Yahoo! sued over ads on Google

Yahoo! has been sued for trademark infringement after posting ads on Google. JPEnterprises, which runs the US dating service lovecity.com, alleges that Yahoo! bid for the term 'lovecity' in order to run ads for its own dating system on Google. ...more

Intel celebrates 20 years in China

The Chinese government rolled out the red carpet for Intel yesterday. Hundred of party officials and businesses turned out to cut the cake on the chip giant's 20 years in the People's Republic. In return, Intel announced a new round of investment to 'inspire and stimulate Chinese innovation, advance education and support the community'. ...more

Symantec to launch phone security software this summer

Symantec has told PC Pro it will be launching smartphone security software this summer. The company will offer anti-virus software for both Symbian and Windows Mobile devices, as part of its Norton 2008 product refresh in late August. The company claims the threat level on mobiles now justifies its own security suite. ...more

Telewest to lose 1,500 jobs

Telewest - one of the companies that have cabled the UK - tackles its ?5bn debt by swinging the job axe. Up to ?50m per year is expected to be saved by the cost cutting and the company is also to merge its consumer and business divisions, reports the BBC. Described by the company as 'necessary but painful', the cuts will mainly involve involuntary redundancies. ...more

Researchers create 500GHz from silicon mix

IBM and the Georgia Institute of Technology have demonstrated the first silicon-based computer chip capable of operating at frequencies above 500GHz. And that is just a start. Computer simulations suggest that the silicon-germanium (SiGe) technology used in the chip could ultimately support even higher operational frequencies close to 1,000GHz. ...more