From CNET News.com: Microsoft on Thursday said it has started licensing the technology behind another flash memory format.

The company announced a program to license out the Extended File Allocation Table (exFAT) format, which is an updated version of the file allocation table...

From CNET News.com: Nokia, the world's largest maker of mobile handsets, said Thursday that it plans to close two flagship stores in the U.S. as it refines its sales strategy and struggles to get a bigger foothold in the North American market.

Nokia also said it plans to close one...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...