Corsair Memory to Become Public Company

From X-bit Labs: Corsair, a leading supplier of high-performance components to the PC gaming hardware market, has announced that it had filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to a proposed initial public offering of...

iPad buyers targeted by Windows malware

From InfoWorld: As if to prove the Apple iPad's crossover appeal to PC users, spammers have launched a malware campaign to reel them in using the promise of extras for the new device.

According to BitDefender, the spam campaign invites its would-be victims to download an updated...

Watch Out iPhone, Android Use Is on the Rise

From PC World: Watch out Apple iPhone, Google's mobile operating system, Android continues to increase its popularity at a growth rate of 32 percent year over year, according to a recent report. Mobile advertising provider and metrics firm AdMob, recently acquired by Google for $750...

Google acquires entertainment company LabPixies

From CNET News.com: Google loves to build platforms on which programs run--Android, App Engine, iGoogle, and in the biggest picture, the Web itself. But platforms are of no use, and aren't much fun, without applications on top, so Google often also kick-starts development with...

Verizon adds more Net content to Fios

From CNET News.com: The battle for the 21st century TV viewer is heating up as Verizon Communications adds more Internet content to its Fios TV service. But cable may not be the only competitor Verizon faces as more consumer electronics devices such as Blu-ray players and game...

AMD Launches Six-Core Phenom II X6 CPUs with 890FX Chipset

From DailyTech: Advanced Micro Devices is launching today two new six-core variants of its flagship Phenom II processor, along with its latest 890FX chipset. The new Phenom II X6 CPUs will work on current AM3 and AM2+ socket motherboards that have proper BIOS support enabled, making...

MechWarrior 4 Cleared for Free Release

From Tom's Hardware: Remember MechWarrior4? That game is fondly remembered by many PC gamers. Those who want to live the nostalgia but don't have the original media or the setup required to play the classic will soon be able to get it all for free.

While it was originally announced...

Western Digital Becomes World’s Largest Maker of Hard Drives

From X-bit Labs: Western Digital has become the largest maker of hard disk drives (HDDs) in the world, based on the company’s own financial report for its third quarter of fiscal 2010, which ended on the 2nd of April. Apparently, WD shipped 800 thousand of hard drives more than...

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