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Nokia, Qualcomm settle patent dispute

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:20:00 PDT

The mobile phone giant and chipmaker enter into a 15-year licensing agreement that settles all patent litigation between the two companies.

Intel storage chips point to SoC future

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:00:00 PDT

The world's largest chip company wants to build system-on-chips based on the x86 instruction set, and the first fruits of that project are set to be released.

Intel quad-core mobile chip coming: Is it overkill?

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:30:00 PDT

Intel is slated to roll out it first quad-core mobile processor in August.

Marquiss Wind Power snaps up Cirrus Technologies

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:00:00 PDT

A pair of start-ups specializing in small-scale wind turbines merge.

Click fraud harder to detect, but rate stays flat

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:38:35 PDT

Bogus clicks on ads, which can make money for Web sites but cost advertisers, were no more common in the second quarter. But click fraud is getting more sophisticated.

Pairing your cell with Bluetooth? Buyer beware

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:15:00 PDT

If a new hands-free driving law has forced you to buy a Bluetooth mobile phone headset, this advice from the U.S. government can help protect against getting "bluesnarfed."

Google App Engine sort of getting Perl support

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:46:00 PDT

Google today supports only the Python language in Google App Engine. But one Googler is working on an unofficial--so far--expansion that could use Perl, too.

Kevin Johnson to leave Microsoft for Juniper

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:32:00 PDT

No successor has been named for Johnson, who has been president of Microsoft's Platforms and Services Division and is leaving to become CEO of Juniper Networks.

Defense asks for dismissal of MySpace case

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:20:00 PDT

Lawyers for Lori Drew, a Missouri woman who allegedly harassed a 13-year-old neighbor who later killed herself, say prosecutors are using a flawed and vague law.

Accenture offers software to 'green' a business

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:45:00 PDT

Accenture's Green Technology Suite provides a diagnosis of a company's eco-friendliness.

Report: AMD will split into separate companies

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:30:00 PDT

Company representative, however, says new CEO was misquoted. But the Statesman comment isn't necessarily inaccurate, says CNET Blog Network's Brooke Crothers.

Studies: Banking Web sites, corporate computers are insecure

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:29:00 PDT

Separate studies find widespread security design flaws in bank Web sites and internal threats to corporate networks, too.

Brainstorm Tech: Getting down to business

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:12:00 PDT

Fortune's three-day Silicon Valley confab focuses on technological change and its effect--good and bad--on the business world.

iPhone vulnerable to phishing attacks

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:06:00 PDT

Researcher cites "trusted" malicious links within Mail could open phishing sites in Safari.

XM-Sirius merger heads to home stretch

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:49:00 PDT

FCC review process appears to be near a close, with a tentative deal reached between the parties, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

GreenRoad secures $3 million for driver-safety tech

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:42:00 PDT

GreenRoad Technologies provides a dashboard monitor and Web applications that tell drivers how to operate a car more safely and efficiently.

Report: Facebook growing faster than MySpace

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:29:00 PDT

MySpace still leads the U.S. social-networking market, but its more staid rival is rising fast, according to Hitwise.

Yahoo president 'looking forward' to meeting Icahn

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:26:00 PDT

In a CNBC interview, Sue Decker discusses her thoughts on working with investor activist Carl Icahn, following settlement over proxy fight.

Blogspot.com cited as the No. 1 host for malware

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:23:00 PDT

Sophos research says the anonymity of setting up a blog site plus the ability to post malicious code links in the comments section makes Google's blog site a target.

Neil Young to tech industry: You can do better

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:19:00 PDT

Singer-songwriter says the technology industry can do better than suffice with current MP3 quality.

Will Google destroy Digg or take it to the next level?

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:37:00 PDT

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