Intel moves ahead with wireless integration into mobile chips

From InfoWorld: Intel is expected to share details this week about its effort to work wireless capabilities into chips, which could make mobile devices and PCs smaller, cheaper and more power-efficient.

The company will give more details about a dual-core Atom chip code-named...

Microsoft SkyDrive aiming to outcloud iCloud

From CNET News.com: Microsoft is targeting a host of improvements for SkyDrive, potentially giving iCloud and similar services some healthy competition.

The next version, dubbed SkyDrive Wave 5, could lead the way, with several features revealed by blogging site LiveSide.net...

Microsoft extends consumer support for Windows 7, Vista

From CNET News.com: Consumers running Windows 7 or Vista now have a few more years of support to look forward to.

Microsoft recently tacked on five additional years in the form of Extended support for both operating systems for individual users. Full support for both versions will...

Barnes & Noble Gets Official with Nook Tablet 8 GB for $199

From DailyTech: Barnes & Noble has introduced a new Nook Tablet that has 8GB of storage for $199. We briefly mentioned the new tablet yesterday and it is clearly aiming directly at Amazon Kindle Fire. The original Nook Tablet had 16GB of storage.

With the unveiling of the new 8GB...

PlayBook OS 2.0 Drops For Lucky RIM Fans

From DailyTech: What has Research in Motion, Ltd.'s (TSE:RIM) been cooking up these past few months? Well, amid a leadership shakeup and a string of troubles that stewed much pessimism, RIM has managed to bake a major operating system update for its PlayBook tablet, which patches up...

ZTE, Nvidia Unveil Smartphone with Tegra 2 Chip, Icera Modem

From X-bit Labs: Handset maker ZTE and multimedia chip designer Nvidia Corp. have formally introduced the world's first smartphone based on silicon exclusive from Nvidia. The ZTE Mimosa X smartphone due to become available in Q2 2012 is based on two-years-old Nvidia Tegra 2 system-on...

Nintendo Says It Has Sold 5 Million 3DS Consoles in Japan

From PC World: Nintendo said Monday that it has sold 5 million 3DS handheld game consoles in Japan, which it says makes the device the fastest-selling game platform ever in the country.

The Kyoto-based firm said the console reached the landmark Sunday, less than a year after its...

Barnes & Noble reportedly readying 8GB Nook Tablet

From CNET News.com: Barnes & Noble is prepping a new version of its Nook Tablet to better compete against Amazon's Kindle Fire.

The book retailer will launch an 8-gigabyte version of its tablet through Wal-Mart on Wednesday, according to The Verge.

The Nook Tablet made some noise...

Samsung Officially Spins Off LCD Business

From DailyTech: Samsung has announced today that its board of directors has approved the spinoff of Samsung's LCD arm. The new company will be a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics. Samsung also notes that moving forward, the new LCD company it has created will consider...

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