Intel Acquires McAfee for $7.68 Billion Cash
Intel Corporation is set to acquire security and antivirus company McAfee Inc. for about $7.68 billion through the purchase of all the company’s common stock at $48 per share. The deal has been approved by both boards of directors, but won’t close until “after McAfee shareholder approval, regulatory clearances, and other customary conditions specified in [...]
Read MoreCakewalk Launches “Superstar” Songwriting Competion
Many of us dream of achieving music superstardom, but for many of us, it’s an unobtainable dream for some reason or another. Quiet as its kept, the people behind the scenes are raking in the dough and living the rock star life just like their famous counterparts, especially producers and songwriters. Some even step into [...]
Read MoreAre Your Gadgets Conflict-Free?
Last week, an amendment that will force companies that make smartphones, laptops, and other high-tech amenities to disclose whether or not ‘conflict minerals’ were used to make their products was added to the Financial Reform Bill. Thanks to the addition, companies like Apple and Nokia will have to provide an annual report to the Securities [...]
Read MoreGoogle To Invade Your TV
Yet another Google project that wants to be the link between your television and the internet is Google TV. The web search giant wants to tap its own Android OS platform to bring you web-based content and is rumored to be working with other companies to bring their idea to market. More after the break.
Read MoreAsusTek’s New Nettop Delivers Style and Power
The netbook has become synonymous with easy, on-the-go computing while its desktop cousin, the nettop has quickly become linked with making a great entertainment setup truly kick ass. AsusTek is upping the ante with its latest creation, the eeebox pc eb1501. The name might not sound that sexy, but the specs more than make up for it.
Read MoreDell Unveils the Most Power Gaming Laptop in the Universe
Well, maybe not in the universe, but with headers like “Indisputable Power” and “Pure Domination” on its website, you can tell Dell is feeling itself right now. But the PC giant is right. When it comes to computer gaming, it all comes down to speed, power and graphics. Those three things are the difference between going on 10-hour questing missions with your guild on World of Warcraft or resigning yourself to casual Facebook games like Mafia Wars. So with that in mind, it be nice to have a gaming laptop that can handle all the heavy lifting and look good doing it, c’est no?
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