Intel Windows 8 tablets to hit retail stores in November

From CNET News.com: The first wave of Intel-based Windows 8 tablets are expected to land in retail stores in November, a source familiar with device makers' plans told CNET.

"The schedule is tight," said the source. "Looking at what Windows is trying to achieve not only with a new...

Yahoo CEO Steps Down After Degree Scandal

From DailyTech: Yahoo Chief Executive Officer Scott Thompson has stepped down from his position after giving false information regarding his credentials earlier this year.

Thompson, who was previously the president of eBay's online payment system PayPal, took the position of Yahoo...

Sony Reports Record $5.7 Billion USD Annual Loss

From DailyTech: It's become pretty well-understood that Sony is a sinking ship that requires quite a few fixes before it can ever be saved, but if its latest annual loss is any indication of what's to come, Sony isn't coming up for air anytime soon.

Sony recently reported a record...

Intel Begins Work on 7nm, 5nm Process Technologies

From X-bit Labs: Paul Otellini, chief executive of Intel Corp. said that the company had begun to work on 7nm a 5am process technologies. The company's plans now are to equip its Oregon, Arizona and Irelands fabs to make chips using 14nm fabrication processes.

"Our research and...

Nvidia Blames TSMC's 28nm Process Technology for Slow Sales

From X-bit Labs: Although the yields of semiconductors made using 28nm fabrication process at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company seem to be improving, their undersupplies is just becoming more evident. For Nvidia Corp., it just hurts.

Nvidia on Friday said that the problems...

Cooler Master Cosmos II Review (Page 1 of 4)

"T'was two weeks before Christmas
When all through the house
Not a creature was stirring
Not even a mouse,
The tree was decorated
By the front foyer with care
In the hopes that Cooler Master
Soon would mail the case there,
When out on the lawn
There arose a car clatter
My friend had to drive me home in his SUV
Cosmos II compared to others was fatter,
I heard him exclaim
As my friend drove out of sight
It was truly a happy two...

Samsung Launches Low-end Windows Phone With 4-inch Display

From PC World: Samsung Electronics has announced the Samsung Omnia M, a Windows Phone with a 4-inch Super AMOLED display that will first become available in Europe, the company said on Friday.

Samsung isn't providing any pricing, but the phone's specification suggests it will...

Microsoft gets reprieve in Motorola suit on Exchange ActiveSync

From CNET News.com: Judge Andreas Voss of the Mannheim Regional Court in Germany today ruled that a complaint Motorola has brought against Microsoft related to data-sync technology in Exchange ActiveSync will not be decided on anytime soon. According to Foss Patents' Florian Mueller...

Intel CEO Points to Legacy Drawbacks for Windows 8 on ARM

From DailyTech: Intel CEO Paul Otellini is certainly feeling a bit of heat as ARM processor architecture is set to come into Intel's traditional market of notebooks running Windows and compete head-to-head. Intel has been unable to compete directly against ARM in the mobile market...

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