From X-bit Labs: For several years Intel Corp. considered Atom-based netbooks as very basic personal computers that should be used for basic productivity applications and Internet browsing and which are not supposed to support rich multimedia capabilities. But the times are changing...

From X-bit Labs: At the opening of the Computex Taipei 2011 trade-show, Intel Corp. demonstrated more than ten tablets based on the company's latest system-on-chip for ultra-portable devices. The tablets come from different manufacturers and utilize different operating systems...

From InfoWorld: Intel announced plans for a new class of thin and light laptops at the Computex trade show on Tuesday, its latest move to improve its competitiveness in the mobile computing market.

The new class of "Ultrabook" PCs will have "thin, light, beautiful" designs and be...

From PC World: Nokia has "increased confidence" that the first of its smartphones with Windows Phone will ship in the fourth quarter, the company said on Tuesday.

Nokia's CEO Stephen Elop seems to have set his sights on getting a Windows Phone-based product out for the important end...

From CNET News.com: It looks like Twitter's recent app expansion effort might just be getting started.

The microblogging site is getting ready to announce its own photo-sharing service this week, according to a TechCrunch report that cited multiple anonymous sources.

Twitter users...

From DailyTech: The last couple days have been dominated by Intel Corp.'s (INTC) key competitors. Today at the hardware convention Computex 2011 in Taiwan, Intel fired back reaffirming its commitment to the mobile sector.

Intel's Atom is behind. It's behind Advanced Micro Devices...

From DailyTech: June is shaping up to be a big month for Apple, as the company plans to overhaul its software portfolio and introduce a new cloud offering. Apple will unveil its offerings at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 6.

Apple has already given developers an...

From X-bit Labs: A little bit ahead of the Computex Taipei 2011 trade-show, Nvidia Corp. demonstrated its next-generation Tegra "Kal-El" system-on-chip with four ARM general-purpose cores, GeForce graphics engine as well as other multimedia hardware. The demonstration called Glowball...

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices needs to improve performance of its FX-series "Zambezi" microprocessors for desktops featuring the Bulldozer micro-architecture before launching them, according to sources with knowledge of the matter. Performance can be improved with a new...