Qualcomm reports strong fourth quarter earnings
More buybacks
Qualcomm reported robust fourth-quarter earnings exceeding Wall Street expectations and projecting a strong December quarter.
TSMC executive calls for stronger R&D
Worried about US support following Trump Victory
A top TSMC boss Cliff Hou said that Taiwan should intensify its investment in chip technology and expand its supply chain capabilities to secure its role as a global semiconductor leader.
Malwarebytes snaps up AzireVPN
Hurdy gurdy Swedish privacy VPN swallowed, bork, bork!
Insecurity outfit Malwarebytes has acquired Sweden-based AzireVPN, a privacy-focused VPN provider known for its stringent security measures and commitment to user anonymity.
Activision faces fallout over anti-cheat exploit
Mass player bans
A hacker known as Vizor claims to have exploited a bug in Activision’s anti-cheat software, Ricochet, to ban thousands of legitimate Call of Duty players.
Apple abandons all hope for a larger iMac screen
New chips can't handle more than 24-inch Model
The fruity cargo cult Apple is ignoring the cries and wails of those in the content industry who want a larger iMac screen, like they had when Apple ran with Intel inside.
IBM faces lawsuit over data sharing violations
Stormy weather over weather channel website leaks
Biggish Blue is facing a fresh legal challenge concerning the alleged sharing of users' personal information by its Weather Channel website without consent.
AMD’s 3D V-Cache tech coming to Threadripper and Ryzen APUs
Expanding the brand
AMD is reportedly planning to expand its 3D V-Cache technology to even more products, with rumours pointing to Ryzen APUs and Threadripper CPUs getting in on the action.
Nvidia is building a CPU
Taking on Intel and AMD
The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell-on-earth yarn claiming that Nvidia is building a CPU for consumer PCs, marking a step into territory dominated by AMD and Chipzilla.
EU doing the funky gibbon over Gorilla Glass
Anti-trust
The European Commission has launched a formal antitrust investigation into Corning, focusing on the company’s popular Gorilla Glass product. Gorilla Glass dominates the mobile phone and tablet cover glass market.
Meta asks Supremes to halt investor lawsuit over data misuse
We should be allowed to do what we like
The US Supreme Court grappled with an appeal from Meta Platforms, Facebook's parent company, seeking to dismiss a 2018 federal securities fraud lawsuit brought by shareholders.