From DailyTech: It was just a few weeks ago that Apple made iOS 4.1 available to iPhone and iPod touch users. The mobile operating system also later showed up on the fourth generation iPod touch.

Today, however, Apple is making available the first beta release of iOS 4.2. The big...

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices continues to disclose details about its forthcoming processors with Bulldozer micro-architecture. Apparently, the company plans to redesign memory controller of its new central processing units (CPUs) in order to speed up memory access.

"There...

From X-bit Labs: Chief executive officer of Intel Corp. said that the company's forthcoming microprocessors are already in sample production. The world's largest maker of chips is on track to start their volume production using 22nm fabrication process in late 2011.

"We are on track...

From PC World: Google released Chrome to reignite competitive development of browsers, and now it is playing catch-up on at least one front: hardware-assisted acceleration.

This week, Microsoft will release the first public beta of the IE9 (Internet Explorer version 9) browser...

From DailyTech: Yesterday, Twitter unveiled a revamped version of its website that it hopes will be much easier to navigate and advertise on, The New York Times reports.

“It’s going to increase the value that people are getting out of Twitter, so in less time you can get more...

From DailyTech: New digital camera announcements have been coming at a furious pace over the past few weeks. However, Nikon is stealing the spotlight today with the announcement of its new D7000 D-SLR.

The D7000 makes use of Nikon's new EXPEED 2 image processing engine along with a...

From InfoWorld: Mozilla has stopped providing security updates to Firefox users as it investigates a bug that caused computers to crash last week.

Computerworld blogger Michael Horowitz first reported on the problem last Sunday after he tried to update older editions of Firefox on...

From CNET News.com: Head-turning consumer tablets using Intel processors are still mired in to-be-shipped status, leaving the iPad as the sole high-profile 10-inch class consumer product.

Launched in April, the iPad is still racking up impressive sales numbers with 2010 shipments...

From CNET News.com: Google confirmed on Tuesday that it fired an employee earlier this year for violating its policies on accessing the accounts of its users.

Earlier in the day, Gawker reported that David Barksdale, an engineer in Google's Seattle offices, used his position as a...

From X-bit Labs: At its annual Intel Developer Forum, the world's largest maker of microprocessors has formally unveiled its AppUp store, where it would sell applications designed for Atom processors. The store is projected to make it easier for consumers to obtain software that runs...