Microsoft Confirms Windows 8 Availability by End of October

From X-bit Labs: At the annual worldwide partner conference organized by Microsoft Corp., its chief marketing officer and chief financial officer Tami Reller unveiled new details regarding Windows 8 and its general availability. For the first time, Microsoft confirmed plans to...

AMD Cuts Revenue Expectations for the Quarter

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices on Monday announced that revenue for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012 is expected to decrease approximately 11% sequentially, or about $1.415 billion. Despite of the fact that the company started to sell new accelerated processing units...

Yahoo, Facebook settle patent dispute

From InfoWorld: Yahoo and Facebook announced Friday they have settled a high-profile patent dispute with a deal that analysts said would likely be good for both sides.

As part of the agreement, Yahoo and Facebook have signed a cross-licensing deal granting access to each others'...

HP Unveils New AIO PCs for Businesses, Consumers

From DailyTech: HP has announced a new line of all-in-one desktop computers with models aimed at both business users and general consumers. The new AIO machines include the business-focused HP Compaq Elite 8300 all-in-one and HP Compaq Pro 6300, along with the consumer-focused HP...

HTC Continues to Struggle, Amid Weak European Sales, Apple Ban

From DailyTech:
HTC Corp. (TPE:2498), Taiwan's largest smartphone maker, released its unaudited results for the second calendar quarter, which ran from April through June. The results were very poor.

Analysts had expected a recovery to a profit of $8.99B TWD [source]. Instead...

Evidence Mounts that Amazon Preps Smartphone Launch for Late 2012

From X-bit Labs: It is not a secret that Amazon, the world's largest online store, is working hard to secure a place in the world of digital entertainment. The company already sells electronic book readers and media tablets. In addition, it was also reported late in 2011 that the...

Globalfoundries Vows to Ramp Up 28nm Production Quickly

From X-bit Labs: In a special blog post dedicated to Globalfoundries' advantages at 28nm node, Mike Noonen, executive vice president of worldwide marketing and sales at Globalfoundries, outlined three key benefits that the contract semiconductor maker has to offer: execution...

Thermaltake Tt eSPORTS Ladon Review

Back in the days when I was still a kid, everyone always talks about obtaining a job that has an important role in society. These included doctors, lawyers, hockey players, and actors. But what struck me the most was when my friend said, "I want to be a movie producer". Being naive kid that I was, I asked myself how such a person could be important or famous. I mean, movie producers do all their work behind the scenes and are...

Samsung soars, HTC stumbles with 2Q profit forecasts

From CNET News.com: Samsung Electronics and HTC illustrate the disparity between the haves and have-nots in the smartphone world.

Samsung earlier today said that for the second quarter it expects to post a record 6.5 trillion won ($5.7 billion) to 6.9 trillion won in profit and 46...

Corsair Announces New Force Series GS SSDs

From DailyTech: Corsair has gone official with a new line of SSDs sporting toggle NAND and SandForce SF-2200 controllers. The Force Series GS SSDs promise fast overall performance and will ship in capacities of 180 GB and up.

Corsair claims that the random write speeds are up to 90...

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