From X-bit Labs: The U.S. International Trade Commission on Wednesday formally began investigation of patent infringement claims filed by Rambus against leading designer of chips, a case that involves tens of companies. Among the potential defenders are large suppliers of personal...

From CRN: Apple's second-generation iPad will have the same size display as its precedessor, but be 3mm physically smaller overall, with a narrower bezel. That's the latest in a recent series of iPad 2 rumors, this time from a Japan-based Apple blog called MacOtakara, which cited an...

From EETimes: Intel Corp. has introduced to the market a solid-state drive (SSD) that offers 40- and 80-Gbyte memory capacity in a format measuring 51-mm by 30-mm and only 5-mm deep. The unit weighs 10 grams.

The memory contains 34-nm NAND flash memory, is available in an m-SATA...

From X-bit Labs: LucidLogix, a designer of universal multi-GPU solutions, this week announced a new GPU virtualization software designed for Intel Sandy Bridge platforms. With this technology, next-generation PCs will dynamically switch between integrated graphics core of Intel Core...

From CNET News.com: Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has refiled a lawsuit against several major technology companies over claims of patent infringement.

In his revised complaint filed yesterday, Allen alleges that 11 tech companies and retailers--Apple, Google, Facebook, Yahoo, AOL...

From X-bit Labs: Nintendo has issued a list of health-related safety warnings for its upcoming 3DS video game console, the world's first portable system with autostereoscopic 3D screen. The company claims that for children under six should not use the console, whereas gamers, who...

From PC World: Google's Android Market now has more than 200,000 apps, according to the third-party app tracking service AndroLib. This marks another big milestone in the breakneck race to the top with Apple's App Store but Google has not confirmed this achievement yet.

If AndroLib...

From DailyTech: Gaming-geared hardware maker MSI's new P67 board, designed to work with Intel's new LGA1155 Sandy Bridge CPUs, will compete with Intel's first-party board designs. If you have the money, MSI Big Bang Marshal, revealed by Semiaccurate, hands you some serious firepower...

From PC World: EBay's online payment service PayPal is hoping to hit a "sweet spot" in China's e-commerce market by making it easier for Chinese merchants to make money from overseas sales.

On Tuesday, PayPal signed an agreement with the Chinese city of Chongqing to jointly develop...

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC), an investment company controlled by the government of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, this week increased its stake in Globalfoundries, a contract maker of semiconductors owned by ATIC and Advanced Micro Devices. The two...