From InfoWorld: How much is good enough? That question kept resonating through my Office 365-drenched brain as I started using the final version of Google's new Office add-in, dubbed Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office (moniker gets high points for steak, not much for sizzle)...

From PC World: Search behemoth Google says it's taking a stab at raising the bar on search results by penalizing Websites that offer copycat content and sites that are clearly trying to game the company's search algorithm. Google announced changes to its search algorithms, in an...

From CNET News.com: Microsoft says the feature that highlights Facebook activity around some of Bing's search results has been "extended" to include any and all URLs.

The company announced the expansion in a blog post earlier today, saying that this integration was just "part of a...

From DailyTech: Well, that didn't take long -- earlier today, Intel made its Thunderbolt I/O technology official and Apple launched new MacBook Pros that support the 10Gbps interface. Now, LaCie has announced its "Little Big Disk" which supports Thunderbolt.

LaCie has been working...

From X-bit Labs: Even though originally Light Peak was meant to support a number of completely different protocols, its final implementation - Thunderbolt 1.0 - only supports two. As a result, those device makers, who want compliancy with the tech should acquire a controller from...

From X-bit Labs: Two leading makers of hard disk drives - Seagate Technology and Western Digital - said on Thursday that they would support the new interconnect technology unveiled by Intel Corp., the Thunderbolt. Both companies aim to provide solutions supporting the TB I/O tech in...

From PC World: Apple refreshed its MacBook Pro laptop line Thursday, and it's not just about speeds and feeds this time. With the addition of Intel's Sandy Bridge processor, AMD graphics, Facetime-enabled HD camera and a new high-speed Thunderbolt I/O port (reportedly 12 times faster...

From InfoWorld: Intel's Thunderbolt interconnect technology, formerly called Light Peak, has emerged from the company's lab and will soon find its way into product, including Apple's new line of MacBook Pro laptops, Intel said Thursday.

First announced in 2009, Intel's Thunderbolt...

From CNET News.com: Mac owners can now download FaceTime for video chats with friends.

Apple said today that FaceTime for Mac is available in its Mac App Store for 99 cents. With the help of the app, those using Mac OS X Snow Leopard can engage in video chats with people using the...

From CNET News.com: Vizio easily bested its competitors in the LCD TV market in the fourth quarter and for all of 2010.

The company shipped nearly 2.9 million LCD TVs in the U.S. during the fourth quarter, capturing 27.6 percent market share, research firm iSuppli reported today...