ARM's Q2 continues climb in sales and profits

From EETimes: Processor IP licensor ARM Holdings plc (Cambridge, England) has posted yet another quarter with increased sales and profits.

As it announced its 2Q12 financial results ARM highlighted that it shipped 2 billion chips in the quarter, up 9 percent compared with 2Q11 while...

YouTube Asks Users to Post Real Names in Bid to Clean Up Comments

From PC World: Google is trying to clean up YouTube’s comments section by encouraging users to post their real names.

When a YouTube user now tries to comment on a video, a box pops up asking that person to start using their "full name" at the video sharing site. The "full name" is...

AT&T posts Q2 profit of $3.9B, sells 3.7M iPhones

From CNET News.com: AT&T posted a modest increase in its second-quarter profit even as it sold 3.7 million iPhones in the period.

The Dallas telecommunications giant posted a profit of $3.9 billion, or 66 cents a share, compared with a year-earlier profit of $3.6 billion, or 60...

Windows 8 Pumps up Metro UI With DirectX 11.1 Graphics

From DailyTech: Windows 8, Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT) innovative and controversial new consumer operating system (OS) is set to hit store shelves and go live online on October 26.

Available in three varieties (Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro, and the ARM-compatible Windows 8 RT), the new...

Google Nexus 7 16 GB Sells Out, is Android's First Tablet Hit

From DailyTech: While the Galaxy Tab 10.1 from Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd. (KSC:005930) saw some modest international sales success, no Android tablet to date has truly challenged market dominator Apple, Inc. (AAPL), unless you count Amazon.com, Inc.'s (AMZN) quasi-Android Kindle...

Intel to Update Sandy Bridge-E High-End Desktop Lineup in Q4

From X-bit Labs: Although Intel Corp. was supposed to update its lineup of ultra high-end Core i7 Extreme Edition microprocessors in the second quarter, according to its own plans, the company decided to postpone release of its fastest code-named "Sandy Bridge-E" chip to the fourth...

Nintendo's 3DS XL comes with less glare, better 3D performance

From CNET News.com: Nintendo's 3DS XL might be larger than its predecessor, but the gaming handheld also comes with a few improvements that might make using it a tad bit more enjoyable.

In a recent question-and-answer session with Nintendo chief Satoru Iwata, Takashi Murakami, part...

Nokia Looks to Gamble With Apple-Like Windows Phone 8 Euro Launch

From DailyTech: Finland's Nokia Oyj. narrowly bested analysts' pessimistic expectations, moving 4 million Windows Phone 7 smartphones in Q2 2012. But the company is still posting big losses and is in the midst of painful layoffs. Most dangerously, Nokia is unlikely to fully...

Canon Debuts Mirrorless, Interchangeable Lens EOS M Camera at $799

From DailyTech: We all got a sneak peek at Canon's new EOS M mirrorless, interchangeable lens late last week, and as expected, the company today official revealed its entry into a segment that has blossomed in the past few years.

At the heart of the EOS M is the 18MP APS-C CMOS...

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