AMD and Intel today announced an antitrust settlement that will see Intel pay its arch rival US$1.25bn. The agreement also brings to a close all ongoing legal wrangles between the two firms, including patent disputes..

Doctor Who fans will notice something chillingly familiar with a new patent that has come out from Apple.

Create a fenced area on your desktop to hold your icons

A datacentre conference has heard how one nation plans to drastically cut the cost of running data centres by using sea water to cool servers.

A series of key Microsoft patents are reportedly on the verge of being sold to an open-source advocacy group..

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About 100 people signing up every hour to support the pro-file sharing agenda of the Pirate Party.

A company named i4i wins a legal battle over patent covering a document formatting system.

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Software will store details of damage inflicted on Apple devices, including heat or water, into digital memory.

Microsoft has named Linux distributors Red Hat and Canonical as competitors to its Windows client business in its annual filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

Security and privacy advocates argue that RFID tags could make it easier for hackers to target our private information, as RFIDs permeate every facet of everyday life

As neural controllers grow in popularity, so will hackers attempts to create malicious code to potentially corrupt, control and infiltrate our brains. So, what are the experts doing about it?

The next gen Kawasaki 1400 GTR will feature the ability to detect and avoid heat sensitive objects as far as 300m away, making this the first motorcycle in the world to have Nightrider style abilities.

Microsoft appears to be developing a new input device known as a 'magic wand'. Hello Nintendo Wii?

Parallels is preparing a new virtualisation tool that will let users continue to run Windows XP applications on Windows 7 systems. The move will make the software a direct competitor for Microsoft's recently announced Windows XP Mode.

Unless you've been living in a cave for the last week, you've witnessed the wholesale hysteria being launched over the recent Swine Flu outbreak..

A patent for a new iPhone interface uncovers what appears to be a dedicated video-calling cam

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Every industry has its share of villains, and the computing world is no different.