Windows 8 to Run Adobe Flash Only on Some Websites

From PC World: The touch-centric Metro version of Internet Explorer 10 in Windows 8 is plug-in free, but the browser may still be able to run Adobe Flash video, according to an online report. Microsoft is reportedly taking the Google Chrome approach with IE10 and building Flash...

Nvidia qualifies its first LTE modem for tablets on AT&T

From CNET News.com: Nvidia first LTE modem is ready for AT&T's network.

The Icera 410 LTE modem chipset for tablets and laptops has been tested and validated for operation on the AT&T 4G LTE network, the Santa Clara, Calif. chip supplier said today.

"Validation with AT&T...paves...

T-Mobile parent DT says another sale unlikely

From CNET News.com: Deutsche Telekom isn't keen on repeating last year's failed attempt to wed its T-Mobile USA unit to AT&T, or any other carrier, for that matter.

A complete sale of T-Mobile is unlikely as Deutsche Telekom focuses on turning the business around and ensuring it is...

HP to Layoff 27,000; Largest Layoffs in Company History

From DailyTech: Soon, approximately 27,000 workers at Hewlett-Packard Comp. (HPQ) will be out of the job -- almost 8 percent of the company's total staff of 324,000.

HP surprised with better than expected earnings for fiscal Q2 2012, announcing revenue of $30.7B USD, more than the...

Jury Finds Google Innocent of Java Patent Infringement

From DailyTech: A note to Google Inc.'s (GOOG) legal enemies (and there are many) -- Google may seem soft-hearted and overly idealistic in its public persona, but in the court room it has more in common with Jason Statham than frosted pastries and cutesy robots.

Oracle Corp. (ORCL)...

Windows Phone Marketplace Goes Mango Only

From PC World: If you're having trouble downloading apps from the Windows Phone Marketplace, you just might be a pre-Mango Windows Phone 7 user. Microsoft is now enforcing a rule that only users of Windows Phone 7.5, codenamed Mango, can use the Marketplace in any meaningful way...

Facebook, Zuckerberg sued over IPO

From CNET News.com: Facebook shareholders have filed a lawsuit against the social network, CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and a number of banks, alleging that crucial information was concealed ahead of Facebook's IPO.

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan this morning...

Samsung Galaxy S III smashes preorder records in U.K.

From CNET News.com: If the U.K. is any indication, then Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S III may be even more successful than its predecessors.

The Galaxy S III has already smashed preorder records at Vodafone and retail chain Carphone Warehouse, according to the Inquirer. That...

Microsoft Predicts Windows 7 Devices Will Outsell iPad 5-to-1

From DailyTech: Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT) Windows 7 has by far surpassed the company's expectations, becoming the fastest growing operating system in history. The well liked product already achieved the distinction of passing Windows XP.

Now, even with Windows 8 looming ahead for a...

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