Douglas F. Gray

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Update: Lawsuit alleges Palm computers can damage PCs

Palm Inc. says it is not aware of problems with a feature in its handheld computers used to synchronize data with PCs as alleged in a suit by a San Francisco-based law firm.

Intel to show 2GHz Xeon chip next week

Intel Corp. plans to show off its fastest processor to date for workstations and servers at the Siggraph 2001 computer graphics trade show in Los Angeles next week, the company said Friday.

Lawsuit alleges Palm computers can damage PCs

A California law firm has filed suit against Palm Inc. and its former parent company 3Com Corp., claiming that a feature used to synchronize data between Palm's handheld computers and a PC can cause damage to PCs.

Qualcomm restructures into two business groups

Qualcomm Inc. is being restructured into two groups and the company has withdrawn plans to spin off its semiconductor business.

U.S. trade group says Broadcom violated Intel patents

An administrative law judge for The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has ruled that broadband chipmaker Broadcom Corp. infringed on two intellectual property patents held by Intel Corp., an Intel spokesman said Friday.

Dell loads Red Hat Linux 7.1 on servers, workstations

Dell Computer Corp. on Wednesday began shipping its entire line of Dell PowerEdge servers with the most recent version of Red Hat Inc.'s Linux operating system preinstalled.

Amazon halts orders for Windows XP, will honour pricing

Amazon.com Inc. on Tuesday closed the shutters on its page offering pre-orders for Microsoft Corp.'s Windows XP operating system, admitting that it had made a mistake by taking the orders too far in advance.

Intel unveils Itanium pricing

Intel Corp. revealed Thursday the prices for its Itanium 64-bit processor, which comes in four models, featuring two different clock speeds and two Level 2 memory cache sizes.

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