Michael Singer

SAN FRANCISCO — While Apple Computer is best known for its flashy consumer designs, the company is tweaking its image a tad to include features suited for networks and server rooms. The Cupertino, Calif.-based computer maker’s latest operating system will be no exception. Apple Monday released the developer’s edition of Mac OS X version 10.3 […]

A consortium of universities and high-tech companies Tuesday formally launched a joint Internet-based test-bed platform for developing massive online services using distributed computing and overlay networks. The project, dubbed “PlanetLab” is hosted by Princeton University but is a grass roots effort currently made up of 60 different academic institutions with 160 machines at 65 sites […]

The world’s largest contract semiconductor manufacturing plant took steps over the weekend to shield itself from a potential copyright lawsuit. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Friday filed a civil suit in US District Court in San Jose, California, asking for a declaratory judgment that two patents owned by Chicago-based Syndia Corp., are invalid. The suit was […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs pounced on the opportunity to show off the company’s latest operating system as well as quell any rumors about his company’s maneuvers. The Cupertino, Calif.-based computer maker Monday released the developer’s edition of Mac OS X version 10.3 — code-named Panther. The software due out in retail […]

Intel Monday took the wraps off of one of its fastest desktop processors and gave a heads-up on plans for a specially designed server chip. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chip making giant said its latest Pentium 4 reaches speeds up to 3.2 GHz and are retailing for $637 in mass quantities. The chips are precursors […]

On Monday, Apple Computer will announce a new processor to accompany its next major operating system release (code-named Panther), internetnews.com has learned. The Cupertino, Calif.-based computer maker is expected to announce plans for a PowerPC G5 processor for its Power Mac line up in speeds of 1.6GHz, 1.8GHz or a dual CPU 2GHz configuration. The […]

Chip testing software maker PDF Solutions Thursday said it is in the process of acquiring new technology from two separate companies in deals totaling well above $50 million. The San Jose, Calif.-based firm said it has signed papers IDS Software Systems , a privately held corporation based in Foster City, California. Under terms of the […]

Mobile software maker Openwave Systems Thursday said it will fire 180 people or 12 percent of its staff as part of a company-wide restructuring. The Redwood City, Calif.-based firm said the positions supported an undisclosed development and porting project, which has been contributing approximately $5 million a quarter in project revenue. The company said the […]

Computer maker and consumer device retailer Gateway Thursday confirmed it will begin offering its own brand of PDA devices — the 100X — starting in mid- to late July. The Poway, Calif.-based company follows in the footsteps of Dell Computer and Hewlett-Packard as PC vendors who have expanded their portfolios to include mobile devices. Gateway’s […]

Network Appliance Wednesday said it has acquired some of the patent assets of now bankrupt Auspex Systems. The patent portfolio covers many technologies central to network-attached storage (NAS) systems, and expands the number of issued U.S. patents owned by Network Appliance. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based firm entered a final bid of nearly $9 million on June […]

Handspring Wednesday introduced the designs for its future smartphones, which will more than likely be the very last ones before the company becomes < a href=http://siliconvalley.internet.com/news/article.php/2216921">acquired by Palm . Identified as the Treo 600, the Mountain View, Calif.-based firm said its new line is a phone, a Palm OS-based organizer with messaging, e-mail platform, MP3 […]

In the same way that magnetic RAM is being developed as a quick way to boot up PCs, mobile handset makers are now looking to NAND Flash memory to serve in a new capacity. At the forefront of the movement is Korean-based memory maker Samsung and London-based Symbian. The two companies Monday said they have […]