From X-bit Labs: Next-generation DDR4 memory standard is incoming. DDR4 memory modules will be used inside high-end desktops (HEDTs) based on Intel Core i7 “Haswell-E” chips as well as servers powered by Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 “Haswell-EP” central processing units. But nothing is that rosy about the...

From EETimes: At the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week, flocks of unfamiliar vendors will be trotting out wearable devices: wristwatches, shoes, headbands, goggles, Dick Tracy cufflinks... you name it.

What no one knows is whether any of these wearables will turn out to be...

From PC World: The 2014 Consumer Electronics Show should be Valve’s big coming out party for the SteamOS gaming platform and third-party Steam Machines, which aim to drag PC gaming into the living room. The company’s CES keynote is scheduled for Monday afternoon, but early details about Valve’s...

From DailyTech: The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2014 started off with a bang as NVIDIA unveiled a monster chip with 192 cores.

NVIDIA announced its fifth generation Tegra K1 chip, which has 192 CUDA cores and is meant to bridge the gap between Kepler-based desktop cards and the mobile-based...

From X-bit Labs: Based on officially released technical specs, Sony Corp.’s PlayStation 4 is considerably more powerful than Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox One. In theory, this will result into better games for the former. Better games mean higher sales of hardware for platform holders. According to market...

From EETimes: Hewlett-Packard on Tuesday announced that it would cut 5,000 additional jobs after already having layed off 29,000 workers earlier this year.

According to a report from Reuters, the latest round of layoffs, announced on New Year’s Eve, will bring the total percentage of the company’s...

From PC World: Chromebooks are gaining popularity at the expense of Windows machines, and Acer is cashing in with a touchscreen laptop based on Google’s Chrome OS.

Acer’s new Chromebook C720P-2600, which has an 11.6-inch touchscreen and runs on Intel’s dual-core Celeron 2955U chip based on the...

From DailyTech: Samsung introduced its Android-powered Galaxy Camera 2 today, which bears many of the same qualities as its predecessor, but reportedly takes a better picture overall.

According to a Samsung press release, Galaxy Camera 2 got a bit of a makeover style-wise (compared to the original...

From X-bit Labs: At present Sony Corp. only uses Google Android operating system for its smartphones. But this may soon change, a new market rumour suggests. In a bid to further diversify its family of handsets, Sony may adopt Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Phone operating system (OS) for its smartphones...

From EETimes: Private equity firm KKR & Co. LLP has amassed a 6.8 percent stake in Marvell Technology Group, according to a regulatory filing.

While KKR’s investment in Marvell was first reported by Bloomberg News early November, the transaction only became public after market close on Monday...