From CNET News.com: Apple unveiled today iBooks 2, a "new textbook experience" for the iPad and the company's attempt to bury traditional schoolbooks.

"Clearly, no printed textbook can compete," Roger Rosner, an Apple vice president, said during a press event this morning in New...

From DailyTech: Intel Corp. (INTC) is pioneering an unusual policy -- condoning overclocking for a small fee.

Traditionally if you overclocked your Intel CPU you voided its warranty. But with Intel increasingly selling CPUs and chipsets with unlocked clock speed and memory bus...

From DailyTech: AT&T will begin offering new smartphone and tablet data plans starting Sunday, January 22.

The new smartphone data plans include AT&T Data Plus 300 MB, which offers 300 MB for $20; AT&T Data Pro 3 GB, which offers 3 GB for $30, and AT&T Data Pro 5 GB, which offers 5...

From X-bit Labs: Alienware, a leading maker of high-end gaming PCs that belongs to Dell, has introduced the world's first small form-factor personal computer that is designed for gamers. The Alienware X51 is based on mini-ITX mainboard and relies on Intel Core i-series "Sandy Bridge"...

From X-bit Labs: As Globalfoundries infamous Fab 8 is getting ready, it requires less investments since the majority of them have already been made. With the major project of the recent years on the home stretch and market demand uncertain, the company has decided to slowdown...

From InfoWorld: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) saw fourth quarter net profit drop 22.5 percent year on year, continuing the previous quarter's decline as the chip maker's customers cleared out their inventories. TSMC, however, expects business to pick up this year due...

From CNET News.com: Microsoft's late 2011 Xbox Live update prompted users to flock to the online service last year, according to Microsoft.

In 2011, Xbox Live video viewing jumped 140 percent, compared to 2010, Microsoft's director of programming for Xbox Live Larry "Major Nelson"...

From CNET News.com: Three of the Internet's most popular destinations--Google, Wikipedia, and Craigslist--launched an audacious experiment in political activism this evening by urging their users to protest a pair of Hollywood-backed copyright laws.

Wikipedia's English-language...

From DailyTech: Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang officially resigned from Yahoo's Board of Directors and all other company-related positions today.

Yang co-founded Yahoo back in 1995 with David Filo. He has been a member of the Board of Directors since March 1995, and also served as...

From X-bit Labs: Asustek Computer has decided to wed extreme performance of Intel's latest microprocessors and modern graphics cards with miniature mATX form-factor.

Although a lot of people nowadays prefer miniature systems, the loads of PC users also demand unbeatable performance...