Mozilla Releases Firefox 3.6

From DailyTech: Mozilla's Firefox 3.6 has seen a couple of minor delays, but Mozilla has finally finished the browser and released a finalized version into the wild. Mozilla aired the new browser this morning.

The browser can be found for Windows here, for Mac here, and for Linux...

Apple Delays 27-Inch iMac Shipments

From DailyTech: The new Apple iMacs, released in October 2009 have been much maligned for quality control issues, including broken screens, failure to boot, graphical glitches, and, most recently, yellowed screens. However, it's important to note that they've also been a terrific...

Netflix New Rental Gamble: CEO Says Cuts are Good for Customers

From DailyTech: Netflix is the biggest player in the by-mail rental business, though it faces tight competition from Blockbuster. Earlier this month Netflix announced a controversial decision, which took many by surprise -- it cut a major chunk of its new releases. In return for...

Windows 7 is Now Officially Supported on Macs

From DailyTech: Some Mac owners have a dirty little secret that might exclude them from the Apple cool club if they let it slip -- they primarily use Windows on their Mac computers. Some users purchase MacBook Pros for their strong battery life on a relatively high-end hardware spec...

Sony Delays PS3 Motion Controller

From DailyTech: When the Nintendo Wii burst onto the market, it made headlines not for being the most powerful or graphically gifted console, but for its innovative controls. The Wii turned gaming from a sedentary activity into one that got gamers up from the couch and moving around...

Amazon ups author royalty for Kindle, matching Apple

From CNET News.com: In what may be a preemptive strike against the strong possibility that Apple will reveal a slate-style device on January 27, Amazon has said it will up the royalty for authors and publishers who use the Kindle Digital Text Platform (DTP) to 70 percent of the list...

Microsoft to release patch for IE hole on Thursday

From CNET News.com: Microsoft said on Wednesday that it will release on Thursday a patch to fix the latest hole in Internet Explorer that was used in the China-based attack on Google and for which an exploit has been released on the Internet since last week.

The company plans to...

Microsoft Rumoured to Release Its Own Mobile Phone in February

From X-bit Labs: A financial analyst said in a note to customers that based on various sources, Microsoft Corp. may launch its own-brand mobile phone already next month. The rumoured phone is supposed to be similar with Zune HD portable media digital player and is not projected to...

Chip makers see stronger DRAM memory prices this year

From InfoWorld: Taiwan's biggest DRAM maker, Nanya Technology, reported its first net profit in nearly three years on Wednesday, as DRAM prices rose and demand remained strong in the fourth quarter of last year.

But the company's fortunes came at a cost to anyone buying a new PC...

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