Apple to SIM-lock Japanese IPads

From PC World: Apple appears to have reversed course in Japan on a key feature of its iPad 3G: It won't offer a version capable of being used with different cellular carriers there.

All Japanese models will be SIM-locked to Softbank Mobile, Apple's iPhone partner in Japan, Apple...

Google scraps plug-in, refashions 3D Web plan

From CNET News.com: Google has partly scrapped a browser plug-in project called O3D, instead throwing its full weight behind a 3D Web graphics technology called WebGL that got its start at Mozilla.

The move, first reported by CNET, has the potential to simplify the effort to bring...

Report: Apple developing a Flash alternative

From CNET News.com: The heated battle between Apple and Adobe Systems over Flash may get a bit more interesting, as reports of a Flash alternative being developed by Apple begin to surface.

The technology, called Gianduia, was introduced by Apple last summer at its World of...

Hacker Brings Android to the iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS Up Next

From DailyTech: Much like the open platform Windows invaded the traditionally closed hardware platform of Apple's Macs -- first unofficially, and then later officially condoned -- Android is now establishing a beach head on Apple's coveted iPhone.

Hacker David Wang, better known as...

Report: HP's webOS Hurricane Tablet Coming by Year's End

From DailyTech: It was just a few weeks ago that a report suggested that HP was ditching its Slate tablet due to power issues with Intel's Atom processor and a Windows 7 operating system which isn't exactly a master at touch operations. Now, a new report suggests that a webOS-based...

Thermaltake Element Q Review (Page 1 of 4)

It has been a while since APH Networks' last foray into the Mini-ITX world, with the most recent review dating back to August of last year already. The Lian-Li PC-Q07 was a simple yet elegant chassis that proved very popular among our readers. Of course, with the current technology trend, it would just be stupid (Frankly speaking haha) if we simply ignored this category of products, as there is such a huge demand for low cost...

Globalfoundries May Acquire IBM’s Semiconductor Fab

From X-bit Labs: Globalfoundries was established just over a year ago, but thanks to financial resources of Advanced Technology Investment Company and intellectual property inherited from AMD and its partners, such as IBM, the company is now the world’s third largest contract maker...

Intel to exceed eight cores with Nehalem-EX successor

From InfoWorld: Intel said on Thursday it would release a successor to its eight-core Nehalem-EX chips next year with more cores and faster speeds as it tries to push the limits of server performance.

The new chips, code-named Westmere-EX, will be targeted at servers with four...

Apple Announces U.K. IPad Prices, More Countries

From PC World: Have you been waiting eagerly for the iPad to be available outside the U.S.? If so, then today is your day: Apple announced on Friday that it will make the iPad available in nine more countries this summer, as well as dishing on the prices for pre-ordering in the U.K...

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