From X-bit Labs: SanDisk Corp., a leading maker of NAND flash-based products, has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Smart Storage Systems, a developer of enterprise solid state drives (SSDs) based on the Serial ATA and Serial Attached SCSI storage protocols.

Under the...

From CNET News.com: Apple supplier Foxconn wants to branch out by grabbing a slice of Taiwan's 4G space.

Foxconn, aka Hon Hai, said that it submitted an application on Tuesday to bid for 4G spectrum in Taiwan, the Wall Street Journal has reported.

Taiwan's National Communications...

From DailyTech: Photography giant Canon has announced the addition of a new and very powerful D-SLR camera to its line called the EOS 70D. The new 70D has a new Dual Pixel CMOS autofocus system that is able to instantly and precisely focus on video as well as still images.

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From DailyTech: Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) has for some time now maintained two separate subscription services to support deployments of Windows, Office, Sharepoint, and various other Microsoft products in the information technology (IT) community. IT folks could get some basic support...

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices may start to reveal its next-generation graphics processing units this October, according to a rumour reported by a Chinese web-site. Moreover, since the company already sells Radeon HD 8000-series to OEMs, the firm is now expected to market...

From X-bit Labs: Having missed the rise of the smartphones and tablets, Intel Corp. seems to be fully aware of incoming emergence of wearable computing devices. While the company has not made any actual announcements regarding chips for wearable devices, it looks like the company is...

From DailyTech: Apple is currently trying to trademark the name "iWatch" in Japan, signifying another step forward in the tech giant's quest for a possible 2013 smart watch release.

According to Bloomberg, Apple filed a request with the Japan Patent Office to trademark the name...

From DailyTech: Hewlett-Packard's last attempt at smartphones was a huge bust, but it looks like the company will give it another shot.

Yam Su Yin, HP Senior Director Consumer PC and Media Tablets Asia Pacific, said that HP is planning to enter the smartphone market once again....

From X-bit Labs: Being the world’s largest and most progressive maker of semiconductors, Intel Corp. is tremendously interested in keeping its manufacturing capacities fully loaded. The new chief executive of the company, Brian Krzanich, is expected to be much more flexible when it...

From X-bit Labs: While in the past Advanced Micro Devices had problems with certain design wins when it simply could not meet the demand for certain product models, the firm is confident it can deliver enough chips for next-generation consoles from Microsoft Corp. and Sony Corp...