Facebook app developers sold user info

From CNET News.com: Facebook has revealed that a data broker has been buying identifying Facebook user information from app developers, and as a result the social-networking powerhouse has placed some developers on a six-month suspension.

The announcement, which Facebook made Friday...

Sony Posts Big Profit, but is Hurt by Weakening Dollar

From DailyTech: Sony Corporation, Japan's largest electronics exporter and the fifth largest media conglomerate in the world, reported mixed news when it came to its fiscal second quarter earnings report on Friday.

The earnings were highlighted by some impressive gains. Most...

ATI Still Suffers from TSMC's 40nm Problems - Company

From X-bit Labs: Even though Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company claims that the yields on its most advanced 40nm node are high enough for mass production of advanced chips, actual designers and suppliers of graphics processing units still seem to have problems.

"We have had...

G.SKILL Ripjaws F3-12800CL7D-8GBRH 2x4GB Review (Page 1 of 10)

In the days where every person in the house has their own personal computer is no longer a luxury, and considering the fact that the term 'family computer' has long exited the minds of most people, it is interesting to see how much PC hardware has changed in the last decade -- both in continually lowering prices, and fundamentally increased performance breakthroughs. I often find it kind of funny when I talk to some middle school...

Acer Plans to Unveil Multiple Tablets on Nov. 23 in New York

From PC World: Acer plans to launch "multiple" tablet devices at an event in New York on Nov. 23, with different OSes and multiple form factors, the company's CEO said Friday.

The market has been waiting for version 3.0 of Google's Android mobile software for use in tablets, said...

Microsoft Posts Impressive Q1 Results

From DailyTech: Apple isn't the only tech company that can knock one out of the park when it comes to earnings reports. Microsoft just announced its first quarter results and things are looking pretty good for the fellas from Redmond.

Microsoft reported a 25 percent increase in...

Apple iPhone May Get Reprogrammable SIM Card

From DailyTech: Currently switching carriers on the iPhone requires third-party workarounds and can be a bit of a chore, even if your desired carrier uses GSM, the current iPhone 3G technology of choice.

According to a report by GigaOM, sources at various European carriers are...

Google: Android was our best acquisition ever

From CNET News.com: Out of all of Google's acquisitions, the company's acquisition of the maker of the Android mobile operating system was its "best deal ever," a company executive said at an industry conference yesterday.

Speaking at the Stanford Accel Symposium yesterday, David...

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