Intel

Computer chipmaker Intel has been fined a record EUR1.06 billion by the European Commission for anti-competitive practices, notes the BBC

Chip maker Intel plans to buy testing and development software maker Wind River Systems for US$884 million.

Intel's US$884 million acquisition of embedded software firm Wind River Systems this week is being seen as a strategy by the chip giant to diversify into areas such as smartphones.

PCWorld reports that Intel's venture capital arm is investing US$43 million in a Tokyo-based WiMAX operator that plans to launch the world's fastest WiMAX service in July.

Intel, the world’s largest chipmaker, will sell processors to Nokia, the world’s biggest mobile phone manufacturer

Intel's former chief executive and chairman, Craig Barrett, said yesterday it would take "a few years" to see whether Intel's technology partnership with Nokia succeeds, according to a Reuters report.

Intel, the world's largest chipmaker, has reported considerably stronger-than-expected second-quarter results, due in part to strong sales of its Atom chip for netbooks and other mobile computers, reports the Financial Times.