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When one says 'Evolution', I am not sure what comes to everyone else's mind, but I know what I think of when I hear that word. The one thing that comes to mind every time is what one of my professors told our class in lecture. Of course, as a computer science student rather than a biology student, we might not be on the same page at this point. He told us that, sometimes, not everything necessarily 'evolves' into something better...

Samsung: We've sold 50M Galaxy S and S II phones

From CNET News.com: More than 50 million Samsung Galaxy S smartphones have been sold since the original phone debuted in 2010, according to the Korean handset maker.

Plugging its achievement in a news release today (English translation), Samsung said that 24 million units of the...

RIM Wins Court Approval to Continue Using BBM Name

From DailyTech: RIM's stock is tanking and the company is losing customers in droves to smartphones running Android and iOS. Layoffs and losses are on the horizon and its smartphone inventory is piling up, but RIM has at least one bright spot this week to point to as a win.

RIM has...

Windows 8 Will Have Do Not Track Turned on by Default

From DailyTech: Microsoft announced yesterday that Windows 8 had reached Release Preview. Microsoft also said that Internet Explorer 10 in Windows 8 would run Do Not Track (DNT) by default. That Do Not Track technology allows users to surf the web without worrying that ads will track...

OCZ to Showcase Everest 2, Kilimanjaro-Based SSDs, Thunderbolt SSD Next Week

From X-bit Labs: OCZ Technology Group said on Thursday that it would demonstrate a number of new solid-state drive solutions next week at Computex Taipei 2012 trade-show. Among the most promising novelties are the first enterprise SSDs based on Everest 2 as well as Kilimanjaro...

Gigabyte Debuts World's Lightest 11.6 Carbon Fiber Notebook

From X-bit Labs: Gigabyte Technology, a leading maker of PC components, has introduced the world's lightest 11.6" notebook that is made of carbon fiber and weighs only 975 grams in default configuration. Carbon fiber is light yet tough, hence Gigabyte X11 promises to be exceptionally...

Microsoft to ship Windows 8 Release Preview today

From InfoWorld: Microsoft will ship Windows 8 Release Preview today, several days earlier than expected, according to a blog briefly posted by the company.

The blog post, written by Chuck Chan, an executive with the Windows development team, went live for a few minutes late...

Verizon Bumps Up FiOS Internet Speeds to a Maximum of 300 Mbps

From DailyTech: Verizon announced today that it will not only more than double the speeds of many FiOS Internet tiers, but will also add two new tiers.

According to Verizon, its updated FiOS Internet tiers will consist of 50/25 Mbps and 150/65 download/upload speeds. However, other...

Lenovo Rolls Out $349 IdeaTab S2109 Tablet Running Ice Cream Sandwich

From DailyTech: While Apple may be dominating the tablet market, that isn't stopping its competitors from unleashing new fresh new products of their own. The latest to step into the fray is Lenovo with its new IdeaTab S2109 tablet.

The IdeaTab S2109 weighs in at just 1.27 pounds...

Intel-Based Ultrabooks and Tablets to Access Millions of Devicescape Hotspots

From X-bit Labs: In a bid to offer unique functionality to users of tablets and ultrabooks running latest-generation Intel Atom and Intel Core i microprocessors, Intel Corp. teamed up with Devicescape, an owner of a broad virtual network of Wi-Fi hotspots. Under the terms of the...