From DailyTech: Just when we were finally getting used to the notion of quad-core processors in our smartphones and tablets, Samsung is dropping a bombshell on the mobile community: an eight-core processor. In this particular case, however, there are two banks of quad-core processing...

From X-bit Labs: Acer Group is not exactly known for premium-class products as for many years the company has been focusing on mainstream products. However, it looks like this year the company will start to offer high-end features to customers, who demand the best possible technology...

From X-bit Labs: Seagate Technology this week announced selected preliminary financial results for its fiscal second quarter of 2013, which ended on December 28, 2012. As it appears, the company’s revenue was down $100 million on flat sales of hard disk drives, which signals declines...

From CNET News.com: Lenovo's big-screen K900 smartphone is one of the first to integrate Intel's first dual-core Atom chip for phones. And includes an impressive camera too.

By smartphone standards, the K900 has a massive 5.5-inch screen 1080p IPS display. So, no better time to tap...

From DailyTech: The system-on-a-chip (SoC) market is growing crowded, and the competition is intense. Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd.'s (KSC:005930) Exynos 5250, Intel Corp.'s (INTC) Atom Z2760, and Apple, Inc.'s (AAPL) A6X are currently trading blows atop the performance charts....

From DailyTech: ASUS has announced a tablet/All-in-One (AiO) hybrid device based on its popular Transformer line.

The ASUS Transformer AiO combines the qualities of a tablet and an AiO PC. Users can use it as a portable tablet, and then simply click it into the base station to...

From X-bit Labs: Valve Software, a major video game developer and the owner of Steam game distribution service, said that Xi3 Corp.’s Piston video game system, which is currently in development, will be only one of such “Steam Box” devices. More Steam-centered game systems are...

From X-bit Labs: Acer Group this week announced the Iconia B1-A71 tablet targeted at young or new users or families looking for an additional tablet for their children. The media tablet will cost between $100 and $150, depending on actual market and configuration. The 7” slate is...

From CNET News.com: Amazon Prime has expanded its coverage to Canada, but not all benefits will be part of the package.

Starting today, Prime will be offered to Canadian consumers for the yearly fee of $79.

The service's unlimited two-day shipping will be available in most of the...

From DailyTech: Samsung has announced that it expects to earn record profit of $8.3 billion in its most recent quarter. This marks five straight record quarters in a row for Samsung. However, Samsung's record-setting run could unravel in the quarter that ends in March of 2013 due to...