Broadcom to acquire NetLogic for $3.7 billion

From CNET News.com: Another blockbuster acquisition has hit the tech industry.

Semiconductor company Broadcom announced today that it has agreed to acquire NetLogic Microsystems for $50 per share, or about $3.7 billion. The $50 per share represents a nearly 57 percent premium on...

Apple Tops J.D. Power Customer Satisfaction Report with iPhone

From DailyTech: Apple's iPhone has become a major player in the smartphone realm, closely gaining on Android-powered phones in popularity. With iPhone 5 and iOS 5 to be released simultaneously this October, Apple fans have a lot to look forward to-- and are apparently happy with...

Corsair Unleashes New USB 3.0 Flash Drives

From DailyTech: Corsair has added some new flash drives to its USB 3.0 line for faster transfers and backups. The new flash drives include USB 3.0 versions of the Flash Voyager GT, Flash Voyager, and Flash Survivor. The drives have data transfer speed potential of up to four times...

Intel Invests in Gaikai Cloud Video Game Streaming Service

From X-bit Labs: Intel Capital global investment organization on Friday announced seven investments to drive continued innovation across the software ecosystem. The deals total over $24 million and include new investments in various providers of cloud-based services, including Gaikai...

Founder of Voodoo: HP's PC Unit Is Biggest Strength of HP

From X-bit Labs: Hewlett-Packard may have plans to offset personal computer unit (PSG), but the plans generally contains caveats. The company should rethink itself, redevelop its strategy and redesign itself, thinks a ex-high ranking HP employee Rahul Sood, who now works at Microsoft...

SilverStone DC01 Review (Page 1 of 5)

Back in the day when computers were first introduced to me, I was quite intrigued at the fact that such a thing can store so much data with so many files (Even though the term "gigabyte" is still quite foreign at the time, haha). And being the unfortunate person that I am, I was always stuck with the same old computer for the longest time in the world. I could not care any less about what or how many computers I could have...

G.SKILL Ripjaws-X F3-14900CL9D-8GBXL 2x4GB Review (Page 1 of 10)

Whew, another desktop memory product evaluation. If you have been following our recent articles, you can probably see how big of a challenge it is even for me to write a good introduction for a RAM review. While the opening paragraph for the Patriot Viper Xtreme Division 2 PC3-15000 2x4GB review did not bring about something applicably inspiring by a long shot, let's talk about some facts that came in handy as presented in my Kins...

Microsoft Demos Super Fast Boot Times in Windows 8

From PC World: Microsoft has a surprise for users tired of waiting forever while their computers boot up. It will take less than 10 seconds for a Windows 8 PC to go from powered down to the start screen, according to a Microsoft video demonstration. The speedy boot is thanks to a new...

Android on HP TouchPad hits snag

From CNET News.com: Android on the HP TouchPad has hit a bump as the TouchDroid team that was porting the Google operating system to the tablet has called it quits, according to a report and a post on a TouchDroid-related Web page.

Small-device enthusiast Web site Liliputing said...

Zagat is the Latest Company Sucked Into Google's Empire

From DailyTech: In its never-ending quest for world domination, Google announced today that it has acquired Zagat. The Zagat Survey was first started by Tim and Nina Zagat in 1979, and aims to help make consumer more informed about eateries and lodging (among other categories) around...

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