Taiwan

Apple is attempting to put the brakes on potential for one of the first Windows Phone 7 Series smartphones. Apple's suit against HTC would block the company from releasing its HD2 mobile phone equipped with Microsoft's new mobile operating system in the U.S.

Apple's complaint before the U.S. International Trade Commission would stop the Taiwan-based HTC from importing some of its 7 Series phones into the U.S.

Apple is attempting to put the brakes on one of the first Windows Phone 7 Series smartphones. Apple's suit against HTC would block the company from releasing its HD2 mobile phone equipped with Microsoft's new mobile operating system in the U.S.

Apple's complaint before the U.S. International Trade Commission would stop the Taiwan-based HTC from importing some of its 7 Series phones into the U.S.

Apple's patent suit against HTC, filed Tuesday with the International Trade Commission, is just the latest in a string of technology-related complaints filed with the government agency. The trend shows the increasing importance of the ITC.

Apple alleges that Taiwan-based HTC infringes on 20 Apple patents related to the iPhone's graphical user interface, architecture and hardware. The company is seeking a permanent injunction barring HTC from importing infringing phones into the U.S. Apple is also seeking triple damages and maximum interest.

A rash of new laptops set for display at the CeBIT computing trade show underline the growing shift in the market to tinier machines with fancier features such as 3D graphics.

Taiwan-based Acer will be at the show with the Aspire 5740D, which will retail in Europe for 800 euros (1,090 dollars). Thanks to a special coating on its 15.6-inch screen, users who wear polarizing spectacles can see the third dimension when they play movies.

Experts say 2010 will be the year that 3D becomes widely available on notebook computers.

Evidence is accumulating that the Chinese government was in fact behind attacks on Google and other major U.S. companies, investigators say. The New York Times reported the attacks have been traced to two schools in China, one of which has close ties to the Chinese military. The attacks likely originated in April, months earlier than previously believed, the sources said.

China ha advertido a Estados Unidos de que un hipotético encuentro entre Barack Obama y el Dalai Lama "dañaría muy seriamente" la relación entre ambos potencias.

China ha advertido a Estados Unidos de que un hipotético encuentro entre Barack Obama y el Dalai Lama "dañaría muy seriamente" la relación entre ambos potencias.

Desequilibrios comerciales, valoración de la moneda china, derechos humanos, Internet, el caso Google, Tíbet, Taiwan. La espiral de conflictos que ha marcado las relaciones entre China y Estados Unidos lo últimos meses sufrió este viernes un fuerte acelerón.

Desequilibrios comerciales, valoración de la moneda china, derechos humanos, Internet, el caso Google, Tíbet, Taiwan. La espiral de conflictos que ha marcado las relaciones entre China y Estados Unidos lo últimos meses sufrió ayer un fuerte acelerón.

El Gobierno chino ha suspendido hoy sus intercambios militares con Estados Unidos en respuesta al plan de Washington de vender armas a Taiwán. El Gobierno de EE UU manifestó ayer al Congreso su intención de vender armas a Taipei por un valor de más de 6.000 millones de dólares, incluidos helicópteros Black Hawk y baterías de misiles Patriot, pese a las protestas de China.