From Tom's Hardware: Asustek Computer is slated to host a product launch conference for Ultrabooks in New York City this October. According to company chairman Jonney Shih, Asus will reveal five to six different Ultrabook models it plans to launch this year. These will range in price...

From PC World: Chrome browser users will be able to access Gmail when they're not connected to the Internet starting Wednesday and will gain similar offline capabilities for Docs and Calendar in the coming week, the company announced on Wednesday.

Users will need to install...

From InfoWorld: AT&T will return 5,000 outsourced call-center jobs to the U.S. if regulators approve its proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA, the company said Wednesday.

AT&T, awaiting a decision by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission and the U.S. Department of...

From InfoWorld: An upcoming version of Firefox Mobile is being designed to have a more native feel on Android 3.0 tablets, while maintaining Firefox's distinctive look and feel such as the browser's large back button.

Giving Firefox users a sneak peek, Mozilla mobile device user...

From CNET News.com: Hewlett-Packard will bring back the TouchPad for one last production run in the wake of the explosion of consumer interest in the platform.

On August 19, HP slashed the price of the 16GB TouchPad to $100, setting off a buying frenzy online and at electronics...

From DailyTech: Samsung Electronics Comp. Ltd. scored a sales hit with its Galaxy S smartphone, powered by Google Inc.'s industry-leading Android operating system. Now the phone's successor -- the Galaxy S II -- has been officially announced for three of the U.S.'s top four carriers...

From X-bit Labs: Samsung Electronics America, a leading consumer electronics maker, has announced that it has surpassed the 60% market share threshold in the U.S. stereoscopic 3D (S3D) TV market, according to newly released revenue and unit sell-through data from market research...

From X-bit Labs: Nvidia Corp. has warned its customers to buy graphics processors, other chips and graphics cards only from “authorized” partners. Apparently, products sold on the grey market may be re-branded and sold under labels of more expensive products.

"Reseller who do not...

From InfoWorld: Microsoft has posted a detailed explanation of the new, improved, ribbonized Windows Explorer in Windows 8. In a nutshell, Microsoft is grafting a ribbon onto the top of the Windows Explorer window -- no surprise -- that closely resembles the ribbons in Office and a...

From PC World: Microsoft's Windows Phone has managed to amass 30,000 apps in its Marketplace, despite occupying a mere sliver of the smartphone market.

The app count comes courtesy of Windows Phone Applist, which keeps an unofficial eye on Windows Phone 7 activity. Microsoft begin...