Roundup: Netflix restores shipping, Cadence gives up on Mentor, Intel readies broadside
Netflix back on the ball — After days of problems, Netflix started shipping DVDs again. I got a couple of notifications today that movies are on their way to me. And the company confirms it as well. Customers affected will get a 15 percent credit on their next bill.
Intel preps announcements for IDF: Next week in San Francisco at its Intel Developer Forum show, Intel will start showing off its newest chip accomplishments, including the Nehalem processor which promises to eliminate a couple of advantages that rival Advanced Micro Devices has enjoyed for five years: faster memory access and better communications.
Cadence Design Systems pulls bid for Mentor – Cadence pulled its $1.6 billion bid to buy Mentor Graphics after it failed to line up financing. In a statement, Cadence said Mentor’s board and management were unwilling to discuss a transaction and that it couldn’t get favorable financing terms. Mentor said that the deal would likely have faced antitrust regulatory review.
Ex-Apple General Counsel settles charges — Nancy Heinen, Apple’s former top lawyer, agreed to pay $2.2 million to settle options backdating charges in a deal with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Bono gets hacked – Four of U2’s upcoming songs have been stolen and leaked online, apparently because the U2 lead singer played his stereo too loud.
Indian firm sues Google for defamation — A small Indian construction-equipment company is demanding that Google disclose the name of a person who criticized the company via Google’s blogging service.
Design a Defcon badge, get on Discovery Channel — The designer of quirky electronic badges for hackers attending the Defcon conference gets on a TV show.
Bad hacker reportedly kidnaps and tortures informant – An ATM hacker apparently kidnapped and tortured a Turkish computer expert who was helping the country’s media and police investigate computer crimes.
Fortune shines its spotlight on Velocity Interactive Group — Jon Miller and Ross Levinsohn, the partners behind Velocity Interactive Group, are the subjects of a Fortune profile highlighting their 14 media investments.
ConnectU founders take sixth place in Beijing: The twin co-founders of Facebook rival ConnectU who competed for the US in men’s pair rowing took sixth place.
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Dean is lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat. He covers video games, security, chips and a variety of other subjects. Dean previously worked at the San Jose Mercury News, the Wall Street Journal, the Red Herring, the Los Angeles Times, the Orange County Register and the Dallas Times Herald. He is the author of two books, Opening the Xbox and the Xbox 360 Uncloaked. Follow him on Twitter at @deantak, and follow VentureBeat on Twitter at @venturebeat.