Windows 8 Public Consumer Preview Beta is Live

From DailyTech: Windows 8 Consumer Preview (a beta build) is now officially live on Microsoft's servers, so get ready for the rush. Travel here to get it.

Windows Chief Steven Sinofsky at the unveil event stated, "We are really excited to be here. This is a day that's been long in...

Google: 850 Thousand of New Android Devices Activated Daily

From X-bit Labs: Google Android operating system continues to set records, according to the company's findings. Approximately 850 thousand of new Android-powered devices are activated around the globe every day, which is well over than the number of new Apple iOS devices turned daily...

AMD Takes Over SeaMicro Low-Power Server Maker

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices on Wednesday drastically shifted its server strategy by acquiring SeaMicro, a manufacturer of low-power servers. Through the acquisition of SeaMicro, AMD will be accelerating its strategy to deliver disruptive server technology to its OEM...

Windows 8 on ARM on Track, Microsoft Says

From PC World: Anyone can take Windows 8 for a spin now that Microsoft has launched the so-called "consumer preview" version of the software at an event in Barcelona on Wednesday.

The company said that ARM processor reference designs for Windows 8 are in testing and making the same...

Qualcomm shows horsepower of next-gen H.265 video

From CNET News.com: H.264 is today's leader when it comes to mainstream video encoding technologies, but it will have to share the stage in 2013 with a successor called H.265 that can squeeze a video into nearly half the file size.

H.264, also known as the Advanced Video Codec (AVC)...

Samsung Admits to Tablet Market Failures

From DailyTech: Samsung isn't too proud to admit when it's not measuring up to the competition. At this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC), Samsung touted its new Galaxy Note, but mentioned that the company isn't exactly thriving in the tablet arena.

MWC is the world's largest...

AMD Airs Two New Bulldozer Chips, Drops Price on a Third Chip

From DailyTech: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) has just injected some new performance CPUs into its lineup, hoping to boost this segment where it is struggling to stay competitive.

The chipmaker has seen stellar success with its accelerated processing units (APUs), which offset...

Toshiba and Western Digital Swap HDD Manufacturing Facilities

From X-bit Labs: Toshiba Corp. and Western Digital Corp. have announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to transfer Toshiba's 2.5" hard disk drive production facilities in Thailand to Western Digital in exchange to some of WD's 3.5" hard drive manufacturing assets...

Mozilla Dropped Android From Boot-to-Gecko Project

From PC World: Mozilla managed to avoid using any parts of Android in the development of its Boot-to-Gecko mobile Web project.

This week at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Mozilla announced that Telefonica and Deutsche Telekom plan to build phones based on B2G, a platform that...

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