From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. said that its next-generation multi-core processor code-named Haswell will support Transactional Synchronization Extensions (TSX). These new synchronization extensions are useful in shared-memory multithreaded applications that employ lock-based...

From PC World: Oracle is buying cloud-based talent management and employee recruitment software vendor Taleo for roughly $1.9 billion, the company announced Thursday. The move comes shortly after SAP's move to acquire SuccessFactors, a close competitor of Taleo, for $3.4 billion in a...

From CNET News.com: The Windows 8 Consumer Preview will give us a healthy dose of Metro apps, whether we want them or not.

With the Consumer Preview due out on February 29, Microsoft is reportedly finalizing the Metro apps that will be bundled with the new OS. Citing "sources...

From DailyTech: Near field communications (NFC) technology has been around overseas for over half a decade now, but it's finally jumping from the Asian market to the United States. The technology allows you to wave your smartphone over readers to pay for anything from gas to...

From DailyTech: Lenovo has reported its Q3 2011/2012 financial data, and the numbers look good. The company recorded quarterly sales of $8.4 billion and pre-tax income of $192 million. This marks the 11th quarter in a row that Lenovo has grown faster than the PC industry as a whole...

From X-bit Labs: Logitech has unveiled a mouse that can not only sense movements, but also to sense gestures. The Logitech Touch Mouse M600 features a touch surface that lets users to navigate intuitively with fingers, just like on smartphones and tablets.

“People are growing...

From X-bit Labs: One of the indisputable trumps that Nokia has had throughout its history is exceptional build quality of its handsets. Partly, this was conditioned by manufacturing in well-developed countries, such as Finland, Germany or Mexico. Due to massive losses that the...

From PC World: Rambus and Nvidia have settled past lawsuits and signed a patent agreement covering a broad range of integrated circuit products, Rambus said on Wednesday.

Under the patent agreement, Nvidia will be able to use Rambus technology in its products. The patent agreement...

From CNET News.com: Smartphone buyers eager to grab the Nokia Lumia 800 face good news and bad news. The Windows Phone handset will reportedly hit the U.S. next Tuesday, but it could carry a price tag of $899.

Citing "sources close to Microsoft's Lumia launch plans," The Verge...

From DailyTech: The mobile phone world hasn't been kind to Nokia over the last year or so. While the company is still the biggest seller of mobile phones in the world, the vast majority the phones that it sells or lower profitability basic phones and feature phones. Nokia has so far...