Executive Vice President David Perlmutter downplays the importance of laptop graphics performance and speaks about ARM chip rivals at an investor conference.

Almost four in five people worldwide see internet access as a fundamental right, a poll for the BBC World Service suggests.

The U.S. Treasury Department lifts trade export limits on communications software to three countries.

UPDATED: More than 14,000 MySQL enthusiasts from around the globe have signed a petition sent to regulators at the European Commission, Russia, China and other countries, protesting the acquisition of Sun Microsystems. But it may be too little, too late: The EC is expected to approve the deal within the next month. - More than 14,000 MySQL enthusiasts from around the globe have signed a petition sent to regulators at the European Commission, Russia, China and other countries, protesting the acquisition of Sun Microsystems by Oracle. However, it may be too little, too late: The European Commission is expecte...

Group wants to pool engineering resourcesA new industry group is trying to apply open-source principles to the design and construction of data centres, which it says could accelerate the use of new technologies and increase competition in the industry.