From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices this week significantly lowered prices on its inexpensive desktop offerings, including previous-generation Fusion A-series accelerated processing units (APUs) as well as various Athlon II central processing units (CPUs). The price-cut should...

From X-bit Labs: Approximately ten years ago Intel Corp. announced plans to unify building blocks for its Itanium and Xeon server platforms. Nowadays, both chips use similar core-logic sets and platforms have many similarities. On Thursday Intel announced further plans to unify its...

From CNET News.com: Research in Motion has won key government security certification for its BlackBerry 10 operating system months ahead of its launch, allowing the smartphone to be used in secure government workplaces.

The FIPS 140-2 certification signals that U.S. and Canadian...

From DailyTech: Lenovo was happy to announce today that it racked up record pre-tax income of $204 million during fiscal Q2 with record quarterly sales of $8.7 billion. Lenovo also set a quarterly record with a market share of 15.6%.

Lenovo also brags that as of September 30, 2012...

From DailyTech: In its arms race with the nation's top carrier, wireless giant Verizon Communications, second-place AT&T Inc. (T) is digging deep into its pockets, looking to pour $8B USD into infrastructure upgrades.

AT&T currently beats Verizon in speed tests in select markets and...

From X-bit Labs: As a part of its initiative to cut its expenses by reducing its staff, Advanced Micro Devices has shuttered its Dresden, Germany-based operating system research center (OSRC), which is a part of AMD Research organization, according to a media report. The laboratory...

From X-bit Labs: Texas Instruments has introduced its first single-chip wireless power receiver with integrated battery charger and a new "free-position" transmitter integrated circuit, which expands the charge area by 400%. Two bqTesla chips give smartphone users a simpler...

From CNET News.com: Sprint is starting to flex some muscle with regional carriers.

The company announced today that it has inked a deal with U.S. Cellular for $480 million. Sprint will acquire 20MHz of PCS spectrum in the 1900MHz band across Chicago, South Bend, Ind., and Champaign...

From DailyTech: Apple has been involved in a legal battle with a company called VirnetX over alleged patent infringement involving FaceTime video calling features. VirnetX is the same company that won $200 million in a settlement from Microsoft in 2010.

U.S. District Judge Leonard...

From DailyTech: Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) vaulted itself into that tablet discussion overnight with its hot 7-inch Kindle Fire tablet last holiday season. That in turn inspired Google Inc. (GOOG) and ASUSTek Computer Inc. (TPE:2357) to pop in a 7-incher of their own -- the Nexus 7....