When It Comes to Tablets, Intel Bets on Windows 8

From X-bit Labs: Although Intel Corp. has been attempting to enter the market of ultra-portable electronics with x86 microprocessor technology for some time now, it has not managed to gain any traction and today there are no smartphones or popular media tablets based on x86. But the...

Ice Cream Sandwich: The Most Delicious Android Yet

From PC World: From its navigation methods to fonts, Android is redesigned and refreshed in its Ice Cream Sandwich edition to meet the tastes of its users. Google introduced the update to Honeycomb and Gingerbread Tuesday night alongside Samsung's debut of the Galaxy Nexus. Here are...

Samsung core confirmed inside iPhone 4S

From CNET News.com: Chipworks, a firm that specializes in reverse engineering and patent infringement analysis of semiconductors and electronic systems, verified today that the A5 chip is manufactured by Samsung, according to Jim Morrison, a product manager, who spoke to CNET today...

PlayStation Vita to be released February 2012

From CNET News.com: PlayStation chief Jack Tretton confirmed this evening at the Web 2.0 summit that Sony's upcoming powerhouse handheld gaming device will go on sale in the U.S, Canada, Latin America, and Europe on February 22, 2012.

Until this evening, the PS Vita's release date...

Google, Samsung Get Official With the Galaxy Nexus

From DailyTech: After weeks of teasing and false starts, Google and Samsung are finally ready to get official with Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) and the Galaxy Nexus. Being that this a "pure" Google phone, customers will get the full Ice Cream Sandwich experience without the added...

Apple Announces Record Q4 Earnings, Investors Aren't Impressed

From DailyTech: Apple today reported revenue of $28.27B for the fourth quarter and $6.62B in net profit ($7.05 per diluted share). These numbers compare quite favorably to $20.34B and $4.31B ($4.64 per diluted share) for the same quarter last year.

Gross margins for Apple during Q4...

Intel's Ivy Bridge Processors to Reduce Power Consumption to 77W

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp.'s attempts to lower power consumption of its chips aimed at ultrabooks and eventually at media tablets and smartphones inevitably bring fruits to desktop personal computers as well. Based on unofficial information, the company's next-generation Ivy Bridge...

HP to Rethink PC Spin-Off Plan - Report

From X-bit Labs: A new report citing sources with knowledge of proceeding inside Hewlett-Packard suggests that the board of directors and Meg Whitman will cancel plans to spin-off the personal systems group. Apparently, new analysis reportedly shows inefficiencies in the PC business...

Galaxy Nexus Set for Debut Tonight

From PC World: The hottest new Android smartphone contender to the wildly successful iPhone 4S will be launched by Samsung and Google in Hong Kong within 12 hours, insiders say.

Called the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, the smartphone would be the first to run Android 4.0, also known as Ice...

RIM unveils its next-gen mobile OS: BBX

From CNET News.com: BBX combines the best qualities of RIM's older BlackBerry operating system and its QNX platform, which powers the PlayBook tablet, Lazaridis said during the company's developer conference today.

Lazaridis is still speaking, so I'll have more as his talk unfolds...

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