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Broadcom, Qualcomm settle patent disputes
News The two companies announce a settlement that will, among other terms, see Qualcomm fork out US$891 million to Broadcom over a period of four years.
Tags: Mobile processors, Mobile/Wireless, Patents, Integrated Circuit, Qualcomm Inc., Broadcom Corp., wireless industry, Wireless, 3G, Fair Trade Commission
Competition probe hits Qualcomm
News U.S. chipmaker and IP company hit by fresh antitrust allegations, this time in Korea.
Korean regulators search Microsoft offices
News Antitrust investigators continue probe into whether Windows holds--and abuses--an illegal monopoly position.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Antitrust
South Korea hits Qualcomm with antitrust fine
News Chipset manufacturer gets record US$209 million fine by South Korea's Fair Trade Commission, for giving discounts and rebates to handset makers that avoid competitors' products.
Tags: Components, Qualcomm Inc., Wireless, South Korea, antitrust, Fair Trade Commission, handset company, chipset, manufacturer, Components
Hitachi's 'green' refrigerator turns out blue
News Hitachi Appliances lied about the level of green in its refrigerators, according to reports.
Tags: Consumer Technology, Hitachi Ltd., Compensation, Sales, sales revenue, Advertisement, Japan, Fair Trade Commission, carbon dioxide, revenue
S. Korea slaps Intel with US$25M antitrust fine
News Korea Fair Trade Commission says the chip giant had offered rebates to PC makers in South Korea in return for not buying processors from rival Advanced Micro Devices.
Tags: Processors, Antitrust, Intel Corp., PC Company, South Korea, general counsel, processor, Fair Trade Commission, European Commission, Wall Street Journal
With Korea deal, eBay tries again in Asia
News The auction site's purchase of a 67 percent stake in Gmarket will boost its expansion in one of the world's fastest-growing online markets.
Tags: Acquisitions, Web sites, E-commerce, E-business, eBay Inc., Asia, Yahoo! Inc., Gmarket, Sales, e-commerce company
Philips ends recordable CD pact with Ritek
News Europe's largest consumer electronics company Philips Electronics NV has ended a license that transfers recordable compact disc technology to Ritek Ltd, Asia's largest data-storage disk maker, the Taiwan company said.
Intel responds to EU antitrust regulators' allegations
News Intel formally responded to the European Commission's allegations that the chip giant violated antitrust laws by abusing its dominant market position.
Tags: Antitrust
Cable & Wireless files fair trade complaint against NTT
News Cable & Wireless Plc's Japanese subsidiary filed a complaint against Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp over a possible violation of Japan's anti-monopoly law, said an official of C&W's Japanese unit.
Japan launches anti-trust probe on NTT DSL unit
News Japan's financial watchdog reportedly said early yesterday it has launched an investigation into NTT East Corp for allegedly obstructing competitors from building high-speed Internet services.
AMD surpasses Intel in U.S. retail stores
News Store sales of Advanced Micro Devices chips outpaced those of industry giant Intel chips in October, researcher says.
Tags: Processors
Google trading fairly in Korea?
News Company gets injunction order after Korean company claims AdSense unfairly terminated a contract over click fraud allegations.
Microsoft, Daum reach settlement
News The software giant has ended the lawsuit by Korean ISP Daum with a payment of US$30 million.
Tags: Media players, Instant messaging, Legal, Lawsuits, Antitrust
New York launches Intel antitrust probe
News The attorney general of New York, Andrew Cuomo, has launched an antitrust probe into chip giant Intel.
Tags: Antitrust, Processors
