From DailyTech: Apple is well known for its battles against George Hotz, the iPhone Dev Team, and legions of other iPhone hackers. By contrast Android's team members -- Google and hardware partners (HTC, Motorola, Samsung, etc.) have taken a much more hands off approach, even as...

From PC World: Verizon may follow in AT&T's footsteps and introduce tiered, limited data plans this year, Businessweek reports.

Businessweek spoke with John Killian, chief financial officer of Verizon Communications Inc., on Thursday. Killian suggested that Verizon might move from...

From CNET News.com: In the latest update to Snow Leopard, Apple included software to protect Mac computers from a Trojan horse that has been distributed by attackers disguised as iPhoto, but which opens a back door on the machine, security firm Sophos said on Friday.

When Apple...

From X-bit Labs: Historically Intel Corp. has achieved remarkable density of cache inside its microprocessors, which allows it to pack in more SRAM memory than competitors while retaining decent size of the die. at the 2010 Symposia on VLSI Technology and Circuits the world’s largest...

From X-bit Labs: Even though performance and the amount of capabilities of integrated graphics processors (IGPs) that are either parts of core-logic sets or central processing units (CPUs) are constantly improving, there will always be a place for low-end standalone graphics...

From InfoWorld: Microsoft will release a new mobile OS for enterprise handheld devices later this year, the company said Thursday. The Windows Embedded Handheld OS will come out later this year and be based on the Windows Mobile 6.5 technology, said David Kelley, product unit manager...

From PC World: Wireless chip maker Broadcom plans to acquire Innovision Research & Technology, which specializes in short-range data communication, for approximately US$47.5 million in cash, Broadcom said on Thursday.

Innovision makes components for a number of different wireless...

From PC World: Wi-Fi traffic intercepted by Google's Street View cars included passwords and e-mail, according to the French National Commission on Computing and Liberty (CNIL)

CNIL launched an investigation last month into Google's recording of traffic carried over unencrypted Wi...

From CNET News.com: Following a report on TechCrunch, MySpace co-president Jason Hirschhorn has confirmed via his personal Twitter account that he's leaving the company after fewer than six months at the helm.

Hirschhorn, an MTV Networks and Sling Media veteran, had been at MySpace...

From DailyTech: With the announcement of a 128GB NAND flash memory module yesterday, Toshiba, a leader in NAND flash memory production, has staked its claim as the first manufacturer to reach the 128GB benchmark -- double the size of its earlier offering.

The tiny, e-MMC compliant...