LG Viper will snake its way into retail on April 22

From CNET News.com: Sprint has confirmed that the LG Viper, its first 4G LTE eco-friendly device, will be available for pre-order today and will ship to customers on Earth Day, April 22 for $100.

Rated "platinum," by UL Environment for fulfilling its sustainable requirements...

Apple Admits Its Macs Have a Malware Problem

From DailyTech: Apple has finally owned up to the fact that many of its users' machines have been afflicted by crippling malware. And it promises that it's working on a fix. But experts wonder if the company is simply acting in a reactionary fashion or is ready to finally get...

PC Market Grows 1.9% Year-over-Year in Q1 2012 - Gartner

From X-bit Labs: Worldwide PC shipments totaled 89 million units in the first quarter of 2012, a 1.9% increase from the first quarter of 2011, when shipments reached 87.3 million units, according to preliminary results by Gartner. These results exceed Gartner's earlier projections of...

WD Ships Scorpio Blue Hard Drives for Ultrabooks

From X-bit Labs: Western Digital on Wednesday introduced two new hard disk drives that are designed specifically for ultra-slim notebooks. The company believes that new WD Scorpio Blue LPVT-series 7mm HDDs are the lowest power consumption on the market today, but they still consume a...

Google+ gets facelift

From CNET News.com: Google is unleashing a new design for its social network aimed at making the site simpler to use but also easier on the eyes.

One of the first changes to pop out is a new Navigation bar nestled on the left. Replacing the old static toolbar at the top, the...

Best Buy CEO Resigns, Company Now Citing Personal Conduct

From DailyTech: The body blows just keep coming for “big box” retailer Best Buy. The brick and mortar electronics retail giant has outlived competitors like Circuit City, but has faced increasing pressure from companies like Walmart, Sam’s Club, and Costco which have greatly expanded...

Micron Announces mSATA Solid-State Drives for Notebooks

From X-bit Labs: Micron Technology has introduced solid-state drives for ultra-thin notebooks and ultrabooks in mini Serial ATA (mSATA) form-factor. The new RealSSD C400 SSD are projected to offer high performance and reliability expected from modern personal computers.

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TSMC Begins to Build Second 300mm Factory to Produce 20nm Chips

From X-bit Labs: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company on Monday held a groundbreaking ceremony at the South Taiwan Science Park in Tainan for phase 5 of its Fab 14 GigaFab. When the factory is completed in two years from now, it will produce chips using 20nm process technology...

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