From CNET News.com: Here we go again. Like the Moblin operating system before it, Linux-based MeeGo will be merged out of existence.

MeeGo will become Tizen, Intel announced today.

"Intel joined Linux Foundation and LiMo Foundation in support of Tizen, a new Linux-based open source...

From DailyTech: Amazon's entry into the growing tablet sector has been one of the worst kept secrets in the tablet industry. Amazon has already stormed the e-reader market with its line of Kindle devices, so delivering the company's expansive multimedia platform to a more versatile...

From DailyTech: In a survey of "recent acquirers" of smartphones, market research firm Nielsen Mobile finds that Google, Inc. continues to eat everyone's lunch -- particularly Waterloo, Ontario-based Research In Motion, Ltd. and Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft Corp..

In July...

From X-bit Labs: In its invitations to a press conference sent to various media outlets, Apple has confirmed that it would formally introduce its next-generation iPhone smartphone on the fourth of October, 2011. Given Apple's typical level of corporate secrecy it is natural not to...

From X-bit Labs: A leaked roadmap of Advanced Micro Devices shows a number of new accelerated processing units (APUs) for mainstream, low-power and ultra low-power mobile devices. All the APUs are powered by AMD’s next-generation micro-architectures called Steamroller and Jaguar due...

From PC World: Samsung's Galaxy Players are coming to the United States to do battle with Apple's iPod Touch. And Apple, I'm guessing, couldn't care less.

Sure, the Galaxy Player has some noteworthy features, including a choice of 4- or 5-inch displays and a microSD slot to expand...

From CNET News.com: Nokia has finally started shipping its flagship N9 smartphone. But customers in the U.S. won't be able to get their hands on the device.

The Nokia N9 comes with a curved design and 3.9-inch AMOLED display. The device comes in three colors--black, cyan, and...

From DailyTech: Intel announced that Apple's present Mac computers will have Thunderbolt ports that are compatible with fiber optic cables.

Fiber optic cables will offer faster data transfer speeds, and will be able to provide data transfers over distances of "tens of meters,"...

From DailyTech: Sprint announced that it intends to keep its unlimited data plans around awhile in order to have a competitive edge against AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile -- which have eliminated their unlimited data.

At the GigaOm's Mobilize conference in San Francisco yesterday...

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. has quietly updated its price-list and added a new-generation Atom microprocessors code-named Cedarview that will power nettops based on Cedar Trail platform. The new chips are inexpensive and considering their capabilities may become popular on the entry...