From DailyTech: Many were surprised when Intel Corp. (INTC), the world's largest chipmaker, scooped up veteran security firm McAfee in August 2010. While the fit of hardware company plus software vendor seemed an odd equation, it began to make sense when put in the context of...

From DailyTech: Thus far Apple, Inc. (AAPL) has seen its patents narrowed or invalidated in U.S. court. At best it's cobbled together a handful of UI patents like gallery page flipping, kinetic scrolling, swipe-to-unlock, and a bounce back animation. Together, these patents could...

From X-bit Labs: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Western Digital, has unveiled the industry's first, and yet the only, enterprise-class hard disk drive (HDD) with 4TB capacity. The new Ultrastar 7K4000 hard drive combines leading-edge capacity, high...

From X-bit Labs: In the wake of two natural disasters, worldwide hard disk drive (HDD) unit shipments experienced a year-over-year decline of 4.5% in 2011. According to a new forecast from International Data Corp., the HDD industry will record year-over-year unit shipment growth of 7...

From PC World: Last month Michael Dell let the world know that Dell is “not really a PC company.” Today, Dell announced that it has reached an agreement with Wyse that extends Dell’s portfolio of products and services even further beyond the traditional PC market.

Wyse is an...

From CNET News.com: Although Microsoft has said the next Xbox won't be launching anytime soon, the rumor mill just won't quit.

Gaming blog VG247 is now reporting that Microsoft is hard at work on the next Xbox, and when it finally launches late next year, it'll come with a Blu-ray...

From DailyTech: Things have reached the crisis point for Waterloo, Ontario based phonemaker Research in Motion, Ltd. (TSE:RIM). Once the darling of the industry, pushing the smartphone into the mainstream, the gadgetmaker has since been passed in the demanding handset market by...

From DailyTech: Samsung Electronics officially spun off its display-making arm back in February. That spinoff is now complete with Samsung Display holding its inauguration ceremony yesterday. The new company says that operations will begin April 3 once its incorporation registration...

From X-bit Labs: In addition to Micron Technology and Toshiba Corp., there is a yet another bidder for Elpida Memory: SK Hynix Semiconductor. The newly formed chipmaker reportedly made a disclosure at the Korean stock a exchange about its bid for Elpida.

"We have submitted our...

From X-bit Labs: Although Google Android operating system is the world's most popular OS for smartphones, it fails to gain traction on the market of media tablets, where Apple's iPad still dominates. In a bid to address slates, Google reportedly intends to release a series of co...