David Needle

AMD announced the release of new low-power AMD64 processors for the embedded systems market. At the Embedded Systems conference in Boston, AMD rolled out two classes of processors. The high performance AMD64 is designed for rugged special-purpose field PCs, workstations and servers as well as blade and process automation servers. It is slated to be […]

The Electronic Frontier Foundation said Apple acted too quickly in subpoenaing journalists and bloggers accused of stealing trade secrets. Court documents in the case were unsealed last week. EFF said they reveal Apple tried to subpoena two reporters’ anonymous sources without first conducting a thorough internal investigation. EFF said this is a crucial issue in […]

Google scored a majority victory in its nasty battle with Microsoft over the hiring of a former Microsoft executive. A Washington State judge ruled today the hiring can proceed. The only stipulation was that the employee, Kai-Fu Lee, who is slated to head up Google’s research office in China, cannot recruit from Microsoft. “This ruling […]

Technology buyers, IBM customers and those that follow the news have probably heard of Lenovo, the China-based computer company that took over IBM’s desktop and notebook business in a blockbuster billion dollar deal completed earlier this year. But Lenovo, which instantly vaulted to the No. 3 slot of PC providers with the addition of IBM’s […]

BEA Systems announced two high level executive appointments Monday. The new hires will help implement the middleware provider’s strategy for enterprise computing, called Think Liquid. A key part of the strategy is to give the company’s mainstay WebLogic software the interoperability needed to run a service- oriented architecture (SOA) in an enterprise setting. John P. […]

HP is enhancing the value of its Itanium-based Integrity servers and HP 9000 series based on PA-RISC with several new virtualization features. The new releases are designed to simplify the management of virtual servers and speed implementation of virtualized environments which give IT managers the ability to consolidate servers. HP had planned to roll out […]

Lew Platt, the former CEO of HP who worked his way to the top spot during a 33-year career at the computer maker, died Thursday of a brain aneurysm. He was 64. Lew Platt Source: Boeing Platt was HP’s CEO for seven years until his retirement in 1999. More recently he was lead director and […]

Political news junkies and others interested in next week’s Senate hearings on the nomination of John Roberts to be Supreme Court Justice won’t need a television or radio to tune in. Limelight Networks is working with public TV channel KCET to videostream the hearings live over the Web. You can view the proceedings at KCET.org. […]

If you’re Intel and perhaps certain Intel customers, AMD’s lawsuit against the chip giant continues to dribble forward like slow water torture. This week in the U.S. district court of Delaware, Dell agreed to preserve a wide range of documents, pricing information and other communication materials as part of AMD’s lawsuit that charges Intel used […]

The man who helped lead the development of AMD’s Opteron and Athlon 64 chips announced his resignation from the company Wednesday. But AMD softened the blow of Fred Weber’s departure by simultaneously announcing that industry veteran Phil Hester will fill the vacancy. Prior to joining AMD, Hester was founder and CEO of Austin, Texas-based Newisys, […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple’s strategy with its new iPods might have drawn inspiration from one of Steve Martin’s old comedy bits: “Let’s get small.” Apple announced new shapes and sizes for its wildly successful iPod music player. And it confirmed the news that iTunes will be built into a new Motorola ROKR iTunes phone sold […]

Intel Capital, the venture arm of the chip giant, is branching into anti-virus security with a $16 million investment in Grisoft, based in the Czech Republic. The purchase is Intel Capital’s largest equity investment to date in Central and Eastern Europe. Although virtually unknown in the U.S., Grisoft’s products are used on more than than […]