Qualcomm restructures to help protect patents

n">(Reuters) - Cellphone chip supplier Qualcomm Inc is changing its internal structure to protect its technology licensing business by creating a new subsidiary that will work on open source wireless developments.The biggest developer of cellphone chips also derives a huge amount of its revenue from selling licenses for use of its vast portfolio of technology patents to companies such as cellphone makers whether or not they use Qualcomm chips.The restructuring comes at a time when the wireless industry is beset with litigation related to technology...

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Rights group says Apple suppliers in China breaking labor laws

1 of 3. A woman uses an iPhone as she and other pedestrians walk past an Apple store in Beijing June 28, 2012. Credit: Reuters/David GrayBy Lee Chyen YeeHONG KONG | Thu Jun 28, 2012 8:01am EDT HONG KONG (Reuters) - Apple Inc's suppliers in China have violated local labor laws when they imposed excessive overtime and skimped on insurance, a New York-based labor rights group said.Apple and its suppliers such as Taiwanese tycoon Terry Gou's Foxconn...

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Demand for iPads, e-readers lift John Lewis sales

LONDON | Fri Jun 29, 2012 3:54am EDT LONDON (Reuters) - John Lewis, Britain's biggest department store group, posted another strong rise in weekly sales, driven by strong demand for technology products and the start of its clearance sale.The employee-owned retailer, which has a bias to the south east of England, said on Friday its sales increased 9.9 percent year-on-year to 76.12 million pounds ($118.03 million) in the week to June 23.Sales of electricals and home technology items jumped 28.2 percent, fashion revenues rose 6.9 percent and homewares...

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Megaupload founder still faces NZ extradition battle

By Gyles BeckfordWELLINGTON | Fri Jun 29, 2012 1:14am EDT WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The suspected kingpin of an Internet piracy ring still faces a battle to avoid extradition from New Zealand but the case against him has likely been weakened by a ruling that search warrants used by police were illegal, experts said on Friday.New Zealand's High Court ruled on Thursday that warrants used to search the home of Megaupload.com founder Kim Dotcom were invalid and the seizure of evidence, including computer hard drives, was illegal.It also ruled that the...

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RIM delays new BlackBerry launch; sales crumble

A logo of the Blackberry maker's Research in Motion is seen on a building at the RIM Technology Park in Waterloo April 18, 2012. Picture taken April 18, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Mark BlinchBy Alastair SharpTORONTO | Fri Jun 29, 2012 1:41am EDT TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion Ltd delayed the make-or-break launch of its next-generation BlackBerry phones until next year, in a devastating setback to the once-dominant technology company whose sales...

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Google's Chrome browser to be available on Apple's iPad, iPhone

Sundar Pichai, senior vice president of Google Chrome, speaks during Google I/O Conference at Moscone Center in San Francisco, California June 28, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Stephen LamBy Alexei Oreskovic and Gerry ShihSAN FRANCISCO | Thu Jun 28, 2012 4:31pm EDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc's Chrome, the world's top Internet browser, is now available on the iPhone and iPad, as Apple Inc finally granted access to its arch-foe's more popular Web-surfing...

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NZ court finds Megaupload search warrants illegal

The founder of file-sharing website Megaupload Kim Dotcom, a German national also known as Kim Schmitz, is seen at court in Auckland in this still image taken from video January 23, 2012. Credit: Reuters/TV3 via Reuters TvBy Mantik KusjantoWELLINGTON | Thu Jun 28, 2012 2:36pm EDT WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Search warrants used when 70 New Zealand police raided the mansion of the suspected kingpin of an Internet piracy ring were illegal, a New Zealand...

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Exclusive: Microsoft tie-up, network sale among RIM options: sources

A woman uses her mobile phone at the Blackberry World Event in Orlando in this May 1, 2012 file photo. Credit: Reuters/David Manning/FilesBy Nadia DamouniNEW YORK | Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:42pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Research In Motion Ltd's board is under mounting pressure to consider unpalatable options such as selling its network business or forming an alliance with Microsoft Corp after the Blackberry maker again delayed the release of its next-generation...

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SK Hynix boosts flash chip capacity to meet rising demand

SEOUL | Fri Jun 29, 2012 3:10am EDT SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's SK Hynix, the world's fourth-biggest NAND flash memory chipmaker, completed a new semiconductor line that will help meet rising demand for data-storage chips used in Apple's smartphones and tablets.The new capacity comes as chipmakers gear up for high-profile launches of ultra-slim laptops, smartphones and tablets in the second half of this year.SK Hynix, which mainly produces Dynamic Random Access Memory chips used in computers, is targeting to increase the revenue share of NAND...

