Chip outlook dim

tech

Chip outlook dim

SAN FRANCISCO - Doubts about the economy and sluggish PC sales are clouding the second-half outlook for Intel Corp and other chip makers as they prepare to unveil quarterly earnings this week.

tech

MORE FROM Tech

Antitrust probe could hit growth

tech

Antitrust probe could hit growth

The US antitrust probe into Google Inc could hem in its growth ambitions for years, even if regulators do not unleash their most formidable weapons: Seeking a breakup of the Internet giant or exerting control over its cherished search algorithm.

tech

Twitter gears up auto-ads for big clients

tech

Twitter gears up auto-ads for big clients

Twitter is courting bigtime advertisers and will soon allow them to tailor, automate and publish ads in bulk directly onto the Internet microblogging service, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.

tech

iPhone, iPad software flaw fixed

tech

iPhone, iPad software flaw fixed

Apple Inc has plugged a hole in the software that runs iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch music players that could allow hackers to take remote control of those devices.

tech

Intel chips to power cloud computing servers

tech

Intel chips to power cloud computing servers

BANGALORE - World’s largest chip maker Intel Corporation has developed microprocessors to power modular and scalable servers for cloud computing - that enables use of multiple servers as a single platform - by data centres and infrastructure management service providers, a senior official said Friday.

tech

Inquiring minds want to know? Google it!

tech

Inquiring minds want to know? Google it!

WASHINGTON — Researcher Betsy Sparrow was watching the 1944 movie “Gaslight” one evening and wondered who the actress was playing the maid. So she reached for her computer and Googled it.

tech

Semiconductor worries fester after warnings

tech

Semiconductor worries fester after warnings

SAN FRANCISCO - Chip manufacturing equipment maker Applied Materials Inc said tough economic conditions are hurting demand, adding to semiconductor worries after warnings by Novellus Systems Inc and Microchip Technology Inc.

tech

Space robot to practice refuelling

tech

Space robot to practice refuelling

HOUSTON - With the end of the space shuttle program in sight, the US government intends to stimulate development of private space transportation and also to lay the foundation for an entire new industry to service satellites in orbit.

tech