Inside the Droid 2 lurks a Droid X

From CNET News.com: Motorola's Droid 2 will be in stores Thursday for $199.99 with a two-year contract, after a $100 mail-in rebate (like the Droid X). The phone packs the Android 2.2 operating system, which has support for Adobe Flash Player 10.1. (The Droid X shipped with Android...

Dell Streak officially priced for U.S

From CNET News.com: For everyone who's been waiting for a real Android tablet to step forward and stand up to the iPad, the Dell Streak is finally making its way to the U.S.

Officially priced today at $299 (with two-year AT&T contract) or $549 contract-free, the Dell Streak will be...

Nintendo Sells 30 Millionth Wii Game Console in the U.S

From X-bit Labs: Nintendo on Tuesday said that it had shipped its 30 millionth Wii game console in the U.S. The milestone has been reached in less than four years, or in 45 months. Nintendo claims that the success of Wii is conditioned by its innovative motion-sensing controller and...

Qualcomm to ship fastest mobile chip in Q4

From InfoWorld: After delays, Qualcomm will start shipping its fastest Snapdragon dual-core chip for smartphones and tablets in the fourth quarter, with devices possibly launching by the end of this year, the company said on Monday.

The company will ship the dual-core QSD8672 chip...

TI to ship dual-core smartphone chip by year end

From InfoWorld: Texas Instruments on Monday said it will start shipping a new dual-core chip for devices like smartphones and tablets later this year.

The OMAP4430 chip will deliver double the performance of existing single-core chips from the OMAP3 family. This will allow...

Google to Buy Jambool?

From PC World: Google may be purchasing virtual currency-maker Jambool in its quest for social networking dominance, TechCrunch reported Monday.

The rumors are based on fodder from "multiple" unnamed TechCrunch sources, and have not been confirmed by either Google or Jambool...

Lightroom 3.2 to fix bugs, add Facebook support

From CNET News.com: Adobe Systems issued a release candidate for Lightroom 3.2 on Tuesday that fixes dozens of bugs, lets users publish photos to Facebook, adds automated optical corrections for dozens of lenses, and supports Pentax's new medium-format digital camera among other...

Report: HP took PR firm's advice in Hurd scandal

From CNET News.com: Before announcing that Mark Hurd's tenure at the helm of Hewlett-Packard had reached its end, the company's board of directors reportedly sought the advice of a public relations firm on how best to grapple with sexual harassment allegations against its chairman...

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