From DailyTech: Apple this week purchased another map company called Embark. Embark builds free transit apps to help smartphone users navigate public transportation in several cities around the country. Sources claim that Apple plans to integrate Embarks technology directly into...

From X-bit Labs: Microsoft Corp. today announced that chief executive officer Steve Ballmer has decided to retire as CEO within the next 12 months, upon the completion of a process to choose his successor. In the meantime, Mr. Ballmer will continue as CEO and will lead Microsoft...

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday announced that its Singapore subsidiary, has entered into a conditional put-and-call option agreement to sell and lease-back its Singapore facility to Sabana Shari’ah Compliant Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust (Sabana REIT)...

From CNET News.com: Firefox years ago helped unlock the potential of the browser address bar with its "awesomebar," and now its developers hope to do the same thing for mobile browsing by revamping the "awesomescreen" in Firefox for Android.

Mozilla has accepted a new awesomescreen...

From DailyTech: Canon has pulled the wraps off five new digital cameras falling into its PowerShot line. The new range of cameras include the PowerShot G16, S120, SX170 IS, SX510 HS, and Powershot N Facebook.

The first of the new cameras is the G16, which is a follow-up to the G15...

From X-bit Labs: BlackBerry may play an insignificant role on the global market of smartphones, but the company continues to be a significant employer in Canada, which is why the country’s government is watching the situation with the company very closely. At present BlackBerry is...

From X-bit Labs: At least one retailer in the United Kingdom has dramatically slashed pricing of Advanced Micro Devices’ flagship microprocessor – the AMD FX-9590. Once available at the price-point comparable to Intel Corp.’s Extreme chips, the fastest central processing unit that...

From CNET News.com: Several Facebook users have reported getting a "service not available" message when they tried to log into the social network Tuesday evening, according to the site isitdownrightnow.com. Other users noted Facebook pages were loading slowly, but that the service...

From DailyTech: LG has announced the launch of a new high-resolution screen designed specifically for smartphones that is a first for the industry. The screen is a Quad Hi Definition 5.5-inch smartphone display with a resolution of 2560x1440.

According to LG, the display is only 1...

From DailyTech: Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) is trying to rally support for its upcoming Xbox One console, which launches in late November in the U.S. and a dozen other markets. Microsoft won some supporters back when it agreed to drop its SDKs which offered developers a built in digital...