Sony delivers floppy disk's last rites

From CNET News.com: The days of the 3.5-inch floppy disk are now officially numbered.

Sony, which boasts 70 percent of the anemic market, announced Friday that it would end Japanese sales of the ancient storage medium in March 2011, according to a report in the Mainichi Daily...

Blackberry Pearl 3G, Bold 9650 Debut

From DailyTech: RIM's Blackberry is one of the best selling brands of smartphones on the planet for both consumers and business users. RIM has many different models that operate on different networks and carriers globally.

Recently a new device from RIM leaked sporting a not so...

Evercool HPKC-10025EA Review

Back in March, I had the pleasure of reviewing the newly released Thermaltake Silent 1156 CPU Cooler. Just to refresh your memory, the Silent 1156 was one of Thermaltake's first ventures into the realm of low noise coolers, giving users an option of not only decent performance heatsinks, but also striking a balance with a very attractive price tag. Today, we will be reviewing the Evercool HPKC-10025EA CPU Cooler. Evercool is once...

Apple Rumoured to Acquire Microprocessor Developer ARM

From X-bit Labs: Apple, a maker of consumer electronics and personal computers, may be interested in taking over ARM Holdings, a leading designer of low-power microprocessor technologies, according to rumours floating over London Stock Exchange. Both companies, however, deny that...

Dell's tablet plans leaked

From InfoWorld: Forget about boring old next-generation iPhone leaks, more rumors are afoot about Dell's aggressive moves into the mobile space with its line-up of Android-based tablet computers.

Engadget has uncovered what it claims are leaked documents detailing information about...

Bing Loses More Money as Microsoft Chases Google

From PC World: Microsoft posted strong results for the third quarter of its 2010 fiscal year, largely thanks to sales of Windows 7. But the company continues to suffer heavy losses in its Online Services Division as it tries to match rival Google in the online search and advertising...

McAfee apologizes for antivirus update disaster

From CNET News.com: Acknowledging the chaos it caused by pushing out a buggy antivirus update on Wednesday, McAfee apologized to its customers in the form of a late-night blog on Thursday.

Barry McPherson, executive vice president of support and customer service, issued the apology...

Nook Gets Updated to v1.3, Offers Free In-store Book Browsing

From DailyTech: The eReader market really kicked off in earnest when Amazon threw the Kindle onto the market. The eReader proved to be so popular that other companies started quickly developing products of their own. One of the more interesting offerings that turned up was the Nook...

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