International Business News - Technology http://www.ibtimes.com/rss/feed/technology.rss All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 120 30 http://www.ibtimes.com/rss/feed/technology.rss http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Taiwan's largest chipmaker MediaTek Inc on Friday reached a broad patent agreement on third-generation (3G) chips with US rival Qualcomm without paying royalties, the firm said in a statement on its website. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/media-tek-seals-patent-deal-with-qualcomm-shares-rise.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224495-media-tek-seals-patent-deal-with-qualcomm-shares-rise.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/media-tek-seals-patent-deal-with-qualcomm-shares-rise.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/media-tek-seals-patent-deal-with-qualcomm-shares-rise.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:37:47 EST Dell, the world's No.3 PC seller, said on Friday that demand for its PCs picked up "quite substantially" following the launch of Microsoft's new Windows 7 operating system in October. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/dell-demand-pick-ups-substantially-after-windowslaunch.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224492-dell-demand-pick-ups-substantially-after-windowslaunch.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/dell-demand-pick-ups-substantially-after-windowslaunch.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/dell-demand-pick-ups-substantially-after-windowslaunch.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:38:01 EST Mobile phone giant Nokia said on Friday it will axe 330 people from its research and development staff in Finland and Denmark. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/nokia-sony-ericsson-eye-layoffs.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224489-nokia-sony-ericsson-eye-layoffs.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/nokia-sony-ericsson-eye-layoffs.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/nokia-sony-ericsson-eye-layoffs.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:59:35 EST European regulators extended their review of Oracle Corp's proposed $7-billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc, giving the software maker more time to address anti-competitive concerns. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/eu-extends-review-oracle-plan-buy-sun.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224467-eu-extends-review-of-oracle-plan-to-buy-sun.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/eu-extends-review-oracle-plan-buy-sun.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/eu-extends-review-oracle-plan-buy-sun.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:27:58 EST Google Inc on Thursday unveiled the open sourcing of the code for its Chrome operating system for personal computers, inviting developers to keep up with developments and start contributing to Chrome OS, which will hit the market by the holiday season of next year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091119/chrome-os-opens-source-code-developers-hit-market-next.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224432-chrome-os-opens-source-code-to-hit-market-next-year.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091119/chrome-os-opens-source-code-developers-hit-market-next.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091119/chrome-os-opens-source-code-developers-hit-market-next.htm Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:05:06 EST GameStop Corp's quarterly profit beat expectations helped by price cuts that stoked video game console demand and as used-game sales boosted margins -- signs a months-long period of gloom may be easing. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091119/gamestop-q3-profit-beats-estimates.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224387-gamestop-q3-profit-beats-estimates.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091119/gamestop-q3-profit-beats-estimates.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091119/gamestop-q3-profit-beats-estimates.htm Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:18:52 EST The launch of Wikipedia, emergence of the iPhone and the election of U.S. President Barack Obama were among the 10 most influential moments on the Internet in the past decade, according to the annual Webby awards. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091119/uelection-iphone-among-decades-top-10-internet-moments.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224384-uelection-iphone-among-decades-top-10-internet-moments.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091119/uelection-iphone-among-decades-top-10-internet-moments.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091119/uelection-iphone-among-decades-top-10-internet-moments.htm Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:12:03 EST Britain's Vodafone is looking at new ways of making money from the mobile Internet, such as offering premium services, as the battle for control of an expanding market dominated by search engine Google hots up. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091119/vodafone-eyeing-internet-revenue-options.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224379-vodafone-eyeing-new-internet-revenue-options.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091119/vodafone-eyeing-internet-revenue-options.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091119/vodafone-eyeing-internet-revenue-options.htm Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:29:12 EST Apple's popular iPhone is to make its South Korea debut next week after earning approval from the nation's telecommunications director, local media reported on Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091118/apple-iphone-makekorea-debut-next-week.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224346-apple-iphone-to-makekorea-debut-next-week.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091118/apple-iphone-makekorea-debut-next-week.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091118/apple-iphone-makekorea-debut-next-week.htm Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:43:31 EST Netease.com Inc., one of the leading online game companies in China, reported on Wednesday 26 percent growth for its third-quarter earnings lifted by the outstanding performance of "Fantasy Westward Journey". http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091118/chinas-netease-com-sees-26-growth-q3.