From EETimes: ARM has unveiled its new microprocessor architecture specifically designed to run deterministic, real-time embedded applications in automotive electronics and other industrial control systems.

One of the highlights of the new architecture -- dubbed ARMv8-R -- is a hardware-assisted...

From InfoWorld: BlackBerry says its new app that opens up the proprietary BBM messaging platform to Android and Apple users was downloaded 10 million times in just over its first 24 hours of availability.

The free app was launched Monday morning.

Using it, people with Android and iOS can exchange...

From DailyTech: Apple announced that it is revamping its MacBook Pro lineup. The new 13” MacBook Pro is now thinner, and lighter, and of course is powered by fourth generation Intel Core (Haswell) processors. It also gets up to 9 hours battery life. Like the MacBook Air ultraportables that were...

From X-bit Labs: While Nvidia Corp.’s first-generation Shield video game console has not yet managed to become a success, Nvidia is already working on second-generation device. Since Shield 2 is projected to be based on next-gen Tegra 5 “Logan” system-on-chip, the product can actually revolutionize...

From DailyTech: Nokia has officially unveiled its first Windows RT tablet: the Lumia 2520. The new tablet features a 10.1-inch full HD resolution IPS display that uses Nokia ClearBlack technology.

The Lumia 2520 runs Windows RT 8.1 and features a Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor running at 2.2...

From DailyTech: While many people scoffed at or failed to recognized the significance of Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT) talk of a "unified" development path for Windows, Xbox, and Windows Phone, the real world rammifications of that approach are now becoming clear and they're significant.

A pre-order...

From X-bit Labs: As Advanced Micro Devices is preparing to launch its next-generation microprocessors with Steamroller high-performance x86 cores, enthusiasts are revealing secrets about its fourth-generation Bulldozer core code-named Excavator. As it appears, that processing engine will support 256...

From X-bit Labs: Nvidia Corp. on Friday unveiled its new G-Sync technology that solves the decades-old problem of onscreen tearing, stuttering and lag by enabling synchronization between the GPU and the display. The technology will require special monitors with integrated G-Sync module (pictured...

From DailyTech: HTC Corp.'s (TPE:2498) bid to stay relevant in the smartphone industry took another hit this week when Lorain Wong -- a top executive -- announced she was leaving her post as HTC's global public relations vice president after only four months.

Back in July she had take the reins...

From DailyTech: Nikon has pulled the wraps off a new high-end digital camera today called the D5300. The D-SLR has a resolution of 24.2-megapixels and uses a DX-format CMOS sensor. Nikon also uses the EXPEED 4 image processor inside and includes integrated Wi-Fi.

The camera promises impressive low...