Facebook Beats Google/Yahoo in Overall U.S. Ad Revenue for 2011

From DailyTech: A new report by research firm eMarketer has revealed that Facebook's U.S. advertising revenue for 2011 has surpassed that of both Google and Yahoo.

Facebook has become an internet giant and the most popular social networking service with over 600 million active...

Nokia Announces Sleek N9 Smartphone

From DailyTech: After a string of bad press, Nokia is looking to change the conversation with an innovative new smartphone it announced today.

The Nokia N9 is a 3.9-inch, fully touchscreen smartphone made from a single piece of polycarbonate that flows into curved glass.

And...

Microsoft Releases Kinect for Windows Software Development Kit

From X-bit Labs: Microsoft Corp. has announced the availability of Kinect for Windows software development kit (SDK) from Microsoft Research, a free beta release for noncommercial applications. The SDK is designed to empower developers, academic researchers and enthusiasts to create...

Intel 710 Lyndonville, 720 Ramsdale SSD Specs

From Tom's Hardware: German computer site Computer Base obtained some unreleased information regarding Intel's 710 'Lyndonville' and 720 'Ramsdale' SSDs that are coming down the pipe.

The 710 is using Intel's 25nm NAND flash on a SATA 3Gbps connection. Those will come in 100, 200...

Skype Executives Depart After Microsoft Buyout

From PC World: Eight Skype executives have departed the company following Microsoft's $8.5 billion buyout in May, a Skype spokeswoman confirmed on Monday.

"Skype, like any other pragmatic organization, constantly assesses its team structure to deliver its users the best products,"...

New Windows 8 Build Leaks

From DailyTech: While Windows 8 is still more than a year away from seeing public release, a new build of the OS, 7989, has leaked and boasts a number of interesting features.

Redmond Pie reports that Windows enthusiasts who've found the new build on file-sharing sites have dug into...

Microsoft, Skype deal gets U.S. clearance

From InfoWorld: Microsoft has received clearance from U.S. antitrust regulators for its proposed purchase of Internet telephony company Skype.

The transaction was granted an "early termination" of a review into the proposed deal, according to an update on Friday from the U.S...

ICANN approves expansion of top-level domains

From CNET News.com: The Internet's primary governing body today approved the expansion of new top-level domains--one of the most dramatic changes in the Internet's history.

During a special meeting in Singapore, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) voted...

80 Million 3.0 Devices Set to Be Shipped in 2011

From X-bit Labs: 2011 should be a much bigger year for the technology, especially in mobile PCs, driven by the first chipsets from AMD that integrate SuperSpeed into the core logic chipset. Intel is expected to follow with its Ivy Bridge chipset in 2012. This all will lead to sales...

SGI, Intel Plan to Speed up Supercomputers 500 Times by 2018

From PC World: Silicon Graphics International hopes by 2018 to build supercomputers 500 times faster than the most powerful today, using specially designed accelerator chips made by Intel, SGI's chief technology officer said.

SGI hopes to bring a massive performance boost to its...

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