RIM Delays PlayBook OS 2.0 Launch to February

From PC World: Research in Motion has delayed the release of its next PlayBook operating system to February, disappointing news for a company that had to deal with worldwide data and messaging outages this month on its BlackBerry phones.

"As much as we’d love to have it in your...

Sony Buys Out Ericsson for $1.47 Billion

From DailyTech: Mobile devices like smartphones and tablets have become an essential part of many people's everyday lives, and for that reason, Sony is absorbing the entirety of its mobile partnership with Ericsson.

Reports in regards to Sony's interest in taking over started...

IBM CEO Palmisano to Retire, Rometty to Take His Place

From DailyTech: IBM has a long history as an innovative American tech company and is doing quite well in today's market. The company this week announced the replacement of current CEO Samuel J. Palmisano with a new CEO to take effect January 1, 2012.

The person that will be...

AMD Expects Trinity to Offer 20% - 30% Performance Increase

From X-bit Labs: Earlier this year Advanced Micro Devices said that its forthcoming code-named Trinity accelerated processing unit would boost performance-per-watt by 50% compared to Llano. In the real-world applications, the company's new documents show that its next-gen APU will...

HP Set to Make Servers Powered by ARM Microprocessors

From X-bit Labs: Hewlett-Packard, the No. 1 maker of servers in the world, may become the first server company in the world to make servers powered by microprocessors that are based on ARM architecture. The company reportedly will use chips specifically designed for servers by...

Chrome bug no security threat, argues Google

From InfoWorld: Google's Chrome contains a critical vulnerability that under certain circumstances allows attackers to plant malware on a Windows PC, a security company said last week.

According to Slovenia-based Acros Security, Google would not categorize the bug as a vulnerability...

Nokia intros Asha family of phones for emerging markets

From CNET News.com: Though the headliners of Nokia World were the company's first Windows Phone devices, the Lumia 800 and Lumia 700, Nokia also introduced a new line of handsets today designed for emerging markets.

The new Nokia Asha (which means hope in Hindi) family includes four...

Twitter quietly testing expandable timeline

From CNET News.com: Twitter is quietly testing an expandable timeline that allows users to see media and related information inside the timeline instead of off to the side.

The redesigned timeline, which was first reported by Patrick Bisch of Pinglio, allows users to click on...

Steve Jobs Condemned HP's PC Spinoff: It is Tragic

From X-bit Labs: The passed-away co-founder of Apple did not share the opinion that spinning off or selling the personal computer business will do anything good for Hewlett-Packard. Instead, he considered the idea to get rid of certain divisions as some kind of a tragic defeat....

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