From X-bit Labs: Microsoft Corp. and Yammer on Monday announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Microsoft will acquire Yammer, a leading provider of enterprise social networks, for $1.2 billion in cash. Yammer will join the Microsoft Office division....

From PC World: Mozilla's new silent updater has not sped up the migration to Firefox 13, according to usage statistics compiled by an Irish metrics company.

Mozilla engineers speculated that an emergency update -- which Mozilla calls a "chem spill" -- that was released June 15 may...

From CNET News.com: Google's Nexus tablet will offer Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, a 1280 x 800 IPS display, and other beefy specs, at least according to one source.

Google is expected to announce its Nexus tablet at its I/O conference later this week. But until then, the folks at Gizmodo...

From DailyTech: Samsung has big goals for the month of July when it comes to sales for its Galaxy S III smartphones. That smartphone has turned out to be one of the most popular devices Samsung has ever made and has been selling in huge numbers around the world. Samsung's goal for...

From X-bit Labs: AMD has said that Suresh Gopalakrishnan, had joined the company as corporate vice president and general manager of its server business, reporting to Lisa Su, senior vice president and general manager of global business units. Mr. Gopalakrishnan will replace Patrick...

From X-bit Labs: Acer Group, one of the world's largest makers of personal computers, expressed doubts that Microsoft Corp.'s attempt to copy Apple's integrated hardware-software model with the Surface media tablets will be a success. According to Acer, Microsoft supplies a vital...

From PC World: Google is adding the ability for developers to respond to reviews and comments posted about their apps on the Play app store, the company said in a blog post on Thursday.

Developers can use the new feature in the developer console to help confused users, or let them...

From DailyTech: When it comes to smartphone operating systems, it appears as though all the major players are preparing updates. Apple recently revealed iOS 6. Microsoft this week took the wraps off Windows Phone 8. Beleaguered RIM is hoping to right its sinking ship with the...

From DailyTech: Want to know secret details about Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT) upcoming Xbox 720? Too bad, says Microsoft.

A small army of lawyers at Covington & Burling LLP, among the international law firms whom Microsoft employs, have taken to the internet waging war against a...

From X-bit Labs: Arch-rivals Panasonic Corp. and Sony Corp. are projected to become allies next week when they sign an agreement to cooperate on next-generation OLED [organic light emitting diode] televisions. The companies reportedly intend to jointly develop new process...