Netflix: More than half of subscribers tap streaming video

From CNET News.com: Netflix's transition from a DVD distributor to a streaming content provider hit a notable milestone in the first quarter--55 percent of its nearly 14 million subscribers are now watching movies and TV via the Internet.

To put that streaming media figure into...

MSI Launches GX640 15" Gaming Notebook with Radeon HD 5850

From DailyTech: Yesterday, we brought you news of a new eco-friendly laptop from Lenovo, the L-Series. Today we turn the tides by going with a high-powered gaming laptop aimed at hardcore gamers on the go.

MSI has announced that its new GX640 15.4" (1680 x 1050) gaming notebook is...

AMD Ontario: Monolithic System-on-Chip, 40nm Fabrication Process

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices recently confirmed that it had received the first samples of its second Fusion design code-named Ontario that is aimed at netbooks, tablets and other low-power devices. But while AMD pins quite a lot of hopes onto Ontario, the company has so...

Update: Yahoo Q1 revenue flat, profit rises

From InfoWorld: Yahoo's revenue grew slightly in the first quarter of 2010 but profits rose more strongly, as the company's display advertising business performed to management's satisfaction.

Yahoo had revenue of $1.59 billion in the first quarter of 2010, ended March 31, up 1...

BlackBerry Prepping New OS and Clamshell Phone?

From PC World: If the latest rumors can be believed, the folks at BlackBerry are close to rolling out an entirely new operating system that will offer some welcome features like full multitouch functionality. BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion is also reportedly working on a new...

Google buys chip start-up from ex-Apple designers

From CNET News.com: Google and Apple continue to find themselves on opposite sides of the world, as Google has apparently agreed to buy a chip-design start-up populated by former Apple employees.

Thomson Reuters' PEHub reported Tuesday that Agnilux, a stealth chip start-up in San...

Adobe scraps work to bring Flash apps to iPhone

From CNET News.com: What a difference two weeks and a few words of legalese can make to the future of a widely used programming technology.

In that span of time, Adobe Systems has gone from touting its technology for building Flash applications that run on the iPhone to canceling...

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