From DailyTech: After the launch of Apple's iPhone in 2007, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer famously dismissed the threat that the smartphone could have on the market or its impact on Microsoft's then popular Windows Mobile operating system.

"There's no chance that the iPhone is going...

From DailyTech: The internet forever changed how we live our daily lives. However, an oft forgotten story in its success is the tireless advances in network infrastructure that allowed a massive amount of data to be delivered to home connections in such a short amount of time.

That...

From CNET News.com: Apple's suit against HTC for patent violation didn't appear out of the blue, according to an analyst report Tuesday.

In January, Apple began approaching the executives of competing handset makers and warning them it planned to take legal action against those that...

From CNET News.com: Microsoft warned of a new vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 and IE 7 that has been targeted in attacks, and released fixes for eight holes in Windows and Office as part of Patch Tuesday.

The company issued Security Advisory 981374, which addresses a privately...

From X-bit Labs: Nvidia Corp. on Tuesday issued a warning claiming that its latest ForceWare drivers contain an error that causes fan speed issues, which, according to media reports, may damage or even damage certain graphics cards.

“We are aware that some customers have reported...

From X-bit Labs: Chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp. said during his speech at the University of Washington that going forward the software giant may release different form-factors of Xbox 360 video game systems tailored for different price-points and usage model.

“In the...

From InfoWorld: Chip giant Intel, a major backer of the movement to provide mobile WiMax wireless broadband to Internet users around the world, expects the next major release of the technology to be deployed starting in 2012, an executive said Tuesday.

"Standards work will be...

From PC World: Good news for BlackBerry smartphone users in the United States on T-Mobile, at least if you're a fan of search giant Google: The wireless carrier will soon swap out the Yahoo default search option within the BlackBerry Browser for Google's industry-leading search...

From CNET News.com: Google, the search company that uncovers much of the world's information for its customers, is embroiled in a fight to keep information about itself under wraps for at least a while longer.

The owner of YouTube, which is defending itself against a $1 billion...

From CNET News.com: Google has let programmers tap directly into mobile phone graphics power by releasing a third version of its Android Native Developer Kit (NDK) on Monday.

Android applications typically run in a variation of the Java programming environment, a move that aids in...