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03 October 2009
News: IDF analysis: Intel plans for x86 chips, world domination

At this year's Intel Developer Forum, Intel demonstrated its vision of Intel x86 chips powering everything: from your PC, to your TV.
02 October 2009
News: High Court serves injunction over Twitter

- For the first time, a U.K. court delivered an injunction over Twitter on Thursday, a groundbreaking embrace of technology by a traditionally slow-moving legal system.
News: Broadband Survey 2009: 14 best UK ISPs

Frustrating at times but impossible to live without, web access is too vital to settle for sub-standard service. PC Advisor analyses what 6,500 of you had to say about your broadband experiences, which ISPs are best, and how to get a cheaper deal
01 October 2009
News: Cisco buys $3bn videoconferencing Tandberg

Cisco Systems has signed an agreement to buy videoconferencing vendor Tandberg for about US$3.0 billion, it said on Thursday.
News: Microsoft dodges $388m patent payout

Microsoft will not have to pay $388 million to a security software company for infringing on a patent, U.S. District Judge William Smith ruled Tuesday.
30 September 2009
News: London world's top city for Twitter, Facebook and Digg

Following last month's news that London is the top Twitter city in the world, the city's social networking reputation gets ever higher with further top-of-the-city-charts on Digg and Facebook.
News: HP to merge PC and printer businesses?

Hewlett-Packard, the world's biggest PC vendor, is considering plans to roll its printer division into its PC product group, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
28 September 2009
News: iPhone is UK's coolest brand

The iPhone has been named Britain's coolest brand in a survey.
26 September 2009
News: 11 greatest technologies in music industry history

Technology has influenced hundreds of different industries throughout history, including music.
25 September 2009
News: Worker accused in Dell deal led 1979 Iran rescue

The Perot Systems worker accused by U.S. securities regulators of insider trading in Dell's purchase of Perot Systems early this week once led a daring 1979 bid to save two Americans held hostage in Iran, The Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site.
News: Twitter valued at $1 billion in new deal

Twitter is nearing a deal for as much as US$100 million from a group of investors who say they believe the Internet short messaging giant is worth about $1 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site.
24 September 2009
News: PC market stronger than expected, says Gartner

The worst may be over for the PC industry, as PC shipments are on pace to reach 285 million units in 2009, a 2 percent decline from 2008 shipments of 291 million, according to Gartner.
23 September 2009
News: Yahoo unveils $100m ad campaign

Yahoo plans to spend more than $10m over the next 15 years in a bid to raise the profile of its brand and products.
22 September 2009
News: Intel slams EC over antitrust evidence

Intel has sharply criticised the European Commission, which found it guilty of anticompetitive behaviour, accusing the regulator of being selective with evidence it looked at and, essentially, setting out to find the company guilty.
21 September 2009
News: Dell bids $3.9bn for Perot Systems

Dell has made an offer of $3.9bn to purchase Perot Systems in a bid to expand its range of IT services.
News: DoJ rejects Google Book Search settlement

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has rejected Google's proposed settlement for the copyright lawsuits filed against the search engine's book search program.
News: Lenovo, Acer and Sony dump Green Dam

Acer, Lenovo and Sony have stopped bundling Chinese web filtering software with machines that will be sold in the country.
News: eBay found guilty over counterfeit Dior goods

A French court has found eBay guilty of counterfeiting and fined the online auction site €80,000 (US$118,000).
News: Amazon launches AmazonBasics brand

Internet retailer Amazon.com has started selling electronics accessories under the AmazonBasics brand, the company said in a statement on Sunday.
19 September 2009
News: The 22 weirdest laptop designs

The clamshell design laptop was first introduced in 1982, and let's face it, it's almost impossible to improve upon. Not that this has stopped some trying. We trawled Google patents to bring you the 22 weirdest laptop designs.