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Intel and AMD settle legal rows
Intel and AMD settle legal rows
US chip maker Intel has agreed to pay rival AMD $1.25bn as part of a deal to settle all outstanding legal disputes between the two companies.
The two firms said the settlement covered all anti-trust litigation and patent disputes.
"While the relationship between the two companies has been difficult in the past, this agreement ends the legal disputes," the two firms said.
AMD's shares jumped by as much as 23% following the announcement.
Full story : HERE
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HP in deal to buy 3Com for $2.7bn
HP in deal to buy 3Com for $2.7bn
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has announced it is to buy network systems maker 3Com in a deal worth $2.7bn (£1.6bn).
The deal is expected to be completed in the first half of 2010, subject to regulatory approval, the California-based personal computer giant said.
It added that the deal will allow the firm to combine servers, storage, networking, management and services.
The firm also reported preliminary quarterly profits that beat analysts' expectations, despite a fall in sales.
Full story : HERE
Microsoft disconnects Xbox gamers
Microsoft disconnects Xbox gamers
Thousands of gamers may have been cut off from Microsoft's online gaming service Xbox Live for modifying their consoles to play pirated games.
Online reports suggest that as many as 600,000 gamers may have been affected.
Microsoft confirmed that it had banned a "small percentage" of the 20 million Xbox Live users worldwide.
Microsoft said that modifying an Xbox 360 console "violates" the service's "terms of use" and would result in a player being disconnected.
"All consumers should know that piracy is illegal and that modifying their Xbox 360 console to play pirated discs violates the Xbox Live terms of use, will void their warranty and result in a ban from Xbox Live," Microsoft has said in a statement.
"The health of the video game business depends on customers paying for the genuine products and services they receive from manufacturers, retailers, and the third parties that support them."...
Computer for the elderly launched
Computer for the elderly launched
A new computer aimed at people aged over 60 who are unfamiliar with PCs and the internet has been unveiled.
The simplified desktop - called SimplicITy - has just six buttons directing users to basic tasks such as e-mail and chat.
The computer comes pre-loaded with 17 video tutorials from television presenter Valerie Singleton
More than 6 million people over the age of 65 have never used the internet, according to government figures.
Full story : HERE
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, says UK IT innovation needs to be nurtured
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, says UK IT innovation needs to be nurtured
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, says that UK IT innovation needs to be nurtured if the profession is to reach its full potential and the UK is to compete on a global scale. The lack of a Silicon Valley in the UK means that budding entrepreneurs in the field of Information Technology are at a disadvantage to their American counterparts.
In order to highlight the need, the Institute will take part in this years Lord Mayors Show on Saturday 14 November. The Institute hopes that its presence at the City of Londons iconic event will celebrate the value and importance of the IT profession, as well as showcase the increasing importance of Information Technology in the world.
This follows research commissioned earlier this year by the Institute which found that 60% of UK IT Managers believe that the UKs competitiveness could be transformed by a dedicated IT...
Cisco Breaks Down Barriers to Business-to-Business Collaboration
Cisco Breaks Down Barriers to Business-to-Business Collaboration
New Telepresence, Unified Communications, Enterprise Social-Software, and Hosted Email Technologies Facilitate Fundamental Changes to How Organizations Communicate and Collaborate
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced significant product introductions across all categories of its collaboration portfolio. The company also announced its entrance into two new markets, enterprise social software and hosted email, with the goal of bringing the collaborative power of online social communities to businesses.
The new product introductions span real-time and asynchronous collaboration applications, and collectively take advantage of the power of video and voice-based communications to help enable natural, person-to-person and business-to-business collaboration across all media and devices.
New Cisco TelePresence, Cisco Unified Communications, and Cisco WebEx solutions raise the...
North behind South in broadband penetration
North behind South in broadband penetration
A broadband divide has been revealed between the North and the South.
Research firm Point Topic has released results that 68 cities, towns and districts have high broadband penetration. But only three of these are above the line from the Wash to the Bristol Channel.
And in the south, there are only six low broadband penetration spots out of 60 nationwide.
Full story (video) : HERE
Gadget problems divide the sexes
Gadget problems divide the sexes
Men and women have different approaches to dealing with technology problems, according to a gadget helpline.
The service found that 64% of its male callers and 24% of its female callers had not read the instruction manual before ringing up.
12% of male and 7% of female customers simply needed to plug in or turn on their appliance.
The company, Gadget Helpline, surveyed 75,000 calls received between 25 September and 23 October 2009.
The helpline has 120,000 subscribers in the UK, most of whom are over the age of 35. The average age of helpline staff is 21.
Women spent 32% longer on the phone to their helpers than men - but 66% of the helpline staff preferred speaking to them, the survey found.
"There is evidence of a gender divide in technology, although a lot of it comes down to interpretation," Joanna Bawa, chartered psychologist and editor of the Usability News website, told the BBC....
Accessible Technology guide launched at BCS Inclusiv-IT-y 2009 event
Accessible Technology guide launched at BCS Inclusiv-IT-y 2009 event
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, recently hosted a one-day event to encourage and support a better understanding of making IT accessible for people with disabilities. The event, Inclusiv-IT-y 2009, showcased some of the initiatives the Institute is working on in this area. Speakers included experts from across Europe who shared their success stories, provided information on the latest developments on accessible applications, and provided insight into the latest legislation.
The event was also the platform for the launch of the Accessible Technology Guide for IT professionals, (a revised version of The IT Directors Guide to Accessible IT first published by the Information Technologists Company and sponsored by Royal Mail Group in May 2007).
Geoff McMullen, chair of the Institutes panel on inclusion said: As the professional organisation for IT, it is vital that we...
New President of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, will focus on transformation
New President of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, will focus on transformation
Elizabeth Sparrow, the new President of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, has her sights set on ensuring that the Institute achieves its vision to be a world-class organisation for IT. Elizabeths theme for the year will focus on transformation. This follows the Institutes recent announcement of a raft of new initiatives.
Elizabeth says: We have set out on a journey that will lead to a sustained period of change for the Institute through the coming year and beyond, and I will be heavily involved in projects that aim to fulfil our new mission to enable the information society. Todays economy is built on knowledge and its on our ability to process, share and manage information that our society thrives or dies.
At the heart of our activities lies a commitment to professionalism. We believe that all those working in IT and computing - practitioners,...
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