Asustek to Outsource Mainboards Production to Cal-Comp Electronics

From X-bit Labs: Asustek Computer reportedly plans to relocate outsourcing of its mainboards from a bunch of smaller makers to three companies. As a result, a part of Asus motherboards will be made by Cal-Comp Electronics, Pegatron and GBM.

Asustek originally outsourced production...

AMD May Be Preparing Phenom II X8 Microprocessors

From X-bit Labs: BIOS updates for mainboards made by Elitegroup Computer Systems and Jetway reveal that Advanced Micro Devices may be preparing a new line of multi-core microprocessors called Phenom II X8. Based on alleged specifications of the products, the new central processing...

Mozilla Launches Firefox 9, Speeds Up JavaScript

From PC World: Mozilla on Tuesday shipped Firefox 9, claiming that the new browser processes JavaScript up to 36 percent faster than its predecessor.

The company also patched six Firefox vulnerabilities, and released a security update to the nearly-two-year-old Firefox 3.6 to quash...

RIM CEOs lied about BlackBerry 10 delay, report says

From CNET News.com: The company's best hope for a recovery, its next-generation BlackBerry 10 platform, has been pushed back to late next year. While executives blamed the later release of a new chip, Boy Genius Report said the real reason for the delay is the inability for RIM to...

Hasbro Sues ASUS Over Transformer Trademark

From DailyTech: The battle is on: ASUS' Transformer Prime v.s. Transformers' Optimus Prime.

Toy maker Hasbro filed a lawsuit against computer manufacturer ASUS last week, claiming that the name of ASUS' latest tablet, Transformer Prime, is much too similar to its line of...

Verizon Wireless Experiences Second Data Outage This Month

From DailyTech: Following in Research-In-Motion's (RIMs) tracks, though not as large in scale, Verizon has confirmed its second data outage this month throughout the United States.

Many U.S. users started posting on Verizon support forums and jumped to Twitter last night to share...

Amazon Updates Kindle Fire Software: Fixes Some Nagging Issues

From PC World: Amazon is pushing out a free over-the-air software update for the Kindle Fire, that fixes a batch of problems with the tablet. The update comes just over a week after Amazon vowed to address users' complaints with the $200 low-cost iPad alternative.

The Kindle...

Google activating 700K Android devices every day

From CNET News.com: The phenomenal growth rate of Google's Android continues to increase, according to Android chief Andy Rubin.

The Google vice president announced in on Google+ and Twitter this evening that "There are now over 700,000 Android devices activated every day,"...

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