From DailyTech: Qualcomm, Inc. (QCOM) impressed at the 2012 Consumer Electronic Show in January. At the show it talked about its transition down to the 28 nm node (via Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Comp., Ltd.'s (TPE:2330) new processes) and pushing Snapdragon 4 (S4) system-on...

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices has introduced a new series of inexpensive graphics cards aimed at mainstream personal computers. The new family of AMD Radeon HD 7700-series is based on the latest DirectX 11.1-class GCN (graphics core next) "Southern Islands" architecture and...

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp., the world's largest maker of microprocessors, has agreed to manufacture chips for yet another developer of field-programmable gate arrays (FPGA) on contract basis using its 22nm fabrication process. Tabula, a designer of programmable logic solutions for...

From InfoWorld: Intel is expected to share details this week about its effort to work wireless capabilities into chips, which could make mobile devices and PCs smaller, cheaper and more power-efficient.

The company will give more details about a dual-core Atom chip code-named...

From CNET News.com: Microsoft is targeting a host of improvements for SkyDrive, potentially giving iCloud and similar services some healthy competition.

The next version, dubbed SkyDrive Wave 5, could lead the way, with several features revealed by blogging site LiveSide.net...

From CNET News.com: Consumers running Windows 7 or Vista now have a few more years of support to look forward to.

Microsoft recently tacked on five additional years in the form of Extended support for both operating systems for individual users. Full support for both versions will...

From DailyTech: Barnes & Noble has introduced a new Nook Tablet that has 8GB of storage for $199. We briefly mentioned the new tablet yesterday and it is clearly aiming directly at Amazon Kindle Fire. The original Nook Tablet had 16GB of storage.

With the unveiling of the new 8GB...

From DailyTech: What has Research in Motion, Ltd.'s (TSE:RIM) been cooking up these past few months? Well, amid a leadership shakeup and a string of troubles that stewed much pessimism, RIM has managed to bake a major operating system update for its PlayBook tablet, which patches up...

From X-bit Labs: Handset maker ZTE and multimedia chip designer Nvidia Corp. have formally introduced the world's first smartphone based on silicon exclusive from Nvidia. The ZTE Mimosa X smartphone due to become available in Q2 2012 is based on two-years-old Nvidia Tegra 2 system-on...

From PC World: Nintendo said Monday that it has sold 5 million 3DS handheld game consoles in Japan, which it says makes the device the fastest-selling game platform ever in the country.

The Kyoto-based firm said the console reached the landmark Sunday, less than a year after its...