Michael Singer

German chipmaker Infineon Technologies and fiber optic equipment maker Finisar are squabbling over a broken deal between the two companies. Infineon said it has terminated its standing agreement to sell its fiber optics business to Finisar “due to circumstances beyond Infineon’s control.” The company blamed the problem on a delayed proxy statement it needed to […]

Computer memory manufacturer Rambus shuffled its top executives Tuesday to accommodate the departure of Chairman Bill Davidow. The Los Altos, Calif.-based firm said CEO Geoff Tate will replace Davidow, who is expected to remain on Rambus’ board of directors. The company makes chip interface products and services, including its own version of dynamic random access […]

HP is again looking to its partners in order to help expand its managed service contracts in new markets. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company announced two deals this week with telecommunications providers that offer data, voice and video networking services to customers. HP inked a three-year cross-promotional and service deal with SBC . The company […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Steve Jobs says he’s keeping one step ahead of Microsoft with the upcoming release of the company’s new OS. The CEO of Apple Computer said his company will distribute the next generation of Mac OS X version 4.0, code-named Tiger, in the first half of 2005. The upgrade from the current version […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple Computer moved to shed its high-priced image with a new a Macintosh that sells for less than $499. The computer, dubbed Mac mini, is just one of several less expensive offerings that CEO Steve Jobs rolled out Tuesday at the annual Macworld conference here. “The biggest question we get is, ‘Why […]

One of China’s most ambitious long-distance education projects is set to get under way now that it has been awarded to three high-tech companies. AMD , PC-maker Lenovo and server manufacturer Dawning got the nod this week from the Hebei Education Bureau for 26,000 PCs and servers to be installed in elementary and middle schools […]

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) officials are stepping out of the way of a deal that lets IBM sell its PC division to China’s Lenovo Group. Documents filed on Friday granted the two companies an early-termination ruling under the Pre-Merger, Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act. The law serves as a waiting period giving the FTC and the […]

Apple Computer is catching flack for its lawsuits against some Mac-centric blogs and Web sites. On the opening day of the annual Macworld show in San Francisco, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) said it is representing the publishers of AppleInsider and PowerPage. The two sites were sued for posting information about an alleged product code-named […]

Web graphics software maker Macromedia is padding its Flash Video Streaming Service with the help of a new provider. The company struck a deal with Mirror Image today to deliver Macromedia’s live and on-demand streaming media services across its branded Content Access Point (CAP) network. The enrollment service lets content publishers of all experience levels […]

AMD is upping the ante in its fight against Intel’s mobile Centrino brand. The chipmaker announced a new 64-bit processor family named Turion, which it says will eventually replace its current AMD Athlon Mobile lineup in the low-power space. Processor speed information and pricing were not disclosed. The company said the first batch of Turion […]

A host of technology providers is hoping to cash in on the burgeoning wireless consumer electronics market this week. At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the likes of Microsoft , HP , Intel , Broadcom and Cisco’s Linksys are rolling out products and making partnerships aimed at providing consumers with the same wireless […]

China’s Lenovo Group is beginning to shed light on its short-term growth plans after agreeing to buy IBM’s PC business. Executives speaking at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas said they are adopting an “aggressive yet prudent growth strategy” during the five-year transition. IBM will still maintain a stake in its consumer business. […]