Ben Ames

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Toshiba, Hynix chip licensing pact does away with lawsuits

Hynix Semiconductor and Toshiba have agreed to share licenses for using one another's semiconductor patents, putting an end to several lawsuits, Hynix said Tuesday.

Four Nortel execs charged with dishonest accounting practices

U.S. and Canadian stock regulators filed fraud charges on Monday against several former executives of Nortel Networks , accusing them of twisting accounting practices to make it seem that the company was meeting Wall Street expectations.

RIM CEO steps down after stock-option scam

Research in Motion Ltd. will search for a new chairman of its board after CEO Jim Balsillie stepped down from the job Monday, taking blame for his role in a stock-option scam that will cost the company US$250 million in restated earnings.

IBM’s new transistor ups the ante for rival Intel

IBM Corp. has taken a large stride in its race with Intel Corp. to make faster, smaller chips by building silicon transistors from a rare combination of metals

Dell users vote for Linux-based PCs

The new team of leaders at Dell Inc. is weighing a request to give customers the option to purchase PCs with the Linux OS, instead of the default Windows, after thousands of users voted for that idea on a company blog.

Lenovo sells notebooks via Circuit City stores

Just two weeks after expanding its relationship with Best Buy Co. Inc., Lenovo Group Ltd. said Wednesday it will try to win even more U.S. small business customers by selling its notebook PCs at Circuit City Stores Inc.'s retail shops.

Michael Dell says new SMB focus will turn around the company

Stock in Dell Inc. was rising Monday on news that founder Michael Dell plans to remain as CEO for several years, trim the number of managers reporting directly to him and eliminate bonuses.

Investors sue Dell alleging ‘illegal accounting’

A group of investors filed a lawsuit on Wednesday alleging that Dell Inc. had used illegal accounting methods to hide secret kickback payments paid by Intel Corp.

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