James Niccolai

At a closely watched chip conference that kicks off in San Francisco Monday, Intel Corp. will highlight some emerging obstacles that need to be overcome if semiconductor performance is to keep up its giddying rate of advance.

Members of America Online Inc. (AOL) were warned Thursday to be on the lookout for a trojan horse virus that can steal their passwords, potentially allowing a hacker to access their e-mail and other personal information.

Microsoft Corp. has agreed to pay Sun Microsystems Inc. US$20 million as part of an agreement to settle a bitter, three-year legal battle over its use of Sun's Java programming language.

William Hewlett, the technology pioneer who co-founded Hewlett-Packard Co. in a Silicon Valley garage more than 60 years ago and helped grow the company into a global electronics giant, died in his sleep Friday at his home in Palo Alto, Calif. He was 87.

Motorola Inc. launched Tuesday its new MPC7450 PowerPC microprocessor, designed for a variety of applications including networking equipment, high-end embedded systems and desktop computers.

Microsoft Corp. last month unwrapped an aggressive promotional campaign aimed at increasing the use of its Windows...

New research sees Microsoft Corp. clawing back market share from Palm Inc. in the handheld computer market, and analysts say the biggest battle could be about to begin in the corporate playing field.

Shareholders of French media and utilities conglomerate Vivendi SA approved overwhelmingly on Tuesday its proposed merger with Canada's Seagram Co. Ltd., bringing the creation of one of the world's largest media groups a step closer to reality.