From PC World: It's healthy to distrust many aspects of Facebook, especially after it recently crowned itself prince of privacy problems. However, the anti-Facebook pig pile has gotten out of hand when legit publications like The Register rail against the social networking site...

From CNET News.com: At an investor conference in New York Thursday, Michael Dell said he has considered taking his company private.

He made the statement in response to a question at a Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. conference, according to several reports. Dell did not explain why or...

From DailyTech: Apple is continuing is full assault on Adobe's Flash technology. The company's latest efforts center around seven tech demos which showcase that HTML5 can perform many of the same tasks as Adobe Flash.

Apple prefaces the tech demos by stating:

Every new Apple mobile...

From DailyTech: The Sprint HTC EVO 4G, powered by Google's Android OS (v2.1), is the hottest new smartphone on the market now. You can get what might cost $100 from Verizon -- unlimited mobile calling, data, and text messages -- for only $80 via Sprint (and that's including 4G...

From InfoWorld: Nearly three weeks after admitting that it had sniffed sensitive data from open wireless networks around the world, Google is now facing at least seven U.S. class-action lawsuits over its practice.

The first lawsuit was filed on May 17 on behalf of Vicki Van Valin of...

From X-bit Labs: Although netbooks were intended to be very slim, light and portable, actual manufacturers quickly realized that many consumers need larger screens, high-capacity hard drives and many other advanced technology from their inexpensive Intel Atom-based machines. As a...

From X-bit Labs: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) on Wednesday announced the industry’s broadest family of ultra slim and light 7mm z-height drives. With a broad the new Hitachi Z-series family of Travelstar and CinemaStar drives in capacities up to 320GB, Hitachi is...

From InfoWorld: Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday introduced a variety of products for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), a segment that worldwide spends an estimated $234 billion per year on IT products, the company said.

The company announced the products at an event in...

From PC World: DoubleTwist introduced a free media player application for Google Android phones, which rivals the default media player on the platform. DoubleTwist's app not only plays music and videos in a clean interface, but also has a desktop counterpart for iTunes-like syncing...

From CNET News.com: Microsoft on Wednesday outlined a series of improvements it's making to its Windows Live set of downloadable programs for managing photos and videos and keeping files in sync.

With no major update to Windows coming this year, Microsoft is counting on improvements...