From X-bit Labs: Even though Intel Corp. has invested a lot of money into development of chips and system-on-chip (SoC) devices for ultra-portable personal computers or consumer electronics, manufacturers of actual products still prefer ARM architecture-based microprocessors due to...

From DailyTech: Windows 7 is arguably one of Microsoft's greatest achievements to date. However, the company's OS is far from impervious, despite its free antivirus/malware protection suite, beefed up memory protections, and numerous security tweaks.

Today Microsoft will release an...

From DailyTech: The pressure is on for Windows Phone 7. The Kin project was a resounding failure, selling under 10,000 units according to numerous reports and sources. And Windows Mobile 6.5 is rapidly losing favor with customers -- it's been bleeding market share at a steady rate...

From CRN: In July the number of Windows 7 operating system users surpassed Vista users, according to calculations by a leading market research firm. But Windows 7 has a long way to go to overtake the aging Windows XP, which still has more than double the market share of Windows 7...

From CRN: Is Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) backing off its assertion that the antenna issues plaguing iPhone 4 happen with rival smartphones, too?

Apple's Web site sure makes it seem that way: gone -- at least from immediate view -- are the videos Apple posted detailing how other smartphones...

From CNET News.com: The unlocked iPhone 4 is now technically legal and technically possible.

Just days after the U.S. Copyright Office ruled that bypassing a manufacturer's protection mechanisms to allow "handsets to execute software applications" no longer violates federal...

From X-bit Labs: Motion detection-based user interfaces have been exciting minds for a long time. But it looks like “Minority Report”-like user interfaces may be a little closer than we think. Nvidia Corp. on Friday confirmed that it is researching technologies that could enable real...

From X-bit Labs: Research In Motion, the maker of the BlackBerry smartphones, plans to introduce a tablet computer in November to compete with Apple Pad, and other devices of this kind, Bloomberg news-agency reported on Friday. Although there are rumours the company has established...

From InfoWorld: Despite concerns that federal authorities might fine or arrest him, hacker Chris Paget went ahead this weekend with a live demonstration of mobile phone interception at the Defcon hacking conference.

Using several thousand dollars worth of equipment, Paget was able...