Google Chrome gets new developer hierarchy

From CNET News.com: In its first two years, Chrome development took a more collaborative approach than most Google projects, but now its leaders have decided on more sharply defined leadership roles to better manage the browser's growth.

Instead of notifying a "watchlist" of...

Intel earnings zoom up 48 percent

From CNET News.com: Microprocessor heavyweight Intel today posted a 48 percent jump in net income over the same period last year on strong server demand, while revenue was up slightly.

The world's largest chipmaker reported fourth-quarter profit of $3.39 billion, or 59 cents a share...

Sony PSP2: As Powerful As PlayStation 3, Available in Q4 - Rumours

From X-bit Labs: More rumours emerge about PlayStation Portable 2 video game console that Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. reportedly plan to show off later this month. According to the latest pieces of unofficial information, the system may offer the amount of horsepower that is...

Nvidia and TSMC Ship Billionth GeForce Graphics Processor

From X-bit Labs: Nvidia Corp. and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company on Thursday celebrated the shipment of the one-billionth GeForce graphics processing unit (GPU) designed by Nvidia and manufactured by TSMC.

“Since inventing the GPU more than a decade ago, Nvidia has...

Google pays record bounty for Chrome bug

From InfoWorld: Google patched 16 vulnerabilities in Chrome on Thursday, paying one researcher a record $3,133 for reporting a single bug. The flaws fixed in Chrome 8.0.552.334 were in several components, including the browser's support for extensions, its built-in PDF viewer, and...

Google Acquires EBook Technologies

From PC World: Google is accelerating its push in the e-book space by acquiring eBook Technologies, a company that specializes in both hardware and content distribution for electronic readers.

Google isn't divulging the financial details of the deal, which it announced in a...

Apple gets patent for solar-powered gear

From CNET News.com: The sun may be in your iPhone battery's future.

Apple on Tuesday received a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for powering electronics partially with solar power. (See patent number 7,868,582).

The patent, which was originally filed in 2009...

RIM releases WebWorks SDK beta

From CNET News.com: Research In Motion is looking to harness the best of today's Web technologies including HTML5 and JavaScript, to bridge the gap between development efforts for its BlackBerry smartphones and the soon-to-be-released PlayBook tablet.

Tyler Lessard, vice president...

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