Analyst: Apple warned handset makers before suing HTC

From CNET News.com: Apple's suit against HTC for patent violation didn't appear out of the blue, according to an analyst report Tuesday.

In January, Apple began approaching the executives of competing handset makers and warning them it planned to take legal action against those that...

Microsoft warns of zero-day IE hole on Patch Tuesday

From CNET News.com: Microsoft warned of a new vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 and IE 7 that has been targeted in attacks, and released fixes for eight holes in Windows and Office as part of Patch Tuesday.

The company issued Security Advisory 981374, which addresses a privately...

Nvidia Warns: Latest Drivers May Damage Graphics Cards

From X-bit Labs: Nvidia Corp. on Tuesday issued a warning claiming that its latest ForceWare drivers contain an error that causes fan speed issues, which, according to media reports, may damage or even damage certain graphics cards.

“We are aware that some customers have reported...

Microsoft’s Chief Exec Predicts New Xbox 360 Form-Factors

From X-bit Labs: Chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp. said during his speech at the University of Washington that going forward the software giant may release different form-factors of Xbox 360 video game systems tailored for different price-points and usage model.

“In the...

Intel sees 2012 deployment for mobile WiMax Release 2

From InfoWorld: Chip giant Intel, a major backer of the movement to provide mobile WiMax wireless broadband to Internet users around the world, expects the next major release of the technology to be deployed starting in 2012, an executive said Tuesday.

"Standards work will be...

T-Mobile BlackBerry Users to Get Google Default Search

From PC World: Good news for BlackBerry smartphone users in the United States on T-Mobile, at least if you're a fan of search giant Google: The wireless carrier will soon swap out the Yahoo default search option within the BlackBerry Browser for Google's industry-leading search...

Google reluctant to release info in Viacom case

From CNET News.com: Google, the search company that uncovers much of the world's information for its customers, is embroiled in a fight to keep information about itself under wraps for at least a while longer.

The owner of YouTube, which is defending itself against a $1 billion...

Android coders get high-speed graphics ability

From CNET News.com: Google has let programmers tap directly into mobile phone graphics power by releasing a third version of its Android Native Developer Kit (NDK) on Monday.

Android applications typically run in a variation of the Java programming environment, a move that aids in...

Valve Officially Announces Steam, Source Engine for OS X

From DailyTech: he rumors and teasers surrounding a Steam release for OS X have been swirling for the past few weeks. Today, however, Valve made the official announcement that Steam and the Source engine are coming to Macs. Starting in April, games like Left 4 Dead 2 and Team...

Newegg Counterfeit CPU Mess Finally Resolved

From DailyTech: Early this week, multiple reports popped up that Newegg shipped fake Intel Core i7 CPUs to customers unknowingly. HardOCP reported that D&H Distributing was to blame. Then came news that D&H had sent a cease and desist letter to HardOCP, requesting they "remove the...

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