Intel to Update Desktop Microprocessor Lineup Next Quarter

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. plans to update its family of desktop central processing units next quarter. The update will further strengthen already strong lineup from the company and in case of performance-mainstream range will be the final update this year. Going forward the...

AMD Receives Grant to Develop Fusion Processors

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices has announced that it had entered a memorandum of understanding under which its Canadian subsidiary would be awarded by a five-year grant of $52.8 million to fund research and development activities in the development of the code-named Fusion...

Apple announces MacBook hard drive repair program

From InfoWorld: A "small percentage" of MacBook owners whose hard drives fail will be eligible for a free replacement under a warranty extension announced by Apple this week.

The laptops in questions are both black and white MacBooks models bought between May 2006 and December 2007...

Norton Security App Updated, Smartphone Apps Coming Soon

From PC World: Symantec Wednesday will ship a new version of its Norton 360 security and online storage/backup product and announced that free applications for mobile devices are on the way.

An Android smartphone app for Norton 360 is in beta now, and similar applications for the...

Redbox, like Netflix, agrees to sales-only window

From CNET News.com: In a multiyear distribution agreement sure to spark controversy among users of Redbox Automated Retail machines, the video rental kiosk operator has agreed to refrain from renting newly released Warner Bros. DVDs for a period of 28 days.

The deal is similar to...

Microsoft issues new Outlook social-network link

From CNET News.com: In a move to marry its old-school Office product with the newer trends of the Net, Microsoft issued beta software Wednesday that brings social-network information into Outlook.

The product, called Outlook Social Connector, has been available in the Office 2010...

Google Shows Off Translation Software for Android at MWC 2010

From DailyTech: Android was slowly adopted by most phone makers when it first launched. It took a while for the bugs to be worked out of the first handset that ran the android OS, but today Android is gaining traction in the smartphone market. There are more handsets being unveiled...

Google Readies Flash for Android Devices

From PC World: Google will soon add the capability to play Flash videos to its Android mobile phone OS, Google product manager Eric Tseng announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

The move will allow Google to differentiate its platform from Apple's iPhone, which does not...

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