Intel is buying video patents and software from RealNetworks for US$120 million, giving the chipmaker new muscle in a market that's increasingly important but filled with intellectual-property obstacles. RealNetworks is selling about 190 patents, 170 patent applications and its next-generation video-encoding technology in the deal, the companies have announced.

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Intel pays US$120m for video patents

Intel has announced a number of changes to key management, including promoting Brian Krzanich to chief operating officer. Krzanich will now report directly to CEO Paul Otellini

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For all of the attention that ultrabook laptops have gotten over the past several months, a few big players have been conspicuously absent from the party.

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Ultrabooks will come in two basic varieties at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week in Las Vegas: present and future. The latter will incorporate Intel's Ivy Bridge processor, destined to populate all of the ultrabooks and hybrids coming out in the second half of the year.

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Intel's Ivy Bridge chip lurks inside future ultrabooks at CES

One of the added benefits to the next generation of Intel Ivy Bridge processors coming later this year is its native support of Thunderbolt. The newly announced high-end ThinkPad Edge S430 will feature Thunderbolt as one of a bevy of extra features aimed at taking this middle-range small business line of laptops up a notch.

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Intel has its sights set on ARM, and now it's showing off some mobile devices to prove it. Technology Review reported that it recently had the chance to try out smartphones and tablets running Intel's Atom-based "Medfield" system on a chip.

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Intel has its sights set on ARM, and now it's showing off some mobile devices to prove it. Technology Review reported that it recently had the chance to try out smartphones and tablets running Intel's Atom-based "Medfield" system on a chip

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What's Apple cooking up for 2012 and beyond?

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Intel's market-moving statement that it expects a fourth-quarter revenue shortfall of roughly US$1 billion has crystallised the impact of the hard disk drive shortage. So how bad is it? A report last week from IHS-iSuppli said it's pretty bad - a preview of what Intel had to say

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How bad is the hard disk shortage?

Carrier IQ, a company that provides tracking tools to carriers and phone vendors, has come under fire as of late for monitoring Android-based devices. And now, the company's software has been found on the iPhone, prompting Cupertino to respond to tracking claims.

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Carrier IQ found in iOS, Apple responds