Advanced Micro Devices gained share in worldwide processor shipments at the expense of rival Intel during the fourth quarter of 2009, IDC said in a study released on Tuesday.

Apple on Monday reported growth in revenue and net income for the first fiscal quarter of 2010, buoyed by strong iPhone and Mac shipments.

A chipgyártó hosszú idő óta először nyereséges évet zárt: a negyedik negyedévben, többek között az Intellel kötött megállapodásának köszönhetően 1,18 milliárdos profitot termelt. Az elnök-vezérigazgató optimistán nyilatkozik 2010-ről is.

Intel's net income hits US$2.3 billion, which is up 875 percent.

Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft will invest US$250 million over three years on a product integration strategy meant to "significantly simplify" technology deployments for companies of all sizes, they said Wednesday.

The LG990 from LG Electronics will ship in the second half.

Next year will be challenging for Intel as it fends off accusations of monopolistic behavior while trying to establish a larger presence in the mobile and graphics segments.

Chip designer Broadcom plans to pay US$160.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit over stock option accounting practices commonly called backdating after hundreds of companies were forced to restate earnings a few years ago due to the practice.

Netbook shipments worldwide are expected to have jumped by 103 percent this year compared to last year, although the fast growth rate could slow down in 2010 as prices for portable PCs fall, research firm DisplaySearch said on Tuesday.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has filed an antitrust-related lawsuit against Intel, charging the world's largest computer chip maker with illegally using its dominant market position to stifle competition and strengthen its monopoly for a decade.

While rumors are swirling around the Internet that Intel is looking to buy rival chips maker Nvidia, analysts say it's nothing but talk and bluster.

Cisco Systems tried to partner with major server vendors several years ago before coming out with its own blade servers earlier this year, and it's still open to a partnership with IBM, Chairman and CEO John Chambers said Tuesday.

Although Intel delayed its first stand-alone graphics processor, code-named Larrabee, the company could use elements of the chip's design and architecture in future products, analysts said on Monday.

A processzorgyártó nem sieti el első GPGPU grafikus kártyájának kiadását, a chipet jövőre csak a fejlesztők próbálhatják ki.

Lifted by fast-growing notebook shipments, Taiwan's Acer Inc. grabbed the No. 2 spot in the global PC market for the first time over Dell Inc., according to iSuppli Corp.

Intel Corp. is honing its sights on many-core chips that are far more powerful than today's dual and quad-core processors.

Egy kaliforniai férfi beismerte, hogy hamis lapkákat adott el az amerikai haditengerészetnek. A pénteken kötött vádalkuban Neil Felahy-t (Newport Coast, California) bűnösnek vallotta magát összeesküvősben és hamisított javakkal való üzérkedésben.

A 32-year-old California man has pleaded guilty to charges that he sold thousands of counterfeit chips to the U.S. Navy.

A chipgyártó üdvözölte az európai ombudsman csütörtöki állásfoglalását, amely részben igazat ad az Intelnek az 1 milliárd eurós büntetéssel záruló ügy kapcsán.

Érdekes módon az ARM chipgyártó Qualcomm mutatta be azt a Lenovo gépet, amely az első, vezető gyártótól származó, nem Intel-processzoros netbook.