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Intellectual Ventures, a patent portfolio developer and broker started by former Microsoft CTO Nathan Myhrvold, has filed patent lawsuits against nine tech companies, including Symantec, McAfee and Hynix Semiconductor.

A Florida woman has pleaded guilty to charges that she helped her employer sell counterfeit computer chips for use by the U.S. military

Intel will integrate configurable processors from Altera in a new family of Atom chips, the E600C series, for embedded uses such as industrial, military and transportation applications.

Xilinx, which makes a range of chips often used in communications gear, plans to release its first 28-nanometer chips by the fourth quarter of this year to lower costs and attract new customers as the world pulls out of recession.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) has ended unpaid leave for employees due to rising chip orders, the company said in a statement Friday.

Texas Instruments pulled down its profit forecast for the December quarter by as much as two-thirds on Monday, and it also cut its revenue expectations, saying the economic downturn is having a powerful impact on the market for its chips.

Altech's NRG Hydro is one of the first water-cooled PCs to make our Best Buys chart. While it may be priced well beyond the normal punters' budget, it makes the Best Buys chart because of its excellent build quality, high-end components and speedy performance.

In the September 2005 issue of PC World, available now: Software Supercharge - 50 add-ons to get more out of your software On the hardware side of things - We test the latest dual-core motherboards and ready-made PCs as well as giving some latest devices the rough treatment to find out how tough they really are. PC in a browser - We show how to get access to (and control) your PC anywhere via a Web browser. PLUS, Expanded Best Buys charts, Sweet Spot and the regular sections of News, First Looks and Quick Takes, Here's How, and Backbytes. PLUS Best Buys report card: ASUS A4L.

On the two cover CDs: NEW - full report cards from all Best Buys categories; Free full version: GhostSurf Pro - stealth surfing; Free version: Audiograbber - recording software; Free version: Google Earth - planet-wide searching; Game demos: Cricket 2005, and Q'bicles; Exclusive video: Dell interview, and notebook torture test; DVD and film trailers; the latest Web browsers; Repair Kit utilities; PC Essentials, Web Essentials, Patches and Updates, HelpScreen, Here's How and Features software.

In the August 2005 issue of PC World, available now: Spyware stoppers -which ones can really give you peace of mind? Head off hack attacks; E3 explodes! - the low-down on next-generation PC games and killer consoles at the Electronic Entertainment Expo; In the Test Centre - 19in LCD Monitors - 10 top-brand monitors go head-to-head. PLUS, Best Buys reviews of PCs and Notebooks, Sweet Spot and the regular sections of News, First Looks and Quick Takes, Here's How, and Backbytes.

PLUS, on the two cover CDs: Free full versions - FloorPlan3D 6.0 and Koolmoves Lite; Free full game: Nexuiz 1.0; Exclusive video tutorial series - Adobe Photoshop Part 4; Exclusive Back To Basics video tutorial on CPU upgrades; Spyware defence tools collection; DVD and film trailers; the latest Web browsers; Repair Kit utilities; Plus PC Essentials, Web Essentials, Patches and Updates, HelpScreen, Here's How and Features software.