From DailyTech: The catastrophic flooding in Thailand has lead to some high tech firms in the U.S. warning that production of critical components for computers and other technology such as hard drives (HDD) will be reduced. For now, the industry hasn't really felt the pinch of the...

From X-bit Labs: Microsoft Corp.'s next-generation Xbox known as "Loop" will feature a custom ARM architecture-based processor along with Windows 9 core, according to an unofficial report. The main intention of the software giant is to ensure that the Xbox Loop is less expensive in...

From X-bit Labs: Rory Read, chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices who took office a little more than sixty days ago, addressed the company’s employees following massive layoffs that affected between 1400 and 1500 workers. The executive of the company will unveil the chip...

From PC World: Early next year, seven smartphones from HTC will be upgraded to Android 4.0, also known as Ice Cream Sandwich, the company said on Monday.

Since Google officially announced the arrival of the new version of Android, users have been worrying about if and when their...

From CNET News.com: After several disappointing quarters that left shareholders concerned about its future, Best Buy has announced a host of changes to its operation that it believes, could dramatically improve its financial standing.

First up, Best Buy says that it will buy out...

From DailyTech: There has been a lot of tablet-related talk going on these days with Amazon's new tablet, Kindle Fire, due to hit the market November 15. But it looks like the Kindle Fire has an unexpected competitor launching the very next day.

According to Engadget, which managed...

From DailyTech:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is the world's largest semiconductor foundry, and as such is constantly under pressure from its customers and competitors. The company recently announced that its newest 28nm process has entered mass production...

From X-bit Labs: OCZ Technology, a major own-brand vendor of solid-state drives, said that triple-cell-per-bit (TLC) NAND flash memory could be used for solid-state drives. In fact, the company plans to use the memory originally intended for temporary storage solutions (e.g. memory...

From X-bit Labs: Based on an unofficial report, Acer Group and Asustek Computer should be pretty dissatisfied with sales of their initial so-called ultrabooks. Apparently, sales of the Intel-lead ultrabooks by Acer and Asus are 2-3 times below original expectations.

Sales of...