IBM Corp. hopes a new effort to simplify programming for mainframe computers helps keep those warhorses competitive. -

A judge said Tuesday that Qualcomm had infringed on a Broadcom Corporation patent, but did not ban the sale of phones with Qualcomm chips in the U.S.

Yahoo Inc. said Thursday it has struck a deal with Hewlett-Packard Co. to plant its Internet search engine on millions of computers, the latest volley in a high-stakes battle with Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp.