From DailyTech: When it comes to alternative input devices for desktop computers, it's kind of hard to top the good old mouse and keyboard. However, Apple is trying to bring its popular multi-touch technology from its MacBook/MacBook Pro offerings to the desktop with the Magic...

From InfoWorld: Adobe Systems said today that it would patch a critical Reader vulnerability on Thursday.

Two weeks ago, Adobe had promised to fix the flaw during the week of Aug. 16 with an emergency, or "out-of-band" security update, but had not slated a specific date...

From PC World: Apple has pulled Grooveshark's music streaming application from its store due to a complaint from a major entertainment company just days after the application launched.

Grooveshark's iPhone application launched around Aug. 11, when Vishal Agarwala, its director of...

From CNET News.com: One of the casualties of last year's layoffs at Microsoft was the Aces game studio responsible for the company's long-running Flight Simulator game.

At the time, Microsoft promised that the flight simulation franchise would continue in one form or another. This...

From CNET News.com: Logitech's newest Wireless Illuminated Keyboard K800 is a combination of last year's MK700 and its classic Illuminated Keyboard we loved so much. Released Wednesday for $100, the keyboard incorporates Logitech's PerfectStroke system that allows for uniform...

From DailyTech: The game that many thought would never actually be delivered to consumers -- much like Duke Nukem Forever -- is now just a few short months away from its official launch. Gran Turismo 5 is the highly anticipated PlayStation 3 racing simulator from Polyphony Digital...

From DailyTech: Not long ago, Research in Motion held a commanding lead in the smartphone industry, with over 40 percent of the market in its pocket. Its BlackBerry smartphones were the choice for business users.

Now it reportedly has been passed in the U.S. by Google's seemingly...

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. and Micron Technology on Tuesday announced the delivery of 3-bit-per-cell (3bpc) NAND flash memory on 25nm process technology, producing the industry’s highest capacity, smallest NAND device. The companies have sent initial product samples to select...

From X-bit Labs: Asustek Computer, one of the largest makers of netbooks on the globe, has reportedly said that shipments of its Eee-branded personal computers in the third quarter would be lower than initially estimated due to upticking sales of slates, particularly Apple iPad...

From InfoWorld: IBM has strengthened its hand in the Unix business with new servers based on its Power7 processors, including a server for large enterprises that scales to 256 cores.

The Power 795 is IBM's biggest Unix server to date. It's aimed at companies that run large-scale...