Seagate Changes Leader of SSD Business Unit

From X-bit Labs: Seagate Technology on Monday sid that Gary Gentry has rejoined Seagate to lead its solid state drive (SSD) business as senior vice president of SSD business unit. The appointment of a recognized flash storage specialist underlines importance of SSD business for...

Apple pitches its underdog cred in Samsung trial

From CNET News.com: Apple began day two of the trial between it and Samsung with opening statements depicting it as an underdog that came into the phone industry and changed the game.

Harold McElhinny, a partner at Morrison Foerster, kicked off the case for Apple by saying the...

Surface to arrive with Windows 8 on 10/26, says Microsoft

From CNET News.com: Though it's not exactly an earth-shattering revelation, Microsoft has confirmed that Surface tablets will arrive October 26 along with Windows 8.

"The next version of our operating system, Windows 8, will be generally available on October 26, 2012. At that time...

Report: AMD Radeon HD 7990 6GB Ready To Launch

From Tom's Hardware: Originally scheduled for a June launch, AMD is apparently still finalizing the product is now rumored to be prepping a launch at GamesCon in Cologne, Germany, between August 15 and 19.

An article published by VR-Zone suggests that the very limited availability...

Apple reportedly to unveil iPhone 5, iPad Mini on Sept. 12

From CNET News.com: Apple consumers could perhaps see the debut of both the new iPhone and an iPad Mini come September.

Citing "sources who have proven accurate in the past," blog site iMore says that Apple will announce the two devices at a special event on Wednesday, September 12...

Microsoft hits Java where it hurts

From InfoWorld: Last week Microsoft Malware Protection Center researcher Matt Oh posted an article on TechNet about how to protect yourself from Java-based malware. To emphasize the point, he delivered a talk at Black Hat 2012 on the same day, saying the situation with Java is...

OS X Mountain Lion Downloads Hit 3 Million, Apple Says

From PC World: More than 3 million copies of OS X Mountain Lion have been downloaded since its debut last week, Apple said today.

"Downloads of Mountain Lion have exceeded three million in four days, making it the most successful OS X release in Apple's history," the company...

Intel upgrades 3G RF chip with power amplifiers

From EETimes: Intel Corp. (Santa Clara, Calif.) has announced the integration of a 3G HSPA radio frequency transceiver with power amplifiers on a single 65-nm die.

The chip is designed in a standard 65-nm foundry process as offered by GlobalFoundries, Taiwan Semiconductor...

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