Intel becomes a foundry, offers up its 22nm process

Intel has announced that it has opened up its best-in-class 22nm FinFET process to numerous, as-yet-unnamed third parties. In effect, Intel is now acting as a built-to-order foundry, much like TSMC, GlobalFoundries, IBM, and Samsung.

Don’t expect the next big AMD, Nvidia, or Qualcomm chip to be produced by Intel, though: So far, the only partners that Intel has announced are Achronix and Tabula,...

Microsoft EU Complaint Accuses Google, Motorola of Patent Abuse

The battle between Google and Microsoft continued this week with Microsoft on Wednesday filing a formal complaint with the European Commission, that accuses Google and Motorola Mobility of patent abuse.

"We have taken this step because Motorola is attempting to block sales of Windows PCs, our Xbox game console and other products," Dave Heiner, vice president and deputy general counsel at Microsoft, wrote...

Report: Megaupload founder released on bail

A judge in New Zealand has released Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom on bail Wednesday, ruling that the executive had no assets that could help him flee the country.

Dotcom, who ran the file sharing Web site Megaupload has been in custody since Jan. 20, the Associated Press reported, and had been denied bail earlier because the state of his bank accounts and other assets...

Android-powered Google Glasses: The augmented reality HUD dream is coming

It’s about time: By the end of 2012, Google will launch a pair of Android-powered, augmented reality, head-up display (HUD) glasses. Anonymous Google employees, speaking to The New York Times, say that the glasses will resemble a pair of Oakley Thumps (pictured above), will have 3G or 4G connectivity, a forward-facing camera, GPS, and a full array of movement sensors. They will cost...

Your Facebook Profile Can Predict Job Performance, Study Says

You always carry that fear that a picture of you doing a keg stand in college or showing your goods to the camera at a Mardi Gras parade will find its way to Facebook, keeping you from landing that dream job. But those fears might not be so farfetched. A new study finds that it can take just 10 minutes for someone...

Operators Face SMS Revenue Dip Due to Social Networking

Mobile network operators are facing a decline in SMS (Short Message Service) revenue as their customers increasingly use apps for alternative messaging services such as Facebook or WhatsApp, according to a new study released on Wednesday by analyst Ovum.

Ovum estimated that operators worldwide saw a $13.9 billion decline in revenue last year due to the use of IP-based social messaging services, which amounts...

NEC Casio Mobile to Venture Outside Japan With Smartphones: First Stop Thailand

NEC Casio Mobile Communications will begin selling smartphones outside its home market of Japan, with Thailand as its first target, it said Wednesday.

The company will show three new smartphone models aimed at the international market at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week. The three models include one with dual screens that folds in half, and an ultrathin smartphone, the company said. Details...

Report: Netflix, HBO Films Ex-Prez to Produce Original Films

Netflix is beginning to pursue its strategy of original content more aggressively, asking a former HBO Films executive to help it develop original content, according to a report.

The Los Angeles Times's Company Town blog reported Tuesday that Netflix had asked former HBO Films chief Colin Callender to help it develop original content, such as a mini-series and even original films. The blog...

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IPv6 denial-of-service attacks appear, and we’re not ready

If you think the world of IPv6 is all unicorns and pixie dust, an idyllic land where IP addresses never run out and we all live in a land of eternal internet bliss, think again. A new study finds that attackers have set their sights on IPv6, with what is believed to be the first incidents of distributed denial-of-service attacks recorded on the...