Ministers have given a concession over what critics claimed were draconian powers which would enable them to crack down on online copyright infringement. A clause in the Digital Economy Bill would have allowed ministers to amend existing laws on online piracy without the need for further legislation. Google and Facebook were among firms to complain [...]

YOKKAICHI, JAPAN Toshiba Corp, Japans biggest chipmaker, before-mentioned on Wednesday it would form a new partnership with SanDisk Corp to work its latest NAND flash memory plant in Yokkaichi, western Japan. SanDisk, the universes top maker of flash memory cards, is a production sharer at Toshibas existing plants. It said it would provide half of [...]

TOKYO, JAPAN Dell Inc, the worlds third-largest PC maker, has filed a lawsuit against Sharp Corp, Hitachi Ltd, Toshiba Corp and two other companies for alleged price fixing of LCD displays. Dell filed the suit at a U. S. district court in San Francisco on Friday against the group of five firms, which also includes [...]

Microsoft is still most closely associated with its desktop software Windows, Office etc, but on Thursday CEO Steve Ballmer said Microsoft was “betting our company” on the cloud. About 70% of Microsoft employees are working on cloud-related projects right now; that figure will reach 90% within a year, he said. Ballmers remarks made during an [...]

Agency earns Excellence in Communications Award for its effective use of digital communications to streamline its permit renewal process, save money and eliminate the need for employees to manage and maintain email distribution lists. Saint Paul, MN PRWEB February 21, 2011 the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources WDNR has been awarded the Excellence in Communication [...]

Theres a to a high degree good reason why chip firms are important financial bellwethers in the tech perseverance the world runs on chips. They are found in everything from a phone to a car. So granting that they are selling well, that means other goods are selling. The cut ~s from sector was among [...]

Network World Its not being advertised as Wi-Fi testing for dummies, but in a sense thats part of the thinking behind Fluke Networks cool hand-held radio troubleshooter. The AirCheck Wi-Fi Tester looks like an over-sized DVD controller with display screen to help network technicians who arent radio frequency RF engineers quickly diagnose a range of [...]

IDG News Service Chip giant Intel, a major backer of the movement to provide mobile WiMax wireless broadband to Internet users around the world, expects the next major release of the technology to be deployed starting in 2012, an executive said Tuesday. “Standards work will be completed by the end of this year,” said Rama [...]

IDG News Service Googles new Apps Marketplace could give a significant boost to Web-based communication and collaboration software for businesses by creating a wide-ranging yet integrated virtual suite of heterogeneous cloud applications. With Google Apps at the center of the galaxy of marketplace applications, businesses can craft a custom collaboration and communication suite featuring single [...]

Chip maker Intel has seen fourth quarter profit soar as the personal computer market started shrugging off the effects of the recession. Computer orders were up sharply during the quarter, which was good news for Intel, which dominates the personal computer microchip. Sales climbed 29% to $10.6bn £6.5bn, beating analysts outlook of $10.2bn. Investors look [...]