From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. this week published details regarding new advanced vector extensions 512 (Intel AVX-512) instructions first to be found in the Xeon Phi “Knights Landing” co-processors as well as future microprocessors. The new instructions enables processing of twice the...

From X-bit Labs: The special committee of Dell’s board of directors said Thursday that it has received a revised proposal from Michael Dell and global technology investment firm Silver Lake under which they would increase the price at which they would acquire the company to $13.75...

From CNET News.com: Nvidia will introduce its next-gen graphics processors for mobile computing at a visual computing conference this week.

The new graphics chip technology, dubbed Project Logan, is based on the company's Kepler architecture and proposes to bring workstation-class...

From DailyTech: Google is set to announce Android 4.3 and a new version of its Nexus 7 tablet today, but Best Buy has already gone and spoiled all the fun by putting up pre-order pages for the new tablet complete with images and full specs.

The 11.2 ounce, 7" tablet is just 0.3"...

From DailyTech: Intel Corp. (INTC) rebuffed rumors last week that its 14 nanometer (nm) production date had slipped to 2015. The chipmaker says it is on pace for a H2 2014 launch of Broadwell, the die shrink of this year's 22 nm architecture refresh Haswell. This week Intel offered...

From X-bit Labs: Nokia Corp. last week announced its financial results and revealed that sales of Lumia smartphones were up 32% quarter-over-quarter and that its smartphones in general are now better sellers than they were in the past year. Besides, the company reported zero sales of...

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. on Tuesday announced its first microprocessors that belong to the lineup of ultra-low-power chips it has to offer, yet are based on high-performance Haswell micro-architecture. With power consumption of only around 4.5W, the new Intel Core central...

From CNET News.com: Cisco Systems has announced the purchase of security firm Sourcefire, paying a premium for the company in order to bolster its weakening position in network security.

The Columbia, Md. -based company develops cybersecurity systems for next-generation applications...

From DailyTech: T-Mobile is coming out swinging in its fight against AT&T and the other major carriers in the mobile phone industry. T-Mobile will be running a new print ad Tuesday (the same day at AT&T’s earnings report) in the USA Today where it lashes out at AT&T and its new Next...

From DailyTech: Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd. (KSC:005930) has at last fully pulled the wraps off its long bragged about upcoming octacore (8-core) offering which it teased at during the 2013 Consume Electronics Show. The new chip -- destined for the company's premium smartphones...