From DailyTech: Amazon launched its latest Kindle eReader recently with a lower price point. The catch, however, was that users would be bombarded with ads while the device was sitting idle. The surprising thing for many when the new Kindle launched was that it was only $25 less than...

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. on Tuesday officially announced plans to release new Atom-based system-on-chip (SoC) designs at 32nm, 22nm and 14nm manufacturing nodes in the coming years. In order to expand its presence on the ultra-mobile market, the company intends to speed up...

From X-bit Labs: OCZ Technology Group on Monday introduced a new firmware technology for solid-state drives (SSDs) that can allow installation of inexpensive NAND flash memory manufactured using 20nm-class process technology into SSDs that require improved reliability.

Modern multi...

From InfoWorld: Android users running apps over an unsecured Wi-Fi network run the risk of having their authentication tokens swiped by eavesdroppers. Those tokens can be used to secretly view and tamper with your contacts, calendars, email, and other information, according to...

From CNET News.com: Google News got a few tweaks today in an effort to make the site less cluttered and easier to customize.

The new News site features a one-column default view, rather than the two-column view the site previously used. The Top Stories section now includes six or...

From DailyTech: Lenovo has unveiled a new notebook computer today called the ThinkPad X1. This machine is the thinnest and highest performance notebook in its class according to Lenovo. The machine is aimed at the pro user that needs something that can work and play on the road with...

From DailyTech: The PlayStation Network (PSN) and Qriocity's nearly month-long absence has caused quite a stir in the gaming/music community, but Sony is looking to make it up to players by offering the "Welcome Back" appreciation package.

The PlayStation Network offers online...

From X-bit Labs: Seagate Technology on Monday announced GoFlex Satellite mobile wireless storage, the first battery-powered external hard drive to wirelessly extend the storage capacity of any Wi-Fi enabled mobile device.

The GoFlex Satellite provides 500GB capacity that can be...

From X-bit Labs: In a bid to further strengthen its smartphone and communication businesses, Microsoft Corp. reportedly wants to acquire Nokia Corp., the world's largest supplier of smartphones that recently decided to use Windows Phone operating system as the main OS for smartphones...

From InfoWorld: Research In Motion has recalled 1,000 PlayBook tablets after they were found to have shipped with a faulty build of the operating system. The problems could affect the loading of software at initial set-up, the company said on Sunday.

The enterprise-focused PlayBook...