Report: AMD x7xx Mid-range GPUs to Get Performance Bump

From DailyTech: A member of Chinese-language forum PC In Life ("gf6600") has leaked what appears to be Advanced Micro Devices' spec sheet for its mid-range members of its 6000 series. The leak was validated by site Chip Hell, which leaked a more complete version of the table.

The...

Sony Ericsson LiveView is a Remote Control for Your Android

From DailyTech: Are you sick of carrying your smartphone around with you everywhere you go? Do you want to stay connected in the bathroom, without risking your smartphone's life? Do you wish you could see that incoming text message and check all your friends' status updates without...

RIM Unveils Slate PC: BlackBerry PlayBook

From X-bit Labs: Research In Motion, a leading maker of business oriented mobile phones, has announced its BlackBerry PlayBook slate that is designed for web browsing, multitasking and high performance multimedia, while also providing advanced security features as well as out-of-the...

Acer Crams a Core i7 Into its New TimelineX Ultraportable

From PC World: It's only been a few short months since Acer revealed its sleek, ultraportable Aspire TimelineX series, but the series is already getting an update. Acer just announced that it has updated the series, with a couple of new models and configurations.

A new model shines...

RIM on the edge of a big move?

From CNET News.com: Research In Motion is known for basically one thing: making reliable smartphones that brought e-mailing from a phone to the mainstream. But it might be branching out very soon.

The Canadian company is the largest smartphone purveyor in the U.S., and despite the...

Intel discloses new mobile processors, pricing

From CNET News.com: Intel has updated its processor pricing list with new Core i series chips, including the widely used Core i5 and i7.

The processor update, dated September 26, includes two Core i5 mobile chips for laptops: the i5-580M and the i5-560M. The 2.66Hz i5-580M (3M L2...

Twitter suffers second worm attack in a week

From InfoWorld: Twitter has put a stop to a worm that posted obscene messages to victims' Twitter feeds. It's the second worm attack the site has suffered in a week.

Those whose accounts became infected with the worm would see a message posted on their Twitter account that read in...

No tethering for Windows Phone 7

From InfoWorld: Forthcoming Windows Phone 7 devices are expected to have most of the required features of today's smartphones -- an application store, a 5-megapixel or better camera, a touchscreen, gaming -- but there's one it won't have, and that's tethering.

This week, phone...

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