From PC World: Google phone rumors are back with a vengeance, spurred on by reports that the Internet behemoth Google is partnering with phone maker HTC on a "super" Android device thinner than the Droid and iPhone. The release date for this Google-branded phone is early 2010...

From CNET News.com: Chase announced Monday a partnership with Facebook to power the finance company's inaugural "Community Giving" campaign, which will allocate a total of $5 million to small, local nonprofits voted on by Facebook members.

The campaign takes the form of--you guessed...

From CNET News.com: Facebook on Tuesday announced that it has decided to adopt a revised privacy policy designed to be more accessible and easier to understand.

The social network had just completed a weeklong comment period for the new revision and, though "a lot of people...

From DailyTech: Microsoft came down with fire and fury upon the unsuspecting modding community. Where past rounds of bans has typically been limited to a couple thousand users, this time it kicked off over 1 million Xbox Live users. Microsoft detected modified drive firmware and...

From DailyTech: ATI has been enjoying a lot of success with its GPUs for the last year and a half, but it has hit new highs over the last two months by launching four new graphics cards supporting DirectX 11. The Radeon HD 5800 series was first out for enthusiasts in September...

From X-bit Labs: Nvidia Corp. plans to unveil its new GeForce GT 240 graphics processing unit (GPU) designed for mainstream desktop personal computers. The novelty will replace GeForce 9600 GT and will bring support of DirectX 10.1 and higher speed to the sub-$100 market segment...

From X-bit Labs: The president of Nintendo of America has revealed the first details about the company’s next-generation console. Apparently, it will not be just a high-definition Wii, as many analysts tend to believe, but it will be a brand-new system with support of HD resolutions...

From InfoWorld: Hewlett-Packard is trying to tackle concerns about the cost and complexity of thin-client computing with new products and tools announced Tuesday.

Proponents of thin clients say they can cut costs by allowing desktop programs to be deployed and maintained on a...

From PC World: Twitter's "suggested users" list will be going away, amid a California political controversy. But, should it? Is it OK to violate Twitter's freedom to promote any user it chooses to?

The AP does a very good job of stating the facts: Basically, that Twitter has...

From CNET News.com: ARM on Tuesday announced the launch an alliance of 35 tech companies to support development of Android-based products using its widely used chips.

ARM-based chips power the world's most popular smartphones, including--in the U.S.--the Apple iPhone, Blackberry...