From X-bit Labs: Micron Technology has finalized terms of the deal to acquire Elpida Memory, the bankrupt maker of dynamic random access memory (DRAM), from Japan, according to a local media report. The U.S.-based maker of computer memory will pay around $2.5 billion for Elpida's...

From PC World: Hewlett-Packard's new Velocity software helps IT staff optimize network performance for users who work on its thin or zero clients, the company said on Wednesday.

The Velocity software, which is installed on both client and server, has been designed to improve thin...

From DailyTech: Google Inc. (GOOG) had a big day today announcing Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, the successor release to Ice Cream Sandwich. The new operating system build comes packing a plethora of new features and improvements, including adding some neat GUI animations that will be...

From DailyTech: A mysterious device has appeared on the Google Play website ahead of its possible announcement at Google's annual I/O developer conference today.

The Nexus Q "social streaming media player" is cloud-based and can stream Google Play Music, Google Play Movies/TV, and...

From X-bit Labs: The Hybrid Memory Cube Consortium (HMCC) on Wednesday announced that new members ARM, Hewlett-Packard, and SK Hynix have joined the effort to accelerate widespread industry adoption of hybrid memory cube (HMC) technology. The new members will help to standardize HMC...

From X-bit Labs: Google on Wednesday introduced its first own-brand Nexus 7” tablet, one of the world’s first slates based on Nvidia Corp.’s Tegra 3 system-on-chip that costs $199. The tablet weighs just 340 grams, but comes with high-resolution screen, high-quality front-facing...

From CNET News.com: Google has awarded several folks serious cash for finding security holes in its Chrome browser.

A researcher identified as "miaubiz" earned the lion's share of the cash Google doled out, securing $7,000 for finding a host of High priority security flaws. The...

From DailyTech: Amazon may be launching the successor to its Kindle Fire tablet as early as July, and it's expected to offer some new features that customers have been asking for.

According to CNET, the new Kindle Fire will have two main features that many original Fire owners...

From DailyTech: Magic happens at Google Inc.'s (GOOG) X Laboratory, a secret research and development center located at an unknown location in the Bay Area of Northern California. Some projects previously disclosed have been the augmented reality "Google Goggles" and the self...

From X-bit Labs: As chips become more complex while process technologies thinner and trickier, it becomes harder for fabless chip companies and contract makers of semiconductors to interact and consequently ramp up production of new chips quickly. With the emergence of 450mm wafer...