From DailyTech: A lot of Android fans have been excitedly counting the days until Google launches the Nexus 5 smartphone. We've seen details about the device leak in the past including a service manual. When the service manual leaked, it brought with it some details of hardware specifications for...

From DailyTech: Microsoft unleashed its new Windows 8.1 operating system today, which promises deeper customization, updated apps and more.

Microsoft has made Windows 8.1 available for download starting at 7 a.m. EST today, and it will roll out around the globe over the next 24 hours. The boxed...

From X-bit Labs: The latest low-power/low-cost micro-architecture from Intel Corp. has finally made application processors for ultra-portable devices from the company comparable to ARM architecture-based offerings in terms of power consumption. It looks like the world’s largest chipmaker does not...

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday revealed financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2013. The company’s core businesses – microprocessor business and graphics processor business – suffered declines, but the chip designer still managed to post increase in revenue and even...

From CNET News.com: Verizon managed to keep the customer growth flowing in the third quarter despite increased pressure from the likes of T-Mobile.

The New York telecommunications giant reported net income attributable to Verizon (which excludes the stake in Verizon Wireless that partner Vodafone...

From DailyTech: Analysts polled by Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters predicted Silicon Valley giant Intel Corp. (INTC) would take a beating fiscally in Q3 2013 as a sagging PC market was expected to badly dent its traditionally strong bottom line. The Reuters crowd estimated earnings of 53 cents per...

From DailyTech: Lenovo is expanding its reach into the Windows 8.x tablet arena with the introduction of the new Miix2. The Miix2 is an 8.1” tablet that runs Windows 8.1.

Although the idea of a compact, 8.1” tablet running a full-blown version of Windows is admirable, one must also realize that...

From X-bit Labs: OCZ Technology Group, a leading maker of solid-state drives (SSDs), on Tuesday reported its second quarter (Q2 FY2014) results which ended on August 31, 2013. The company’s revenues and profits declined both sequentially and year-over-year because the company failed to get enough...

From X-bit Labs: Apple has sent invitations to a press event on October 22, 2013. At the press conference, which is to take place in San Francisco, California, the company is projected to unveil its new iPad media tablets. Besides, it is possible that the company will release mode details regarding...