From X-bit Labs: ARM has introduced the ARM Cortex-M0+, which the company claims to be the world's most energy-efficient microprocessor. The Cortex-M0+ processor has been designed for intelligent sensors and smart control systems in a broad range of applications including home...

From InfoWorld: Dell announced on Tuesday that it is planning to acquire SonicWall, a security vendor that specializes in firewalls, network security, and antispam systems.

The boards of directors from both companies approved the deal. Terms were not disclosed for the acquisition...

From PC World: Microsoft is investigating reports that about a dozen models of Skype-certified phones are having trouble logging into the IM, VoIP and video-conferencing service.

"We are sorry to hear about these difficulties and we are doing our best to look into this matter to...

From CNET News.com: Sony's new Xperia NXT series of Android smartphones are distinctively styled but haven't exactly bowled me over with cutting edge components or software. The latest handset to join the company's offerings also lacks quad-core processing and Android Ice Cream...

From DailyTech: Sony has announced its latest D-SLR camera called the A57. The camera can shoot 12 frames per second and offers full HD video recording along with auto portrait framing. The camera uses Sony's Translucent Mirror Technology that allows incoming light to hit the CMOS...

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp., the world's largest maker of chips, is reportedly working on an Internet TV service. Not a lot of details about the service are available now, but since Intel owns loads of telecommunication technologies as well as some codecs and software, the chip...

From X-bit Labs: IBM scientists have unveiled a prototype optical chipset, dubbed “Holey Optochip”, that is the first parallel optical transceiver to transfer one trillion bits – 1Tb (125GB/s) – of information per second.

At 1Tb/s, IBM’s latest advance in optical chip technology...

From PC World: A Mozilla engineer says development of a touch-centric version of Firefox for Windows 8 has begun in earnest and also highlighted a few interesting details about Web browsing in Windows 8.

A proof of concept version of Firefox for Windows 8 is scheduled to be up and...

From CNET News.com: Nokia could hit the Windows 8 tablet market later this year with its own 10-inch device.

Citing "sources at upstream component suppliers," DigiTimes says that Nokia will likely debut a dual-core Windows 8 tablet in this year's fourth quarter at the earliest...

From DailyTech: The hype for new Apple products is not unlike teenage girls crying while waiting in line to see a cheesy pop artist, and it looks like that enthusiasm is as alive as ever with the upcoming iPad 3.

The iPad 3, which was announced at an Apple event in San Francisco...