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Elpida creditors agree to forgive 70 percent of debts: Nikkei

TOKYO | Thu Jun 28, 2012 11:31pm EDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Creditors of failed Japanese chipmaker Elpida Memory Inc (ELPDF.PK) have agreed to forgive 70 percent of 420 billion yen ($5.3 billion) of debts, the Nikkei business daily reported, without saying where it got the information from.Elpida, the country's only maker of Dynamic Random Access Memory chips, filed for bankruptcy protection in February with more than 400 billion yen of liabilities.The company, which also produces chips used in smartphones and tablets, has been in exclusive talks with...

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Microsoft may be making own phone: analyst

A variety of logos hover above the Microsoft booth on the opening day of the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas January 10, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Rick WilkingSEATTLE | Thu Jun 21, 2012 4:28pm EDT SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is looking at making its own smartphone to kickstart sales of its Windows mobile software, according to a Wall Street analyst who has followed the company for many years.The talk - unconfirmed...

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At the Salo end of Nokia's deep crisis

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop looks on during the company's news conference in Espoo, June 14, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Kimmo Mantyla/LehtikuvaBy Eero VassinenSALO, Finland | Fri Jun 22, 2012 8:37am EDT SALO, Finland (Reuters) - Nokia workers in Salo thought chief executive Stephen Elop signaled that their plant, Europe's last major mobile phone factory, would survive when he visited in February, but last week he announced its closure anyway.This final chapter...

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Google CEO says "nothing seriously wrong": source

Google CEO Larry Page speaks during a press announcement at Google's headquarters in New York, May 21, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Eduardo MunozBy Alexei OreskovicSAN FRANCISCO | Fri Jun 22, 2012 9:08pm EDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc Chief Executive Larry Page has reassured employees about his health, but the company on Friday shed little additional light on an unspecified condition affecting his voice that will sideline him from two high-profile...

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Facebook's unique visitors slipped in May: comScore

SAN FRANCISCO | Wed Jun 20, 2012 8:22pm EDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook's U.S. user numbers dwindled in May from April and March, according to data compiled by research firm comScore, in the latest sign that growth may be leveling off at the No. 1 social network.Last month, Facebook attracted 158.01 million unique visitors in the United States, edging lower from 158.69 million in April and 158.93 million in March, comScore said.Keeping users coming back -- or combating fatigue -- is crucial for all social media services, analysts say. Facebook...

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Schilling says game firm collapse cost him $50 million

By Ros KrasnyBOSTON | Fri Jun 22, 2012 3:24pm EDT BOSTON (Reuters) - Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, owner of bankrupt 38 Studios, said on Friday that the rapid collapse of the videogame development company had cost him $50 million of his own fortune.Schilling made the comments to a WEEI, a Boston sports-radio station, in his first interview since Providence, Rhode Island-based 38 Studios filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on June 7 and laid off its roughly 400 workers.When it went under, 38 Studios - named after Schilling's Major League...

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Judge blocks Apple in Google smartphone war

By Dan Levine and Jessica DyeSat Jun 23, 2012 12:36am EDT n">(Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday ruled that Apple Inc cannot pursue an injunction against Google's Motorola Mobility unit, effectively ending a key case for the iPhone maker in the smartphone patent wars.The ruling came from Judge Richard Posner in Chicago federal court. He dismissed the litigation between Apple and Motorola Mobility with prejudice, meaning it can't be refiled.The ruling is a blow for Apple, which had hoped a decisive ruling against Motorola would help it gain an...

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Lawsuit over HP ex-CEO Hurd payout dismissed

Mark Hurd, chairman, CEO and president of HP speaks at the Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference in Pasadena, California, in this July 24, 2009 file photo. Hurd resigned on August 6, 2010 following an investigation of sexual harassment, the world's top computer maker said. Credit: Reuters/Fred Prouser/FilesWILMINGTON, Delaware | Fri Jun 22, 2012 12:49pm EDT WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - A shareholder lawsuit seeking to hold the board of Hewlett...

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Facebook expands ad business to Zynga's website

The Facebook logo is shown at Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto, California May 26, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Robert GalbraithBy Alexei OreskovicSAN FRANCISCO | Fri Jun 22, 2012 3:40pm EDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc has begun showing ads on Zynga Inc's website, the first time the company has distributed ads beyond the borders of its own website and raising the possibility that Facebook could eventually launch an online advertising network."People...

