Google offering $5.3 billion for Groupon?

From CNET News.com: According to sources close to the situation, Google has offered $5.3 billion for Groupon, in what would be its largest acquisition yet if completed.

Sources said the deal for the Chicago-based social buying site seemed likely to be struck, even as early as today...

Kinect's open-source ambitions

From CNET News.com: It's a story you don't hear too often: a large company taking a step back from pursuing those who might be using its technology in ways that were never intended, as well as admitting that the product was made to open up those avenues by design.

That much is now...

Apple Brings Down Ban Hammer on PhotoFast SSDs for MacBook Air

From DailyTech: We wish that we could say this is shocking news, but when it comes to Apple's rabid defense of its products, it's par for the course. According to 9 to 5 Mac, Apple has forced PhotoFast to cease production of its SSD upgrade for the latest MacBook Airs. In fact, the...

Microsoft Rumored to be Planning Massive Windows Phone 7 Update

From DailyTech: Windows Phone 7 is finally here. The good is that there's lots of hardware varieties to choose from, much like Android. Also in the good news category is the slick and easy to used polished user interface that comes standard with WP7. The bad news is that many...

Acer Plans to Become World's Largest PC Maker by End of 2011

From X-bit Labs: Acer Group, currently the world's second largest maker of personal computers, wants to become the No. 1 supplier of PCs already by the end of 2011 and leave behind its rival Hewlett-Packard. One thing that Acer needs to take the lead is high demand for mobile...

Intel Needs Nvidia’s Patents to Fight AMD – Analyst

From X-bit Labs: The settlement between Intel Corp. and Nvidia Corp. may be near and the two companies may sign another cross-license agreement, according to an analyst with UBS. The world’s largest maker of central processing units (CPUs) apparently needs patents of Nvidia to more...

Asustek Unveils Low-cost Eee Note E-reader, Notepad

From PC World: Asustek Computer on Monday unveiled the Eee Note EA-800, an e-reader with a stylus for taking notes on its 8-inch touchscreen. The device will be available in Taiwan later this week for the suggested retail price of NT$6,999 (US$228), Asustek executives said.

Asus...

Battle lines drawn for 3D on the Web

From CNET News.com: The Web is the next vanguard for 3D graphics, but programmers who want to embrace the new dimension next year will have to place a bet on one of two competing technologies: Flash or WebGL.

For years, Adobe Systems' Flash software has been the way to bring...

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