From PC World: Google released Chrome to reignite competitive development of browsers, and now it is playing catch-up on at least one front: hardware-assisted acceleration.

This week, Microsoft will release the first public beta of the IE9 (Internet Explorer version 9) browser...

From DailyTech: Yesterday, Twitter unveiled a revamped version of its website that it hopes will be much easier to navigate and advertise on, The New York Times reports.

“It’s going to increase the value that people are getting out of Twitter, so in less time you can get more...

From DailyTech: New digital camera announcements have been coming at a furious pace over the past few weeks. However, Nikon is stealing the spotlight today with the announcement of its new D7000 D-SLR.

The D7000 makes use of Nikon's new EXPEED 2 image processing engine along with a...

From InfoWorld: Mozilla has stopped providing security updates to Firefox users as it investigates a bug that caused computers to crash last week.

Computerworld blogger Michael Horowitz first reported on the problem last Sunday after he tried to update older editions of Firefox on...

From CNET News.com: Head-turning consumer tablets using Intel processors are still mired in to-be-shipped status, leaving the iPad as the sole high-profile 10-inch class consumer product.

Launched in April, the iPad is still racking up impressive sales numbers with 2010 shipments...

From CNET News.com: Google confirmed on Tuesday that it fired an employee earlier this year for violating its policies on accessing the accounts of its users.

Earlier in the day, Gawker reported that David Barksdale, an engineer in Google's Seattle offices, used his position as a...

From X-bit Labs: At its annual Intel Developer Forum, the world's largest maker of microprocessors has formally unveiled its AppUp store, where it would sell applications designed for Atom processors. The store is projected to make it easier for consumers to obtain software that runs...

From X-bit Labs: OCZ Technology Group, a well-known supplier of advanced memory modules, on Tuesday unleashed two new series of DDR3 products with lowered voltage settings. Lower-voltage allows not only to trim power consumption of high-density memory sub-system, but also to achieve...

From InfoWorld: A company that makes a cloud management system is getting a $14 million investment from Intel and others, which it will use to hire new employees.

Adaptive Computing intends to use this money to add "dozens" of people to its staff, which now number around 75...

From PC World: Verizon has been accepting submissions for its forthcoming V CAST Android app store, which is rumored to be unveiled at the VCD Conference on September 21. The V CAST app store was originally said to be an extension of the official Android app marketplace, but...