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U.S. judge sets 2013 trial date for Apple e-book lawsuit

The Apple Inc corporate logo is pictured on rear side of the Macbook Pro notebook computer in Warsaw February 6, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Kacper PempelBy Basil KatzNEW YORK | Fri Jun 22, 2012 8:32pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday set a 2013 trial date for a lawsuit from the U.S. government accusing Apple and book publishers of conspiring to fix the prices of electronic books.Following a hearing in Manhattan federal court, U.S. District...

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Analysis: Search for rare earth substitutes gathers pace

By Braden Reddall and Julie GordonFri Jun 22, 2012 1:45pm EDT n">(Reuters) - The hunt for substitutes for rare earth minerals is gaining momentum as auto makers, lighting companies and clean tech developers seek to reduce their reliance on thin and unreliable supplies of the raw material.Rare earths, found in everything from Apple Inc's iPhones to energy-efficient lighting and wind turbines, gained global attention last year as China, which produces more than 90 percent of global supply, repeatedly clamped down on exports. Prices of the individual...

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HP may cut up to 1,000 jobs in Germany: magazine

A woman walks past the Hewlett Packard logo at its French headquarters in Issy le Moulineaux, western Paris, in this September 16, 2005 file photograph. Credit: Reuters/Charles Platiau/FilesBERLIN | Sat Jun 23, 2012 10:09am EDT BERLIN (Reuters) - Hewlett Packard, the world's largest personal computer maker, may cut as many as 1,000 jobs in Germany as part of planned European-wide redundancies, WirtschaftsWoche reported, citing an unnamed staff...

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Huawei to launch Windows 8 phones, new branding campaign

The logo of the Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is seen outside its headquarters in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, April 17, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Tyrone SiuSHANGHAI | Thu Jun 21, 2012 1:15am EDT SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, the world's No.6 handset maker, may produce computer tablets running Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system after choosing the same system for its handsets, a senior executive said on Thursday.The Shenzhen-based...

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Microsoft brings phone software closer to Windows

1 of 7. Joe Belfiore, corporate vice president of Microsoft, introduces the Windows Phone 8 mobile operating system in San Francisco, California, June 20, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Noah BergerBy Bill RigbySEATTLE | Wed Jun 20, 2012 5:48pm EDT SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's new phone software will be built on the same core as its new upcoming PC and tablet operating system, bringing the company one step closer to unifying its Windows franchise...

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Dutch court orders Apple to pay Samsung damages over patent

An employee of South Korean mobile carrier KT holds a Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet (R) and Apple Inc's iPad tablet as he poses for photos at a registration desk at KT's headquarters in Seoul August 10, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Jo Yong-HakAMSTERDAM | Wed Jun 20, 2012 3:27pm EDT AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Dutch court ordered Apple Inc to pay damages to Samsung Electronics Co Ltd over a patent violation in the Netherlands, the latest twist...

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Apple fined in Australia for misleading iPad advertising

A man waiting to buy a new iPad tablet uses his laptop as he queues in front of an Apple store in Sydney March 16, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Tim WimborneMELBOURNE | Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:20pm EDT MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Apple Inc was fined A$2.25 million ($2.29 million) by an Australian court on Thursday for misleading advertising of its latest iPad.The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) took legal action against Apple in March, after...

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Yahoo, Facebook seek more time for settlement talks

The loading screen of the Facebook application on a mobile phone is seen in this photo illustration taken in Lavigny May 16, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Valentin FlauraudView the original article h...

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Analysis: With Siri and new alliances, Apple takes on Google search

An Apple logo is seen at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2012 in San Francisco, California June 11, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Stephen LamBy Poornima GuptaSAN FRANCISCO | Thu Jun 21, 2012 12:08am EDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - When Apple Inc sends out its coveted invitations to major events, one CEO has always been making the guest list of late: Jeremy Stoppelman.The co-founder and chief executive officer of consumer review website Yelp Inc...

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Cisco Packet Tracer

Cisco Packet Tracer is a most useable tool of the Network engineers and it is a powerful network simulation program in the world. That allows students to experiment with network behavior. As an integral part of the Networking Academy comprehensive learning experience, Packet Tracer provides simulation, visualization, authoring, assessment, and collaboration capabilities and facilitates the teaching and learning of complex technology concepts.  Read...

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Microsoft demurs at Motorola patent settlement offer

A variety of logos hover above the Microsoft booth on the opening day of the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas January 10, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Rick WilkingSEATTLE | Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:12pm EDT SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp has brushed off an offer by Motorola, the phone maker bought by Google Inc, to settle patent disputes with Motorola that are threatening to halt imports of Android devices and Xbox game consoles...

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