From DailyTech: The system-on-a-chip (SoC) market is growing crowded, and the competition is intense. Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd.'s (KSC:005930) Exynos 5250, Intel Corp.'s (INTC) Atom Z2760, and Apple, Inc.'s (AAPL) A6X are currently trading blows atop the performance charts....

From DailyTech: ASUS has announced a tablet/All-in-One (AiO) hybrid device based on its popular Transformer line.

The ASUS Transformer AiO combines the qualities of a tablet and an AiO PC. Users can use it as a portable tablet, and then simply click it into the base station to...

From X-bit Labs: Valve Software, a major video game developer and the owner of Steam game distribution service, said that Xi3 Corp.’s Piston video game system, which is currently in development, will be only one of such “Steam Box” devices. More Steam-centered game systems are...

From X-bit Labs: Acer Group this week announced the Iconia B1-A71 tablet targeted at young or new users or families looking for an additional tablet for their children. The media tablet will cost between $100 and $150, depending on actual market and configuration. The 7” slate is...

From CNET News.com: Amazon Prime has expanded its coverage to Canada, but not all benefits will be part of the package.

Starting today, Prime will be offered to Canadian consumers for the yearly fee of $79.

The service's unlimited two-day shipping will be available in most of the...

From DailyTech: Samsung has announced that it expects to earn record profit of $8.3 billion in its most recent quarter. This marks five straight record quarters in a row for Samsung. However, Samsung's record-setting run could unravel in the quarter that ends in March of 2013 due to...

From DailyTech: Here at CES, many manufacturers give out flash drives like they're candy. Usually, they're filled with press kits and images, and range from 2GB to 16GB or so in size. For regular consumers, many of us have at least a couple of thumb drives laying around. 32GB and...

From X-bit Labs: At the Consumer Electronics Show 2013, Advanced Micro Devices revealed the lineup of its client accelerated processing units (APUs) due in 2013. As expected, the firm plans to release a brand-new generation of low-power system-on-chips. In addition, the firm said it...

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. on Monday revealed additional information about its future solutions for mobile and ultra-mobile devices, such as smartphones and media tablets. The company formally introduced its low-cost Lexington platform and reference design for affordable...

From CNET News.com: Who says you can't teach an old chipmaker new tricks? Not Nvidia. At CES, the company announced its own gaming device, Nvidia Shield, which will bear its brand name as well as its quad-core Tegra 4 processor.

Project Shield is small -- smaller than a Wii U...