Google spends over $250 million on start-ups in quarter

From CNET News.com: Google spent more than $250 million on a total of 10 acquisitions during the first quarter of the year, putting it on quite a pace for 2010.

Most of the individual companies that Google buys are pretty small, and sell for prices low enough that Google doesn't...

Reports: HTC EVO 4G Smartphone Pre-orders Coming this Month

From DailyTech: The 4G battle is brewing in the U.S. and while there are currently two competing technologies including WiMAX and LTE being used, most only expect LTE to survive the battle. Everyone but Sprint and Clearwire are backing LTE and Clearwire has cleared the way to move to...

HP gives AMD boost with new business laptops

From InfoWorld: Hewlett-Packard introduced seven laptops with Advanced Micro Devices' upcoming laptop chips on Wednesday, boosting efforts for the chip designer's efforts to catch up with rival Intel.

The new AMD-based ProBook laptops are up to 69 percent faster and offer up to 72...

New Chrome Beta Proves Seriously Speedy

From PC World: The new beta of Chrome for Windows is nearly a fifth faster than its more stable sibling, but still lags behind speed leader Opera, benchmark tests show.

According to tests run by Computerworld , the Chrome beta, which Google launched yesterday, is the second fastest...

HP Slate killed? Not so fast

From CNET News.com: Despite glaring headlines last week that the Hewlett-Packard Windows 7-based Slate was canceled, it may not be that cut and dried, according to analysts.

In this HP Slate promotional video made back in January, HP VP Phil McKinney says the Slate running Windows...

Intel launches chip for smartphones, tablets

From CNET News.com: Intel on Tuesday announced its long-awaited Atom chip for smartphones and tablets, a crowded market populated by a host of formidable rivals--unlike the PC market where it dominates.

Previously known by the code name "Moorestown," the Atom Z6 processor series...

Apple Gets Angry at Ellen DeGeneres Over Fake iPhone Commercial

From DailyTech: Self-proclaimed Apple product fan and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres isn't above poking a bit of fun at her gadgets of choice. On a clip Monday, Ellen DeGeneres spoofed the iPhone commercials, showing that the interface can at times be clunky with simple chores like...

Google Goes to War This Summer Against Amazon in E-Book Arena

From DailyTech: Google began scanning books and newspapers into its digital archive, Google Books, in 2004. While the public loved having instant access to classics, out of print titles, and more, publishers weren't so thrilled. In 2005, the Authors Guild of America and Association...

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