Lawsuit claims Google misappropriated technology for search engine processing.

  New PCs using Intel's new 45 nm chips

  Why IBM keeps adding to its shopping list; new questions hover over WiMax; and meet Al Gore, clean energy venture capitalist.

  Video: Hector Ruiz talks virtualization, quad-core computing. At Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco Monday, AMD CEO Hector Ruiz discusses the benefits of virtualization technology in addressing the challenges of efficient energy and affordable Internet access.

  Rather than diving into the world of enterprise applications, the chip maker's CEO chats with baseball and gaming execs, along with a few key partners.

  Possible purchase suggests that Microsoft will continue a piecemeal approach to the consumer mobile market, rather than follow Apple's lead and build its own phone.

  For a limited time, TiVo's offering discounted service packages for first-time subscribers.

  Google released a software development kit for its mobile-software alliance. Here are some shots of what the tools look like.

  Video: The CEO's first deal with the CIA. At Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco, CEO Larry Ellison shares his insights into the company's 30-year history, including its contract with the CIA to build the first commercial relational database.

  Plus: 2007 InfoWorld 100 Awards. Read these stories and more from around the Web at News.com Extra.

  The Web has conquered the market for classifieds. Is there any cause for hope in last-ditch efforts by the old-school print publishers?

  The sportster runs on electricity, but for the test drives, a generator comes in handy.

  Autodesk is developing a 3D modeling application to reflect LEED green building ratings.

  Gore joins Kleiner Perkins, which is sort of Silicon Valley royalty. The firm is still looking for its big clean tech moment.