From X-bit Labs: After many years of relying on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) process technology, Advanced Micro Devices plans to start using bulk process technology for its state-of-the-art Opteron processors code-named Dublin and Macau in 2013, according to a slide that resembles...

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. has revealed the first and preliminary details about so-called ultrabooks, notebooks in thin form-factor with remarkable performance and feature-set. The first generation of ultrabooks will hardly be as impressive as notebooks like Macbook Air or ThinkPad...

From InfoWorld: OCZ today released the fifth generation of its PCI-Express SSD (solid state drive), which it said can perform at a 2.8GB/sec read rate.

The new Z-Series SSD R4 doubles the performance of the previous generation SSD, according to OCZ CEO Ryan Petersen.

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From PC World: Facebook has acquired Push Pop Press, a start-up that has developed software for creating highly interactive digital books, for an undisclosed amount.

The social networking company said Tuesday that it isn't planning to get into the digital book business, but some of...

From CNET News.com: In just one month, Google+ has captured 25 million visitors, making it the fastest site to reach such numbers, according to data out yesterday from ComScore.

Google's socially networked audience is likely even higher now, as the 25 million mark is through July 24...

From DailyTech: According to Canalys Principal Analyst Chris Jones, Canadian phonemaker Research In Motion Ltd. desperately needs to "continue to innovative and recapture lost momentum." Today RIM made the first step towards that goal, but the question will inevitably whether it...

From X-bit Labs: Toshiba Corp. on Tuesday introduced its new 2.5"/9.5mm hard disk drive (HDD) with 1TB capacity. The new drives utilize the latest-generation platters with industry-leading areal density and 500GB capacity.

Toshiba MQ01ABD hard drives are available in 250GB, 320GB...

From X-bit Labs: Nvidia Corp. said at a recent event that it would start shipping its next-generation graphics processing units (GPU) code-named Kepler by the end of the year. The company did not say that the new chips will actually become available, but it is highly likely that they...

From CNET News.com: Ahead of a full release this fall, Apple has pushed the Web front end to iCloud live for developers to kick the tires on.

The new site, which resides at iCloud.com, features a similar front-end to Me.com, which will be shuttered next year with Apple's MobileMe...

From DailyTech: Android's open platform and broad selection of hardware, thanks to liberal licensing, has proved a winning formula for Google Inc. and its hardware partners. Competitors like Apple, Inc. and Microsoft Corp. have been unable to keep up with the platform's wild growth...