

Portugal joins Qimonda bail-out worth $450 million

From EETimes.com: Struggling memory maker Qimonda AG announced Sunday (Dec. 21) that is has arranged a 325 million euro (about $450 million) financing package. In return, Qimonda has promised to continue to develop its R&D and manufacturing sites in Porto, Portugal and Dresden...

Microsoft explains how it missed critical IE bug

From InfoWorld: Microsoft Corp.'s developers missed a critical bug in Internet Explorer because they weren't properly trained and didn't have the right testing tools, a noted proponent of the company's secure code development process acknowledged last week.

The bug, which Microsoft...

Microsoft Extends XP Shipments Until May

From PCWorld: Microsoft is giving system builders several more months to get Windows XP for their custom PCs, ensuring XP will be out in the marketplace until almost the scheduled release of Windows 7 in early 2010.

Microsoft confirmed Monday that it is offering a "flexible...

As Intel ships 160GB SSD, pricing nags buyers

From CNET News.com: Intel is now shipping 160GB solid-state drives as it vies with Samsung and Toshiba to deliver high-capacity SSDs that rival hard-disk drives in capacity. Price, however, remains a big obstacle for many consumers.

Intel said Monday that it will add 160GB versions...

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