From CNET News.com: Google took a surprise $500 million charge in its first quarter to cover potential charges related to resolving an investigation by the Department of Justice.

The revelation came in the company's quarterly filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. It...

From DailyTech: One of the major keys to Windows 7's great success and massive rebound from the disappointment of Vista was the incredibly popular public beta test program that launched at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2009. Two years later Microsoft is well on the way to...

From DailyTech: Many have tried and failed. Apple, Inc.'s (AAPL) iTunes, which recently celebrated its tenth birthday remains the most powerful force in the digital music business, having stomped out some would-be rivals and held others -- like Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) and Wal-Mart...

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp.'s recently unveiled 22nm process technology with tri-gate transistors may not only help to shrink the company's microprocessors in order to compete better against traditional rival Advanced Micro Devices, but also to step onto the land of ARM, the...

From X-bit Labs: PowerColor, a major supplier of graphics cards based on ATI Radeon graphics processing units (GPUs), is reportedly working on a new dual-chip graphics cards that will utilize two performance-mainstream Radeon HD 6870 chips. The novelty is not designed to bring new...

From PC World: Fujitsu is now taking orders for its Stylistic Q550 Slate PC tablet, one of the earlier tablets to use Oak Trail, Intel's first dedicated tablet processor.

The tablet is priced starting at US$729, and will be delivered in the U.S. starting in June, according to...

From CNET News.com: As part of an effort to get YouTube visitors using the site for things besides user-made videos, YouTube is expanding its professionally produced offerings as well as increasing investments in its own programs, confirming reports from last month suggesting that...

From DailyTech: The Wall Street Journal reported earlier tonight that Microsoft was in talks to purchase VoIP company Skype for between $7 billion and $8 billion. Kara Swisher just recently confirmed the acquisition in her BoomTown column, starting that the deal is worth an estimated...

From DailyTech: If you've ever wanted a paid app from the Android Market but decided otherwise because of the price tag, you might now have a chance to sneak it for free. You'll just have to part with your shame, good karma, and any respect you might have for developers.

According...

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp.'s next-generation desktop microprocessors designed for performance enthusiasts as well as gamers will not work at higher clock-speeds than today's Core i7 Extreme Edition chips, according to sources familiar with Intel's plans. Apparently, top-of-the...