IBT Staff Reporter

Semiconductor firm Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and technology solutions provider International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) announced separately this weekend that both companies have solved a puzzle that will allow the semiconductor industry to keep making ever smaller computer chips.

Growing signs of weaker demand for Sony's new Playstation 3 video game system may be impacting some of its design partners, a new report indicates, with graphics system provider Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), feeling Wall-Street heat today.

Shares of Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM), maker of the Blackberry hand held device have plummeted since Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced its entry into the consumer phone segment early January. Some experts feel that the new phone isn't a threat to RIM, however, issuing a buy for RIMM shares.

Software maker Adobe systems is aiming to take its already popular PDF document standard to the next level, asking the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) to recognize its entire specification.

If you've decided that managing a portfolio of your own stocks is too time consuming, then mutual funds are the perfect opportunity to invest with less hands on responsibility. However there are points to consider when deciding which fund you'll buy.

Dell (Nasdaq: Dell) announced Friday it will begin taking orders this weekend for computers pre-loaded with Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system.

Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) took an early lead against rival Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) in the 64-bit mobile computer market last year, however new data released today shows that Intel grabbed the in December, becoming the top 64-bit CPU provider in only four months.

Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) slashed the shipments forecast of its Xbox 360 video game console yesterday, in a move some analysts believe will pave way for a future price cut and even an updated version of the game system.

'Google' was the brand with the greatest impact around the world in 2006 for the second consecutive year, according to the results of a new survey.

News Corp. studio Twentieth Century Fox has subpoenaed Google Inc.'s (NASDAQ: GOOG) video site YouTube to request that it hand over data identifying a user who has uploaded episodes of the television shows '24' and 'The Simpsons,' according to the Wall Street Journal.

While the newly announced iPhone from Apple contains a variety of “very high end” features, and is “clever and capable,” it cannot be defined as a smartphone, one research firm says.

Demand for Sony's next-generation Playstation 3 game-console may be slowing as a recent retail check shows that systems are staying on more shelves for longer periods.

Technology company Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) is adding new services to help businesses increase the efficiency of their current servers by allowing customers to virtualize their entire infrastructure.

Ken Kutaragi, known as the father of the Playstation video-game console, will take helm of a new venture between Sony and Namco Bandai as the firm's partner to battle rival game makers.

Yahoo said late on Tuesday its new system for selling Web ads, dubbed Panama, would be fully introduced in the United States as of February 5, about a month earlier than expected by Wall Street analysts.

Intel-based laptops released by the end of the month will include wireless technology that will allow speeds up to five times faster than current popular technologies allow.

Shares of semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE: AMD) fell more than 4 percent on Tuesday after the company said its margins shrunk in the fourth quarter as a result of its brutal pricing war with rival Intel Corp., (Nasdaq: INTC). With both firms increasing capacity and becoming more aggressive, some analysts believe prices on CPU's will continue to decline.

Investors seeking to sort out the mutual funds landscape will eventually come across the debate over funds managed actively by professional managers and those funds which passively mirror market indexes.

Blizzard Entertainment said today that the expansion pack to its highly popular World of Warcraft online game sold nearly 2.4 million copies on the first day, becoming the fastest selling PC game ever.

News Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS) social networking site MySpace filed a lawsuit against the Spam King today, who the firm alleges flooded millions of its members with unsolicited messages.

Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) introduced its highly anticipated mobile phone at this month;s Macworld Expo, receiving rave reviews for its innovation, ease of use, and 'wow' factor. Its bright prospects may even cloud the outlook for the market's current leader, Research in Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM) and its venerable Blackberry, one analyst contends.

As wireless networking becomes more pervasive, extending to mobile computers, cell-phones and handhelds, one expert believes that the next generation of ultra fast wireless computing technology may be ready to take off.

The advent of consumer devices capable of playing both emerging high-definition disc formats may spell an end to the ongoing war between Blu-Ray and HD-DVD discs, one research company contends.

Imagine a supposedly non-profit debt consolidator tells you it will arrange all your bills into a convenient monthly payment for free, only to find later it has overstated your savings, is charging monthly fees, and is providing no service to improve or prevent your credit rating from deteriorating?

Two groups committed to the adoption of Linux announced that they will merge on Tuesday, streamlining operations to give Linux a stronger voice.

Consumers are preparing for the next generation operating system Windows Vista to hit store shelves next week. Yet for those who have already paid for Windows XP, is the upgrade really worth it?

For some who have yet to realize its benefits, a personal budget could be seen in a sinister light: a fiscal straight jacket with the aim of securely restraining unruly, and irrational spending habits. It doesn't have to be that way.

Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: SUNW) announced that it will begin using Intel Inc.'s (NASDAQ: INTC) processors in its servers today, however Intel rival AMD (NYSE: AMD) Corp. may not feel little pressure from the move.

Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) is in talks to acquire video game advertising firm Adscape Media Inc, seeking to expand the search titan's advertising platform beyond traditional but lucrative Internet offerings.