From DailyTech: Microsoft's Kin smartphones made Palm's struggling Pre look like marketing genius. Released exclusively on Verizon about 2 months back, the pair of phones marked the culmination of Microsoft's reportedly $500M USD purchase of Danger (makers of the Sidekick).

The...

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices has announced that it would bring forward the introduction of its code-named Ontario low-power low-cost chip that combines x86 processing units with graphics engine on the same piece of silicon. Unfortunately, speed up of the launch seem to...

From X-bit Labs: Due to issues with 32nm silicon-on-insulator process technology, Advanced Micro Devices had to delay the launch of the highly-anticipated code-named Llano processor that combines high-performance x86 central processing unit with graphics processing unit on the same...

From InfoWorld: Dell, through its Kace unit, is making available free Web browser security software that works by creating a protective "sandbox" on the desktop to isolate the user's desktop from malware or other harmful actions that might be encountered browsing the Web.

"Browsers...

From PC World: Apple CEO Steve Jobs' claim that most smartphones have antenna weak spots has come under fire from BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM), Nokia, and HTC. Apple highlighted at a press event on Friday phones from the three manufacturers as having antenna problems as...

From PC World: Motorola has found a buyer for its wireless network equipment unit: Nokia Siemens Networks will pay US$1.2 billion for most of that business, the companies announced Monday.

The acquisition will bring Nokia Siemens around 50 new customers. The two wireless...

From CNET News.com: Jason Chen, the Gizmodo editor whose computer equipment was seized in April as part of an investigation into a missing prototype iPhone 4, has voluntarily agreed to turn over information to authorities.

The agreement between Chen and the San Mateo County...

From CNET News.com: After Apple CEO Steve Jobs explained at Friday's iPhone 4 press conference that all smartphones have antenna problems similar to the one experienced by the iPhone 4, RIM, the maker of the BlackBerry, declared that in its view this is hogwash.

In a rather forceful...

From DailyTech: Microsoft has done a relatively good job building a secure operating system in the form of Windows 7 and patching the few flaws that have been discovered and widely published. But like any OS there are still some gaping holes, and with Windows 7's growing market...