El Capitan crowned most powerful supercomputer
When it comes to exaflops it is the floppiest
El Capitan has been ranked as the most powerful supercomputer in the world. It boasts a benchmark performance of 1.742 exaflops, or 1.742 quintillion calculations per second, far exceeding its initial target.
Europe’s top court spikes Intel anti-competition case
After 20 years
The EU Court of Justice, the pinnacle of Europe’s judicial system, has brought to a close a legal tussle that has spanned nearly two decades between Chipzilla and EU regulators. The court upheld the General Court’s decision, dismissing the European Commission’s appeal.
Microsoft ready clean Mac’s out-of-date clock
New ARM Snapdragon X will make Macs look as dated as Stevenson’s rocket
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says that while the fruity cargo cult Apple had done a splendid job on its latest Mac, it was going to be outdated by the new windows optimised laptops coming from Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung in the next four weeks.
HP demands €3.7 Billion from former Autonomy bosses
If only there were a good accounting software which could help out
The former maker of expensive printer ink HP is after a whopping €3.7 billion from the former bosses of Autonomy, who fiddled the books to sell the company for a staggering €10.2 billion.
HP’s print ink policy faces monopoly legal challenge
Court will be told HP has a hotel on Mayfair and Park Lane
Make of expensive printer ink, HP has used its "Dynamic Security" software updates to "create a monopoly" of replacement printer ink cartridges, a lawsuit filed against the company on 5 January claims.
HP will have to face the music
Court case over devices wouldn't scan or fax when low on ink will go ahead
HP all-in-one printer owners, upset that their devices wouldn't scan or fax when low on ink, were handed a partial win in a northern California court late last week after a judge denied HP's motion to dismiss their suit.
HP revenues fall
Blames a bad case of headwinds
HP has recorded a drop in revenue of 21.7 per cent year-on-year and 6.7 per cent compared with the previous quarter as consumers and businesses seek to spend less on refreshing hardware such as business laptops.
Expensive printer ink maker is fast becoming the Ivan the Terrible of hardware
HP sinks to new lows with greenwashing efforts
Maker of expensive printer ink HP has constantly been flogging its products slightly on the dark side of the force, however lately it has been reaching new lows, which should be starting to attract the interest of regulators.
India spends $2.1 billion to lure laptop makers
You don't need China
India has put $2.1 billion on the table to attract makers of laptops, tablets and other hardware to the South Asian nation as companies look to diversify supply chains beyond China.
Lynch off to face US court
Faces 17 charges for what might have been HP's mess
UK Mike Lynch has been extradited to the United States to face criminal charges over Hewlett Packard's $11 billion acquisition of his software company.