Google updating Chrome for Lion multitouch

From CNET News.com: Google has released a new developer version of Chrome to re-enable a multitouch gesture that changed in Lion, the new version of Mac OS X that Apple released last week.

With the new operating system, a three-finger swipe left or right moves among different full...

Report: Sun CEO OK'ed Android Java Use Google is Being Sued For

From DailyTech: Google Inc. has a way of pulling rabbits out of a hat when it comes to defending itself from seemingly impending legal demise. Not long ago it defeated cable giant Viacom, Inc. in a $1B USD court battle, when it proved that Viacom employees had secretly uploaded...

AMD Expects to Be First GPU Designer with 28nm Graphics Chips

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices remains very optimistic about its ability to ship graphics processing units (GPUs) made using 28nm process technology this year. The company believes that 28nm node will not only provide it an opportunity to offer advanced graphics chips...

Amazon's 2nd quarter: Eyes on tablets, ads, and more

From CNET News.com: Amazon reports its second-quarter results later today, and Wall Street analysts will have one eye on the actual financials and another one on new revenue streams expected to emerge in the back half of 2011.

For the quarter ended June 30, Wall Street is expecting...

Mozilla Creates New Smartphone OS, Built Atop Android Kernel

From DailyTech: If "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery", Google Inc. must have at least one fan of its Chrome Operating System (OS) project, as the Mozilla Foundation has announced plans for an operating system that seems eerily reminiscent to the new Google concoction...

Netflix Releases Q2 Results, Investors Nervous About Future

From DailyTech: Netflix has established itself as a force to be reckoned with, but after deciding to change its subscription plans and prices, investors are wondering if the DVD rental/video streaming company can maintain its momentum.

Netflix recently released its second-quarter...

SanDisk Intros Inexpensive Solid-State Drives for Retail Market

From X-bit Labs: SanDisk, one of the world's largest maker of NAND flash-based products, has unveiled a new consumer-oriented Ultra family of solid-state drives that will be sold at retail and will be aimed at the upgrade market.

Available in 60GB, 120GB and 240GB capacities...

Server Maker Leaks Clock-Speeds of AMD Opteron Bulldozer Chips

From X-bit Labs: Gateway, a maker of servers, has accidentally revealed clock-speeds of Advanced Micro Devices' upcoming AMD Opteron chips for servers code-named Interlagos and Valencia, which are based on Bulldozer micro-architecture. As projected initially, clock-speeds of the new...

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