OS X Mountain Lion Downloads Hit 3 Million, Apple Says

From PC World: More than 3 million copies of OS X Mountain Lion have been downloaded since its debut last week, Apple said today.

"Downloads of Mountain Lion have exceeded three million in four days, making it the most successful OS X release in Apple's history," the company...

Intel upgrades 3G RF chip with power amplifiers

From EETimes: Intel Corp. (Santa Clara, Calif.) has announced the integration of a 3G HSPA radio frequency transceiver with power amplifiers on a single 65-nm die.

The chip is designed in a standard 65-nm foundry process as offered by GlobalFoundries, Taiwan Semiconductor...

Intel Core i7-3770K Review (Page 1 of 11)

"Ivy is my new girlfriend," I explained to one of my female friends in the church foyer on a beautiful April Sunday morning before service. "Sandy and I had a good run. But we are over." Confused and somewhat stunned, my colleagues Preston and Jeremy just smiled and added to the conversation before I explained to her that I haven't been secretly dating an Ivy or a Sandy. This, of course, means I am talking about none other than...

Nvidia Supporting Miracast Standard with Tegra 3

From Tom's Hardware: Nvidia, a member of the Wi-Fi Alliance, announced that it's supporting the new Miracast WiFi-Direct based protocol which is expected to launch by the Wi-Fi Alliance within the next few months.

For the uninitiated, Miracast will be an open standard, so any mobile...

Microsoft acknowledges Surface may trigger OEM hostility

From InfoWorld: Microsoft yesterday confirmed what most analysts and company watchers had concluded last month when the firm unveiled its own tablet, that it risks alienating the computer makers which account for the bulk of Windows sales.

In a document submitted Thursday to the U.S...

Apple Buying Mobile Security Vendor AuthenTec For $355 Million

From CRN:

Apple is gearing up to buy mobile security firm AuthenTec in a deal that could lead to tighter security protocols on its iPhone and iPad, making the traditionally consumer-focused devices more suited to enterprise users.

The acquisition, announced in an 8-K filing that...

Researchers claim smallest semiconductor laser

From EETimes: Physicists at the University of Texas-Austin say they have developed the world's smallest semiconductor laser in collaboration with colleagues in Taiwan and China.

The researchers say the development is a breakthrough for emerging photonic technology with applications...

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