Michael Singer

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Nomadix has secured a patent used in HTML-based pop-up windows that launches when an Internet browser is opened at a hotspot, the company said Wednesday. Sometimes referred to as a landing page or a slash page, the proxy site usually advertises the provider and some additional information about the hotspot. Newbury […]

China is blocking one of Google’s more popular sites, the company confirmed Tuesday. Debbie Frost, a Google spokesperson, told internetnews.com that the company has been fielding reports of outages of the main Google News site from the region for a couple of days. The search engine also said its Google News China, Spain and other […]

SAN JOSE, CALIF. — As the Wi-Fi sector passes through another stage of development, industry leaders are converging in Silicon Valley this week to discuss the latest trends. Jupitermedia’s Wi-Fi Planet Fall Conference & Expo, which started Monday, is bringing together manufacturers, sellers and buyers of Wi-Fi related technology alongside business users looking to make […]

Four consumer electronics companies are moving into production of a new 64-bit chip for non-PC devices in a bid to address the next generation of broadband services piped into the home. Computer makers IBM, Toshiba, Sony Computer and its parent company Sony, outlined the first round of details of their jointly developed microprocessor. Code named […]

UPDATED: Three of the Top 10 PC vendors won’t be around to celebrate the holidays in 2007 because of reduced profits and growth, according to a report from IT Research firm Gartner . In its research note “Predicts 2005: PC Technologies Due for Transition,” Gartner said 2004 was a very good year for manufacturers, thanks […]

Microsoft and Sun are scheduled to talk about their platform compatibility, spokespersons with both companies said Monday. It’s been eight months since the companies celebrated the end of their legal war with a landmark $1.9 billion settlement of long-running charges against Microsoft involving Java. Sun had charged that Microsoft “deceptively modified Java APIs” in a […]

Sun Microsystems has inked a deal to acquire management service provider SevenSpace, the company said Monday. A privately held firm based in Ashburn, Va., with more than 100 employees, SevenSpace (formerly SevenSpace/Nuclio) offers outsourced information technology management services for upwards of 100 corporate clients in industries such as financial services, government, manufacturing and retail. The […]

Sales of semiconductors continued to inch higher in October, thanks in large part to a frenzy of shoppers seeking digital devices. New numbers from the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) show that worldwide sales of semiconductors grew to $18.8 billion in October. That is an increase of 1.5 percent from the $18.5 billion in September and […]

Sun Microsystems is preparing a drive to put Sun Ray computers in more homes as part of its expanded desktop vision, internetnews.com has learned. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based network computer maker has scheduled an event on December 10 to highlight what it said is its “consumer-facing technology and provide insight into Sun’s software portfolio leading […]

In its latest pitch to take over its rival, Oracle said it has initiated plans for a proxy fight this spring. The Redwood Shores, Calif.-based software giant said it will nominate four men for PeopleSoft’s board of directors to take the control it needs to complete its hostile takeover bid of $24-per-share. On November 10, […]

UPDATED: A federal judge has postponed his decision on PeopleSoft’s last hostile takeover defense against Oracle until next month. Delaware Chancery Court Judge Leo Strine said he would need more information from both companies before rendering a decision on PeopleSoft’s so-called “poison pill” and customer rebate provisions. The anti-takeover measures are designed to make it […]

AMD took the wraps off a batch of new mobile processors it hopes will steal market share away from Intel’s Centrino empire. The company’s new Mobile AMD Sempron processor 3000+ is designed for thin and light notebooks and builds on the entry-level family that AMD introduced back in August 2004. The processor includes an 802.11a, […]