From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday announced its first accelerated processing unit (APU) designed for media tablets with Windows 8 operating system. The new chip is a pre-selected version of AMD's Ontario with lowered power consumption, reduced clock-speed as well as...

From X-bit Labs: IBM has announced it had completed its acquisition of Texas Memory Systems (TMS), a privately held company specialized in solid-state storage technologies. Analysts believe that IBM’s Texas Memory Systems buy indicates flash storage will play a prominent role in...

From CNET News.com: Sony has stopped selling its Xperia Tablet S tablets after finding defects in the devices.

According to Reuters, sales were halted after gaps were discovered between the screen and case, making some of the tablets susceptible to water damage.

A Sony spokeswoman...

From DailyTech: Samsung has offered up its official financial numbers for its latest quarter and has posted record quarterly profit. Samsung posted a profit of $7.3 billion, which is nearly twice the figure from the same quarter of last year. Samsung says that strong sales of high...

From DailyTech: AT&T, Inc. (T), America's second largest carrier, has re-upped its commitment to Nokia Oyj. (HEX:NOK1V) announcing that for the fall it would be the only carrier in the U.S. to receive the company's top-of-the-line Lumia 920 Windows Phone 8 handset.

An official...

From X-bit Labs: Microsoft Corp. has set the date for the official launch of Windows Phone 8 operating system that is expected to bring the software giant back into the smartphone game. Apparently, Windows Phone 8 will be released just three days after Windows 8 for PCs, on October...

From X-bit Labs: As volumes of data stored by individuals organizations is increasing, the importance of advanced storage solutions is growing. To help users better organize, protect and share their data, Intel Corp. on Thursday revealed its new-generation Intel Atom processor-based...

From CNET News.com: Microsoft is teasing its Surface tablet by listing the device on several product pages around the world.

Microsoft product sites in the U.S., the U.K., Germany, France, and Italy are just some those showing Surface as an item under the product category.

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From DailyTech: Remember HP CEO Meg Whitman's comments last month stating that her company needed to get [back] into the smartphone market in order to be successful on the global stage? While Whitman is certainly open to the idea of releasing another HP-branded smartphone, it's not...

From DailyTech: Logitech's line of Harmony universal remote controls are some of the most popular universal remotes out there. The Harmony line is notable for being easy to program rather than having to type in long numerical codes for devices. Logitech has announced a new addition...