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091118/chinas-netease-com-sees-26-growth-q3.htm Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:42:19 EST Analyst from Broadpopint AmTech on Wednesday reiterated a buy rating for Hewlett-Packard Co in its note to clients, expecting the company to give a strong fiscal report next Monday in accordance with its preliminary outlook. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091118/analyst-reiterates-buy-rating-hp-on-its-strong-outlook-q4.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224341-analyst-reiterates-buy-rating-for-hp-on-its-strong-outlook-for-q4.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091118/analyst-reiterates-buy-rating-hp-on-its-strong-outlook-q4.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091118/analyst-reiterates-buy-rating-hp-on-its-strong-outlook-q4.htm Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:12:24 EST The mobile is potentially overtaking PCs as the device of choice for access to social network site (SNS) in Asia and Pacific, IDC said on Monday in a survey-based report. It also noted that the telecom carriers need to set the stage for mass adoption by lowering data tariffs and offering user-friendly mobile applications. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091118/idc-age-mobile-social-networking-comes-asia-pacific.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224339-idc-the-age-of-mobile-social-networking-comes-in-asia-pacific.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091118/idc-age-mobile-social-networking-comes-asia-pacific.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091118/idc-age-mobile-social-networking-comes-asia-pacific.htm Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:22:04 EST Motorola is to sell over half a million combined Droid sales in the December quarter as demand for the company's latest phone remains strong following the initial rush of the November 6 launch according to analyst research. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091118/motorola-droid-hit-600k-sales-quarter-analyst-says.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224329-motorola-droid-to-hit-600k-sales-this-quarter-analyst-says.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091118/motorola-droid-hit-600k-sales-quarter-analyst-says.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091118/motorola-droid-hit-600k-sales-quarter-analyst-says.htm Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:22:48 EST Dell Inc will on Thursday report quarterly results for the first time as the No. 3 maker of personal computers -- unfamiliar territory for a company that not so long ago was the world's largest PC maker. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091118/dell-looks-pickup-pcs.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224322-dell-looks-to-2010-for-pickup-in-pcs.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091118/dell-looks-pickup-pcs.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091118/dell-looks-pickup-pcs.htm Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:29:16 EST Advanced Micro Devices Inc said it will redeem up to $1 billion of convertible notes due 2012, and its shares rose 9 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091118/amd-redeem-tobln-notes-shares-rise.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224321-amd-to-redeem-up-tobln-of-notes-shares-rise.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091118/amd-redeem-tobln-notes-shares-rise.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091118/amd-redeem-tobln-notes-shares-rise.htm Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:26:00 EST EU antitrust authorities continue to examine Oracle's plan to buy Sun Microsystems over which there are competition concerns, a senior European Commission official said on Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091117/eu-commission-says-still-probing-oracle-sun-deal.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224256-eu-commission-says-still-probing-oracle-sun-deal.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091117/eu-commission-says-still-probing-oracle-sun-deal.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091117/eu-commission-says-still-probing-oracle-sun-deal.htm Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:55:04 EST France might plough up to 4 billion euros ($6 billion) into high-technology projects through its national loan programme, with the largest chunk going to subsidise construction of high-speed broadband telecoms networks in smaller cities and rural areas, according to government sources. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091117/france-may-inject-tobln-high-tech-fibre.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091117/france-may-inject-tobln-high-tech-fibre.htm Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:46:16 EST China's appliance and top TV maker TCL and Shenchao announced a joint venture that plans to invest a total 24.5 billion yuan ($3.6 billion) to set up an LCD production line using advanced 8.5-generation technology to tap future demand for flat-screen TVs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091117/tcl-shenchao-build-new5g-lcd-production-line.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091117/tcl-shenchao-build-new5g-lcd-production-line.htm Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:55:58 EST Japan's Sanyo Electric Co Ltd said on Tuesday it plans to more than quadruple its solar cell production capacity to 1,500 megawatts by 2015 to become one of the world's top three solar cell makers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091117/sanyo-quadruple-solar-cell-output-2015.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224204-sanyo-to-quadruple-solar-cell-output-by-2015.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091117/sanyo-quadruple-solar-cell-output-2015.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091117/sanyo-quadruple-solar-cell-output-2015.htm Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:53:28 EST Japan's Sharp Corp will begin supplying light-emitting diode backlights for LCD televisions to Sony Corp, expanding their alliance in LCD panels, the Nikkei business daily said on Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091116/sharp-supply-led-backlights-sony-nikkei.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224194-sharp-to-supply-led-backlights-to-sony-nikkei.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091116/sharp-supply-led-backlights-sony-nikkei.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091116/sharp-supply-led-backlights-sony-nikkei.htm Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:14:15 EST