Kim Dotcom To Give Mega Users 50 GB Free of Charge By Wolfgang Gruener published 18 January 13 Kim Dotcom has revealed another piece of information about the upcoming files haring service Mega, which is scheduled to launch on January 19.
Dell Estimated to Cost Up To $25 Billion By Wolfgang Gruener published 17 January 13 Dell is reportedly interested in accepting a management buyout offer at a price of $13 to $14 per share, which would put the purchase price of the company into a range of $22 to $25 billion.
US-CERT Still Warns of Critical Java Flaw By Wolfgang Gruener published 17 January 13 Oracle may have patched a critical flaw in Java over the weekend, but security experts do not believe that Oracle has done enough to alleviate all concerns.
AMD Accuses Former Managers of Stealing Secrets for Nvidia By Wolfgang Gruener published 17 January 13 AMD was granted a temporary restraining order against four former employees on allegations of trade secret misappropriation and trade secret transfer as well as "strategic employee solicitation". All four individuals are now employed by Nvidia.
Canadian Court Rejects U.S. Request For Unrestricted Access to Megaupload Servers By Wolfgang Gruener published 16 January 13 Kim Dotcom has scored another victory in ongoing legal proceedings against Megaupload.
Samsung Chromebox Gets i5 CPU Upgrade By Wolfgang Gruener published 16 January 13 Samsung has given its Chromebox computer a significant upgrade. Instead of being powered by a Celeron B840 processor, the updated version now runs with a Core i5-2450M chip.
Cadillac Debuts Volt-Derived ELR Coupe with 207 HP By Wolfgang Gruener published 16 January 13 General Motors has unveiled the production version of the Cadillac ELR, which is based on the platform of the Chevrolet Cruze and Chevrolet Volt, but comes in a more luxurious, sexier and presumably much more expensive package.
Intel Phases Out Most Remaining Mobile Sandy Bridge CPUs By Wolfgang Gruener published 16 January 13 Intel informed its partners that it will be discontinuing seven mobile Core processors, in addition to five Celeron chips.
Kaspersky Discovers Stealth Virus "Red October" By Wolfgang Gruener published 16 January 13 Security software firm Kaspersky has unveiled detailed about a stealth virus that has been deployed at least since May 2007 and served as espionage tool.
Fedora 18 Finally Released By Wolfgang Gruener published 16 January 13 Red Hat's community Linux distribution Fedora 18 has arrived with a 2-month delay.
Dell Rumored to be in Buyout Talks By Wolfgang Gruener published 15 January 13 Dell has seen its share price jump by more than 20 percent on speculation that the company may be in negotiations to be bought out by a private equity firm.
Google Patents Autonomous Vehicle UI By Wolfgang Gruener published 15 January 13 Google was granted the rights to a user interface for its autonomous vehicle technology.
NASA: Asteroid Apophis Will Not Strike Earth By Wolfgang Gruener published 15 January 13 NASA scientist ruled out the possibility that the asteroid Apophis will strike Earth in a flyby in 2036.
[UPDATE]BT Rumored to be Suing 14 Mobile Giants Over Basic Patent By Wolfgang Gruener published 15 January 13 British Telecom is known to be aggressively enforcing its patent base. It appears that the company's lawyers may have found an old patent that, if validated, could mean trouble for cell phone makers and cellular network carriers.
HP CEO Meg Whitman Received $15.4M in 2012 By Wolfgang Gruener published 15 January 13 HP valued the services of its chief executive officer Meg Whitman at a total of $15,362,142, according to a filing with the SEC.
GlobalFoundries Builds 565,000 Square Foot R&D Fab By Wolfgang Gruener published 15 January 13 GlobalFoundries said it will be expanding its Fab 8 manufacturing campus Malta, New York with a $2 billion R&D fab.
Next PlayStation, Xbox to Cost $350 to $400, Say Analysts By Wolfgang Gruener published 15 January 13 It seems more and more unlikely that Sony and Microsoft will be venturing into the territory of outlandishly expensive hardware for their next generation game consoles.
Court Signs "Disappointing" $527 Million Kodak Patent Sale to Apple-Led Consortium By Wolfgang Gruener published 15 January 13 Kodak will receive far less than the estimated $2.6 billion for a portfolio of 1,100 patents.
Oracle Patches Critical Flaw in Java By Wolfgang Gruener published 14 January 13 Oracle has reacted to the recent discovery of a critical security issue in Java.
IBM Wins Annual Patent Race for 20th Consecutive Year By Wolfgang Gruener published 13 January 13 IBM is celebrating 20 consecutive years heading up the list of the Top 50 U.S. patent assignees.
EU Warns Cloud Customers of Data Surveillance by U.S. By Wolfgang Gruener published 13 January 13 The European Parliament published a new study prepared by the Centre D'Etudes Sur Les Conflits and the Centre for European Policy Studies that raises concerns of cloud data surveillance.
Sling Media Founder Joins Microsoft Xbox Team By Wolfgang Gruener published 13 January 13 Blake Krikorian, one of the co-founders of Sling Media, will be joining Microsoft as corporate vice president for its Interactive Entertainment Business (IEB).
Intel Adds Return Addresses to SSD Labels By Wolfgang Gruener published 12 January 13 Intel announced a slight revision to its 520, 525 and DC S3700 series SSDs.
Blocking Pirating Sites Deemed to be Ineffective By Wolfgang Gruener published 12 January 13 New research coming out of Boston's Northeastern University suggests that the strategies of the music and music industry that target the blocking of websites that host copyrighted material is not an effective anti-piracy measure.
Anonymous Petitions to Make DDoS a Legal Form of Protest By Catherine Cai, Wolfgang Gruener published 12 January 13 Anonymous wants to make DDoSing a legal form of protest.
