Roundup: Pleo is dead, Twitter spreads swine flu, Google Earth solves plane crash and more
Here’s all the latest action:
Verizon iPhone in the works — Apple and Verizon have been talking about launching an iPhone for the Verizon network as early as next year. USA Today has the story.
Tragedy strikes as Pleo, the magic dinosaur, is liquidated — Ugobe, maker of robotic… Continue Reading
Qualcomm will pay $891 million to Broadcom to settle patent disputes
Qualcomm will pay $891 million to Broadcom in a patent dispute settlement, the chip companies announced today.
The deal will settle all pending litigation between the companies worldwide. The companies were in a state of legal warfare over cell phone and other tech patents in the… Continue Reading
ZeroG Wireless raises $17 million for embedded Wi-Fi chips
ZeroG Wireless is announcing today that it has raised $17 million in a second round of funding for its business of designing embedded Wi-Fi chips. This company is looking for the day when billions of everyday gadgets and sensors are connected to the Internet.
John Cummins,… Continue Reading
Roundup: More cuts at Yahoo, food cuts at Google and more
Here’s the latest action:
More job cuts coming at Yahoo? — Chief executive Jerry Yang has hired consultants from Bain to get the organization “fit.” It’s not likely that means more exercise. SAI has more.
More food benefits slashed at Google – While Yahoos may be losing their… Continue Reading
AMD sells digital TV chip division to Broadcom
Advanced Micro Devices will sell its digital TV chip business to Broadcom for $192.8 million.
The move is part of chip company AMD’s attempt to raise some cash and regain its footing in its core microprocessor business where Intel has been eating AMD’s lunch.
AMD needs the… Continue Reading
Entropic’s chips to cut the cost of multiple satellite TV set-top installations
It’s painful to get satellite TV service installed at your home because technicians have to spend a lot of time wiring multiple set-top boxes to a single dish antenna.
Entropic Communications has a solution that eliminates that problem. And today, the San Diego, Calif. company is… Continue Reading
Interview with Vinod Dham, father of the Pentium, on a life in technology and venture investing
Vinod Dham has lived the quintessential Silicon Valley rags to riches immigrant story. Born in Pune, India, he came to the U.S. in 1975 as an engineering student with just $8 in his pocket. He became a chip engineer and helped invent Intel’s first flash… Continue Reading
Roundup: Broadcom backdating, games at work, and more
Former Broadcom executive Henry Samueli to plead guilty in backdating case — The Broadcom flameout saga continues, with former chief technology officer Samueli admitting that he previously lied to SEC investigators about whether or not he had illegally back-dated stock options. Among Broadcom’s two founding Henrys,… Continue Reading
The madness of King Henry Nicholas?
The news about Broadcom’s former chief executive, Henry Nicholas III, is just stunning. It’s a rise-and-fall story with salacious details of prostitutes and ecstasy that will make the tabloids, not just the tech pages. It’s all the more stunning to me because I met “Nick”… Continue Reading
BroadLight, supplier of passive optical network equipment, raises $12M
BroadLight, a supplier of “gigabit passive optical network” (GPON) semiconductors and software, said it has raised a $12 million fifth round of financing.
The round was led by Benchmark Capital, and included existing investors Azure Capital Partners, Broadcom, Cipio
Partners, Delta Ventures, Israel Seed Partners, Motorola Ventures,… Continue Reading
Broadcom to acquire Global Locate, a provider of GPS technology
Broadcom Corporation, of Irvine, Calif. a maker of semiconductors for communications, said it has agreed to acquire Global Locate, a private San Jose, Calif. fabless provider of global positioning system (GPS) and assisted GPS (A-GPS) semiconductor products and software.
The amount was undisclosed.
GPS is expected… Continue Reading