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Whatever might be said of its methods and accuracy, there is little question that the Greenpeace "Guide to Greener Electronics" has become an important fixture on the consumer electronics scene.

In August 2006, Greenpeace took its first stab at ranking the green bona fides of 14 makers of consumer electronics. In a nutshell, the appraisals hinged on the elimination of certain hazardous chemicals and a willingness to take responsibility for products across their life cycles, through take-back programs, recycling and other efforts.

Small and inexpensive "netbooks" were some of the most popular computers in the recession, wooing consumers with their portability and prices that were often below $400. Now with the economy improving, consumers will be asked to open their wallets to new styles of computers, including some costing a bit more.

Nintendo, Microsoft y Lenovo son los fabricantes tecnológicos que menos respetan el medio ambiente, según la lista que elabora trimestralmente Greenpeace y cuya última actualización ha presentado en la feria CES de Las Vegas. El líder, un trimestre más, es Nokia con 7,3 de puntuación, seguida de Sony Ericsson, Toshiba (que se ha comprometido a enmendarse en abril), y Phillips cuarto, cuando hace dos años ocupaba el penúlimo puesto de la tabla (17).

A U.S. software maker sued China's government and seven computer makers Tuesday alleging piracy of its Internet filtering software.

Cybersitter LLC, whose software is designed to help parents filter content seen by children, seeks $2.2 billion in damages in the federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles.

Lenovo is targeting business professionals with the release of several new enterprise-class ThinkPad laptops. The new lineup -- which promises to boost the multitasking capabilities of mobile enterprise workers -- includes the attractively priced ThinkPad X100e, which features chips from Advanced Micro Devices.

With netbooks booming as a product category, Intel announced Monday a new Atom-based platform and new Atom processors that contain integrated graphics and the memory controller on the CPU. The new products could mean smaller, more efficient, and more powerful netbooks and entry-level desktop machines.

Intel is calling the new processors Pineview, and the platform Pine Trail. This is the first combination of a graphics processor with a x86 CPU.

Hay rectificaciones que cuestan un riñón; más vale tarde que nunca, dirán otros. La firma china Lenovo una de las principales fabricantes de ordenadores, ha comprado por 200 millones de dólares una empresa de teléfonos móviles. Lo sorprendente es que es la misma empresa que vendióel pasado año, y por 100 millones de dólares menos. La rectificación le ha costado 100 millones y dos años ausente del sector tecnológico que menos ha sufrido la crisis y más rápidamente evoluciona.

Intel has settled a lawsuit with chip manufacturer and archrival Advanced Micro Devices. Intel agreed to pay AMD $1.25 billion to settle complaints stemming from as early as 2000.

AMD filed complaints in 2000, 2003 and 2006, claiming Intel acted in an anticompetitive manner. Specifically, AMD said Intel illegally gave rebates to computer makers such as Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Lenovo and NEC on condition that they purchase all or most of their x86 processors from Intel.

The European Union is defending its decision to fine Intel $1.45 billion for anticompetitive behavior. Its European Commission released the contents of internal documents from Intel customers providing evidence.

The documents were released after Intel alleged the EC did not have its facts straight. The contents indicate that Intel illegally gave rebates to computer manufacturers, including Dell, Hewlett-Packard, NEC and Lenovo, on condition that they buy all or most of their x86 processors from Intel.

Intel formally appealed the fine on July 22.

Chinese hackers have cracked the activation codes for Windows 7, less than a month after Microsoft released the first copies of the new operating system to computer makers, technology news site CNET reported Thursday.

The crack will allow fully functional, copied versions of the Ultimate Version of Windows 7 to be distributed over file-sharing sites even before the operating system is released to the public in October.

The pirated version even tricks the computer and Microsoft's servers into believing it is a genuine copy, allowing it to avoid Microsoft's validation safeguards.