From PC World: Half the notebook computers and a growing number of desktops shipped in 2011 will run on graphics-enabled microprocessors as designers Intel and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) increase competition for the units that raise multimedia speeds without add-ons, market...

From CNET News.com: After keeping us in suspense for the last couple months, Sprint today finally laid out concrete plans for the future of Nextel's Direct Connect network. The carrier says it will retain the basic elements of the push-to-talk (PTT) network, but it will transition...

From CNET News.com: After 12 betas, 1 release candidate, and more than 10 months of work, Mozilla has determined that Firefox 4 is ready to join the competing high-wire acts of modernized browsers. The company has announced a release date of March 22. The current Firefox 4 release...

From DailyTech: Now that the tablet market has stretched its legs, all those who waited on the sidelines are eager to jump in. According to Engadget, Nokia filed for patents for two tablet devices of its own.

The embattled Finnish company, which recently announced a strategic...

From DailyTech: The 3G version of the Motorola Xoom is already in stores, but a cheaper, Wi-Fi-only version will soon be on the way. Motorola announced today that the Xoom Wi-Fi will officially be available on March 27 at a number of U.S. retailers including Amazon.com, Best Buy...

From X-bit Labs: Asustek Computer, the world's largest maker of mainboards, announced on Wednesday that select current mainboards with AM3 socket will also support next-generation AMD FX-series "Bulldozer" microprocessors after a BIOS upgrade. A similar move will likely be made by...

From X-bit Labs: Microsoft Corp. and Nokia Corp. announced plans to transit Nokia smartphones to Windows Phone operating system back in February. No actual agreements have been reached so far and the actual negotiations are ongoing. However, Nokia has already outlined a number of...

From InfoWorld: Google will start letting Apps administrators delay the delivery of upgrades to their domains to give them a chance to prepare themselves and their users for interface or functionality changes.

Until now, Google has transparently pushed out enhancements to its Google...

From PC World: In a posting on the Google Gears API Blog, Aaron Boodman has officially announced the death of the Firefox and Internet Explorer plug-in that allowed users of compatible cloud apps to seamlessly store offline their cloud data (such as Gmail messages and Google Docs)...

From CNET News.com: White-hot movie-streaming service Netflix could be looking to become the Web version of HBO as it negotiates to acquire an original television series helmed by "The Social Network" director David Fincher and starring actor Kevin Spacey.

The talks, originally...