Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion

From CNET News.com: Intel announced Wednesday that it plans to buy security company McAfee for approximately $7.68 billion.

The chipmaker says it has entered into a definitive agreement to buy all of McAfee's common stock at $48 per share in cash. The boards of both companies have...

Canon doubles up on compact megazooms

From CNET News.com: How do you like your compact megazooms? As small as possible and loaded with features or more affordable with a basic feature set and powered by AA-size batteries? Regardless of your answer, Canon now has a model to fill both needs.

The $349.99 SD4500 IS is the...

40 Windows apps contain critical bug, researcher warns

From InfoWorld: About 40 different Windows applications contain a critical flaw that can be used by attackers to hijack PCs and infect them with malware, a security researcher said Wednesday.

The bug was patched by Apple in its iTunes software for Windows four months ago, but...

Intel Grabs Server Market Share From AMD, Says IDC

From PC World: Intel has expanded its share of the server microprocessor market, taking advantage of a slow product transition at perennial rival Advanced Micro Devices, according to figures released late Wednesday by IDC.

Intel supplied 93.5 percent of the server processor units...

Sandisk Creates 64GB Single-Chip Solid-State Drive

From X-bit Labs: SanDisk Corp. has announced the first product in a new category of embedded solid state drives (SSD) that are smaller than a postage stamp and offer higher capacities and performance than existing storage solutions.

Computing platforms are responding to consumer...

Google Developing Chrome Tablet - Report

From X-bit Labs: Google, the main search engine on the planet and the world's largest online advertising broker, is reportedly working on a tablet running Google Chrome OS.

The Google Chrome OS slate is reportedly powered by Nvidia Corp.'s Tegra 2 platform, according to...

Report: Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse Announcement Imminent

From DailyTech: When it comes to alternative input devices for desktop computers, it's kind of hard to top the good old mouse and keyboard. However, Apple is trying to bring its popular multi-touch technology from its MacBook/MacBook Pro offerings to the desktop with the Magic...

Adobe to patch Reader zero-day bug Thursday

From InfoWorld: Adobe Systems said today that it would patch a critical Reader vulnerability on Thursday.

Two weeks ago, Adobe had promised to fix the flaw during the week of Aug. 16 with an emergency, or "out-of-band" security update, but had not slated a specific date...

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