From PC World: Skype estimates that about two-thirds of its users are still unable to log in after an outage caused by problems with its underlying peer-to-peer interconnection system, it said in a blog post around midday European time Thursday.

Almost 5 million users are back...

From DailyTech: File this one squarely in the rumor column: anonymous Chinese sources have leaked a few secret details of the next-generation iPad to a Japanese blog, Engadget reports.

Again, the following specs are unconfirmed, but here is what the blog, Mac Otakara, alleges: the...

From DailyTech: Many were baffled by Intel's August announcement that it was acquiring McAfee, the leading maker of antivirus software, for $7.68B USD. While Intel touted the promise of "hardware security" options, many felt that the deal was like trying to cross a cactus with an...

From CNET News.com: Comcast today said its proposed deal to acquire control of General Electric's NBC Universal won't get regulatory approval by the end of the year, as the company had hoped.

The cable giant issued a statement saying that even though the Federal Communications...

From CNET News.com: If Google managers hope to license premium TV shows and films for Google TV and YouTube, they should do what Netflix did and "build relationships through traditional means."

That's the recommendation of one studio executive who was referring to a tradition that...

From X-bit Labs: Sony Computer Entertainment may at least consider touch-based input for its next-generation PlayStation Portable video game system. At least, the company said that there are games which clearly benefit from such input technology, which may be an indicator that shows...

From X-bit Labs: Sony Corp. reportedly plans to buy back stake in Nagasaki Technology Center from Toshiba Corp. The fab that originally was owned by Sony became a joint-venture between Sony and Toshiba in early 2008 and the latter essentially gained control over the facility. Now...

From InfoWorld: Microsoft has announced that its manufacturing partners have sold more than 1.5 million Windows Phone 7 devices since the mobile platform's launch six weeks ago. Achim Berg, Microsoft's vice president of marketing and business for Windows Phones, made the announcement...

From PC World: Sony launched a subscription streaming music service on Wednesday, furthering its plan to offer a range of content via the Internet to its consumer electronics devices.

The service, called "Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity," will initially be available in the U.K...

From CNET News.com: If there's any coal in Motorola's stocking this year, it could be from Microsoft.

Reuters is reporting that the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has agreed to hear Motorola's case against Microsoft, which it filed in late November.

Handset maker...