Intel CEO shows first Moorestown smartphone

From InfoWorld: Intel on Thursday showed the first smartphone based on its upcoming Moorestown platform for mobile devices.

The GW990 smartphone will be made by LG Electronics and ship during the second half of the year, said Intel CEO Paul Otellini during a keynote speech at the...

Intel: 27 New Laptop, Desktop CPUs Arrive in January

From PC World: It's official. Intel CEO Paul Otellini launched a volley of 32-nanometer cannonballs at AMD today with the official release of the company's latest dual- and quad-core Clarkdale (desktop) and dual-core Arrandale (laptop) CPUs.

The launch--spanning 27 different chips...

Google muses about ads in Street View

From CNET News.com: Could virtual billboards one day show up in Google Street View?

A few months ago, Google gave a presentation to marketing and ad agency types in Europe as part of an event called "Above and Beyond 2009," an educational seminar/infomercial on how Google can help...

Microsoft, Adobe prep critical security patches

From CNET News.com: Microsoft will issue one bulletin on Patch Tuesday next week that is rated "critical" for Windows 2000.

The patch is designed to address a vulnerability that could allow an attacker to take control of a computer by remotely executing code on it, according to an...

Motorola May Enter Tablet PC Market

From DailyTech: Motorola is struggling to revamp its mobile devices business in the face of increasing loses. Motorola is enjoying some success with the new Android powered smartphones that it is offering on the market.

Motorola is looking to put more popular devices on the market...

CES: ASUS Will Ship U3S6 USB 3.0, 6Gbps SATA PCIe Adapter For $30

From DailyTech: ASUS started shipping the first motherboards with support for the USB 3.0 and 6Gbps SATA interfaces two months ago at the beginning of November. The first mobos were targeted at enthusiasts, but soon made their way into the mainstream. Gigabyte followed suit, and...

AMD to show upcoming laptop processors

From InfoWorld: Advanced Micro Devices is expected to show off its latest laptop processors on Thursday, including quad-core chips for laptops that are due in a few months.

The chips will include two to four cores and achieve higher levels of integration that could offer longer...

Palm Updates the Pre and Pixi for Verizon Wireless

From PC World: Verizon Wireless will start selling improved versions of Palm's Pre and Pixi smartphones later this month under an exclusive arrangement with the handset maker.

The Pre Plus is a modified version of the Pre that offers 16GB of flash memory. The updated design...

ATI Launches DirectX 11 Mobility Radeons, Targets Arrandale Laptops

From DailyTech: It was four months ago that ATI showed us the Radeon HD 5870 at a secret press event in Oakland, California. The media was suitably impressed by the demos and visuals, but were skeptical about ATI's plans for a top-to-bottom DirectX 11 product rollout for the discrete...

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