From CNET News.com: Google confirmed on Tuesday that it fired an employee earlier this year for violating its policies on accessing the accounts of its users.

Earlier in the day, Gawker reported that David Barksdale, an engineer in Google's Seattle offices, used his position as a...

From X-bit Labs: At its annual Intel Developer Forum, the world's largest maker of microprocessors has formally unveiled its AppUp store, where it would sell applications designed for Atom processors. The store is projected to make it easier for consumers to obtain software that runs...

From X-bit Labs: OCZ Technology Group, a well-known supplier of advanced memory modules, on Tuesday unleashed two new series of DDR3 products with lowered voltage settings. Lower-voltage allows not only to trim power consumption of high-density memory sub-system, but also to achieve...

From InfoWorld: A company that makes a cloud management system is getting a $14 million investment from Intel and others, which it will use to hire new employees.

Adaptive Computing intends to use this money to add "dozens" of people to its staff, which now number around 75...

From PC World: Verizon has been accepting submissions for its forthcoming V CAST Android app store, which is rumored to be unveiled at the VCD Conference on September 21. The V CAST app store was originally said to be an extension of the official Android app marketplace, but...

From CNET News.com: Using Google's vast resources in ways that company did not intend is not a new thing, though rarely is it done right. A new service from the Philippines called Insync falls into that small category, while still managing to play by the rules.

Insync does one thing...

From CNET News.com: Microsoft has beefed up its Windows Live Messenger iPhone app with a few new features.

Launched on Monday, Live Messenger 1.1 now lets you incorporate your Facebook account directly into Messenger. You can view updates from and chat with your Facebook friends and...

From DailyTech: There has been a lot of action in the digital camera market over the last month or so with many new models debuting from some of the largest makers in the industry. Today Canon has revealed two impressive new point and shoot cameras: the PowerShot G12 and the...

From DailyTech: Despite some recent shakeups at the the very top of Nokia's executive level, the Finnish telecom company has unveiled three more Symbian^3 devices on its official blog to join the N8.

First up, the Nokia E7, a touchscreen with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard that is...

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. on Monday revealed several significant design features for the company's 2011 next-generation processor family at the Intel Developer Forum. The new and enhanced features will further extend Intel's chip performance and battery life leadership, and add a...