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Since the arrival of Apple's iPad, tablet computers have primarily remained consumption devices targeting consumers. However, at Thursday's formal launch of its new Atom processor, formerly known by the code name "Clover Trail," Intel showed off eight new devices geared for the enterprise. The tablets, from partners including Acer, Asus, Dell, Fujitsu, HP, Lenovo, LG, Samsung and ZTE, are powered by the Atom Z2760 chip and feature the Windows 8 operating system...

The European Commission will charge Microsoft for failing to comply with a 2009 ruling that had ordered the software giant to provide users in the European Union with a choice of Web browsers, the EU's antitrust chief said Thursday. The EC will likely levy a hefty fine on the company ...

The revolving door at Yahoo continued to turn on Tuesday as the CEO Marissa Mayer announced bold new plans that included bringing in a new CFO, Ken Goldman ...

Facebook came under fire again on Monday as a privacy advocate called for the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the social network's relationship with data marketer Datalogix. This wasn't just another instance of what have become typical privacy concerns with Facebook ...

There is no denying that serious cyclists adopt some very specificforms of fashion. The jerseys and shorts are tight-fitting to reducedrag, gloves are worn both to provide padding while gripping thehandlebars and to protect hands during a crash, and shoes are afashion statement all of their own. But one piece of equipment hasbecome somewhat ubiquitous among casual and hardcore riders alike these days-- the bicycle helmet...

Today nearly all professional road cyclists have one thing in common:They almost all ride bikes with carbon fiber frames. This space-agematerial, which is one of the most popular composites in the sportinggoods industry, has many features that it make it a popular choice ...

Despite pending appeals, on Friday Twitter handed over an Occupy Wall Street protester's tweets to a New York criminal court judge. The capitulation comes after months of attempts by the social networking company to fight a subpoena from prosecutors by claiming that micro-blog posts were private conversations ...

There will be no shortageof two-wheeled vehicles at next week's Interbike trade show in Las Vegas. The largest bicycle trade show in North America remains very much about pedal power, but in addition to thehigh-end Tour de France-worthy road bikes, go-over-anything mountainbikes, and hipster- and messenger-friendly fixed gear bicycles, there arethose that are juiced up with electric motors and batteries...

It's been a long time since the video game faithful lined up for the midnight release of Nintendo's Wii video game console, which arrived back in November of 2006. Now Nintendo no doubt hopes its next-generation console will enjoy the same level of anticipation as its game-changing Wii ...

Microsoft apparently is looking to make so-called virtual reality anactual reality with what it calls an "immersive display experience," based on a patent application published last week ...

Seeing is believing, the old saying goes, but anyone who has attended a press conference typically knows that seeing isn't always enough to inspire belief. Nokia underscored this fact with last week's unveiling of its new Lumia 920 smartphone. As it turns out the impressive image-stabilized video that was supposedly shot using the handset's PureView camera system was actually obtained with a different camera...

Amazon launched its Kindle Paperwhite e-reader on Thursday, at an event that highlighted a slew of new Kindle e-reader and tablet devices. The Paperwhite will be available on Oct. 1, priced at US$119 for the WiFi-only version. It will offer an E-Ink XGA display with 62 percent higher resolution and features a display that will be readable in a variety of light settings...

While no one should expect to beam up to the starship Enterprise anytime soon -- or ever -- researchers from the University of Vienna and the Austrian Academy of Sciences announced Thursday that they have achieved a new record in quantum teleportation ...

Nokia unveiled its first mobile handsets powered by Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 OS on Wednesday, and its Symbian OS days now seem like ancient history ...

Nokia on Tuesday introduced a new music app that provides U.S. Lumia handset owners access to its free streaming music service. "Nokia Music," as it is called, offers more than 150 different playlists, which are reportedly compiled by a team of music experts. ...

Whether it's on a piece of paper in a typewriter or a word processor on the desktop, writers typically begin with a blank white page. This white page has been the look of books for... ever. And beginning next week, Amazon's new Kindle should be presenting words -- perhaps jumping off the page to engage the reader -- on a similar "Paperwhite" display...

Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers and Simon & Schuster have agreed to pay a total of more than US$69million to consumers to resolve antitrust claims of alleged unlawfulconspiracy to fix the prices of electronic books. The three companiesfurther agreed to change the way their e-books will be priced ...

Google is looking at its enterprise customers with greater integration of Google+ and Google Apps. On Wednesday the search giant introduced a preview of how Google+ features have been optimized for workplace users with specific integration of Google Apps and Gmail ...

While consumers await the release of Windows 8 and theexpected announcement of Apple's iPhone 5, former desktop leader IBMannounced on Tuesday the release of a new line of mainframe computers.The new ZEnterprise EC12 was designed to handle the latest computingchores, including data center consolidation and cloud computing ...

There was rather an exact price offered and accepted for About.com. OnSunday The New York Times Company announced that it had sold thequestion and answer website to Barry Diller's InterActiveCorp (IAC)for US$300 million in cash ...