Lenovo Announces Second-Generation ThinkPad Tablet with Windows 8

From X-bit Labs: Lenovo, one of the most renowned suppliers of business-oriented personal computers has announced its second-generation ThinkPad tablet PC. The new slate-type system designed for business users will support Lenovo's proprietary technologies, but will be vastly...

RIM chief: BlackBerry 10 could be licensed to handset rivals

From CNET News.com: Research In Motion's upcoming operating system, BlackBerry 10, could soon be made available for non-BlackBerry devices, according to the company's chief executive, Thorsten Heins.

Heins told Bloomberg that QNX, the software that BlackBerry 10 is based on, is...

HTC Aims For 1/10th of Chinese Smartphone Market by End of 2012

From DailyTech: Taiwanese phonemaker HTC Corp. (TPE:2498) fumbled through Q2, returning to profitability, but falling short of analysts' recovery hopes. The report led to numerous branch office closings, including regional offices in Brazil and South Korea, along with a research...

Nvidia: Yields of Kepler Graphics Processors Are Improving

From X-bit Labs: The demand for Kepler-family of graphics processing units has been growing in the recent months thanks to successful product launches and will likely get even higher as the company rolls-out mainstream parts as well as high-end professional solutions. Unfortunately...

ARM and Globalfoundries Extend Collaboration to 20nm and 14nm Tech

From X-bit Labs: GlobalFoundries and ARM Holdings on Monday signed a multi-year agreement to jointly deliver optimized system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for ARM processor designs on GlobalFoundries’ 20nm and future 14nm process technology that will use FinFET transistors. The new...

Barnes & Noble Cuts Nook Prices

From PC World: Barnes & Noble is cutting the prices of its 7-inch Nook Color and Nook Tablet devices, trying to keep its slate brand competitive with direct rivals such as the Amazon Kindle Fire and Google’s Nexus 7. You can now pick up a Nook Color for $150, an 8GB Nook Tablet for...

RIM looks to offload NewBay in bid for cash

From CNET News.com: Research In Motion is trying to find suitors for a cloud-services provider it bought back in October, according to a report.

According to Reuters, citing sources, RIM is trying to find buyers that would take NewBay off of its hands. NewBay, which RIM acquired...

Nikon Launches New Interchangeable Lens Nikon 1 J2 Camera

From DailyTech: Nikon announced its new interchangeable lens Nikon 1 J2, and it has several improvements compared to the older J1 version. Nikon says that the new camera offers superior basic performance along with new imaging expression opportunities.

The new camera also adds two...

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