Report: iOS 4.3 Coming Before Christmas

From DailyTech: Though iOS 4.2.1 just began rolling out earlier this week, reports are emerging that Apple is already planning another update, iOS 4.3, for mid-December.

The new update is closely linked with the rumored launch of Rupert Murdoch's new pet-project, an iPad-only...

Acer Unveils Slick Dual-Screen Tablet/Notebook

From DailyTech: Many Windows fans were disappointed when Microsoft canned its dual-screen Courier project. A dual-screen laptop/tablet device from Toshiba in September, the Libretto W105 cheered their spirits slightly. However, that device was only available in a very limited run...

A Rival Could Acquire Seagate Technology - Rumours

From X-bit Labs: One of competitors is rumoured to be considering acquisition of Seagate Technology. While the deal is not too likely to happen due to various reasons, if this will be made, it will not only be the largest technology acquisition in 2010, but it will also create the...

Attachmate to feast on Novell technologies

From InfoWorld: With its pending $2.2 billion purchase of Novell, Attachmate is acquiring a rich portfolio of technologies. The next step will be actually putting these riches to work, analysts said Monday.

"Novell may be one of those companies where the sum of the parts could be...

Amazon's Price Check Lets You Scan, Snap, Speak to Search

From PC World: It's the holiday season once again, and you know what that means: shopping, shopping, and...shopping. How do you make sure you get the best prices on all those presents you're buying? Amazon's new Price Check app for the iPhone and iPod touch can help.

The idea behind...

Analyst: 3.3 million RIM PlayBooks by Feb. 2012?

From CNET News.com: Research In Motion's PlayBook is garnering some enterprise and analyst attention as expectations steadily rise for the tablet.

Never mind that few folks have really played with the tablet, analysts have to model something for their spreadsheets and projections...

After 5 years, Xbox 360 still a big winner

From CNET News.com: If there's one thing that I recall more than any other from "Zero Hour," the 30-hour Xbox 360 launch event on November 20 and 21, 2005, it was the sight of dozens of gamers literally passed out on beanbags, their controllers still in their hands.

Despite...

Verizon Calls For Greater Antitrust Scrutiny for OS Makers

From DailyTech: Tom Tauke, Verizon Communication Inc.'s executive vice president of public affairs, policy and communications, speaking at a panel called "Rewriting the Telecom Act: Has the Time Come?" at the Federalist Society's National Conference in Washington complained that the...

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