From DailyTech: The BlackBerry PlayBook is veteran Canadian smartphone maker Research in Motion, Ltd.'s (TSE:RIM) first crack at a modern tablet. And with surprisingly solid hardware, access to Android's massive app catalog, and certain semi-exclusive high profile app titles (e.g...

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. plans to update its family of solid-state drives (SSDs) with next-generation NAND flash multi-level cell (MLC) memory made using 20nm process technology in the third quarter of next year. In addition, the chipmaker intends to introduce new 5-series SSDs...

From X-bit Labs: OCZ Technology Group this week introduced Talos 2 solid-state drives (SSDs) that use dual-port SAS 6Gb/s interface, support OCZ Virtualized Controller Architecture (VCA) 2.0 technology and increase performance over Talos SSD launched earlier this year. The Talos 2...

From PC World: Acer expects to meet its target of shipping 250,000 to 300,000 ultrabooks in the fourth quarter, it said Wednesday, after struggling with declining PC sales this past year.

Acer president Jim Wong made the statement in a Taipei media briefing, according to company...

From CNET News.com: The fate of WebOS will be decided in the next couple weeks.

"We should announce our decision in the next two weeks," HP CEO Meg Whitman told French newspaper Le Figaro in an interview (Translate) published today. "This is not an easy decision, because we have a...

From DailyTech: The mobile market is heating up with consumers flocking to smartphones and tablets in record numbers. Samsung is looking to strengthen its position in these markets thanks to the new Exynos 5250 SoC which is the follow-up to the Exynos 4210 used in the popular Galaxy...

From DailyTech: Google Maps has unveiled a new type of mapping service for Android devices and allows you to find out where you are and what's around you indoors. The app supports several different types of locations.

If you travel a lot, it will be a very nice update. The app...

From X-bit Labs: In an attempt to offer an ultimate graphics solution for the holiday season, Nvidia Corp. introduced this week a new enhanced GeForce GTX 560 Titanium 448 core Limited Edition that embraces GF110 graphics processor and comes with 448 stream processing units. The...

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. has revealed official performance advantage expectations for its next-generation microprocessors code-named Ivy Bridge. Thanks to new micro-architectural improvements, the world's largest chipmaker expects Core i 3000-series processors to deliver up to 25...

From CNET News.com: Lenovo is shaking up the tablet market with three new devices scheduled to hit its home base of China next month.

Ranging in size from five to seven to ten inches, the new tablets will be branded under Lenovo's LePad name in China but will be known as the IdeaPad...