From X-bit Labs: Despite of relatively strong season, spot price of DDR3 memory is approaching $3 per 1Gb equivalent, according to DRAMeXchange market research firm. While usually first quarter sales are not high, it is likely that China-based makers of PCs are gearing up for Chinese...

From InfoWorld: Via Technologies on Tuesday announced a compact server that will be powered by low-power processors, which are traditionally designed to run in laptops and netbooks.

The company's Mserv S2100 device will run on the Nano processor in a desktop-size box that is 10.2...

From PC World: Facebook and McAfee have formed a partnership aimed at improving security for Facebook's 350 million users, the two companies announced.

Social networking hacks: Top 10 Facebook and Twitter security stories of 2009The new relationship begins with McAfee offering...

From CNET News.com: Yahoo has finally offloaded its open-source enterprise e-mail division, Zimbra, to VMware.

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the sales price is believed to be far less than the $350 million Yahoo paid for the company in September 2007. Kara...

From CNET News.com: Verizon Communications is reportedly jacking up its early termination fee for its Fios TV service.

The company plans to double the fee to $360 from the $179 it currently charges customers for canceling their service early, according to reports. The new fee would...

From DailyTech: With a few scant exceptions like unauthorized tethering apps, Google has been rather permissive in what it allows on its Android Market -- its counter to the iTunes App Store. Whereas approval through Apple can be filled with months of rejections and delays for some...

From DailyTech: Netflix is blowing up with new subscribers flocking to the service rather than heading out to the video rental store. Many movie junkies are also now using rental kiosks like those available from Redbox and Blockbuster – movie rental practices for the masses are...

From Tom's Hardware: Last week at CES 2010, Acer introduced two "Arrandale" laptops that will be equipped with Intel's new HM55 chipset and 32nm Core i3, i5, and i7 processor options. The Aspire AS5740 model will feature a 15.6-inch 1366 x 768 LCD, whereas the Aspire AS7740 will...

From DailyTech: There is inherent risk in being the first to get a new device. Early adopters often enjoy being the first on the block with a new gadget. However, when things go wrong with a new device, the early adopters are often the ones left frustrated with devices that may or...

From CNET News.com: Hewlett-Packard has begun shipping some Envy 15 laptop configurations with USB 3.0 technology, becoming one of the first PC makers to do so.

The new "SuperSpeed USB" 3.0 standard is touted as achieving up to 10X the data transfer rate of USB 2.0, the standard...