Game Consoles to Continue Growing Despite of New Platforms - IDC

From X-bit Labs: In spite recent macroeconomic instability and particularly weak overall video game spending in North America this summer, the latest International Data Corp. (IDC) forecast of the worldwide video game and interactive entertainment console market points to a rebound...

HP to Transform the Company: Plans to Spin Off PC Business

From X-bit Labs: Hewlett Packard, one of the world's largest IT companies, announced on Thursday that its board of directors has authorized the evaluation of strategic alternatives for its Personal Systems Group (PSG), including the exploration of the separation of its PC business...

Verizon tops among Android carriers; AT&T gaining

From CNET News.com: In North America, Verizon is still favored among Android handset buyers.

According to advertising firm Chitika, which analyzed mobile Web traffic this month, 41 percent of Android handsets that accessed the Web were running on Verizon's network. Sprint came in...

Quick Note: Corsair Trots Out World's First 6Gbps, 90GB SSDs

From DailyTech: Another day, another SSD is released. The steady stream of ultra-fast SSDs into the consumer market is becoming rather routine, however, Corsair today is claiming that it has the world's first 90GB SATA 6Gb/s devices.

The Force Series GT offers read speeds of 555MB/s...

AT&T Axes Budget Texting, Leaves Only Most Expensive Unlimited

From DailyTech: AT&T, Inc. looks to continue its modifications to its smartphone plans, announcing this week that it would soon be terminating the budget texting tier and forcing new customers to either enter the $20 USD/month "unlimited" tier, agree to more expensive pay-per-text...

Dell: Windows 8 for Tablets Looks Encouraging

From X-bit Labs: Dell, one of the world's largest suppliers of personal computers and various IT services, said that the early work with Windows 8 operating system when it comes to tablets is encouraging. Besides, the company said that both Google Android and Microsoft Windows are...

Best Buy May Slash HP TouchPad Prices

From PC World: Best Buy may offer heavily discounted Hewlett-Packard TouchPads in the coming weeks because the big box retailer is rumored to be having a hard time unloading its stock of WebOS tablets. Best Buy has reportedly sold just 25,000 TouchPads after ordering 270,000 to sell...

Nintendo intros streamlined Wii console

From CNET News.com: Nintendo has announced a slightly reconfigured Wii console.

According to a statement from the game company, the Wii's new look is designed to make the console sit horizontally, rather than vertically. Nintendo didn't say exactly how it accomplished the feat, but...

Quick Note: Apple Addresses Early Lion Bugs with 10.7.1 Update

From DailyTech: Steve Jobs may often proclaim that "It just works", but that hasn't always been the case with OS X 10.7 Lion which was released late last month. There have been plenty of issues with the new operating system and Apple has released the 10.7.1 update to address them....

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