Rory Best has captained his country before but three years and a whole other universe separate the Ulster hooker’s previous experiences from what he is about to go through this Saturday.

INTEL last night forecast fourth-quarter sales that exceeded some analysts’ estimates, citing strong demand for laptop computers in emerging markets.

INTEL, the world’s biggest chipmaker, forecast third-quarter sales that exceeded some analysts’ estimates, buoyed by corporate computer upgrades and first-time purchases by consumers in emerging markets.

PRIVACY watchdogs are demanding answers from Apple Inc about why iPhones and iPads are secretly collecting location data on users.

Intel has launched a new chip for tablet computers as the world’s most powerful semi-conductor company aims to elbow its way into the market for mobile chips.

A US educational organisation has cancelled an event planned for a Mahatma Gandhi biography that was banned in part of India after reviews hinted the father of the nation’s independence had a homosexual relationship.

INTEL reported the best fourth-quarter earnings in company history yesterday, as both the chipmaker’s revenue and profit set new records.

Santa Clara, California: Intel Corp, the world’s biggest chipmaker, will raise its quarterly dividend about 14% as a pickup in personal computer demand boosts earnings.

INTEL Corp has agreed to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion (€5.96bn), its largest acquisition, adding security software to its chipmaking arsenal.

Ireland coach Declan Kidney urged his players not to be too despondent after they endured a frustrating Setanta Challenge Cup encounter with the USA in Santa Clara, California.

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Ireland coach Declan Kidney has played down talk of personal rivalry between himself and his predecessor, new USA coach Eddie O’Sullivan, ahead of their sides’ meeting in Santa Clara, California tomorrow.

Eddie O’Sullivan and Declan Kidney, Irish rugby’s two most successful coaches of the professional era, will go head to head in Santa Clara, California on Sunday as a youthful Ireland wind up their summer tour against O’Sullivan’s USA Eagles.

EDDIE O’SULLIVAN may be looking forward to his reunion with the Ireland team this weekend, but you can be sure he won’t be spending too much time looking back on it once his first Test match in charge of the USA is over.

Mick Galwey has given his backing to Alan Quinlan ahead of the Munster flanker’s disciplinary hearing in Dublin tomorrow.

RORY BEST will lead Ireland’s tour to America as one of five Grand Slam winners included in the 25-man squad.

Technology giant IBM withdrew its offer to buy Sun Microsystems for about $7bn (€5.16bn) this weekend, clouding the prospects for a deal that would have shaken up the computing industry.

Claims by a Pakistani militant leader that his group was responsible for the shootings in New York are “opportunistic” and there is no evidence to support them, a leading terror expert said today.

TECHNOLOGY firms are supposed to prop up US earnings growth this year, helping the stock market move higher.

THE world’s largest computer-chip maker, Intel, last night said third-quarter profit fell 35% amid price cuts and market share losses.

Chip-maker Intel, who operate a plant in Leixlip, Co Kildare, said tonight it would eliminate a total of 10,500 jobs over the next year through redundancies, natural wastage and the sale of underperforming business groups as part of a massive restructuring.

A US-owned company is to establish its international headquarters in Cork in a move that will bring 100 jobs to the city.

INTEL’S sales forecast disappointed investors and signalled the world’s biggest chip-maker may be losing market share to Advanced Micro Devices.

COMPUTER chip maker Intel Corp, computer makers and distributors were raided by European Commission and local authorities on Tuesday as part of an investigation into possible antitrust violations, a spokesperson for the European Union executive said.

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INTEL, the world’s biggest computer-chip maker, said fourth-quarter profits fell after the company slowed factories to work off inventory.

McAFEE Inc is to locate its European headquarters in Cork creating 152 highly skilled and well-paid jobs. The firm develops anti-virus software to protect computer systems.

INTEL’S chief executive Craig Barrett hailed a new $2 billion factory in Leixlip, Co Kildare, as one of the best of its kind anywhere in the world when he opened the plant in June.

New York: Intel Corp shares were downgraded to ‘neutral’ from ’overweight’ by JP Morgan Chase & Co analyst Christopher Danely, who said demand for computer chips will peak next month.

Microsoft does not have to include a rival’s software in its Windows operating system, a US appeals court ruled in overturning a judge’s order.