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...

From X-bit Labs: In a bid to strengthen its Tegra business unit and offer system-on-chip devices for mainstream handsets and tablets, Nvidia decided to acquire Icera, an innovator of top-performing baseband processors for 3G and 4G cellular phones and tablets.

"This is a key step...

From InfoWorld: Dell on Monday announced a four-socket blade server with up to 48 processor cores for deployment in virtualized environments.

The PowerEdge M915 blade will run on Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron 6100 processors, which include up to 12 cores, said Mike Roberts, senior...

From PC World: One of three things happened this weekend: Would-be Sony hackers got cold feet, said hackers were bungling incompetents, or CNET’s rush to publish a rumor about another Sony hack attack that didn't materialize was just what it looked like: amplification for anonymous...

From CNET News.com: As sure as the sun rises in the East, every few months you're going to see some new laptops from leading PC maker HP. That time is here again, and the latest additions include new versions of the high-end Envy, the Netbook-size Mini, and even a few professional...