Android Overtakes Symbian as World's No. 1 Smartphone Platform

From DailyTech: It's been a long time coming and should come as no surprise to anyone who has been tracking Android's meteoric rise -- both in the U.S. and worldwide -- that Google's mobile OS has finally outpaced Nokia's stalwart Symbian platform as the leading smartphone OS...

Intel Proposes Fiber Channel to Ethernet Standard

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. introduced a free new technology that enables all data center traffic to run over a single cable using the Intel 10Gb Ethernet (10m GbE) server adapter X520 family. The new technology will simplify data centers and will therefore reduce costs.

"Expanding...

OCZ Platinum XTE PC3-16000 2x2GB Review (Page 1 of 10)

Unless you have been hiding under a rock for the last little while, news of OCZ leaving the computer RAM business completely by February 28 of this year has been spreading like wildfire on the internet. This announcement came after OCZ's statement in August 2010, when the company decided to withdraw from the unprofitable commodity memory market to focus on high performance enthusiast RAM instead. However, two weeks ago, news...

Schmidt refutes rumors over Google shakeup

From CNET News.com: The decision to hand Google's CEO reins from Eric Schmidt to Larry Page was born not out of internal dissent or competitive fears over Facebook but rather out of the need to tighten up management.

That's the message Schmidt himself has been trying to get across...

Microsoft presses Intel for 16-core Atom chip

From InfoWorld: Microsoft has asked Intel to develop a 16-core version of its low-power Atom chip for use in servers, part of a wider effort to reduce power consumption in its massive data centers, a Microsoft executive said Thursday.

There's a "huge opportunity" to improve energy...

Intel Gets EU Approval to Purchase McAfee

From DailyTech: Intel is the largest maker of computer processors in the world. The company has had plenty of legal trouble around the globe that centered on its business practices. This isn't uncommon for any class-leading tech firm.

Over the last few months, Intel has been working...

Apple Releases ITunes 10.1.2

From PC World: Apple on Thursday released iTunes 10.1.2, a stability and performance update for everyone's favorite media-playing / iOS-device-syncing / app-shopping tool.

The company's characteristically terse release notes say only that "iTunes 10.1.2 provides a number of...

AMD: Tablets Are a Way to the Living Room for x86

From X-bit Labs: Tablet PCs are often viewed as devices to access certain content while travelling, but in a lot of cases they are used as electronic book readers or portable Internet devices at home. As they become more powerful and universal, they may become a gateway into the...

AMD’s Software Development Kit Now Supports Fusion Chips

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday released the updated AMD accelerated parallel processing (APP) software development kit (SDK) v2.3 with full support for the first AMD Fusion accelerated processing units (APUs), OpenCL 1.1 and AMD Radeon HD 6900-series graphics...

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