Intel

How Is the Itanium Lawsuit Hurting HP? Let Us Count the Billions of Ways.

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on May 17 at 3:14 pm PT

Yesterday’s document dump by Oracle shines a light on just how profitable the HP’s Itanium business is. Or rather, was.

HP Fires Back at Oracle With a Document Drop of Its Own

Arik Hesseldahl in News on May 16 at 12:44 pm PT

This one is not quite as juicy, but it’s still interesting.

Oracle Drops New Documents in Itanium Trial, and They’re Juicy

Arik Hesseldahl in News on May 16 at 7:27 am PT

Oracle takes its case that HP lied to its customers about Itanium to the court of customer opinion with a huge document dump.

Sony Expands Vaio E, S Series Laptop Family

Bonnie Cha in Product News on May 15 at 11:56 am PT

Lenovo isn’t the only company updating its line of laptops today. Here’s what Sony has up its sleeve.

HP and Oracle Talk Pretrial Trash in Itanium Case

Arik Hesseldahl in News on May 15 at 6:46 am PT

The PR shops at the two companies never miss a chance to slap each other as the Itanium litigation heads toward trial next month.

News Byte

MacBook Pro Makeover in the Wings

John Paczkowski in News on May 15 at 5:40 am PT

The MacBook Pro, Apple’s flagship laptop, is about to get a transformative overhaul. Sources familiar with Apple’s plans say the company intends to debut, at its upcoming Worldwide Developers conference, the first major upgrade to the line since the aluminum unibody in 2008. The new MacBook Pros will feature a significantly thinner chassis, new high-resolution “Retina-esque” displays, faster processors chosen from Intel’s third-generation Core series chips, code-named Ivy Bridge, and Nvidia GPUs. Most of these details were first reported on Monday by 9to5mac.

Nvidia Shares Soar on Earnings Beat, Bullish Outlook

Arik Hesseldahl in News on May 11 at 7:16 am PT

Nvidia shares are flying high after strong earnings; a positive outlook surprises analysts.

Oracle and HP: Trial Is On Over Itanium Dispute

Arik Hesseldahl in News on May 3 at 6:03 am PT

There will be no settlement in the dispute between HP and Oracle over support for Intel’s Itanium chip. A lengthy trial is next.

Numbers

WTF Is CISPA?

Beth Callaghan in Numbers on May 1 at 4:45 pm PT

With SOPA and PIPA out of the picture, it seemed like digital privacy was less threatened. Then along came the new cybersecurity bill on the block, CISPA.