Google Nexus 7 on AT&T network sold out

From CNET News.com: The newest version of the Nexus 7 tablet is already sold out on Google's online store, Google Play.

The AT&T HSPA+ model, which went on sale earlier this week, marks the first time a Google tablet is being sold with 3G capability (or 4G, depending on how you...

Skype Experiences Security Vulnerability, Microsoft Patches it Up

From DailyTech: Skype had a security flaw that allowed hackers to access and control accounts with only the help of an email address.

The Next Web learned of the security hole and reproduced the attack to see if it worked. The Next Web writer Emil Protalinski used co-worker Josh...

Reuters Claims AMD is Pursuing a Sale, AMD Denies it

From DailyTech: Reuters on Tuesday created a stir in the semiconductor side of the New York Stock Exchange when it published a report citing three sources as saying that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD), the world's second largest graphics processing unit and x86 chipmaker, hired...

TI Ceases Development of OMAP Chips, Fires 1700 Employees

From X-bit Labs: Consistent with previously announced strategic plans, Texas Instruments this week announced it would reduce costs and focus investments in its wireless business on embedded markets with greater potential for sustainable growth. As a result, TI ceases development of...

Barnes & Noble releases Nook app for Windows 8, Windows RT

From CNET News.com: Microsoft's digital book pact with Barnes & Noble is already bearing fruit.

A little more than a month after the two companies officially formed a partnership geared toward digital reading, Nook apps for Windows 8 and Windows RT have arrived at the Windows Store...

BlackBerry Messenger Version 7 Allows Free Voice Calls over Wi-Fi

From DailyTech: BlackBerry smartphones are quickly losing favor among the average consumers and business users. Most smartphone users are moving to the iPhone or Android devices leaving BlackBerry maker RIM struggling.

RIM is hoping to plug a few holes in its sinking ship with a...

Panasonic to Axe 10,000 Workers by the End of March

From DailyTech: Panasonic's financial future isn't as secure as the company would like. Panasonic's finance chief said this week that about 1/5 of the company's 88 business units are losing money. The finance chief went on to say that only of those 88 units meet the company's target...

Intel and Qualcomm May Team Up for Sharp Investment

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp., the world’s largest maker of microprocessors for personal computers, and Qualcomm, the globe’s biggest supplier of system-on-chips for mobile electronics, plan to jointly invest as much as $378 million into display maker Sharp Corp. to guarantee stable...

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