Samsung expects 60 percent drop in profit for Q3 2014

From CNET: Three months after warning that the second half of 2014 would "remain a challenge," Samsung announced Monday it expects a decline of nearly 60 percent in its operating profit for the third quarter of 2014, its fourth straight quarterly drop.

The South Korean electronics giant said it...

HP Launches $279, 10 Plus Tablet Running Android 4.4.2

From DailyTech: Hewlett-Packard announced earlier this morning that it is splitting into two companies: HP Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise. The company also has a quieter announcement on tap for today — a new tablet.

With the crazy amount of tablets that get released on a yearly basis, HP’s...

Apple signals Oct. 21 as OS X Yosemite launch date

From InfoWorld: Apple signaled that it will ship OS X Yosemite on Oct. 21; it has scheduled its third-quarter earnings call for the day before.

Although Apple has not yet officially revealed the launch date for Yosemite -- which is also identified as OS X 10.10 -- the earnings call on Monday, Oct...

Sharp's LCD-challenging MEMS display coming in 2015

From PC World: Sharp is close to commercializing its first product that uses a MEMS display—a new type of flat-panel display that boasts deeper and richer colors than traditional LCD screens and lower power consumption.

The screen was developed over the last three years with Qualcomm subsidiary...

Samsung to spend nearly $15 billion on chip plant

From CNET: Samsung Electronics has announced its plans to spend 15.6 trillion won (about $14.7 billion) to construct a new chip plant in South Korea.

The South Korean electronics giant said construction will begin next year in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, with the plant set to open in 2017...

It’s Official: HP to Split Into Two Business Units

From DailyTech: Over the weekend The Wall Street Journal reported that Hewlett-Packard would split into to separate business, and the company today made that news official.

HP’s PC and printer division will be named HP Inc. and will have Dion Weisler as CEO. By splitting the business divisions, HP...

Cooler Master Storm Devastator Review (Page 1 of 4)

Much like Guest Writer Brian Cheung's family, I too have been looking at purchasing a car. If you have read the Behind the Scenes profile page, you will know I have been driving a Chevrolet Cobalt. While this car is not exactly known for its reliability or responsiveness, it has been good enough to get me from Point A to Point B without very much drama or horror. My dream car has always been one of the following: The Chevrolet Camaro, or the...

XTracGear Ripper XXL (2014) Review (Page 1 of 4)

It is important to understand not all correct answers are useful answers, if given in the wrong context. For example, last month, I was driving one of my friends home. On the way back, my radar detector signaled an alert. "What is that?" she asked. "Well," I explained. "This is a radar detector. Basically, a radar detector is a superheterodyne receiver, which receives radio signals at a high frequency, and uses a local oscillator to do frequency...

Facebook's $19 billion WhatsApp takeover bid approved by EU

From PC World: Facebook’s US$19 billion bid for WhatsApp won the approval of European Union competition regulator on Friday.

“We have carefully reviewed this proposed acquisition and come to the conclusion that it would not hamper competition,” European Commission Vice President in charge of...

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