Stories by James Niccolai

HP profit slides 13 percent as split nears

Hewlett-Packard has reported another quarter of declining profits and revenue, with its massive corporate split now less than three months away.

Written by James Niccolai21 Aug. 15 00:10

Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 could yield big camera gains

Qualcomm has teased out some more details about its upcoming Snapdragon 820 processor, including a refreshed GPU and an image processing unit that could lead to big improvements in smartphone cameras.

Written by James Niccolai12 Aug. 15 21:20

Oracle preps 'Sonoma' chip for low-priced Sparc servers

Oracle is looking to expand the market for its Sparc-based servers with a new, low-cost processor dubbed Sonoma that its engineers will discuss publically for the first time later this month.

Written by James Niccolai30 July 15 12:10

Oracle tries to beef up copyright case against Android

With Oracle and Google headed back to court soon to resume their dispute over Android, Oracle is seeking to update its lawsuit to reflect the huge gains Android has made in the five years since the case began.

Written by James Niccolai23 July 15 12:17

US court says 'pocket-dialed' calls are not private

A federal appeals court in Ohio has ruled that a person who accidentally "pocket dials" someone shouldn't expect any overheard conversation to be considered private.

Written by James Niccolai23 July 15 07:16