Intel Core i3 530 Appears in Online Store Listing

From Tom's Hardware: Although Intel has yet to announce details on its Westmere processors that are set to hit the market next year, some online retailers aren't holding back on its goods.

Canadian computer seller A-Power has listed on its website an "Intel Core I3 530 2.93GHz Dual...

Acer Blames Dell and HP for Poor Sales of Ultra-Thin Notebooks

From X-bit Labs: The chairman of Acer Group accused Dell and Hewlett-Packard of not spending enough resources onto promotion of ultra-thin laptops based on Intel Corp.’s consumer ultra low-voltage (CULV) platform. Instead, claims JT Wang, Dell and HP simply cut prices on entry-level...

Microsoft knew of just-patched IE zero-day for months

From InfoWorld: Microsoft may not have hustled as fast as researchers thought when the company patched a zero-day bug in Internet Explorer (IE) just 18 days after exploit code went public.

According to VeriSign iDefense, Microsoft had information about the browser bug nearly six...

PS3 Firmware 3.15 Live with Fixes

From PC World: Hit your system update option, PS3 owners, and you'll discover firmware revision 3.15 snuck onto Sony's distribution servers overnight. According to PlayStation Lifestyle, it includes a fix for a few issues introduced in the 3.10 update, and introduces PSP Minis to the...

Panasonic takes control of Sanyo

From CNET News.com: A year after first revealing its interest in Sanyo, Panasonic has finally won control of its electronics rival.

Panasonic said Thursday that it has secured a 50.2 percent majority ownership of Sanyo, as it moves to turn Sanyo into a subsidiary and create one of...

Microsoft to buy Sentillion for health care software

From CNET News.com: Microsoft is adding another player to its portfolio of health care offerings.

The software powerhouse said Thursday that it plans to buy Sentillion, a privately held company that supplies software to health care professionals. Microsoft hopes to combine...

Dell Twitter Sales Double in Six Months

From DailyTech: Social networking is very popular among online users, and many businesses are using these same social networks to interact with customers and potential employees. With the poor global economy, Dell is looking for any and all methods that can be used to increase the...

Another LCD Maker Pleads Guilty to LCD Price Fixing

From DailyTech: The LCD market has been rife with fraud and price fixing over the last year. Some of the world's largest LCD makers have been embroiled in price fixing scandals in the TFT-LCD industry for PCs.

In November of 2008, Sharp, LG, and Chunghwa Picture Tubes all pled...

AT&T May Charge Heavy Data Users More

From PC World: AT&T is moving even closer to charging special usage fees to heavy data users, including those with iPhones and other smartphones.

Ralph de la Vega, CEO of AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets, today came the closest he has so far in warning about some kind of use-based...

New 80 PLUS Platinum Power Supplies Top 90 Percent Efficiency

From DailyTech: The idea for the 80 PLUS program was first presented five years ago, and it has been readily embraced by OEMs, consumers, institutions, and businesses as an easy way to reduce power consumption and save money. The certification program identifies computer Power Supply...

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