From DailyTech: Whether you're an Apple, Inc. (AAPL) fan, a Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd. (KSC:005930) fan, or you hate them both, chances are you have a device powered by a processor using either ARM Holdings Plc.'s (LON:ARM) proprietary instruction set or intellectual property...

From X-bit Labs: GlobalFoundries and Cyclos Semiconductor, the inventor of resonant clock mesh (RCM) technology for commercial chip designs, have announced plans to implement Cyclos’ RCM in ARM Cortex-A15 processors using 28nm HKMG process technology from GlobalFoundries. The...

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices reportedly plans to refresh virtually all families of its central processing units (CPUs) and accelerated processing units (APUs) in the first half of the year, according to a report. While two out of three refreshes will only increase clock...

From CNET News.com: It's official: Dell is being taken private for $24.4 billion, or $13.65 a share in cash, allowing the company to turn itself around away from shareholder scrutiny.

Michael Dell, who owns about 14 percent of Dell's common shares, teamed up with Silver Lake...

From DailyTech: Windows 8 has taken a lot of criticism since its release last fall, but a Microsoft executive insists that the new operating system is off to "a solid start."

Tami Reller, Microsoft's head of business and marketing for Windows, said that Windows 8 had a bit of a...

From DailyTech: Although the jailbreak was initially expected to arrive yesterday, the hacker group known as evad3rs finally released their long-awaited jailbreak for iOS 6.x today. The group wanted to wait until iOS 6.1 was pushed out the door to prevent Apple from deploying quick...

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices on Monday announced the arrival of its “Never Settle: Reloaded” game bundling campaign, the sequel to last year’s “Never Settle” program. With the new deals offered by AMD, gamers who buy select AMD Radeon HD 7800- and Radeon HD 7900-series...

From X-bit Labs: Acer Group. And Intel Corp. on Monday announced the introduction of the Acer Liquid C1 with Intel Atom Z2420 (Lexington) inside, which will be the first x86-based smartphone in the Asia Pacific region. The Liquid C1 smartphone will first be made available with a...

From CNET News.com: Taiwanese firm HTC said Monday that it expects profit margins to continue sliding in the wake of increased competition by rival firms including Apple and Samsung.

HTC says that it expects revenue to drop by 17 percent in the three months leading to March 31...

From DailyTech: Verizon Wireless is betting its nation-leading network (in coverage and customers) will lure some to try its prepaid (no-contract) plan, despite relatively high pricing.

We brought word early last month that Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) was rolling out its own branded...