eBay finalises $2.75bn sale of Skype
News The auction site has sold off its telephony unit, after plans to take it public and a legal dispute with the company's founders [20 Nov 2009]
Dell sees earnings drop 54 percent
News Declining shipments had a negative effect on the company's third-quarter earnings, while the company also reported that revenue was down 15 percent compared with last year [20 Nov 2009]
HP engineers vote to strike
News Members of the Unite union at HP will take industrial action over the potential loss of pension benefits and pay reductions [19 Nov 2009]
Union asks Mandelson to stop Ericsson closure
News Unite calls on the government to intervene in Ericsson's closure of a Coventry R&D plant and probe foreign tax credits [19 Nov 2009]
HP contractors at DWP vote on strike action
News HP contractors have become increasingly angry at the government department after the announcement of further job cuts and pay freezes [19 Nov 2009]
Intel to use EC slip-up in antitrust defence
News A administrative error by the European Commission has given Intel's antitrust defence some ammunition [18 Nov 2009]
MoD report calls for better information management
News A Ministry of Defence report says the armed forces need to 'significantly improve' their use of information [18 Nov 2009]
Microsoft, former employee settle litigation
News Claims of patent infringement and trade-secret theft have been dropped in a settlement between Microsoft and former worker [18 Nov 2009]
Police right to hand over seized hardware, says judge
News The police were acting within the law when they handed evidence to a private company after the CPS declined to pursue a public prosecution, a judge has ruled [17 Nov 2009]
- Shocking... - CA
- Distorted judgement - 1000215420
Judge rules for Apple in Psystar case
News A summary judgement says Psystar's creation of Mac clones running OS X violate 'Apple's exclusive reproduction right, distribution right, and right to create derivative works' [16 Nov 2009]
Intel and AMD settle, agree cross-licensing deal
News Intel will pay AMD $1.25bn and the two companies will share patent rights for the next five years, while AMD has cancelled all antitrust litigation against Intel [12 Nov 2009]
BIS moves closer to web rationalisation
News The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills signs a deal with Eduserv for the Sitecore CMS on an unlimited user licence [12 Nov 2009]
Fujitsu strike called off
News The three-day strike by members of the Unite union has been cancelled, following 'constructive talks' with Fujitsu's management [12 Nov 2009]
Logitech enters video conferencing with LifeSize buy
News The maker of webcams and other peripherals has announced plans to acquire LifeSize Communications for $405m in cash [11 Nov 2009]
Adobe to shed 9pc of workforce
News The elimination of 680 full-time jobs comes as the software maker tries to align costs in the face of lagging sales [11 Nov 2009]
EC voices formal objections to Oracle-Sun deal
News European regulators have formally objected to Oracle's planned acquisition of Sun, while Oracle intends to fight its corner [10 Nov 2009]
Intuit shuts Quicken Online, turns focus to Mint.com
News The maker of Quicken, QuickBooks and TurboTax will shut down its free Quicken Online personal finance site in six to nine months and concentrate on newly bought Mint.com [06 Nov 2009]
Fujitsu IT staff to hold three-day strike
News Unite members at the IT services company plan to strike next week over proposed cuts to jobs and pensions [06 Nov 2009]
Cisco results show economy is in recovery
News Chief executive John Chambers says the company's quarterly earnings, which show strong sequential growth, indicate that an economic recovery is fully underway [05 Nov 2009]
Intel accused of bribery in antitrust lawsuit
News New York's attorney general has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit that accuses Intel of paying computer makers rebates to illegally maintain its monopoly power [05 Nov 2009]
Microsoft announces 800 more layoffs
News The latest workers to have their jobs eliminated are being notified on Wednesday, in what Microsoft said completes personnel reductions announced earlier this year [05 Nov 2009]
Connect comms union to merge with Prospect
News Members of UK communications professionals' union Connect, who work for companies such as BT and O2, will form an autonomous group within Prospect [04 Nov 2009]
Microsoft's Mundie: IT needed to solve global woes
News Microsoft chief research officer Craig Mundie argues that computer science is on the brink of breakthroughs that can crack daunting energy and environmental problems [04 Nov 2009]
Oracle not yielding to EU with Sun buy, says report
News Oracle is reportedly offering no concessions to European regulators concerned about its acquisition of Sun [04 Nov 2009]
UN agency plans database of tech devices
News The International Telecommunication Union is launching a programme to give consumers a clearer set of standards on which to judge IT devices [03 Nov 2009]
