Lenovo Set to Design Own Microprocessors – Report

From X-bit Labs: Lenovo Group, one of the largest suppliers of personal computers in the world, is developing its own system-on-chip solution for mobile devices, a media report claims. The application processors are set to be integrated into the new generation of media tablets and...

Dell CEO said to mull Blackstone buyout only with CEO assurance

From CNET News.com: It was assumed just a couple of months ago that Dell would go private with a $24.4 billion buyout under founder and CEO Michael Dell and private equity firm Silver Lake.

But several wrenches have been thrown into that plan.

Dell confirmed earlier this week that...

Razer's Windows 8 Gaming Tablet Starts Shipping

From DailyTech: Founded in 1998, gaming-electronics firm Razer built a strong name for itself in the peripherals realm and has today branched out into its own branded gaming PCs. Its latest effort lands this week -- a gaming geared (x86) Windows 8 tablet named the "Razer Edge".

The...

Lenovo in Talks to Purchase NEC Mobile Phone Unit

From DailyTech: NEC's struggling mobile phone unit hasn't produce many wildly popular smartphones and reports now indicate that the Japanese company is in talks to sell the unit to Lenovo. Lenovo, however, might have some competition in the bidding process, as there are reportedly...

AMD: We Are On Track With Steamroller Micro-Architecture in 2013

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices has released a presentation for investors that puts the launch of the new Steamroller micro-architecture in 2013. While the company did not unveil what chips will feature Steamroller high-performance x86 cores this year, it implied that the new...

Cooler Master Storm Recon Review

This past weekend has been an interesting one for me. Not everything worked out exactly the way I had planned, but at the very least, I can say I have found at least one good thing to pull out of it. That ‘something’ would be the completion of an anime I have been watching weekly for the past two seasons; spanning twenty five episodes in total. The name of the anime is ShinSekai Yori, with an English name of "From the New World"...

BlackBerry swings to profit, sells 1M Z10 smartphones

From CNET News.com: BlackBerry swung to a surprising profit in the fiscal fourth quarter amid early signs of progress with its BlackBerry Z10 flagship phone.

For the three months that ended on March 2, the Canadian smartphone manufacturer reported a profit of $98 million, or 19...

Google Unveils New Maps Engine Lite Beta

From DailyTech: There are a lot of situations where a map comes in handy, and not simply when you're trying to get from one place to another. Many businesses use maps to give customers information on services provided in specific areas and even retail locations. You can also use maps...

Windows Phone Outselling iPhone in Seven Countries

From DailyTech: Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) was quick to seize on good news from market analytics firm International Data Corp.'s (IDC) survey of international phone sales. While the report unsurprisingly showed Android to be the king of virtually every region, the report showed that in...

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