Opera aims for Android, hardware acceleration

From CNET News.com: Opera Software announced significant new steps for its browsers today, including the release soon of Opera Mobile for Android phones and extensions technology in the upcoming Opera 11 for computers.

In both those cases--and also in the Opera Mini browser for less...

Samsung Begins to Produce 64Gb Flash Using 20nm-Class Process Tech

From X-bit Labs: Samsung Electronics has started volume production of 3-bit-per-cell (3bpc) 64Gb flash memory chips made using 20nm-class process technology. The new products will allow the company to produce lower-cost memory cards or flash drives with higher capacity.

Samsung’s...

Super Talent Unveils Ultimate Memory Upgrade for Advanced Notebooks

From X-bit Labs: Super Talent, a popular supplier of premium memory and flash-based components has introduces what may be the most advanced memory module for notebooks to date. The novelty not only boasts with 1600MHz clock-speed, but also comes in 4GB capacity, a previously unseen...

Western Digital, Brocade Face Challenges Despite Rebound: Report

From eWeek: While tablet computers such as the Apple iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab threaten to eat into traditional computer company revenues, the data storages devices industry seems well insulated from this, according to a study from IT research firm The Bedford Report. The report...

Microsoft releases biggest-ever security update

From InfoWorld: Microsoft released its largest-ever set of security patches Tuesday, fixing a total of 49 bugs in products such as Windows, Internet Explorer, and Office.

There are 16 groups of patches (called updates) in total. Microsoft says that two of them -- the Internet...

Microsoft Bing Partners With Alibaba's Taobao Search Engine

From PC World: Microsoft has found a new partner to promote it's Bing search engine technology in China by working with the country's largest online retailer Taobao.com to power web results for its new Etaosite.

Taobao, which is a part of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, launched...

Windows Phone 7 will sync to Macs

From CNET News.com: When Microsoft failed to announce any Mac software for Windows Phone 7 at its event on Monday, many people assumed that meant that there would be no way to directly load content from an Apple computer onto the new devices. However, that will not be the case....

Sony LCDs build in Google TV, cost $599 and up

From CNET News.com: Today Sony announced full details on its NSX-GT1 line of LCD TVs and its NSZ-GT1 Blu-ray player, the first products of their kind equipped with the Google TV service.

The TVs range in size from 24-46 inches, in estimated selling price from $599 to $1,399, and...

Intel quarterly revenue hits record $11.1 billion

From CNET News.com: ntel's revenue in the third quarter jumped 18 percent year-over-year, while profits also shot up over the previous year.

The world's largest chipmaker reported revenue of $11.1 billion, earning 52 cents per share and beating the analyst consensus of about 50...

Report: iPhone 4 Glass More Likely to Shatter

From DailyTech: A recent study conducted by SquareTrade Warranties found that glass breaking on iPhone 4's increased by 82% compared to iPhone 3GS models.

The study surveyed 20,000 iPhone 4 accidents covered by SquareTrade, the largest independent warranty provider, and compared it...

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