Galaxy Nexus to arrive in U.S. on Friday, report says

From CNET News.com: Verizon Wireless will begin selling its version of Samsung's Galaxy Nexus smartphone on Friday, according to documents purportedly from an authorized Verizon retailer.

An e-mail and PDF posted by RootzWiki say UPS will ship the phones to Verizon stores on...

Lack of LTE Could be Deal-Breaker for Windows Phone on Verizon

From DailyTech: With Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) already punting its plans to sell Windows Phone on the world's biggest market -- China -- to sometime in 2012, it's crucial that it does its best to capture U.S. sales in the meantime.

Recent comments from Verizon Wireless reveal that the...

Verizon Blocks Google Wallet from Galaxy Nexus

From DailyTech: A Google spokesperson has confirmed that Google Wallet will not be included in the Verizon Galaxy Nexus.

Google Wallet is a mobile payment system that allows users to store credit cards, gift cards, loyalty cards and offers in their Android-powered device. Everyday...

Windows Tablets Get Quad-Core Chips

From PC World: Qualcomm has promised that its quad-core Snapdragon chips, designed to run Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 operating system, will appear in tablets in the second half of next year.

The quad-core chips will be part of the Snapdragon S4 product line and are based on ARM...

Acer: Ultrabooks will spark stalled Windows platform

From CNET News.com: Ultrabooks will become mainstream in the coming years, spurring the sputtering Windows platform, according to a Taipei-based report.

Speaking at a conference in Taipei, Acer Chairman J.T. Wang said specifications that define the emerging category of ultrabooks...

Verizon Makes $3.6B Deal for Wireless Spectrum to Boost LTE

From DailyTech: Verizon Wireless announced today that it has entered into an agreement to purchase new wireless spectrum from three different companies. The spectrum will come from Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks (the three company make up a joint venture called...

Corsair Launches Vengeance Memory Modules for Laptops

From X-bit Labs: Corsair Memory, a leading manufacturer of high-performance memory modules for enthusiasts, this week introduced its new Vengeance-series memory modules for notebooks. The modules, which operate at speeds beyond officially approved for Intel Core i-series "Sandy...

WD Resumes Production of Hard Disk Drives in Thailand

From X-bit Labs: Western Digital Corp. on Friday said that this week it resumed production of hard disk drives (HDDs) in one of its factories in Thailand ahead of schedule. The company expects to restart production of HDD head sliders in Q1 2011. Besides, the firm said its...

Patriot LX Series SDXC 64GB Review

There are some hobbies you should never get into. Ever since I got my first digital camera in Grade 6 that cost me a life savings to buy, I was hooked on photography ever since. (That was back when film cameras were still the standard, and if you owned a 1.3 megapixel digital camera, that was quite the baller thing to have.) Many years have passed, and many more life savings later, it is interesting to see how far we have come. I...

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