From X-bit Labs: Microsoft Corp. has announced the return of its student offer that allows students buying a qualifying Windows 7-based PC to also get a free Xbox 360 4GB console. The offer is available for current students starting May 20 at participating retailers in the U.S.; a...

From CNET News.com: Is Windows Phone starting to give the iPhone a run for its money in China? Microsoft thinks so.

Making its debut among Chinese consumers just two months ago, Windows Phone has already picked up a market share of 7 percent, according to Microsoft. That's a tad...

From DailyTech: Verizon Wireless made quite a few enemies earlier this week when it announced that it would be killing grandfathered unlimited data plans when customers upgraded to new LTE phones. In its place will be new family shared data plans that Verizon Wireless has yet to...

From DailyTech: Apple, Inc.'s (AAPL) U.S. Patent No. 5,946,647 covers data-tapping -- creating actionable links in a text document, and displaying a menu of options, such as to call or save a phone number.

While questions of prior art surround the patent, Apple has thus far been...

From X-bit Labs: Samsung Electronics, the world's largest maker of dynamic random access memory, on Thursday said it had begun production of 4Gb [512MB] LPDDR2 1066MHz memory components using 20nm process technology. Such memory solutions should allow to increase the amount of DRAM...

From X-bit Labs: Chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices believes that lower cost of the company's A-series "Trinity" accelerated processing units will help it to steal a lot of notebook market share from Intel Corp., which is pushing relatively expensive ultrabooks. The...

From CNET News.com: Apple has reportedly already tagged LCD suppliers for an iPad mini, with an eye toward launching the tablet in the second half of the year.

This latest scuttlebut comes courtesy of Taiwan news outlet Liberty Times (English translation).

Citing the usual vague...

From DailyTech: It appears that the unlimited wireless data "gravy train" is fast coming to an end. No matter which wireless network you use in the United States, they all are looking for ways to cripple "unlimited" data either by cutting off the plans altogether or throttling data...

From DailyTech: Apple's iPhone is a huge seller both worldwide and in the United States. At first, the smartphone was exclusive to AT&T's wireless networks in the U.S. Just over a year ago, Verizon jumped onboard. And with the launch of the iPhone 4S, Sprint was finally able to...

From X-bit Labs: IT managers face a range of challenges from complex business processes to sophisticated security threats. To address these challenges, Intel Corp. has added a number of new functions and capabilities into its third-generation Core i-series "Ivy Bridge" processors...