From InfoWorld: Amazon Web Services has announced a new feature called VM Import, which allows IT departments to move virtual machine images from their internal data centers to the cloud.

The new feature can be used in a number of migration and disaster recovery scenarios, according...

From PC World: A business-friendly version of Google's Chrome browser is ready for prime time, the company announced on its Chromium blog.

Enterprise administrators who want to use Chrome will now find vital features such as an MSI package for offline installation, group policy...

From CNET News.com: Sony released an "infographic" today to try to convince consumers that the PlayStation 3 is better than other game consoles and set-top boxes. But is this a reaction to trailing sales?

The graphic displays the PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, Roku set-top...

From CNET News.com: Apple will be launching its anticipated Mac App Store on January 6.

The store will be available in 90 countries at launch, and like its mobile counterpart, it will feature access to both paid and free apps across several categories, including education...

From DailyTech: Facebook has been working to make the tagging process easier when it comes to sharing photos with family and friends, and now, the social networking heavyweight will be using facial recognition software to do just that.

Tagging photos can be a tedious process on...

From DailyTech: As promised by LG a few months back, the company has officially announced the world's first dual-core smartphone -- just a few weeks shy of the new year.

BGR is reporting that LG has announced the Android-based Optimus 2X, which is packed with the Tegra 2 processor...

From X-bit Labs: The chief executive officer of High-Tech Computer (HTC) Corp. said that the company plans to release its first phones supporting long-term evolution (LTE) 4G connection technology in 2011. In addition, he said that the company will continue to pursue multi operating...

From X-bit Labs: Seagate Technology this week unveiled its new series of "eco-friendly" hard disk drives (HDDs) called Barracuda Green. The new lineup boasts with non-standard spindle speed, advanced format as well as a special technology that ensures high performance of drives with...

From InfoWorld: Microsoft said on Tuesday that it would backport an Office 2010 security feature to the older and more widely used Office 2003 and Office 2007 early next year.

Dubbed Office File Validation (OVE), the technology validates older, pre-XML file formats for Word, Excel...

From PC World: Mobile broadband based on HSPA (High-Speed Packet Access) will in the future be able to offer download speeds of more than 650M bps, T-Mobile USA and Nokia Siemens Networks said on Wednesday.

The technology is called Long Term HSPA Evolution and should be ready for...