From InfoWorld: In its continuing attempts to make the Web faster, Google is trimming down the size of image files, which make up about 65 percent of the bytes on the Web.

Google announced late this afternoon that it's releasing a developer preview of a new image format, which it's...

From PC World: Samsung is dropping support for Symbian from its Mobile Innovator developer support program, it said in a letter sent out on Thursday.

All Symbian developer activities at Mobile Innovator will end by Dec. 31, according to the letter.

Officially, Samsung has long...

From CNET News.com: It looks as if Logitech will beat Sony across the Google TV finish line.

Sony recently trumpeted an October 12 event in New York City, at which the company will be revealing its Google TV-powered Internet TV. But now Logitech has scheduled its own Google TV event...

From DailyTech: Following in the footsteps of its EVO 4G sibling, the Samsung Epic 4G was supposed to receive a maintenance update from Sprint just weeks after launching. According to BoyGeniusReport, the update was set to begin rolling out to customers yesterday. However, a Sprint...

From X-bit Labs: The Wireless USB (WUSB) promoter group has announced the completion of the Wireless USB 1.1 specification, the technical guideline for product developers to bring the next generation of Wireless USB products to the market. The specification that was originally...

From X-bit Labs: Elpida Memory, a leading supplier of DRAM, said on Tuesday that it had managed to create the world’s smallest 2Gb DDR3 memory chip. The device is compliant with DDR3L standard and an operate at 1866MHz, making it a good choice for memory modules designed for...

From InfoWorld: Intel will not position its Atom processor for the server market, even as some vendors are building servers around collections of hundreds of low-power Atom processors, a company executive said.

A server that integrates 512 Atom processors with Ethernet switching...

From PC World: Online banking is about to get even more convenient for PayPal users who will soon be able to deposit checks via their iPhone. Simply sign the back of your check, take a picture of the front and back of the check, and hit send on the PayPal iPhone App. The only...

From CNET News.com: Nokia announced today that it has begun shipping its new and long-awaited N8 smartphone.

The phone's availability will vary by country and carrier, but customers who preordered online or through a Nokia retail store will be the first in line to get the N8, the...

From CNET News.com: The iPad may not look like an Apple TV unit, but inside there are some striking similarities.

Commentary attached to a teardown of the second-generation Apple TV by iFixit reads a little like a dismantling of an iPad. Similarities are most conspicuously seen in...