Intel Awards Contracts for Eight New Solar Installations

From DailyTech: Today, many companies are looking to invest in greentech to reduce their carbon footprints. The move to use renewable energy sources is being bolstered by the Obama administration which not only wants large investments in solar energy, but also a huge upgrade to the...

AT&T 3G version of Nexus One coming

From CNET News.com: A new version of Google's Nexus One smartphone will apparently arrive soon for use on AT&T's 3G wireless network.

Customers are already able to buy an unlocked version of the Nexus One for $529. But the Android-based phone, which was launched last month, supports...

Tide turns against IE 6 as usage drops

From CNET News.com: Firefox usage remained level and Google's Chrome continued to pull ahead of Apple's Safari, but the most notable change in January's browser usage statistics is that the reviled Internet Explorer 6 no longer is the most common.

According to Net Applications'...

ATI Confirms 5700, 5800 Problems; Promises Fix

From Tom's Hardware: Earlier this week, it emerged that many 5000 series users were experiencing problems with crashing and grey or colored lines appearing on his or her display. The grey screens and hangups were occurring while users were gaming, watching movies or in some cases...

Nvidia Not Going to Sign Settlement Agreement with Rambus

From X-bit Labs: Nvidia Corp., a leading supplier of graphics and multimedia chips, said that it would not negotiate with Rambus over patent dispute even though an ITC judge preliminary found the company guilty of infringement of three Rambus’ patents.

“Rambus and Nvidia talked for...

China tablet PC maker may sue Apple over iPad design

From InfoWorld: A Chinese company that sells a tablet PC like Apple's newly announced iPad may sue the U.S. company over the similar design between the devices, it said Monday.

Shenzhen Great Loong Brother Industrial started selling its P88 tablet last year and is not ruling out a...

Google joins the 'kill-IE6' campaign

From InfoWorld: Google has announced that Google Docs will drop support for Microsoft's nearly nine-year-old Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) browser starting on March 1.

Ironically, if Google had taken its anti-IE6 advice to heart before hackers broke into its corporate network last year...

Firefox Mobile Arrives on Nokia N900 Smartphones

From PC World: The mobile version of the Firefox browser is now available to owners of the Nokia N900 smartphone, after several months of beta tests. Mozilla is also working on versions for smartphones running Windows Mobile and Android.

Features of the mobile version of Firefox...

Amazon agrees to higher prices in e-book dispute

From CNET News.com: Amazon said Sunday that, while it still believes a $14.99 price tag for e-books is "needlessly high," it will have to give in to Macmillan's demands to sell electronic versions of its books at a higher rate than Amazon's usual $9.99.

The announcement comes after...

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