From X-bit Labs: After acquiring IBM’s personal computer business in 2004, Lenovo Group has relentlessly added new brands and companies to itself in order to gain market share. The success of this strategy is obvious: the company is now among the top PC suppliers on the planet. But...

From CNET News.com: As the browser becomes the driving engine behind several operating systems, extensive hardware controls are landing as built-in HTML5. The latest developer's build of Firefox Aurora can now record by default video from your camera and audio from your microphone...

From DailyTech: At the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show Zalman Technology Comp. (KOE:A090120), a top computer peripherals designer, echoed the sentiments of many of its Taiwanese rivals, expressing a desire to further differentiate and add color to its lineup (which currently occupies...

From DailyTech: According to research firm Gartner, global computer shipments totaled 90.3 million units in Q4 2012. That number represents a 4.9% decline compared to Q4 2011. Just last week, research firm IDC reported a decline of 6.4% from Q4 2012 compared to Q4 2011.

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From X-bit Labs: Asustek Computer last week introduced its own-brand affordable media tablet, which is designed to secure the company’s share on the rapidly expanding market if inexpensive media slates. The novelty features low-cost hardware and previous-generation display and...

From X-bit Labs: Dell, a leading maker of personal computers that lost substantial part of its market share and value in the recent years, is reportedly in talks to go private. Taking the company private could help Dell to accelerate its strategic changes and avoid criticism from...

From CNET News.com: Microsoft will fix a zero-day hole in IE today almost a week after this month's regular Patch Tuesday updates.

Discovered late last month, the vulnerability could allow attackers to gain control of a Windows computer running one of the older versions of IE by...

From DailyTech: The latest iPhone may not be the rockstar Apple thought it would be. The Cupertino, California-based company slashed its orders for iPhone 5 screens by about 50 percent for the first quarter of 2013, and cut orders for other iPhone components as well.

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From DailyTech: Manufacturers in the computer industry were optimistic for the launch of Windows 8. Computer manufacturers and Microsoft hoped that the launch of Microsoft's latest version of its Windows operating system would spur consumers and businesses to upgrade and buy new PCs...

From X-bit Labs: Lenovo Group is hardly a significant player on the market of smartphones these days, but the company is clearly serious about expanding its presence on this rapidly growing market. While at present Lenovo completely relies on Google Android operating system, in case...