Nokia's 41-megapixel 808 PureView won't be coming to US

From CNET News.com: Nokia's highly anticipated 808 PureView is getting a global release. The only issue is, there's one big continent it's leaving out.

According to the device's homepage, the 808 PureView will not be made available to North America. It will, however, be available to...

Samsung Announces Tiny 2.8-Inch Android Galaxy Pocket

From DailyTech: There's an old saying that says "good things come in small packages." That could be the case with Samsung’s new 2.8” Galaxy Pocket.

The cutesy petite Android was just unveiled Samsung Electronic Comp., Ltd. (KS:005930) in London, England. It will launch in the UK...

Insolvency of Elpida May Boost Memory Pricing and Help the Industry

From X-bit Labs: Elpida Memory’s move to file bankruptcy protection this week will benefit the remaining players in the dynamic random access memory (DRAM) market, reducing supply and boosting pricing and revenue in the second half of the year, according to the IHS iSuppli analyst...

AMD Sells Remaining Stake in Globalfoundries

From X-bit Labs: Globalfoundries has announced it has agreed to terms with Advanced Micro Devices to acquire the remaining stake in Globalfoundries, fulfilling the company's long-term vision of becoming an independent contract maker of semiconductors. AMD and Globalfoundries also...

Google's Chrome drops share for second straight month

From InfoWorld: The browser battle returned to a kind of normalcy last month as Microsoft's IE (Internet Explorer), which had posted its largest-ever share increase in January, declined slightly in February.

And Google's Chrome fell for the second straight month in Web metrics firm...

Yahoo reportedly prepping layoffs

From CNET News.com: Yahoo is planning layoffs that could number in the thousands, according to AllThingsD.

Kara Swisher reports that new CEO Scott Thompson is planning to lay off workers in public relations, marketing, research, and "marginal businesses."

The goal for Yahoo is...

Patriot Unveils SandForce-powered Wildfire SE, Pro SSDs

From DailyTech: Patriot Memory has unveiled two new SSDs -- the Wildfire Pro and the Wildfire SE -- for consumers that are powered by the SandForce SF-2281 controller. Both SSDs are aimed at general computer users looking for increased productivity and improved performance for gaming...

Microsoft Ships Windows 8 Preview PCs on Nvidia and Qulacomm PCs

From X-bit Labs: Microsoft Corp. has started to supply developers so-called Windows-on-ARM (WOA) systems. The software giant has chosen Nvidia Tegra 3 as well as Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 system-on-chip (SoC) products. The designers of chips cheer, but the question about actual...

Nvidia to Introduce Tegra Grey Late This, or Early Next Year

From X-bit Labs: Nvidia Corp. said it would introduce its code-named Grey system-on-chip that integrates application processors, graphics capabilities and baseband capabilities either late this year, or early next year. Previously Nvidia only implied it would release Tegra "Grey"...

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