From PC World: Anyone can take Windows 8 for a spin now that Microsoft has launched the so-called "consumer preview" version of the software at an event in Barcelona on Wednesday.

The company said that ARM processor reference designs for Windows 8 are in testing and making the same...

From CNET News.com: H.264 is today's leader when it comes to mainstream video encoding technologies, but it will have to share the stage in 2013 with a successor called H.265 that can squeeze a video into nearly half the file size.

H.264, also known as the Advanced Video Codec (AVC)...

From DailyTech: Samsung isn't too proud to admit when it's not measuring up to the competition. At this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC), Samsung touted its new Galaxy Note, but mentioned that the company isn't exactly thriving in the tablet arena.

MWC is the world's largest...

From DailyTech: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) has just injected some new performance CPUs into its lineup, hoping to boost this segment where it is struggling to stay competitive.

The chipmaker has seen stellar success with its accelerated processing units (APUs), which offset...

From X-bit Labs: Toshiba Corp. and Western Digital Corp. have announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to transfer Toshiba's 2.5" hard disk drive production facilities in Thailand to Western Digital in exchange to some of WD's 3.5" hard drive manufacturing assets...

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. has confirmed delay of its highly-anticipated code-named Ivy Bridge microprocessors by up to eight to ten weeks than originally anticipated due to issues with the company's next-generation manufacturing process technology. It is unclear whether setbacks...

From PC World: Mozilla managed to avoid using any parts of Android in the development of its Boot-to-Gecko mobile Web project.

This week at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Mozilla announced that Telefonica and Deutsche Telekom plan to build phones based on B2G, a platform that...

From CNET News.com: Best Buy has been criticized in the past for its short, 14-day return policy on major products like digital cameras, tablets, and computers. But the company might soon change that.

TUAW, an Apple enthusiast blog, reported last night that it received what is...

From DailyTech: Sony has unveiled a new line of Cyber-shot digital cameras including the DSC-WX150, DSC-W690, DSC-TX66 and DSC-TX20. Two of the models, the DSC-WX150 and DSC-W690, are called the world's thinnest 10x optical zoom cameras. The thin designs of the new cameras are...

From DailyTech: When it come to enterprise servers, information technology folks care less about precisely what architecture of CPUs are going in them, but more about the impact that any architectural shifts might have -- such as computing power, power efficiency, and compatibility...