Crucial Launches 64GB RealSSD C300 at $149.99

From Tom's Hardware: Crucial is rolling out an SSD that it hopes will be able to capture those on the cusp of buying an SSD, but waiting for a lower price. The speedy RealSSD C300, which boasts a sequential 355MB/s read speed, will now have a 64GB baby brother for $149.99.

"The 64GB...

Samsung Introduces 32GB Memory Module with 40nm DRAMs

From X-bit Labs: Samsung Electronics this week said that it had developed the industry's first 32GB load-reduced, dual-inline memory module (LRDIMM), for server applications. The new memory module is aimed at servers designed for virtualization, cloud computing and other high...

Apple, AT&T sued over iPhone 4 antenna problems

From InfoWorld: Just six days after the iPhone 4's launch, a pair of Maryland residents sued Apple and AT&T, alleging that the smartphone's defective antenna design drops calls and can't hold a strong signal.

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Maryland, claimed Apple knowingly...

Microsoft IE Gains Browser Market Share (This Is Not a Typo)

From PC World: nternet Explorer has been in a freefall compared to its hotter rivals Firefox and Google's Chrome lately, but Microsoft's browser has finally reversed a small portion of its worldwide market share losses.

Just a year ago, IE share stood at 66.97%, but has since...

Amazon updates Kindle DX, drops price

From CNET News.com: With the arrival of the iPad in April, many tech pundits wrote off Amazon's similarly sized--and similarly priced--Kindle DX as a non-viable product. But almost three months after Apple launched its tablet, Amazon is making efforts to resuscitate the DX with a...

IBM names Firefox its default browser

From CNET News.com: Firefox has become the default browser for nearly 400,000 IBM employees, a big coup for the open-source project during a time of increasing browser competition.

"All IBM employees will be asked to use it as their default browser," Bob Sutor, vice president of...

Cisco Cius Android Tablet Debuts

From DailyTech: Cisco has announced a new mobile device that combines a business telephone system with a tablet for video conferencing and video calls. The device is called the Cisco Cius. The Cius weighs 1.15 pounds and allows the benefits of Cisco collaboration applications in a...

Microsoft Debuts Data Visualization Tool

From PC World: Microsoft has released a controller for its Silverlight multimedia software that can present dynamic visual summaries of large data sets in Web browsers.

Developed by the company's Live Labs research group, PivotViewer can visualize large collections of data in such...

Foxconn to Build New China Plant

From DailyTech: A local notice posted on the government bulletin board in Henan city of Hebei points to Foxconn moving ahead with plans to build another massive city-sized manufacturing town nearby.

The creation of the new Northern plant marks Foxconn's latest bid to stem the tide...

Sony to recall half-million laptops on heat risk

From CNET News.com: Sony announced Wednesday that it plans to recall around 535,000 Vaio laptops due to overheating problems.

The company said that a flaw in the temperature control can create an excessive buildup of heat that distorts the shape of the unit. Though Sony hasn't...

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