From DailyTech: Windows 8, Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT) innovative and controversial new consumer operating system (OS) is set to hit store shelves and go live online on October 26.

Available in three varieties (Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro, and the ARM-compatible Windows 8 RT), the new...

From DailyTech: While the Galaxy Tab 10.1 from Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd. (KSC:005930) saw some modest international sales success, no Android tablet to date has truly challenged market dominator Apple, Inc. (AAPL), unless you count Amazon.com, Inc.'s (AMZN) quasi-Android Kindle...

From X-bit Labs: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and ARM on Monday announced a multi-year agreement extending their collaboration beyond 20nm technology. Under the terms of the agreement, TSMC will optimize the 16nm FinFET process technology for ARMv8 architecture. ARM will...

From X-bit Labs: Although Intel Corp. was supposed to update its lineup of ultra high-end Core i7 Extreme Edition microprocessors in the second quarter, according to its own plans, the company decided to postpone release of its fastest code-named "Sandy Bridge-E" chip to the fourth...

From CNET News.com: Nintendo's 3DS XL might be larger than its predecessor, but the gaming handheld also comes with a few improvements that might make using it a tad bit more enjoyable.

In a recent question-and-answer session with Nintendo chief Satoru Iwata, Takashi Murakami, part...

From DailyTech: Finland's Nokia Oyj. narrowly bested analysts' pessimistic expectations, moving 4 million Windows Phone 7 smartphones in Q2 2012. But the company is still posting big losses and is in the midst of painful layoffs. Most dangerously, Nokia is unlikely to fully...

From DailyTech: We all got a sneak peek at Canon's new EOS M mirrorless, interchangeable lens late last week, and as expected, the company today official revealed its entry into a segment that has blossomed in the past few years.

At the heart of the EOS M is the 18MP APS-C CMOS...

From X-bit Labs: While some of the manufacturers of solid-state drives advertize $0.65/per gigabyte price on the new SSDs, Toshiba Corp. believes that it will take time for solid-state storage to become a commodity. To summarize, SSDs are not going to get cheaper than they are today...

From X-bit Labs: Intel intends to release a new Thunderbolt controller for personal computers with double speed compared to the existing one. In addition, Intel will release a new TB chip in 2013.

The speediest Thunderbolt controller code-named Falcon Ridge will support speeds up to...