Intel news from Network World

Six U.S. states account for half of national piracy losses

2008-07-19T00:00:00Z

A first-time study by the Business Software Alliance (BSA) shows that while the U.S. has the lowest rate of software piracy of countries tracked around the world, there is still a long way to go to end illegal software use here.

Filing details Apple's complaint against Psystar

2008-07-19T00:00:00Z

Apple says Psystar knowingly violated its copyrights and license agreements and induced customers who bought the OS X-running Open Computer to do the same. Because of that and the resulting damage that Apple alleges is being done to its brand, it's asking the US. District Court for a permanent injunction that would bar Psystar from selling any more hardware with Apple software. And it wants Psystar to recall every Mac clone sold.

SCO loses another round in Unix fight, to pay Novell $2.55M

2008-07-17T00:00:00Z

At the beginning of its massive legal fight against Linux in 2003 , The SCO Group Inc. imagined a day when companies like IBM, Novell Inc. and others would pay it large amounts of cash for alleged infringements on SCO-owned Unix code.

EU levels new antitrust charges against Intel

2008-07-17T00:00:00Z

The European Commission Thursday sent Intel a new set of antitrust charges, the second such charge list within a year, Europe's top regulator said in a statement.

Three U.S. cities should see Centrino 2 with WiMAX this year

Sumner Lemon — 2008-07-17T00:00:00Z

When Intel ships its Echo Peak wireless module later this year, the company will meet its stated goal of adding WiMax as an option to its Centrino 2 laptop chip platform in 2008. But shipments of Centrino 2 laptops equipped with WiMax support will be very small this year, likely constrained to just three U.S. cities.

Lenovo aims multi-wireless notebooks at SMBs

John Cox — 2008-07-15T00:00:00Z

Lenovo's trio of new ThinkPad notebooks are designed for the SMB market and include the new Intel Centrino 2 802.11n adapter and a 3G option for AT&T's cellular network.

U.S. judge rules for eBay in counterfeit case

Grant Gross — 2008-07-14T00:00:00Z

A U.S. judge has ruled that eBay is not legally liable for counterfeit Tiffany jewelry items that were sold on its auction site, despite a French court ruling against eBay last month in a similar lawsuit.

Intel launches online marketplace for Indian SMBs

John Ribeiro — 2008-07-14T00:00:00Z

Intel has launched an online exchange for small and midsize businesses in India that is intended to be a one-stop shop for procurement of business software and services around Intel technology.

Researcher to demonstrate attack code for Intel chips

Sumner Lemon — 2008-07-14T00:00:00Z

Security researcher and author Kris Kaspersky plans to demonstrate how an attacker can target flaws in Intel's microprocessors to remotely attack a computer using JavaScript or TCP/IP packets, regardless of what operating system the computer is running.

Centrino 2 might sport 802.11n, but WiMAX comes later

Joanie Wexler — 2008-07-14T00:00:00Z

Intel intends to ship its long-anticipated Centrino 2 mobile laptop platform this week. The platform will include enhanced Wi-Fi capabilities, but its dual-mode Wi-Fi 11n/WiMAX module (codenamed "Echo Peak") won't ship until "later this year," says an Intel spokeswoman.

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